The Power of "I Do Not Know"

I've always asked questions. That's how I've learned most of what I know. I've asked other photographers. I've read. I've tried things. I've made mistakes. I've gone back and looked again. I've taken a photograph, wondered why it worked, then taken another one and wondered why it didn't. That's always been part of photography for me. I don't see "I don't know" as giving up. I see it as the start of learning. It means there's something I haven't figured out yet. It means there's an answer worth looking for. That's why I like the phrase "I don't know yet." That one word changes the whole meaning. "I don't know" can sound like the end of the road. "I don't know yet" leaves the door open. Photography has taught me that there's always more to learn. No matter how long you've been doing it, there's still another way to see. There's another way to frame a subject. There's another way to use light. There's another way to wait, move, crop, edit, or understand what you were trying to say with the camera. That doesn't make photography discouraging to me. It makes it worth returning to. If I already had every answer, there wouldn't be much reason to keep picking up the camera. When I was younger in photography, I thought the goal was to reach a point where I always knew what to do. I thought experience would remove doubt. I thought there would come a day when I could walk into any scene, know the right settings, know the right composition, and know exactly how the final photograph should look. That day never came... Podcast Notes: https://www.moneymakerphotography.com/the-power-of-i-dont-know-yet/ Photography Clips Podcast: https://www.moneymakerphotography.com/podcast/ Music From the Doctor's Office: https://www.moneymakerphotography.com/music-from-the-doctors-office/