I struggle with wanting to research things to death so that I can get it just right. Buy the right product. Use the right software. And on and on.
When photographing public parks I often get hung up with excluding anything man made from the photos. I really try to focus on the natural part of the scene. It really bothers me if I look back at a photo and realize there is a table or telephone pole in the background. I am not sure why I struggle to accept this. I am photographing a park and this is what a park looks like. Maybe I should accept that and portray the park as it looks in reality.
I love to photograph sporting events. I especially love to photograph running and racing. One of the biggest struggles is getting the focus just right on a person moving quickly through space. And it really gets me hung up if the focus is off a little on the runner. I aim for focusing on the face and when that is not spot on it can really ruin an otherwise great photo for me.
Occasionally I like to push my boundaries photographically. That leads me to try something new. A new photography technique or photographing a different subject. And I try to be a little more creative. But I am not always sure that I even like the result and sometimes it can be just a waste of time if it doesn’t turn out well.
I am really trying to get to a place where I can do my best and accept whatever the results of that effort are. This shift in mindset will really help me enjoy my creative work more. As long as I had fun and enjoyed the process I will try not to let the results bother me as much if things didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped.
I think this bothers me most in my photography because I have been a student of photography for a long time know and it makes me think that I should just be able to get it right. Butt I don’t have this hang up as much in a totally different medium, digital drawing, because I know I am a beginner and can accept that my work won’t be as good as others’.
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