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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 306429" data-attributes="member: 17556"><p>Man, I feel this every time I come in here and read the forum. Sometimes it bums me out really bad. Other times I sit and ponder about what that person did to get that shot. Was it the shot itself? Was it their PP? Why are they so much better at this than me?</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I blame the equipment. Sometimes I blame the lack of the same opportunity, or, not having the same surroundings. Sometimes I blame myself because I know I didn't put as much into the effort as I could have. Then I wonder why I didn't and I get bummed because I then realize it was my own fault. Viscous cycle.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes I really do try very hard and even manage to get everything pretty much right. I get some decent shots here and there but I never get that one that just pops. Almost every photo I take requires a lot of PP just to make it a keeper. I will be honest, I get sick of it sometimes and just erase everything. There are many days I feel I am going backwards instead of forward.</p><p></p><p>Of all the photos I have taken with this DSLR, my first, only a handful have been satisfactory to me.</p><p></p><p>I honestly have no idea what to do about it other than to keep on shooting. </p><p></p><p>I just scanned through all 70 pages of your 365 thread and I have to say that you definitely have some fantastic photos in amongst your postings. But I also see a lot of photos that remind me of what I get myself. I don't know what your situation is but I see something going on that takes you away from the photography. Be it medical issues, personal issues, work or other, it is there.</p><p></p><p>What I am saying is that maybe there really is a reason for you feeling as if you have hit a plateau in your learning. It might be in your best interest to look at it closely and reassess what it is you are actually capable of dedicating to your photography.</p><p></p><p>If you cannot dedicate the time necessary to meet your own expectations maybe you should make some adjustments to certain things, accommodate what is really necessary in your life and really analyze what you are expecting from yourself as to your photography. Maybe you are actually setting yourself up for disappointment.</p><p></p><p>Please do not feel I am trying to criticize your work here. I am not. What my intention is here is to get you to look closely at your everyday life versus your photography and see if you are actually able to put the time into learning at a rate that your life will allow. That way, you do not set your expectations higher than is actually possible.</p><p></p><p>I am not suggesting you do the same as me, but I had to drop out of the 365 due to health reasons. I had so many issues, so many appointments at the clinic and other crap happening that it took me away from being able to focus on the photography. I was really unhappy on a daily basis. Everything I shot was boring to me because I did not have the drive to make the attempt genuine. </p><p></p><p>If you noticed I have not been as active here on the forum lately. I am still in that "spot" where I just do not feel the drive, the passion, for taking photos.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 306429, member: 17556"] Man, I feel this every time I come in here and read the forum. Sometimes it bums me out really bad. Other times I sit and ponder about what that person did to get that shot. Was it the shot itself? Was it their PP? Why are they so much better at this than me? Sometimes I blame the equipment. Sometimes I blame the lack of the same opportunity, or, not having the same surroundings. Sometimes I blame myself because I know I didn't put as much into the effort as I could have. Then I wonder why I didn't and I get bummed because I then realize it was my own fault. Viscous cycle. Sometimes I really do try very hard and even manage to get everything pretty much right. I get some decent shots here and there but I never get that one that just pops. Almost every photo I take requires a lot of PP just to make it a keeper. I will be honest, I get sick of it sometimes and just erase everything. There are many days I feel I am going backwards instead of forward. Of all the photos I have taken with this DSLR, my first, only a handful have been satisfactory to me. I honestly have no idea what to do about it other than to keep on shooting. I just scanned through all 70 pages of your 365 thread and I have to say that you definitely have some fantastic photos in amongst your postings. But I also see a lot of photos that remind me of what I get myself. I don't know what your situation is but I see something going on that takes you away from the photography. Be it medical issues, personal issues, work or other, it is there. What I am saying is that maybe there really is a reason for you feeling as if you have hit a plateau in your learning. It might be in your best interest to look at it closely and reassess what it is you are actually capable of dedicating to your photography. If you cannot dedicate the time necessary to meet your own expectations maybe you should make some adjustments to certain things, accommodate what is really necessary in your life and really analyze what you are expecting from yourself as to your photography. Maybe you are actually setting yourself up for disappointment. Please do not feel I am trying to criticize your work here. I am not. What my intention is here is to get you to look closely at your everyday life versus your photography and see if you are actually able to put the time into learning at a rate that your life will allow. That way, you do not set your expectations higher than is actually possible. I am not suggesting you do the same as me, but I had to drop out of the 365 due to health reasons. I had so many issues, so many appointments at the clinic and other crap happening that it took me away from being able to focus on the photography. I was really unhappy on a daily basis. Everything I shot was boring to me because I did not have the drive to make the attempt genuine. If you noticed I have not been as active here on the forum lately. I am still in that "spot" where I just do not feel the drive, the passion, for taking photos. [/QUOTE]
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