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Even thought I had done a wide variety of work over the past 30 years I still identify myself as a landscape photographer for the most part. I practice landscape photography solely for enjoyment. Landscape photography means personal time and I’ve often thought of it as a kind of meditation. It’s my time. It’s a chance for me to focus on my photography and enjoy my environment. I’m in the moment without distraction. I just love sitting on a cliff edge over looking the ocean to enjoy the wind blowing in my face. It’s as if Mother Nature is reaching out caressing you! That’s freedom! That’s life!
Yours Truly Enjoying the View at Outer Cove, Newfoundland
Some people love photography for its social opportunities and join photography clubs or get together with friends for photo walks. There are so many ways to have fun!
One of the most recent projects I had been involved in was the first Help-Portrait in St John’s Newfoundland. Help-Portrait is all about giving but what I found was that the other volunteers and myself were still beaming, and had a bounce in our steps, days after the event. While I though we would find it rewarding I didn’t think we’d get so excited about it and after talking to others weeks after they are still excited and can’t wait for next year. Yeah, happiness is contagious!
Having said all this I haven’t even mentioned the creative outlet photography provides. Well as Henry David Thoreau put it: “The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”
So what do you like photography? Love to hear from you!
Great post. For me, it's about creativity and being innovative. I've always like to "create." I was drawing as soon as I was old enough to hold a pencil so the desire to create art, which I want to be good enough to make me happy, is in my blood. Most of my time is spent between work and my young daughter and family. That doesn't give me a lot of time to myself or to spend at landscape photography (which I'm not really into anyway but that is a topic for another day) or portrait photography, so I shoot mostly street photography now. I'm not trying to impress anyone but myself (and I'm my harshest critique) but if other people like it too, that makes me happy too. I had to be innovative to find the time to do it all.
ReplyDeleteExcellent photo scenery Brian, and all your photos are fantastic quality!
ReplyDeleteThere's so many things to like/love about photography. Perhaps whatever one's favorite setting, it is relaxing, fun, or peaceful. While I want to become good in many different areas of photography, I currently have a love of natural things, scenery on every level. It is peaceful, healthy with hikes from time to time, and it's outside with vitamin D being provided at the same time.
As one who is trying to develop an "eye" for interesting or pretty shots, I think part of the creative aspect is capturing a natural, and often otherwise boring or common scene, and highlighting it's micro or it's "hidden" beauty or intrigue. Also, like any area of interest, it's always challenging to oneself to just become better and more learned about photography, and its continuous possibilities.
I am still beaming from the Help-Portrait experience! :)
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Hey Brian you got a lot on the go, great to know you can find some time for yourself and hit the streets.
ReplyDeleteThanks Charlie for your kind words and the insights.
Hi April, wish there were a Like button for your comment. :-)
Awesome stuff Brian!!
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Happy New Year Gail and thankyou for stopping by! :-)
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