Attempting to overcome perfectionism

[kimberkit]

I saw sunflowereyed today, and she has the coolest purple glasses. Her green eyes sparkle in them, behind the shimmering lenses and fringed by the wisps of elfin hair she currently sports. I wanted a camera. I also saw: a lady with the most awful, eyesearingly pink hat imaginable (it was so awful it was photogenic), sunflowereyed's exceedingly enthusiastic puppy's nose, and turquoise salt scattered on the street, making a small, haphazard elf circle on the black pavement.

I wanted to break out the camera, but I've been afraid to take photos because of the amount of investment in Photoshop that I feel I have to do in order to really put up good shots. I have been overrun by perfectionism, the sense that these ordinary things are "not good enough" somehow to love, even though I clearly do love them. So I'm describing it all here for you, but...

underwatercolor and other photographers, what would you do?

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Re: ...in the dark...

[kimberkit.livejournal.com]

*smile* That's a way better idea than attempting to force myself to edit every tiny batch. Both ideas, actually -- the cuddling and the forgetting about editing in equal spades :) (Although often people don't like being cuddled, and that makes me have to remember to sit on my hands, which is less good for both photography and a little bit for my mental headspace.)