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12/01/2005 01:44:53 PM · #26 |
The only thing I really fear when I'm taking photographs is being robbed during one of the nightshots in Luxembourg City. Queer people walking the streets at night.
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12/01/2005 02:58:47 PM · #27 |
Well what I fear is taking photos of people I know in events. Like there was this get-together sometime back and I had my camera hidden. I always feel as if people I know expect me to take good photos all the time but thats unreasonable.
And in social situations (involving family etc) I feel that this draws undue attention ( I like being the center of attention...but I dont like my photography being the center of interest...)
Guess I'm just insecure about my photographic ability...
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12/01/2005 03:08:29 PM · #28 |
Interesting thread.
For me, taking out the gear is like putting on a cloak of power or something. I can do things I otherwise would not attempt. I'm not sure how to explain it, but the samera liberates me from fear more than it inhibits me.
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12/01/2005 03:29:46 PM · #29 |
Fear is the greatest inhibitor to my photographic growth at the moment.
I love reportage photography and used to be proud to walk around town with a F3 hanging around my neck. These days I don't pull the camera out because people have so many new fears about the possible motives for my photos.... is he looking for security gaps, is he seeking little girls... is he just trying to talk young "models" out of their cloths. I fear being the object/cause of their fears and discomfort.
I have four daughters and I don't want them to be the girls with the odd dad who always carries a camera and thinks he's a photographer.
I fear asking people to look at my experiments because I'm afraid they will judge all of my photography based on that one image.
I fear being rude and posting too much of my work on forums while I am learning.
Probably the biggest fear comes from wanting to put more of my personal vision into my work and the fear that it will be dismissed as inconsequential. Peeling off the socially acceptable layers and letting it all hang out (figuratively of course) scares the crap out of me!
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12/01/2005 03:52:00 PM · #30 |
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12/01/2005 03:55:09 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Interesting thread.
For me, taking out the gear is like putting on a cloak of power or something. I can do things I otherwise would not attempt. I'm not sure how to explain it, but the samera liberates me from fear more than it inhibits me.
Robt. |
This is how I feel, too. When I get my camera around my neck I seem to lose all fear of looking like a fool and what people think of me. Sometimes, I kind of dread getting the camera out and putting it around my neck because I get this vision of myself as a silly middle aged woman who THINKS she is a photographer. Then once I take that first step and get out there with the camera I forget all about myself and what people think. I'll walk right up to people and ask them if I can take their picture. I wish my camera wasn't so heavy or I'd wear it like a necklace so I'd always feel fearless! |
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12/01/2005 04:04:08 PM · #32 |
| I guess I fall in the less fearfull group since I assumed that the fear in question was the fear of getting your gear stolen from you while shooting in dubious areas or late at night when the creatures come out. A line I heard a long time ago said " fear is the other side of the coin to excitment" same feeling, one good one bad, but they are inseperable. |
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12/01/2005 04:42:48 PM · #33 |
| No, lack of talent affects my photography. |
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12/01/2005 05:21:38 PM · #34 |
My biggest fear is to take shots of people that just walk pass me or sitting somewhere, and that they get angry and chase me.. :-(
How do I overcome this, if possible.. :-)
(hmm maybe big lens so I can take it from a huge distance so they don't notice :D)
Message edited by author 2005-12-01 17:22:17.
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12/01/2005 05:47:56 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by lowonenergy:
(hmm maybe big lens so I can take it from a huge distance so they don't notice :D) |
A longer lens gives you a bigger headstart also, if they do decide to chase you... lol
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12/01/2005 06:04:32 PM · #36 |
yea worrying about cops when your taking pics of your friends where youre not supposed to be is really fun.
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12/01/2005 07:24:01 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by rscorp:
No, lack of talent affects my photography. |
What is talent? The ability to see a photo op and compose it before the shot is taken?
Or is it the willingness to try new things?
Is it the absence of lazyness?
Or is it not assuming too much?
As a person in the people business for so long and talking to so many people, I know anybody can take a great photo because everybody has their own way of seeing stuff that is weird or cool or whatever :-D
Message edited by author 2005-12-01 19:28:04.
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12/01/2005 07:46:03 PM · #38 |
sometimes i have a fear of taking candids. usually the fear i experience most is walking around with my equipment showing and hoping someone doesnt pull a gun on me and rob me. wouldnt be the first time.
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12/01/2005 08:09:48 PM · #39 |
I only have fear of my wife forcing me to stop on the highway to get a picture, and having people behind me plow into my rear end.
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12/01/2005 09:12:39 PM · #40 |
I had fear of taking candids, fear of taking people pictures in general. I have rolls & rolls of ilm from a trip to Peru and only 2-3 have the people I went with in them. I wish I had more of them.
I have overcome parts of that fear when I switched to photographing horse events. I could concentrate on the horse and the people were just in it. Now I take candids and people pix and portraits and have no problem when someone wants a photo and I can do cadids at gatherings where I know at least some of the people, but that street photography thing is still almost not done by me. If i do it's very on the sly and with a long lens.
