Pure Creativity

I wanted to share this photo with you all for one simple reason – the pure creativity behind it. At first glance you might think, “What’s the big deal, it’s a semi-sharp photo of Scott with a red filter thrown on it in post production.” But that’s where you are wrong. This photo was taken by my 8 year old nephew Tom – when Tom shot the photo his finger was covering the flash – so the flash outputted red light (hold a flashlight against your finger to get the idea). Perfect creative unencumbered innocence. Too often we as photographers and artists get stuck into the notion of controlling all of the elements that go into our art. When we let the reins out a bit and let the unexpected roll in the results can often be surprising and inspiring. Cheers Tom, thanks for the inspiration!