Day SIX
Reflection + Rest
Let What You’ve Learned Settle
This week, you paid attention in a new way.
You didn’t rush.
You didn’t try to be perfect.
You learned how to notice light, the thing photography is built on, but we often don’t study.
Today is not a shooting day.
Today is about letting it sink in.
You’re letting your mind settle just enough to see things you normally miss.
There’s no assignment.
No comparison.
No pressure to create anything.
Just a soft pause so you can see.
A few things to sit with today
Think back to the moments that stood out to you this week.
Maybe it was the way side light shaped your object.
Maybe it was how soft light made everything feel calmer.
Maybe you started noticing warm light in the evenings or cool light by a window.
These small things matter.
They show that your attention is sharpening, and that’s what transforms your photography more than any setting ever will.
If you want to reflect, try this
You don’t need to write anything down, but you can if it helps.
Ask yourself:
• What did I notice this week that I hadn’t seen before?
• Which type of light felt natural to me?
• Which type felt challenging or confusing?
• Did something about this week make photography feel easier?
• Where did I see light today without meaning to?
Whatever comes up is enough.
Why rest matters
Learning to see isn’t about trying harder. It’s about slowing down enough to notice what’s already there.
Your eye strengthens in the quiet moments when you’re not trying so hard, the in-between spaces where you simply notice light without forcing anything.
Tomorrow you’ll close out Week One with a small reflection and shift into the next chapter.
LIGHT & EMOTION
Light doesn’t just show what a moment looks like.
It shows what a moment feels like.
Emotional light is instinctive,
warm, cool, bright, dim, gentle, bold.
Today you weren’t learning a technique.
You were learning emotional fluency.
You were learning to translate feeling into visual language.
Some days feel warm.
Some days feel cool.
Some days feel bright.
Some days feel dim.
And the light you’re drawn to
is often the light you need.
PAUSE
Close your eyes for one inhale.
NOTICE
What color, temperature, or intensity of light did today feel like?
CAPTURE
Photograph emotion through light using anything but the usual suspects:
• shadows on a floor
• light hitting fabric
• reflections on a surface
• a wall with uneven lighting
• a doorway glow
• the underside of something lit unexpectedly
REFLECT
• What emotion showed up when you photographed the light?
Reflective Question:
What is the emotional light of your life right now, and what does it show you about where you’re standing?