I haven't taken any photos since October...

[Doug35mmGraves]

Fact is, the mall is private property--their house, their rules.
My iPhone is just another camera for me. No hesitation processing shots I like.
I've never been troubled shooting with my little phone-size Ricoh GR II. With no VF, it's held and shot like a phone and draws zero attention.

Even that's not true; during open hours, it's a public commercial business space & they have no legal right to ban taking photos there but they can ask anyone they want to leave for whatever reason they choose but if enough people organized & complained to proper government authorities they'd probably be able to change that photo policy of theirs.

 

[cgw]

Even that's not true; during open hours, it's a public commercial business space & they have no legal right to ban taking photos there but they can ask anyone they want to leave for whatever reason they choose but if enough people organized & complained to proper government authorities they'd probably be able to change that photo policy of theirs.

And you said your law degree was from where? Just asking...

 

[mvetrano2]

I've been in a very similar funk since the summer, and have not even looked at my cameras, or had a desire to use them since then. Hopefully this spring will set the feelings back into motion.

 

[nerwin]

I feel like in certain locations where winter seems to drag on and on people lose motivation for photography. During winter I try my best to get outdoors but this times its a lot more challenging with the extreme cold temps, snow that is waist high makes it difficult to really do anything or want to do anything outdoors.

I feel pretty burned out from photography and I feel like I never gained any traction. It's really discouraging when you see folks pick up the camera and a year later they are already doing exhibitions and in art galleries. Whereas I been rejected from them.

I'm simply not an artist. Just a guy with a camera, or well had a camera.

Social media played a huge role for me, it gave me motivation to go shoot and now that's pretty much all gone, I have little desire to even take photos anymore. Sometimes I get the itch and who knows maybe this long break I'm taking will be a good thing in long run.

 

[AlanKlein]

Unfortunately. I have a few old film cameras that aren't really worth the effort to sell. I'm not sure if or when I'll get back to it. Sometimes I miss it, but I feel like I've always done photography for attention on social media rather than my own personal enjoyment so I've always felt like I was an imposter to the art.

I started to notice that I was taking less and less photos each year. So I realized I was slowly losing interest, after a while photography was starting to feel repetitive and I was shooting the same thing over and over. I was getting frustrated editing photos and not liking them and not enjoying the process anymore. That's when I decided to just step back for a while, this was the longest. I haven't done any photography since July 2024. It doesn't help that I been dealing with a lot of personal issues too, I'm struggling with life currently. It's just getting hard staying interested in hobbies when you feel alone and like you don't matter to anyone. It's not easy you know?

I appreciate the compliment though

God doesn't make junk. We all have value. Get help. We all go through stuff that is hard.