It took me a long time to figure out what my fear REALLY was. It is a fear of bringing attention to myself. I dress very neutral but not sloppy. Jeans & a T-Shirt. I only dress up if I have to and I hate it most of the time when I do. I think it also contributed to a fear of success but not so much now that I know what I REALLY WANT to be successful doing. Long ago I had a teacher that told the class "be careful what you get good at" I have taken that advise to heart. I finally feel like I've overcome a large part of that fear largely due to some confidence in what I do for a livivng now but I still don't dress up much. |
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12/01/2005 09:40:14 PM · #41 |
This is a thread to my liking because it explores the psychology of the creative mind. I do not refer to historical quotations to make a point because I believe that we must all search our own understanding. However, the old axiom: nothing ventured, nothing gained fits here like a glove.
Now, we are all different and what is good for one is bad for another. There is no point to follow any leader or idol if their actions are beyond our settled habits.
The creative mind will seek outlet according to the nature of the individual. An introverted person values his privacy and has a high respect for others. This person will be uncomfortable invading the space and privacy of others. Then there is the extrovert who feel quite different and to them it is no problem knocking at your door at an unseemly time or capturing your image without your consent.
Between these two extremes there are those that change personality for a fixed amount of time and do what they never did before. You also have those that adapt to the new experience and then embrace it as a new way of life.
To answer the initial premise put forward, I believe that each artist goes through an incubation process which generally first entails learnning the basics before concentrating entirely on their presentation. They then begin the excruciating process of seeking their outlets. They will compromise as much and as far as they have to, but at some point the spirit will drive them in direction which they feel they must track. And yes, creativity is not locked into technique as all artist realize that all rules, while serving a general good purpose, are only guidelines and not gospel. Hence, the artist, once coming into being is free from all fixed concepts. Remember, that things like rule of thirds, etc, etc were presented by artist and then recorded in a historical fashion by scholars, yet the artists keep creating new compositions which later become rules or guidelines. In short, the artist cuts the path and sees good reasons to break existing rules when they see fit and to present a new vision.
The artist that does not venture to fulfill its mission because of personal hangups will cripple and frustrate their lives into deep regret and then they will have to ask themselves whether they are indeed an artist or simply delusional. No, the creative force is potent and will rip through any disposition to sing out. It is just that each artist sings differently then the other and find their art right beneath their noses. |
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12/01/2005 10:22:26 PM · #42 |
It absolutely affects my photography. I'm afraid of taking candids for alot of the same reasons others here have mentioned.. but I'm going to do it anyway.
I'm afraid I won't have any talent.. but I'm going to take the pictures regardless because I dig what I see in this world and if I can capture some of those moments, the ones that make me go ~wow~ then i'm doing my soul justice.
I'm afraid of my new camera because.. well, because its fricken HUGE with alot of buttons and options and things that I look at which render me dumb, for a moment or 10 000... but step by step, i'll figure those out as well.
I'm afraid each time I post a picture up in this site and what will be said.. even though I know the people in here are genuine and spirts are gentle.. still the idea of offering up a piece of your soul.. *as art is to me* .. for someone to rip apart is a scary process.. but also very exciting because it teaches me about what my own preferences are all about. The things that i'll stand firm on as my interpretation of what it was I was trying to accomplish. As well as teaching me different perspectives, because i'm not so closed minded to assume my way is the only one. (thank Goodness for that)
I want to absorb as much as I can from this life.. and the most important things i've come to learn come from the other people, animals and plants who share this planet with me (us).. so am I afraid?.. Yes of course!! Is that going to affect my photography.. yeah probably.. will it stop me from continuing down this path.. nuh uh.. I'm growing and the fears will disappear or become something else as time passes.. but I welcome that growth and evolution of self.
~twirls off smiling~
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12/01/2005 10:27:56 PM · #43 |
| It affects me quite a bit actually. I've been a paid member on this site for 7 months and haven't uploaded a single photo. :( |
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12/01/2005 10:29:25 PM · #44 |
Originally posted by megatherian:
It affects me quite a bit actually. I've been a paid member on this site for 7 months and haven't uploaded a single photo. :( |
Just do it. You'll feel better.
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12/01/2005 10:34:27 PM · #45 |
Wow, some of the responses about not even posting here are kinda getting to me. My wife does the same thing. I'm always posting her stuff without telling her and then showing her the glowing feedback. She gets really upset by the challenge scores sometimes.
You have to remember, the scores only reflect how well you pushed yourself outside your comfort zone with confidence. I find that my lower scores came from times when I did not follow my creativity with enough confidence to try the idea that I REALLY wanted to do.
This makes me want to try harder, not give in to my fears. I hope you who seem afraid of your gift do the same.
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12/01/2005 10:40:35 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by megatherian:
I've been a paid member on this site for 7 months and haven't uploaded a single photo. :( |
The first one is definitely the hardest; after that it will be easy. :-)
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12/01/2005 11:06:22 PM · #47 |
| can I have my dessert now? |
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