Notes about my photogrphy

So, I have pretty much written about all of my adventures to ghost towns for the mean time, which is a bummer because I love going to these places I just haven't had time to go to one for a while. But since I don't have new photos to share with you guys I figured I would tell you a but about my process for taking photos. First and foremost I take all of my pictures on 35mm film. I know you could argue from now till the end of time on weather film or digital was better. Personally I prefer the look that is created by shooting on film rather than on digital. But thats not really why I shoot on film, I do it because I do not have the option to shoot the same image over and over and over until I get it right. I give my self one chance to get an image right. One chance. Thats it, no redoes nothing like that, and because of that it makes me plan and think about my image. It forces me to stop and think about what F-stop I am at, how fast my shutter speed is, what my film ISO is. I have found that by stopping and taking time to create an image is not only beneficial because it creates a better image but it is also more fulfilling because you know that you did everything on purpose and it wasn't just blind luck. Secondly, I NEVER use editing software to enhance an image. I have nothing against people who use photoshop, it is a great and wonderful program that to be used properly requires a deep wealth of knowledge about how it works and how to get the best image out of it. But thats not what its about for me, I don't sell my images, Im not doing professional photo shoots, Im not making ads. I do this for me, I do it because I love to and when I use photoshop to enhance an image I feel like I am cheating my self. Since I really only know the basics I pretty much can only fix things like contrast, or cropping or whatever, things that should have been done properly originally when looking through the lens. Finally I am my biggest critic. Out of the hundreds of photos I have shot, there is maybe one or two that I actually like. I always see something that I don't like or something that I think could have been done better. So if I ever complain about how my photos suck, Im really not digging for complements. I am doing what every photographer, or painter, or artist, or computer programer or whatever should do, recognize the fact that your not perfect. Am I proud of my work? Hell yes. My photography is one of the things I am most proud of in my entire life. But I know and realize that I'm not and never will be perfect.