Restart and Reboot Myself

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Justin24

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The world of photography is fun but can be stressful and jealousy can arrives and emotions run rampat. I am a photographer, have been for the a little over five years.

Sitting here are work. I realize lately I have been shit when it comes to photographs. I have been shooting simple shots, I wan't to take more complicated shots. Recent work that I submited and had critiqued really brought me down. Am I loosing it? I hope not. I am to infatuated with making money off my pictures, I left the love of the art behind some where and I need to go back and pick up my friend and create beauty, mystery, sensuality, drama, comedy, fear. I need my life blood back.

Wanting money and fame has detracted me. Being a member of a photography forum made me realize that I may have lost some of me and seeing those people create art has awakened me.

I need to Restart my thinking machine and reboot my eyes, my heart, my mind.
 
See some of the world ( if you have the money ). Become inspired again.
 
I just came back from a month long trip to Ecuador and Guatemala. But even on that trip I was lost. And I need to think about the art. I was only thinking about the book I wan't to publish, hopefully, the money and fame(well attention) and I lost all thought about the art, I had told myself not to but I broke my own rule.
 
I would sit back and let it happen. Maybe the money is part if it like you say? I don't know, but I don't think I've ever accepted money for photographs. I don't ever want it to become an obligation, and most of the things I photograph I would have anyway (like the dog shows I do, weddings, people's babies and pets). I find that when I'm on some kind of "assignment" or I go looking for shots, I get nothing at all or a bunch of shit. But the shots that just sort of happen are always my favorites (like one time the sky was a cool color, and then I saw this random red balloon floating into the sky so I ran in and got my camera).
 
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