What is your purpose in photography?
Mar 22, 2024 20:36:06 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
- Joy that comes from capturing a unique or beautiful moment in time.
- Creative outlet with post-processing.
- Sharing the love of the hobby with like-minded individuals.
- Creative outlet with post-processing.
- Sharing the love of the hobby with like-minded individuals.
I don't understand why we are at page 4.
You said all that needed to be said.
Of course adding a picture would have brightened the day!
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Mar 22, 2024 22:55:35 #
Photography is how I decompress now! I used to fly fish to decompress until I went to work in the fly shop of a major outdoor retailer; fly fishing thus became a job....Grrrrrrrrrrr...........!!!!!!!!!!! While we still are able, an old friend and I prefer to do local day trips or week long trips out West; when we are out I shoot for both of us; my friend is copilot/navigator and will shoot short videos on the fly for us.
Mar 22, 2024 22:59:23 #
britrecko wrote:
At age 95,and housebound by heart disease for the ... (show quote)
Bravo!
I hope I make it that far with half the spunk!Mar 22, 2024 23:16:45 #
b top gun wrote:
Photography is how I decompress now! I used to fly fish to decompress until I went to work in the fly shop of a major outdoor retailer; fly fishing thus became a job....Grrrrrrrrrrr...........!!!!!!!!!!! While we still are able, an old friend and I prefer to do local day trips or week long trips out West; when we are out I shoot for both of us; my friend is copilot/navigator and will shoot short videos on the fly for us.
I sympathize with you, and the conundrum of turning a hobby into a job. I spent 8 years as a corporate AV producer. It was non-stop, 50+ hours a week, and burned me out on photography for a while. I took another job in the company as a result of all that hard work, so it paid off in spades, but it was about a decade before I got interested in picking up the camera for fun again.
But as my journalism teacher said about me when I was a high school senior, "You can take the boy out of the eighth grade, but you can't take the eighth grade out of the boy." She had grabbed me out of the hallway when I was in 8th grade, and told me I would be the newspaper and yearbook photographer if I wanted to be. A friend of mine had sent her some of my prints... She became my first mentor in life, and one of the best! I took five courses from her in English and journalism, and credit her with my eventual focus. She was tough as nails, but as good hearted and as determined to teach as they come.
Mar 22, 2024 23:25:11 #
therwol
Loc: USA
National Park wrote:
My photos are a time machine of my life, including my children and grandchildren, my travel, adventures and vacations, my early mornings and late evenings, my parties and holidays, and the wonder which I have felt on city streets and in nature.
Same here. My photographs and video, as well as the photos my parents took of our family and vacations, are the diary of my life, my family's lives, extending to my friend's lives. I have always shared photos generously with friends and family.
Mar 23, 2024 06:47:41 #
Bill_de wrote:
Very sweet of you, Bill, thanks! Variety pack:I don't understand why we are at page 4.
You said all that needed to be said.
Of course adding a picture would have brightened the day!
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You said all that needed to be said.
Of course adding a picture would have brightened the day!
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Autumn Leaves by Linda Shorey, on Flickr
Downtown at Dawn by Linda Shorey, on Flickr
Warning: I brake for strange photo ops! by Linda Shorey, on Flickr.
Mar 23, 2024 06:49:52 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
- Joy that comes from capturing a unique or beautiful moment in time.
- Creative outlet with post-processing.
- Sharing the love of the hobby with like-minded individuals.
- Creative outlet with post-processing.
- Sharing the love of the hobby with like-minded individuals.
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Ah, good clarification. I agree with you 🥰Exactly! Although I think the entire process is a creative outlet.
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Mar 23, 2024 07:30:16 #
MrBob wrote:
I will go with Linda.... Pretty much sums it up.
Me too. Linda said it best.
Mar 23, 2024 08:00:50 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
- Joy that comes from capturing a unique or beautiful moment in time.
- Creative outlet with post-processing.
- Sharing the love of the hobby with like-minded individuals.
- Creative outlet with post-processing.
- Sharing the love of the hobby with like-minded individuals.
Yessiree!
Mar 23, 2024 08:06:32 #
JD750 wrote:
I have asked myself this recently and I am reading a book that among other things, promises to “ and finish with how to find your purpose in photography.”
That is a bold claim and something I have asked myself more than once. There is no single answer of course, because it is subjective subject.
So I am curious, what do readers here say in response to “What is your purpose in photography?“
That is a bold claim and something I have asked myself more than once. There is no single answer of course, because it is subjective subject.
So I am curious, what do readers here say in response to “What is your purpose in photography?“
2 things, Personal enjoyment, esp looking back, and showing others things I've seen.
Mar 23, 2024 08:07:57 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Very sweet of you, Bill, thanks! Variety pack: br ... (show quote)
Thank You Linda!
Now you've made my day
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Mar 23, 2024 08:17:02 #
Mar 23, 2024 08:23:46 #
lyndacast wrote:
I ask myself the same question often…I am a hobbyi... (show quote)
Thank you for saving me the time of writing exactly word for word what you wrote. It’s really unbelievable, kind of scary, but funny at the same time! 😳😂🙏
Mar 23, 2024 08:27:31 #
maxlieberman
Loc: 19027
DirtFarmer wrote:
Fun
I can't sing, dance, draw, or write poetry, so this is the only way I can express myself artistically. I also have fun.
Mar 23, 2024 08:35:07 #
First and foremost to earn a living. Secondly, knowing that my clients are happy with my work and will enjoy it for years to come. Photographs, especially of people, actually gain value in time. I’m proud to be the photographer that has locked in so many precious memories.
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