“When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless.
Worrying will not solve your problem.” ~ Joyce Meyer
I had an interesting conversation with a photographer this past Saturday at the art fair. Among his work hung a few HDR photographs. The photos looked okay. The photographer came around the corner talking at me which interrupted my viewing. Apparently, this photographer doesn’t like the mention of HDR. I politely said, “These are nice HDR photos,” not knowing really what else to say. He had, after all, interrupted me. He scoffed a bit and abruptly asked, “What’s HDR?” Now, to me, it’s really better to have an adult conversation about your work than to try to be clever or avoid taking a compliment. High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is not a new process. Lots of people know what it is. There’s not much point in asking. On the other hand, there are very few people who can really pull it off. Companies keep refining the software, and still not every image works as HDR (in my opinion). But like everything else, good HDR takes practice. “It’s High Dynamic Range,” I said. “What does that mean?” he asked. I was looking for an exit strategy at this point, but it kept going downhill. I couldn’t take the high school teacher grilling anymore, and finally told the photographer what I use to generate my HDR photos. He looked like a deer in the headlights. You never know who you’re talking to. My lesson that day was to never assume anything about the person standing across from me.
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