My inspiration files

I have 3 inspiration files at this point in time. I created one in Lightroom based on the last few photos I have taken. I chose not to sort or organize my original Inspiration file from a few years ago figuring that would be my historical snapshot to see where and how I have changed. Then I made an Inspiration file out of my favorite Flickr photos. That was easy because I only post what I like the best to flickr. flickr inspiration file

What I know about myself and my style. I like color and focus. Most of my favorite images have rich saturated color and sharp focus (at least at the center of interest.

I tend to take a lot of flower photos because I just love the beauty of flowers. Lately, I am trying to make the photos more than just a pretty photo of a flower. I was inspired by a flower photography book that had wonderful colors and bokah behind the flowers and I want to create images that do that also.

I prefer pictures of landscapes, flowers, reflections, architecture, and animals and I am not so good with people. What drives me seems to be texture, color, reflections.

I chose 3 images to cover the range of what I like. The biggest themes or similarities are color and composition. These images have linear elements with strong diagonals and fill the entire space.

I love the colors and the repeating shapes in the spiral flower image.  I even like the fact that some of the image is out of focus and some is in focus.

Overall, I like the composition of the gator, the colors, the reflection, and those awesome teeth.

In the image of the wagon there is something about the composition and textures that I find compelling.

These are my first raw impressions of what I most like about my photos. As I think more on the subject and review the images, I am curious as to what additional insights I may have.