Re-editing

Use your back-catalogue to the full

When you have taken the photographs and edited those you deem fit there are several things that can happen to them. Some get immediately shared on Facebook and Instagram or whatever other media you use. A few may get used for exhibitions, something quite common with a number of mine as they are shot in related sequences with that in mind. 

A few may get printed as I have had outlets in the past (local cafes or exhibitions etc) who have been happy to have their walls decorated and sell them if there is the interest. It always strokes the ego to know that someone else likes your work. One or two might even make it into print somewhere if you are lucky too. Most however end up stagnating in your hard drive's back catalogue and will rarely see the light of day.

If lockdown has taught me anything it is that back catalogues can hide some pictures which you may have missed first time round. It could also be that your post production techniques have improved or changed since the first edition of your photograph was made. Improvements and additions to the tools you use can also make modifications more accessible or just add differences. So looking at older pictures with a view to seeing what you might be able to alter is always worthwhile when you have some time to spare.

The two pictures here are both re-edits of photogroaphs that are at least a couple of years old and which I missed in some way the first time round. So instead of always feeling the need to get out and take new pictures use your rainy days or lazy days to have a backward glance and see if you have something that might be worth a second glance and give you the first sight of a new old photograph!