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El
Pimental Beach Part 3 |
February
5, 2000 - El Salvador |
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I'm
spending more quality time with my "teachers" enjoying
some interesting and enlightening exchanges. I imagine
I've lost some of my audience for lack of photos.
And now I'm talking to seashells! There goes the
rest of the crowd. Ha! So be it! |
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I
want to expand on the insight I discussed recently
and how it spilled over from my social life to photography
and the creative impulse. Honoring that voice that
says, "Whoa! That would be a cool shot!" It could
be spontaneous or carefully planned. It doesn't
matter. Following that impulse and making it happen
is the crux of the artistic process for me. |
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However,
more times than not, I'll find an excuse or reason
not to go for the shot. My most common excuse is,
"He/She won't want to have his/her picture taken."
I'm projecting my feelings onto on to other people.
Now I realize that I can go after what I want and
still have respect for other peoples' wishes and
feelings. I like that. And interacting with my subjects
seems more effortless now!
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A
fascinating byproduct of this little internal episode
is that I have felt more joy in my physical surroundings
when I'm not taking pictures due to the disappearance
of the thought, "I should be taking a picture of
this..." That thought comes from a different place
than the creative impulse. Yeah! Follow the inspiration
and lose the nagging! I can live with that!! |
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