I don't always know when I make a truly good photograph. For the most part it is instinctual. It is sort of like cooking. You start out to make a good dish, then to add a pinch of this and a pinch of that and sometimes you create a masterpiece. I love this about the creative process. If you seek to create a masterpiece when you begin a project you're doomed to fail---this was something i learned along the way. But if you work to improve your skills--not simply rely on what had worked in the past--then you have a chance at a masterpiece. I have yet to make my masterpiece---perhaps I never will. But if I continue to believe it is possible through hard work and determination--then maybe it will come. This is why I want to photograph more people everyday and try different things--maybe I'll find my masterpiece....if not....well I still find enjoyment in trying. SayerMotter Photograph by Richard Sayer.