What gets you off your ass?

[Drive-By-Shooter]

not sad at all! anytime you focus (pun unavoidable) intently, it clears and strengthens the mind, like meditation.
i got started when a friend in college showed me a simple b&w photo he took on a bus in NY. it was art. art i could do, so i got started processing b&w, then color and 2 years later won 4 awards in the university (a huge one) photo show!

others here share some of my other ones: motorcycle track days (on a racetrack), weightlifting, firearms especially hundreds of yards away, amateur radio...

It maybe sad, but it's true for me.

My depression and anxiety it was drives me to keep shooting because when I'm out shooting and doing my thing, I feel happier and the problems in my life fade away during that period of time.

 

[Samuel.z]

How to get off your ass:

1. Look at your camera.
2. Look at some great photo.
3. Look back at your camera.
4. Look at another photo.
5. You're already standing.
6. You did it! Now go get them!

That is pretty much my everyday process.

 

[chuasam]

Being offered money, or the potential to created something really good.

 

[Vtec44]

Love.

I love what I do. I love that I make money doing what I love. I love to know that my work will be as part of someone's history long after I'm gone.

 

[Nature_Photo_Mastery]

This is a great thread!

For me, it comes from a few things...

• I love the final result of fine art nature images - I'm a very "visual" person, and so looking at awesome images feels...awesome (including my images and other people's images)
• I get excited about a particular subject, or a type of image, or some concept, and then it motivates me to work at capturing it. I just get this energy from the excitement.
• I like being creative, coming up with set ups, field craft techniques, DIY gear, etc, and it makes it more fun to go out and do these things
• Sometimes I enjoy being out in nature and experiencing the wildlife, scenery, peacefulness, discovery, whatever (but it's not my primary goal - my main goal is creating the image I want)
• To a lesser extent (and it's really a "bonus" as opposed to a goal), I like getting positive comments and likes from other people on my work. Many people won't admit that they like positive comments, because others sometimes put a negative label on having that desire ("egotistical"). But I'm not afraid to admit it - yes, I feel good when people like my work. But I'm not delusional or arrogant about it, nor do I thrive off of comments. I am well aware that I can always be improving and learning.

 

[Samuel.z]

This is a great thread!

For me, it comes from a few things...

• I love the final result of fine art nature images - I'm a very "visual" person, and so looking at awesome images feels...awesome (including my images and other people's images)
• I get excited about a particular subject, or a type of image, or some concept, and then it motivates me to work at capturing it. I just get this energy from the excitement.
• I like being creative, coming up with set ups, field craft techniques, DIY gear, etc, and it makes it more fun to go out and do these things
• Sometimes I enjoy being out in nature and experiencing the wildlife, scenery, peacefulness, discovery, whatever (but it's not my primary goal - my main goal is creating the image I want)
• To a lesser extent (and it's really a "bonus" as opposed to a goal), I like getting positive comments and likes from other people on my work. Many people won't admit that they like positive comments, because others sometimes put a negative label on having that desire ("egotistical"). But I'm not afraid to admit it - yes, I feel good when people like my work. But I'm not delusional or arrogant about it, nor do I thrive off of comments. I am well aware that I can always be improving and learning.

Are we the same person? I could not have said it better myself.

I might just go outside now. This was inspiration enough for me to get up to shoot. I'm a simple man

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Having nice birding spots near me

 

[DanOstergren]

Coffee gets me off my ass. Beautiful people and beautiful clothing inspire me to take photos of them. Being good at something also encourages me to keep doing it and to keep getting better at it.