I wish more photographers shared their rejects alongside their selects, but where?
We see so many polished final images online, but almost never the shots that didn’t work.
Honestly, I think there’s huge educational value in seeing: missed composition, awkward framing, bad light decisions, near misses or the “almost” shots before the final image happened
Sometimes it creates the illusion that great photography is just instantly captured perfectly, when in reality there’s often a lot of trial, timing, and mistakes behind one successful frame.
I’ve personally learned more from contact sheets and failed attempts than from perfect portfolios.
Would you actually want photographers to share more rejects and process, or does it remove some of the magic? And where would we see that? If we share it through a blog post, would people read it?
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