nerwin
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Here it is, almost February and the last time I went out to actually photograph was October of 2023 and since then I been in a funk. A lot of people said I should take a break and that's what I been doing for the most part. I've hardly touched my camera, in fact I haven't even charged the battery since October. I've taken maybe a couple snap shots here and there and then quickly lose interest and just put it back on my desk.
It's so frustrating to want to take pictures but you don't feel like it or just don't have the motivation to. I know winter can affect a lot of people and it certainly does for me. I don't like taking pictures in the cold and the days are so short and it's often dark and depressing so I have little interest to pick up the camera.
I've been trying other things to get my mojo back like editing photos, organizing them and things like that but nothing so far yet. I've sold a lens because I wanted to have less and I'm thinking about selling another one just to feel like I'm not burden by the expensive gear siting.
In my mind I keep thinking about buying another camera because somehow that will magically get me back into the mood to photograph or getting a different lens or something to just try but deep down I don't know if its worth investing more money into right now.
I still have film in my film camera from September because I just haven't felt like using it.
It's a terrible feeling because I don't want to give up and let this go. I really do enjoy it but at the same time I really bored with it too. Its beginning to feel repeativie like I'm just going to the same place, photographing the something over and over as if I'm into some sort of echo chamber or a loop.
I've deleted all my social media in hopes that it would somehow let me focus but all it did was push me further away and disconnected from a community I had that motivated me to push to create.
I don't know what to do, I feel lost. Have you ever experienced something like this in your photographic journey?
It's so frustrating to want to take pictures but you don't feel like it or just don't have the motivation to. I know winter can affect a lot of people and it certainly does for me. I don't like taking pictures in the cold and the days are so short and it's often dark and depressing so I have little interest to pick up the camera.
I've been trying other things to get my mojo back like editing photos, organizing them and things like that but nothing so far yet. I've sold a lens because I wanted to have less and I'm thinking about selling another one just to feel like I'm not burden by the expensive gear siting.
In my mind I keep thinking about buying another camera because somehow that will magically get me back into the mood to photograph or getting a different lens or something to just try but deep down I don't know if its worth investing more money into right now.
I still have film in my film camera from September because I just haven't felt like using it.
It's a terrible feeling because I don't want to give up and let this go. I really do enjoy it but at the same time I really bored with it too. Its beginning to feel repeativie like I'm just going to the same place, photographing the something over and over as if I'm into some sort of echo chamber or a loop.
I've deleted all my social media in hopes that it would somehow let me focus but all it did was push me further away and disconnected from a community I had that motivated me to push to create.
I don't know what to do, I feel lost. Have you ever experienced something like this in your photographic journey?