Sometimes the art of shooting a photo is down to reflex rather than quantifiable thought process, instinctive, rather than logically planned. There's nothing wrong with this of course but one question should run through your mind before shooting. The question to ask when shooting a photo is: Why am I taking this photo? The answer to this question often reveals a lot about not only what you are looking at, but also whether or not I should take time editing the scene later. Looking at some possible answers to this question, it becomes clear there is no right or wrong. So why are you taking that photo? Because It Is Pretty Surely the most common reason for most photos to be taken. The scene is pretty and we want to capture it, preserve or share it. However, not every pretty scene makes a good photo. The scene in front of us may be out of the dynamic range of our camera or maybe itās a tremendous sunset partially covered by trees. Our mind often interprets the scene in front of us in a w