Your final photography resolution for 2022

Sunday 25 December 2022, 14:07 by Nando Harmsen | 3,368 views | 2 comments

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The end of the year is already in sight. Before the new year begins, it is worth taking some time to look back at the past year.

What photos have you taken, what have you been working on, and are there things you still want to do? This is a good time to look back at the photos from 2022.

Scouting in the Tarn for my 2023 landscape photography masterclass
We all make resolutions for the new year. At the end of the year, we often find that we have done very little with those resolutions. At least, I suspect that is true for most of us.

That is one reason why it is good to make a resolution for a change that needs to be completed before the end of the year.

I know a good resolution. Take a look back at the photos from 2022. Pause to look at all the wonderful images that deserve a place on the wall.

Or at the photos that could do with some improvement. That may lead to a good resolution for 2023 after all: working on improving those kinds of photos.

Photography with movement. That is what I found interesting to do in 2022. I want to do more of it. That could well be a good resolution for 2023.
Looking back at your photos gives you a wonderful insight into how you have developed as a photographer. Have your photos improved? Or changed? Have you slowly moved in a particular direction?

All these things become visible when you take the time to look at your photos, put them next to each other and compare them.

All this sounds like a huge task, and perhaps it is. However, do not make it too difficult for yourself. Simply choose the best photos from the past year.

That could be 10, or 20, or perhaps even 100 if you cannot decide. That is fine, there is no limit.

I use Lightroom Classic, and can bring this up very easily using the filter bar in the Library. I then select the photos from 2022 with the highest rating, the most stars. For example, all photos with three stars or more. This gives you an overview in no time.

By creating a year collection and selecting photos with three or more stars, Lightroom immediately gives me the photos that belong among the best photos of the year. It is fun to make a photo album or slideshow from them.
Take it a step further too. Make an album with your finest photos. You can make one to remember a holiday or a photography trip, if you have not already done so. It can also be about a particular subject, one that you have spent a lot of time on and that makes you happy or proud.

I was thinking of making another slideshow in Lightroom Classic, which can be exported as a film, complete with music.

I did that and even put it on YouTube. This is a good alternative for anyone who does not want to make a physical album.

An example of a selection of photos I took in 2022. The slideshow was made in Lightroom Classic. Look in the Slideshow module to make one yourself.
Do something with your photos. It is a shame to spend so much time on photography, spend so much money on it, and then do nothing with it.

The coming weeks are a good time to do this. And who knows, it may give you new inspiration, ideas or resolutions.

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