#‎FocusDeFocusReFocus!

My Dad gifted me a camera when I was 10, so I owe it to him to ignite the passion towards photography. As years passed I kept exploring different cameras and as technology kept getting advanced I kept upgrading my cameras too.

Having a Digital SLR meant that I also learn how to use it. So it was first ever experience into world of Lenses. How few pieces of Glasses put together can do an unbelievable job of showing you the same subject differently. It was all about ‘Focus’. Cameras today can focus at 39 + points in the same frame to get you highest resolution pictures with uncompromising quality.  My Passion for Photography meant that I click anything and everything that helps me learn more. And In my pursuit of learning I kept exploring different lenses. Lenses and Photography has made me realize that even in our lives, it is all about being focused!

Our Lives today however aren’t simple where we go through trying times more often than what we would like. Our Focus on Career means, our personal lives take a hit, our focus on money means our health takes a hit. It just isn’t easy to balance. Competitiveness is at its peak today. Each organization, each individual keeps thinking and doing things that makes them stand out. It’s all about how you can prove that you are different over others in the competition. There can only be ONE WINNER! Which makes failures or to better put it, ‘Learning Opportunities’ more common.

So question is do we use these Learning Opportunities well?

In Photography when you switch on the camera, you have to adjust your lens to Focus on Subject. To get it right, you have to Focus, De-focus and Refocus to get it right.  Drawing a parallel to it, ‘If we were to make best use of our Learning opportunities, we got to learn to De-focus, take a step back, look at what could you have done differently.

If you are down sick and meet a physician, he would advise you bed rest in all probabilities. Bed Rest allows you time to recover and recover well enough that you don’t fall sick again. A Learning Opportunity’ is a time to re-focus. We should use this time to ‘Recover’, ‘Recharge’, ‘Reinvent’ ourselves. This would ensure you have now captured the right subject!

We live in an ever changing environment. We have made life tough for ourselves with our dynamic needs. At times, even before you could switch on the camera and point your lens, the background has changed, subject has changed. So it’s all about how quick and agile you are.

Between Focus, De-focus, Re-focus…'Focus' is common. People who succeed in life have laser sharp focus on their wants and needs. That’s what makes them the best!

So if you are going through a “Learning Opportunity Event”, Time to Focus, De-Focus and Re-Focus. And if you are on the other side of the lens, don’t forget to Smile! :)

Stay Happy, Stay Blessed!

Gopal Iyer