I think the way I paint is indicative of this. I pick out a color and get ready to paint a room only to get bored before a whole wall is complete. And that was just with my bathrooms. That is how my hobbies end up - half done, almost complete, so close to finished that I should just finish them but...I can't find the motivation.
And that was high school photography class. I wanted to be great and I wanted to be great right then and there without putting in the work. As you can guess, I didn't do much photography beyond that class.
Last year I bought a fancy camera, more determined than ever to LEARN....and then I got frustrated because I wasn't great right away. However, this year I am determined to get better. Aside from being signed up for a class that starts next month, I am also doing a monthly photo challenge with my new work friend, Katy.
For each challenge we pick our top 5 photos and give them to each other on a flash drive. Then we each pick one of the other person’s photos and edit it in Light room – that way we are also learning the software.
January’s challenge – the unnoticed.
I think I spent more time looking FOR unnoticed things than actually focusing on the picture taking skill. The unnoticed is a difficult topic because I would notice things but wasn’t sure if it fit the bill. Did other people notice these things? Then I kept thinking that maybe the unnoticed is really the ignored or forgotten.
So – here are my top five photos for January.
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| Kind of hard NOT to notice this one |
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| Not unnoticed/ignored, despite what he may say. I just thought it was a good pic. Isn't he handsome? |
3 comments:
My uncle went unnoticed for 17 years, until we realized he was dead in a bowl of soup. I'm not usually one for artsy photography, but I appreciated those, especially the posted sign with the foggy house in the background. It made me think of going on YSA visits. On a side note, I was thinking of your blog and I googled it while I was waiting for a ride. What came up was a link to a post from June 2012, that mentioned the Stalking Jimothy blog. That was an excellent online publication.
Ha! One of the best - I should probably post it on here because I think it will one day be one of the classics that they teach in schools.
Are we talking about an uncle we share or one that we don't share? I wanted to go into the sewers to photograph our cousin but since you moved to the outback he's been getting plenty of notice from public officials and the sort. I think I wouldn't be able to find him even if I laid out some of his favorite crack, he might be headed your way through the transcontinental sewage line.
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