Sublime

Old-guard photographers told me I was “destroying the industry” by sharing “trade secrets.”

For each image, I’d ask myself: What are the elements that make this good? Why did someone choose this image over the hundreds that must have been available? Technique was critical, that was obvious, but at this level, technique was a given. What elevated an image?

It sounds simple, but it’s shockingly powerful: Deconstruct Emulate Analyze Repeat DEAR for short.