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Are You a Thirsty Photographer?     posted on 19th of june, 2008

Photographers have good days and bad days. Good are these that are full of inspiration, glorious ideas, self-sacrificial models and weather that makes the cute lady from the news drop her jaw to the floor.

On the other hand, bad are the days when you feel that the same cute lady is only laughing at you on the screen, your model's hair is harder to contain than your neighbor's kids... and the inspiration - you don't even remember what that was anymore.

Yet, one can also find themselves in the situation of a good day with no time for shooting. That's for those of us who dare not call themselves full-time photographers because the wife/husband might hear it from the kitchen/living room.

As this summer unfolds I'm facing quite a few of these days. In a matter of days ...

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It is pretty much F1 style for me whenever I can fit it in. I get some time when the kids are napping, but evenings and weekends are the most likely time for me to get a chance to take some photos. I try to focus on still life / isolated shots in the winter since it can be hard to find any time outside during daylight, and try to blitz the landscape type shots during the few weeks a year when sunrise is at 6-7am and sunset around 8-9pm as it fits well into my schedule. A real key for me is to take my camera with me wherever I go - there is often an opportunity to spend 1 minute and get a few shots. My work requires that I travel quite a bit but it rarely translates into time to shoot so I take the opportunities when they present themselves. - posted by Bradcalkins on June 26, 2008
Thanks for your replies - this is all very useful details. :) Jay - I think I'm going to try your planning in the coming months. I appreciate the peaceful shooting with no rush too. Eti, I do the list too... and I can't believe how helpful it's come to be in regards to remembering. Maigi - I'm waiting for my "vacation" trip too... let's see what this will bring. I hope you'll manage to get the best out of yours as well. - posted by Petarneychev on June 22, 2008
I plan the time well in advance and guard the time with my very life. Nothing gets done in my house unless it is on the family calendar, so I have to have whatever camera time I need on that calendar. My gap comes on nights I don't have to stay until 7pm and weekends when the weather is too nice not to take my kids out boating or camping. I try to think of how I can work a scenario into any situation I might be in. Most of the time, the limiting factor is shooting in difficult lighting situations that cause me to shoot at a higher ISO, which as we all know makes it difficult to get it by the reviewers. - posted by Photojay on June 20, 2008

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Petar Neychev (Petarneychev)
Sliedrecht, NL

I suppose it all started when my father got me to help him develop B&W negatives in a dark room at home. Then there followed a few years of wandering through my computer high-school. Later on the photo passion was awakened during a semester-long art class towards the end of my BA education in theology. Today I photograph stuff.

Although this will not become my life-long main occupation I'm determined to keep growing in it, because ultimately, it's about passion - you've got to do it for more than just the cash; you've gotta enjoy it far more beyond the expectations you have of the earnings page. Because these are not quite the things that enabled photographers for decades before you even saw a camera to go through the long process of recording moments.

My photo dream? That some day I'll be satisfied enough to allow myself to frame and hang on the wall one of my shots. And that I'll actually enjoy it being there.

 

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