u/Teatimetaless

What percentage of you like photography as a hobby or career? What kind specifically? And why?

I’m trying to decide which lens to get but I’m struggling. I already have the Sigma 17-40mm and I love the bokeh both viltrox lenses offer but the 56mm overlaps with my Sigma while the 75mm is gorgeous but I’d have to step back really far for family portraits. I photograph Families, couples, motherhood etc. My sigma lens already gives me everything I need when needing to get closer shots. But I want to elevate my portfolio and add some different shots with more subject separation and bokeh. Any insight from anyone? I’m leaning more towards the 75mm at this point but I still need something to make the decision click.

Am I the only one who actually appreciates holidays but doesn’t feel the need to turn them into a whole public performance?. I can love what a holiday means and still want to spend it quietly at home, in my safe place, without the big crowds, loud energy, and random holiday stuff that ends up in the trash the next day. That doesn’t mean I’m boring or ungrateful. I just don’t need everything to be loud for it to be meaningful. Honestly, I get more peace from knowing people aren’t constantly up to date on my life. There’s something freeing about enjoying a moment without needing to post where I went, what I wore, who I was with, or how I celebrated. It actually gives me a little dopamine knowing I can keep parts of my life private while so many people feel like everything has to be updated and shown. My husband (ENTJ or ENFJ not sure) makes me feel bad for it sometimes, but I think we just experience gratitude differently. He seems to need the crowd, the event, the big energy. I feel it more in the quiet, in the little things, in being present without proving anything to anyone.
I just wish that wasn’t treated like a character flaw.

Starting to think Sensors aren’t less deep, they also aren’t just out here turning one awkward interaction into a psychological autopsy, a moral thesis, or a forecast for civilization’s decline.

They are like, “That was weird lol,” and then go make a sandwich.

Must be peaceful.