Always keep your eyes open
On my photography journey, I have often struggled with maintaining my creativity. Whether it is due to my ADD or simply because I get caught up in whatever activity is at hand, there have been extended periods of time where I find myself…well, bored with photos. I realize part of it is a self-imposed limitation. By primarily taking photos of the same general locations(i.e. Disneyland and California Adventure), you are really imposing a strict constraint on what you can shoot. I mean, you can only take so many castle photos before you are ready to move on. However, I have discovered a trick to help me retain my inspiration.
Captured Moments: Featured Photo Roundup #3
As I have been thinking about where I want to take my creative projects this year, one word kept resonating. “Storytelling.” The term encapsulates why I began to edit videos and take photos in the first place. It is possible to create fantastic photos and videos by simply capturing an individual or a location as it is and presenting it to the world. However, the next step in that is presenting them in a way that connects you, the viewer, with why this moment was important to the creator.
And that is what I want to do this year.