The Power of Perspective

by Kelly

For me, taking pictures of daisies is sort of like eating Lays potato chips....I can't stop with just one.

One of the things I love about photography is how by changing my perspective I can tell a completely different story.  Even when it comes to a bunch of humble daisies.  By pulling back and including my kitchen doors, it puts my jar of daisies into context...a happy little flower on a cold, gray day.

But then if I change to my macro lens and get up close, tiny details come into focus and tell the story of a whole new world of possibility.

And what about the underneath of a flower?  An often overlooked perspective, but one with a unique beauty all its own.

As I was going through my photos the other day, I was thinking about the power of perspective.  And it crossed my mind how each of these stories about my humble little daisies is entirely true - one perspective does not negate another.  But individually they don't tell the whole story.

And I began to wonder how often I do this in my own personal life.  How often do I look at things through one perspective?  And when I am presented with a conflicting perspective, how do I attempt to reconcile that with my own singular experience?

What I've come to realize is that life isn't really that different than daisies.  Each perspective can be completely true - one does not have to invalidate the other.  And the best thing I can do is to make space in my heart for perspectives that might be different than my own.  Together they tell the whole story.

Until next time,

Kelly