It’s just about letting the universe know what you want and working toward it while letting go of how it might come to pass. Jim Carrey . Im always about my photography because it brings me immense joy. I love the pursuit of an excellent image and the fact that my definition of an excellent image changes, as I change. I find that exciting. I do everything I can to evolve into the photographer I see myself being. I practice, I study, I take notes and I shoot every chance I can and seek out new and curious landscapes. Id call it hard work but in truth, I love every minute of it. I do it and still maintain a 40 hour work week as a surgical technician. I watched a very interesting interview of Art Wolfe the other day, a photographer I admire greatly and find very inspiring. (Thanks to Karen Hutton and Laurie Rubin) Art said something that I thought was very profound, that he was very protective of his own psychology. The more I thought about that the more it made complete sense. As a watercolor artist, you cant create glowing images with dirty water. This past year, I found myself consciously doing the same, protecting my psychology. I separated myself from those who sought to do harm to my creative thinking. I stopped reading and engaging those who constantly complained or posted rants about the negative nature of the business. I stopped caring about the business of what others were doing and concentrated more on celebrating the successes of others. I seek out those photographers who works, words and philosophies are bright, light and inspiring. THAT small change brought about the most positive and successful (defined by myself) year to date as a photographer. Everything this year just simply fell into place and I had opportunities present themselves that Id never dreamed of. My first major paycheck, first major publication, several workshop offers, interviews, it just all came pouring in. I have no doubt I brought about this change myself. Simply by letting go…
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:39:36 +0000
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