Photography in the mornings are the best for me. This started when I was going to work a few years ago. With my trusty Canon 1300D and 50mm f/1.8 I’d head out on to the streets. It was fun. I didn’t shoot for likes or admiration. I did it because it was fun. The idea of exploring and experimenting.
Thinking back I didn’t even worry if people saw me walking around with a camera. One interesting moment I had was a guy asking me if I worked for a newspaper : )
These days I don’t go out with my camera as much as I want to. I still shoot with my Kodak but I don’t feel the same rush I used to. I think I’d have to find some new hunting grounds if you will.
Go out to a spot I haven’t been in a while and take photos there. Get the blood rushing again.
I miss those days. In between now and then a lot of things changed. If you don’t write enough you forget what it feels like. Just the same with photography. If you don’t go out and do it enough and over & over you forget what it feels like.
The technical skills don’t perish as quickly but if you sit too long in a comfort zone you start to think stupid things like “why am I even doing this?” or “no one is even going to see these, why bother?“.
When this happens you need to get out there ASAP. Even if your excursion only results in one or two photos. As long as you go out and do it. Get back in the proverbial saddle.
Thanks for reading : )