How Photography Helped Me Become a Better QA
When I first started working as a QA, especially as a junior, I used to get extremely anxious before every release.
I would panic — what if we missed something? What if the bug is serious? What if the client notices something?
Those thoughts didn’t help. On the contrary, they created mental fog, distracted me, and lowered my productivity.
Over time, I realized that mistakes are part of the process. Even when we give our best, even when we have solid test cases, there’s still a chance something might slip through the cracks. There’s no such thing as exhaustive testing, and that’s one of the core principles of QA.
Our job isn’t to guarantee perfection, but to:
🔹 Reduce risks
🔹 Ensure that bugs are detected quickly
🔹 And that they’re fixed just as fast
Even today, after several years of experience, I still feel a bit nervous before a release. But now it’s a healthy focus, not panic.
And that’s where my hobby comes in — photography.
Read the full story on my blog: https://qalogy.com/anastasia-engelhardt-on-how-photography-helped-her-become-a-better-qa/
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