Hey
Everyone
I
apologize once again for my
absence from the blog, but I have had such a busy schedule the past few weeks
(I am not complaining at all, I'm doing exactly what I love so it’s all good in
my world!).
So
first a little update on the Prairie Gothic art show endeavors: I officially
have a majority of the photographs taken and edited for the show! I say
majority because there is a couple that will be in need of a reshoot as I am
just not satisfied with the results just yet. Otherwise, everything is coming
along great and I am super excited for the show on August 3rd at Java River Cafe in
Montevideo, Minnesota! It is an Open House event, so everyone is welcome!
These past couple of days has been kind of a roller coaster of emotions for me, to be quite honest. I've been doing a lot of thinking to myself about where it is exactly that I want to go with my photography journey and I think I have finally worked out at least a part of that out. The first thing is that as far as the Conceptual Portraiture direction I was planning on heading is no longer in the works. As much as I love Conceptual Photography, it is just not a good option for me at this point. My photography is my fulltime job right now and as far as any income with that type of work, it isn't really an easy thing to do. I have never claimed to be a good personality type to "sell myself", so the thought of having to actively sell my personal work just terrifies me.
With Conceptual Portraiture it just feels that it is too much "work" for lack of a better word. I don't want to have to work to CREATE a piece; I want it to come naturally as possible. The process of having to create a concept for each photo that I put out is exhausting and all I want to do right now is create portraits. Simple, but compelling portraits. That's it. I don't want to have to have some "hidden meaning" behind things anymore. I just want to create something beautiful and that I am proud of. That being said doesn’t mean that my conceptual work is going to come to a complete stop! I will still be working on a few pieces now and then just to keep my creative juices flowing, but right now my attention is going to be to just create something simple. I think in a way I am feeling a bit burnt out with my photography work. I have been doing photography since I was in 10th grade of high school – almost 10 years now (that made me feel very old just then. Geeze) - I have never had a “plan b” as far as what I have wanted to do in my life, photography has been EVERYTHING. I know for a fact that photography is what I want to do and nothing else.
Okay, now that I have rambled on completely scatterbrained for a while, I will leave it at that. I have another blog post coming later today that will be a lot more interesting to read, I promise!
These past couple of days has been kind of a roller coaster of emotions for me, to be quite honest. I've been doing a lot of thinking to myself about where it is exactly that I want to go with my photography journey and I think I have finally worked out at least a part of that out. The first thing is that as far as the Conceptual Portraiture direction I was planning on heading is no longer in the works. As much as I love Conceptual Photography, it is just not a good option for me at this point. My photography is my fulltime job right now and as far as any income with that type of work, it isn't really an easy thing to do. I have never claimed to be a good personality type to "sell myself", so the thought of having to actively sell my personal work just terrifies me.
With Conceptual Portraiture it just feels that it is too much "work" for lack of a better word. I don't want to have to work to CREATE a piece; I want it to come naturally as possible. The process of having to create a concept for each photo that I put out is exhausting and all I want to do right now is create portraits. Simple, but compelling portraits. That's it. I don't want to have to have some "hidden meaning" behind things anymore. I just want to create something beautiful and that I am proud of. That being said doesn’t mean that my conceptual work is going to come to a complete stop! I will still be working on a few pieces now and then just to keep my creative juices flowing, but right now my attention is going to be to just create something simple. I think in a way I am feeling a bit burnt out with my photography work. I have been doing photography since I was in 10th grade of high school – almost 10 years now (that made me feel very old just then. Geeze) - I have never had a “plan b” as far as what I have wanted to do in my life, photography has been EVERYTHING. I know for a fact that photography is what I want to do and nothing else.
Okay, now that I have rambled on completely scatterbrained for a while, I will leave it at that. I have another blog post coming later today that will be a lot more interesting to read, I promise!
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