it doesn't have to be good
I have an interest in photography that I wouldn't quite describe as a hobby (mostly due to lack of time). Attached to that interest is a small instagram account that I post images that I think are worth sharing, somewhat similar to this.
Recently, I sat down and was flipping through my Lightroom catalog, trying to find some photos that I thought were 'worthy'. It was pretty difficult. But I'm not a professional photographer or an influencer or anything, so why?
It's not as if I post the images with the goal of becoming a professional photographer, or to become famous (although I haven't detached myself from the social media dopamine quite yet). In my mind, the majority of my pictures are not stand out - they're mundane, poorly composed, or just not very interesting. I feel as though without the pictures being 'good' no one will care about them; which is a bit of a paradox if I actually don't care.
I guess mentally it's not even a bar of perfect that I think I have to hit, just good. I'm not sure if this is just social media mental cycles, or something deeper based on attention? I think I'm a relatively introverted person - but there was still a time where I recorded minecraft videos hoping to become a youtuber.
In a way, its funny that I'm pushing myself to write blog posts that I send out into the void here. Can you call this exposure therapy? Being somewhat anonymous here sure helps! Maybe the act of sharing needs to be detached from the concept of publicity? For now, I'll keep posting these blog posts and upload those pictures. Take a peek at some others i have below!
