Photography Hiatus

[shp]

Wasn't sure where to put this, but...


I'm going to wait until I can start classes, hopefully in the next month at AI, to take any more photographs. I've tried experimenting plenty but my pictures never seem to get any better. I don't even understand what I'm doing half the time. I would "pre-visualize" but it never comes out the way I want it to. I wear glasses and I'm deaf. I may have plenty with no job or being in school, but I certainly don't have money to get more books and equipment. I thought I could manage it at my own pace, but I was wrong... I'm not ready. Not by a long shot.

Sorry, I've just been upset about some things regarding my friends, photography, the computer, and my car.

[ScottWood]

No need to apologize. Everyone needs to move at their own pace in their own way.

Don't get discouraged though. My favorite photographer of all time put it best. Your first 10,000 images are your worst.

[MarianMurdoch]

Aw, sweetie! ((hugs))

We're all friends here and out for the same goal, to improve. No matter how long someone has been doing this, everyone learns on a daily basis.

If you want, why not post your 'failures' and tell us what you were trying to do. We would be more than happy to help you figure out where you needed adjustments.

I'm self-taught and, for the longest time, I had no money. You at least have the internet. There are tons of tutorials out there. If you are having trouble finding some, let me know, just tell me what subject you'd like to learn. Even if you don't think your photographs are technically improving, practicing does something even better: it teaches you to see with an artist's eye.

I can certainly understand wanting to take a break, but don't let real life consume your soul. I buried my creativity during a nasty 8 year marriage and only found it again with the help of a loving new husband. Why? Because I stopped believing in myself. One of my favorite quotes, the one that got me through some really horrible times is this one: In the darkest night, I found within me an invincible sunrise. Find your sunrise. Hold onto it and you will survive anything.

[Saknika]

The more you practice, the more you will improve. So even if you're not posting here anymore, I do encourage you to take photos, and to keep trying. Art is all about trial and error.

Remember, Monet was shunned for years because he used white, now he's one of the most famous painters out there. The trick is just never stopping with doing what you love.

[shp]

I'll actually continue to post here. I'm hoping to get a laptop soon. I just need to get myself together and find out where to go from here. I still want to be a photographer, but I'm going to need the classes just to understand things better. If you were running "classes" here, then I wouldn't need to worry too much about college and not being able to afford it.

[enigmarose]

Hey wolf; you and I are in the same boat. I do not have the finances to get the equipment I want, I can only request such things as books for xmas and B-days etc.
I only have a point shoot camera and when I feel I have captured a half decent shot I look at it on the PC and know there is something wrong with it but I do not know what, so what do I do? I post it on here in the crtique and let experienced people tell me what is wrong and everything becomes clearer.
This dose not meen I have improved vastly but I think I have improved enough to try and take it to the next level ~ one session at a time. In the beginning, the critique board was just a place I would visit and keep my comments to myself but remember what my view was and then compared it with the views of others to give myself a bit of a confidence boost when I got even just a small element of it right.

Keep at it, I will not feel all alone on the bottom rung of the ladder lol.