Astrid Adventures

Into the Cherry Blossoms

Added 2023-04-25 17:36:45 +0000 UTC

I remember it was hot and I was sweating. I felt gross and the sunshine was harsh. I struggled to find an angle of these trees that didn't have my car or the guard rail in the background. That's art sometimes. Even in the most perfect location there is a little work to find the right composition. I was surprised I got so many photos in focus. With self portraits I've been struggling with this. While I like my new Sony camera, the camera focus for self portraits has been trickier than my Canon. Every camera will have its drawbacks though.

I struggle to find an editing direction sometimes for photos and I was so inspired by how well these came out despite the difficult circumstances that I didn't want to ruin them in post. I act like it's my one chance, as if in a year I can't come back and re-edit, create a whole new vision. I pushed myself and set a deadline. I missed my deadline, but at least I share these with you now. At least the deadline set me on a track and at a certain point I told myself to accept what I've done. I'll always be growing and sometimes it's the anxiety over doing something perfectly that makes me miss what's perfectly good. I was so inspired by how they looked just out of the camera. The editing should be fun and more encouraging, not a source of frustration. It may be a puzzle to find the right colors and highlights, but it should give me inner peace, not turmoil. I think I found that and when I hit the edge of peace to turmoil, I told myself they were ready. I hope you can feel the mood as much as I did creating them.