Slow Down and Smell the Flowers with Daniel Milnor

Our lives today can feel like non-stop motion amidst a barrage of visual information. So much so that sometimes what we care about the most gets the least amount of our attention—namely our images.

I made this picture ten years ago, but never saw it when I first poured over those contact sheets. I was rushing, partly due to excitement and partly due to my hectic life. Last week, out of the blue, I received a phone call requesting other images from this shoot, one for a book cover and one for a CD.

Searching through the negatives to find the chosen image, I found this photograph. In fact, I found SEVERAL photographs I never saw all those years ago. It made me wonder what else I’ve missed over the years. It made me realize that if I don’t slow down and smell the flowers, I might not even know they are there.

Learn more from Daniel in his workshop
Beyond the Snapshot

July 18 - July 24, 2010

Visit his blog www.smogranch.wordpress.com to see what he's up to