Taking a picture generally captures a fraction of a second in time. It's fast. And it's getting faster. On a sunny day most hobbyist photographers know the general rule of shooting pictures at 1/125th of a second. With the ever-increasing capabilities of mirrorless cameras, taking a snapshot can be achieved in 1/8000th of a second-and sometimes even faster than that. Because taking a picture is a rapid process, it can be a mindless pastime for some-or a challenging race again

It's definitely a question I ask myself. I wonder if the pictures I love are beautiful enough to be loved by others. "Would someone else hang this in their home? Would someone else be willing to pay for this? Would someone else appreciate the beauty of this photo in a gallery?" I certainly appreciate the beauty of my work. I have spent hundreds of dollars canvasing my work and hanging it around my home. I've created family photo books that sometimes more-closely resemble coff