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04/19/2006 02:41:05 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Yeah, I got sick of shooting crap like stacks of sweaters and towels 70-80hrs a week just to have to steal mac&cheese to eat. To be honest, I had absolutely no clue about running a business or even working freelance. When I had done a bunch of work for a company, I expected to get a check right then and there. What's this "We pay 60 days or 90 days" crap. Stuff like that.
I put my Nikons and my 4x5 away, went back to school and I didn't touch a camera for almost 10 years. |
All I can say is "woah!"
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04/19/2006 02:41:45 AM · #27 |
probably already been said, but to lose mojo, you have to have had it in the first place.
*sigh* |
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04/19/2006 12:35:39 PM · #28 |
Yeh, me too. I probably will never have it. It's not that I can't come up with subjects, because I always can. It is the results afterward. So I am pretty much taking break for awhile. Got gardens to tend.
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
I'm still trying to find my mojo....it seems to be lost more than found. But when I get in a real big funk, I set the camera aside for a few days, then take my next free day and force myself out of the house to shoot whatever I see. I don't worry about any of the technicals that day - I just got out and shoot for fun. Usually that'll spark a little something back in me. |
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04/19/2006 02:34:04 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by Artyste:
probably already been said, but to lose mojo, you have to have had it in the first place.
*sigh* |
You've got more photo mojo than most ever will.
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04/19/2006 03:06:15 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by larryslights:
The other thing is, I find that all I look for when shooting is: "Does this fit the cureent challenge?" "Could this win a ribbon at the fair?" "Could I sell this as a print?" |
There is your problem.
Maybe you haven't found your mojo yet. You can't lose it until you find it :) When you find it, the things you listed above become irrelevant for the most part.
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04/19/2006 07:44:13 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Originally posted by larryslights:
The other thing is, I find that all I look for when shooting is: "Does this fit the cureent challenge?" "Could this win a ribbon at the fair?" "Could I sell this as a print?" |
There is your problem.
Maybe you haven't found your mojo yet. You can't lose it until you find it :) When you find it, the things you listed above become irrelevant for the most part. |
So what you are saying is, "Shoot for myself". I was trying that in NYC, as well as "competition opportunities", but I just wasn't feeling it.
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04/19/2006 08:25:29 PM · #32 |
kind of lost it now
haven't entered a challenge in 2-3 weeks
been shooting crap since .. just cant get into it
did some more B&W + pinhole, set up the enlarger made some prints
maybe getting away from work for a while will help -
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04/19/2006 08:35:17 PM · #33 |
If I ever do find some mojo, them I'll probably sell it on ebay. I'd use the money to buy that Canon 600mm lens I've been wanting. Who needs mojo when you have cool new toys to play with? :)
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04/19/2006 11:03:53 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by larryslights:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Originally posted by larryslights:
The other thing is, I find that all I look for when shooting is: "Does this fit the cureent challenge?" "Could this win a ribbon at the fair?" "Could I sell this as a print?" |
There is your problem.
Maybe you haven't found your mojo yet. You can't lose it until you find it :) When you find it, the things you listed above become irrelevant for the most part. |
So what you are saying is, "Shoot for myself". I was trying that in NYC, as well as "competition opportunities", but I just wasn't feeling it. |
That's a good place to start. You have to learn what it is that you like to shoot and then go from there...
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04/20/2006 09:52:58 PM · #35 |
(Quoted from Larrylights original first statement)I just never really felt "it" while I was there. The camera spent more time in the bag than out. It almost became a nuicance to be carrying the bag around. Almost all of my exposures are wrong, and my subjects and compositions are mostly uninteresting.(End quote)
That is one of things I rely on when taking pics, the "feeling." I can't explain it except to say that it feels like my stomach is turned upside down and my throat constricts and I nearly go into hyperventilation. It doesn't happen as often as it used to, but one of the images I took in New York, the one in my portfolio called Moonlight Over The City, gave me that feeling. I also got it as I shot Silhouette and Saffron, and some of the pics I just took on Saturday of a plowhorse competition (more pics to be posted. Only one so far) I guess maybe that can be termed mojo. Anyway, I have also been told that you can't always use that feeling as a guide to whether something is a good pic. I just think you need to shoot, just anything, even just a blade of grass, just to get out of your funk and begin to see the mystery of the world again.
Message edited by author 2006-04-20 21:55:25. |
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04/20/2006 10:12:59 PM · #36 |
This might be weird but it worked for me once..
I was in a major photo funk and couldn't find anything to inspire me to shoot.. soo.. I went to one of my favorite places (columbia gorge here in Oregon) and instead of looking for things to shoot, I just shot.
Found a place, closed my eyes and took pictures. Some were horrendous (which gave me a chuckle) but others were pretty cool in an abstract way. Gave me a plan of something to do (shoot with eyes closed) and got me shooting again in general.
Might be worth a try, especially if you don't focus on what the outcome will be, just the act.
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