After 20 years, I finally get it!!

I’m hoping this fits within the subs guidelines, because i just had to share this win with fellow photographers.

I started taking photos and really getting into the art of photography around the age of 14. I quickly became obsessed, did several photography summer camps, eventually graduated college with a minor in photography and even sold a good chunk of my best photos for a few jobs. In the most humble way possible, I truly have a talent and it’s what i love to do the most.

Editing has always been tedious, yet still rewarding. Admittedly, it took until college to realize i was putting in 5x the amount of effort in solely photoshop, rather than lightroom AND photoshop. Fast forward to this year, and i shot my friend’s engagement. I used my fiancés laptop to redownload lightroom/photoshop and i just could NOT get into a rhythm. I was losing my mind. Then one day, accidentally via chatgpt, i discovered that Lightroom Classic was the interface I was way more familiar with. I finally reached a flow state!

The best part of it all? I FINALLY UNDERSTAND MASK LAYERS. Mind you, i’ve been using layers since college- looking back, I guess i just did what i knew i needed to do, but it never fully “clicked”. Out of nowhere this week, it’s like i had an epiphany!!! It sounds so redundant to talk about exactly what masking does/provides… and i can’t believe it took me this long!!!! My love and obsession for photography and editing has returned. I’m so so happy. I just had to share this with someone. If you made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read about this small win!

(Now if only i could finally memorize aperature/shutter speed, etc specifics and how to balance them depending on the shot🤣)