Sharp pictures are good pictures. Blurry, out-of-focus pictures are bad pictures. Is this true? I wish I had the answer. But if sharp pictures are good pictures, why then there is a need for photo editing software to include tools to soften or blur pictures?
I’ve seen stunning out-of-focus pictures, especially close-up or macro pictures and wished I were the one who took them. The photos below are far from stunning, but really, is there a place for blurry pictures?
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Good post. I always struggle with using a photo that has a point of interest in focus but the majority of the image out of focus. I’ve realized I can only pull the “artistic” blurry card so many times before it just becomes tiresome. Sometimes I also think I’m my own harshest critic though.
Some of the shot I’ve seen are blurry and pale, yet they are stunning. I wonder how they shot them… obviously not with a point and shoot camera, I think
LOVE THEM.