Beyond shooting and having some really good pictures to post on your social media page, getting all the comments, likes, and reposts is the question: how would you like yourself and the work you do to be remembered for time to come?
Let me paint a picture; so let’s say at 70 years or more you have retired, will your works still capture moments that will spark memories and thoughts amongst people locally and internationally? What this means is that you need to create works that will not fade away with time but will keep creating that renaissance. I guess the next question is what needs to be done for your works to be remembered?
Someone said that one way of taking shots that will go down memory lane forever is to create collections of your work and have them exhibited in a museum.
Having a centered story or pattern of your works should be considered a great deal because this gives you and people, in general, a full understanding about you and your work; making it very consequential to them.
Create a perspective, the beauty of photography is that in so many years to come your images would still be alive even when you’re dead. This way, generations to come can still go through your works just as some of the historical monuments that we all cherish the story and beauty attached to them. The other day, I watched a documentary about Dickey Chapelle a photojournalist who against all odds chose to document World War 2. This was at a time when women were not seen in that kind of career, and in so doing carved a niche for herself. She eventually died on the field, and today she is celebrated for her work during the war. Click the link below to watch a documentary about her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axPz5xIBwnc&t=1776s
Finally, I would like to say that your work is you and whatever your work stands for is a reflection of how you will be remembered.
