So, this is one of my favorite pictures ever. One, because it features one of my most favorite people ever, but also because I just love the photo. But I didn't love it when I took it.
I realized about 20 snaps in, that I was shooting on the beach in the bright sun, and had never changed my ISO setting on my camera from the super high ISO I'd set to capture images from the previous evening's lantern walk at sunset.
The result was this:
Less than a good photo. Totally overexposed and grainy. I was so bummed, but I resisted that urge to delete them all because I've learned that sometimes life's mistakes end up yielding great results.
I'm glad I resisted. I just played around with the exposure and contrast and ended up with a picture that I love. So much so that I'm putting in on canvas.
So, the moral of this story, is if you're over-tired and overwhelmed with 3 kids off from school and you find that you're being more of an idiot than usual... don't hit delete. Everything happens for a reason...
