I have recently noticed that I have kept my camera in the bag way too much lately. I've been spending a little too much time working on my post processing skills and learning how to use my software more in depth that I have forgotten to continue to create. I hate that. I have been going back over old images and trying new things to a point that has kept me away from what I love to do, and that is simply taking pictures.
Every so often this happens. I lose myself in perfecting certain images. Being away from Facebook has kept me away from the photography group that I belong to on there. That simple weekly challenge always kept me working on new techniques and kept me creative. I have noticed that my creativity level has dropped recently and that bugs me. It is like I get stuck in a rut every now and then and I need something to help me out. That something is simply taking pictures. I need to get back to shooting so I am going to do just that.
From now till the end of the year I am going to take and post one new picture a day (Except for Sunday's). To challenge myself I am going to try and make sure that each image is more than just any old picture to fulfill my obligation. I am going to concentrate on creating something striking, something that can make you feel connected to the subject, something that can make you feel like you were there.
In doing this I hope to find my creative side again and also hope to find my "Style". My biggest criticism of my work is that I have not created my own "Brand". By that I mean I want to create images that people see and instantly know that it is one of mine. That is one of the hardest things to do in this photography world. With the number of new budding photographers and the level of technology in cameras and software, it is hard to find your own "Brand" these days.
My quest begins today. My first post will be tomorrow at Noon, and a new image will be posted everyday at Noon from then till the end of the year!
All pictures will be posted here on my blog.
I have also created a Flickr account that will be dedicated to just the images for this challenge. You can see all the cataloged images here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfp21/
Well wish me luck and pray that I find the creativity to fulfill this quest, and pray that I find my "Brand" on this journey!
Mark
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