Comments on: Photography and Flow http://k8et.com/2009/07/08/photography-and-flow/ Omnia mutantur, nihil interit. (Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost. - Neil Gaiman) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bella http://k8et.com/2009/07/08/photography-and-flow/#comment-284 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:04:01 +0000 http://k8et.com/?p=499#comment-284 Kate,

I understand some of the feelings that you are experiencing. I take a lot of photos but there are times when I leave it in the pack, too and I’m just there in the moment. Sometimes if I don’t have my camera out, I feel like I’m not there in the moment. I went to my friend’s wedding recently and shooting photos that night sometimes made me feel like the “bad date”…You know the one that’s constantly on the cell when you’re trying to spend time together? I felt like that ~ just swap the cell for my camera.

Then, earlier this week on Monday urban exploring, I would have died a little bit, okay a lot (!) if I didn’t have my camera with me.

It’s a fine line sometimes. Just listen to yourself, I think that you’re good at it and find that in between spot that feels just right.

(OKay, ummmm, that sounded kind of weird, eh? That last part?) :lol:

]]> By: brandi http://k8et.com/2009/07/08/photography-and-flow/#comment-283 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:49:30 +0000 http://k8et.com/?p=499#comment-283 I agree that learning the skills so you don’t have to focus on them in the moment you are taking the shot is key. I practiced for years before I felt comfortable taking my camera with me as a way to capture and be in the moment of an event or something special to me. And I still practice often as a way of keeping those muscles flexed. but once you get to the point that you trust your abilities, the camera does become a way to focus and meditate. I also find that banging my head against a way and trying to force the learning gets me nowhere, as you’ve discovered and I think you are absolutely right on to allow yourself to flow naturally.

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