I frequently see these platitudes that a real photographer can find a
creative new image anywhere. Guess I am not in that class. The best
stimulus for me to get the photographic juices going is to take a
trip. See something so different from anything you have seen in the
past that you look at it with fresh eyes. Maybe the best place is
some place you have even said you never wanted to see. Go to the
Sudan, Patagonia, or some place you have never considered before. The
stimulus spills back into your back yard.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Apr 25, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Walt Wayman wrote:
> I probably haven't taken that many photographs in the last year.
> Despite a steady stream of new gear, mostly bought in a futile
> attempt to keep me interested, I'm stuck in a recurring "photo
> phunk," (or "foto funk," if you prefer) which I seem to get into
> every 8-10 years, where everything I see looks just like something
> I've shot a half dozen times before. I thought maybe spring and
> more new gear would give me a kick in the butt jumpstart, but it
> ain't happening. Maybe I need a new hobby. Or a long vacation
> from photography. After 50 years of shooting, nearly everything is
> just "Ho-hum, been there, done that, don't give a rat's ass." I
> shoot digital, download it, look at it, mutter to myself that,
> yeah, that's nice, then delete it. I haven't printed anything in
> six months.
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