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Ahhh... someone who feels my pain.
Kimberly said:
I'm in a major slump right now. The holidays did it to me. I got
so busy that the only time I picked up my camera was for opening
presents. When I took it to the relatives' parties everyone
said,"oh geez, she brought her camera again..." Now THAT'S
encouraging. Come on, it's what i DO.
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I agree. The holidays kinda have me burned out on life in general. I kinda got the same reaction and no one I know likes to have their picture taken...
Kimberly85208 said:
I think the weather has a lot to do with it too. I'm an "outdoor"
photographer, I love shooting flowers and birds and going for hikes
with my camera. But going out when it's 8 degrees isn't very
appealing.
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I love to photograph outdoors too and around Seattle it is gray and dreary. Not spring but not winter.... blah. All the trees are bare (except evergreens) and there are no flowers, insects or birds around. I want to get a bird feeder so I can attract them to my yard even in winter.
Kimberly85208 said:
I usually do what iNova suggested. Pick a subject and hone your
skills on that. Dig around in the kitchen, there's tons to
photograph there. Forks, spatulas, ice cream scoops. Food in the
fridge and pantry. Tools in the garage. Try the water drop thing,
that's very rewarding. Also, it helps to look back at past
challenges, or even check out the other forums' challenges for
suggestions.
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I plan on following some of his suggestions too.
Kimberly85208 said:
Another thing that helps me: take your camera EVERYWHERE. Don't
leave it sitting there because the more it sits, the less likely
you are to pick it up.
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This I need to get better at.
Kimberly85208 said:
And if that doesn't work, take John's advice. Buy a new toy. I
just dropped $300 on a tripod, head, and close up filter. If that
doesn't snap me out of it, I'm in BIG trouble!
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Good luck with the new purchases!
Kimberly85208 said:
Good luck!
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Eric
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Hey Mark,

I like the idea of leaving the camera in auto mode all day and see if I can still create valuable images. With cameras like the 707/717 I'm sure I can. Some of my best shots when I first got started were all done in auto mode.

Thanks for the tip.
Mark J said:
I took my camera out on a beautiful sunny day (gotta start off
positive lol)..........

my excercise was to photograph the entire day, using nothing on the
camera for assistance... no manual features whatsovever: all auto
focus, auto white balance... you get the idea.

what this did......
forced me to see things a bit more creatively to come up with a shot
forced me to use my brain overtime to find that photographic object
forced me to be much more aware of the things around me
forced me to make every shot count

try it some time.... you might enjoy it ?

Mark J
elamont said:
Does it ever get to you? What do you do to get over it?

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Eric
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Eric
DSC-F717
Canon S9000
http://www.pbase.com/elamont

 
Hey Jim...

I am in the same funk. Just can't bet back in the mood. There have been some good suggestions in this thread about what to do about it. Read though the posts... might be helpful for you too.

I will take you up on your deal but I woke up with a nasty cold this morning so I won't be outside today. How about we shoot at least a full stick over this week and compare whatwe saw next Sunday?

Eric
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Get it? All the time. In fact, I think I get it about every 3
months. I'm in my 4th round right now.

I've found the best way to get over it is to really force yourself
to go out shooting. Try something that you normally don't do. My
problem is that I'm just not on the "mood". I had this weekend to
myself, and I should have been out shooting all weekend. But
instead I'm sitting here watching some show on casting the IT
Factor. GO OUTSIDE JIM! I hope I can get up for it later.... and
it's quite amazing how just a few clicks of the shutter will get me
back into it again. It's just getting out there that is the hard
part.

So I'll make a deal with you Eric, I'll go shoot a stick if you go
shoot a stick?
elamont said:
Does it ever get to you? What do you do to get over it?

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Eric
DSC-F717
Canon S9000
http://www.pbase.com/elamont

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Jim Fuglestad
Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase.
-Percy W. Harris
Our existence is determined by the truths we tell.
Why simply live and let live? Live and help live.
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Eric
DSC-F717
Canon S9000
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