Ok, my Northwest photo buddy where do you go now? Fact: all creative types tend to reside on the hamster wheel spinning thru the labels of manic and depressive. It's the nature of the creative soul. During that time we "produce" where we are emotionally. Study the people, not just the photos of those deemed street photoghraphy "elders." (e.g. Saul Leider, Vivian Maer, etc.) It wasn't their technical skill that created their photos, it was their emotional state/skill. Consider diverting your quest from making your photos better, to making your photos you. Just a thought. Bill Two photographers that I follow in this vein are Alex Gilbe (The Photographic Eye) and Allister Benn (Expressive Photographer). Both are long time professionals who openly discuss the emotionality of creativity and its place in your "kit."
This is not too much different than writing. You just need to put the fingers to keyboard (yes, yes, I did start with pen to paper) and put in the craft. And ignore the perfection trap. Inspiration for me follows, but I might have to throw away a couple of working drafts just to clear my head - or go to the same environment at different times of day or seasons for capturing what I am trying to communicate visually with photography.
Hello! Thanks so much for watching and sharing your comment. Agreed - any creative act has a similar get start, iterate, edit, keep going type of process. Cheers!
Very good video Michael, I agree with you, just do you and enjoy photography.
Hi Enrique! Thanks so much :) I'm headed out today back to Bellevue for some more photos... my way ;) Have a good one!
Schaller is great.
Oh, man. For sure.
Another inspirational book could be Saul Leiter - The Centennial Retrospective... a massive collection, heavy with images, some words, and weight too.
Hi! Thanks for the suggestion!
Jump the gate and do you bud! 👍
Thanks, and roger that!
Ok, my Northwest photo buddy where do you go now? Fact: all creative types tend to reside on the hamster wheel spinning thru the labels of manic and depressive. It's the nature of the creative soul. During that time we "produce" where we are emotionally. Study the people, not just the photos of those deemed street photoghraphy "elders." (e.g. Saul Leider, Vivian Maer, etc.) It wasn't their technical skill that created their photos, it was their emotional state/skill. Consider diverting your quest from making your photos better, to making your photos you. Just a thought. Bill
Two photographers that I follow in this vein are Alex Gilbe (The Photographic Eye) and Allister Benn (Expressive Photographer). Both are long time professionals who openly discuss the emotionality of creativity and its place in your "kit."
Thanks very much for this thoughtful reply and resource suggestions!!!
This is not too much different than writing. You just need to put the fingers to keyboard (yes, yes, I did start with pen to paper) and put in the craft. And ignore the perfection trap. Inspiration for me follows, but I might have to throw away a couple of working drafts just to clear my head - or go to the same environment at different times of day or seasons for capturing what I am trying to communicate visually with photography.
Hello! Thanks so much for watching and sharing your comment. Agreed - any creative act has a similar get start, iterate, edit, keep going type of process. Cheers!