"Wondering
what others think of your photography, stifles your creativity"..
part of a conversation with Doug where I decided to 'shoot for me'.
this usually means black and white
You can read the
blog post that started me thinking here....
It
was a result of this article by Canadian photographer Darren Wiggett
You
might know or maybe not that I have been in the photographic doldrums
for months now, nary a shutter pressed, definitely no prints made in
what seemed like an endless struggle...
Well
recently a few things have happened;
Primarily
I had a blank wall at the gallery which is due to open today!
Two
printers have gone virtually unused, something that is not good
for printers so I had to print 'something'
A
comment from my friend Doug a few weeks back about getting back to
basics .
All
of these started to gnaw at me and culminated/gelled in the moment I read
the above articles.
Then
the light went on or should I say “back on”.
I
had been walking the same path, trying to please others, worrying
about how others felt about my work, instead of just doing it for me.
So
what you see here is that one small step back to the basics, which to
me means black and white photography it's what I love so that's where
I will start ….
“Know
well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the
path that leads to wisdom”. ~Buddha
and a very Happy Mothers Day to all our Mom's both here and 'there' ..
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