Photography · by Lotte Jansen · 2026-09-03

What is your default move when portraits gets messy

I started this because my commute felt a little stuck, and portraits seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

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Lena Müller · 4 likes

I picked Not for me, mostly because it feels easiest to live with. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Lucas Silva · 1 likes

I picked Maybe later, mostly because it feels easiest to live with. The chaotic constraint is probably the real story.

Lena Müller · 2 likes

I would love a follow-up example.

Tiny Comet · 1 likes

I needed the reminder to start smaller.

Lotte Jansen · 1 likes

I would pin this if I could.

Ethan Brooks · 0 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Nairobi mentioned. The low-effort version is probably the keeper.

Lotte Jansen · 1 likes

I think both things can be true.