photo titled Instow Off Season

Is self doubt normal for a photographer? Do you find yourselves second guessing your work? I find myself liking something a lot and then, I think and think and convince myself its not good enough because it is clichéd or its not what people would want to see or it doesn’t fit “X” rule. Then I find myself wondering if I’m not a good photographer because I don’t have the balls to stand proud and say “This is my art! like it or loathe it, I do not care!” I am currently not certain if my blog will be successful, I don’t know what I expected to happen but sometimes I find myself sitting here wondering if people are actually interested in my “art.” sorry for the sombre mood, today I’m feeling quite reflective.:) and the blog is called Images & “Thoughts” Well today I thought I’d try something different, different because its not something that is in my normal everyday repertoire and I like it even though I cant tell you why I like the black and white version as I like the mood it brings and I feel it reflects a world where, when the tourists have gone home, jobs are lost and people tighten their belts and purse strings. Hopefully this is something people who live in tourist areas can relate to. Enough rambling for today, this is probably scaring the very few visitors I get away!

I hope you like the image.

Dave

Instow Off Season
Canon EOS 20D, ISO200, 41mm, 1/640 s, @ f/8.0

2 Comments

  1. Pete Carr 06.12.07 / 1pm

    Totally agree with you. I often wonder what the hell I’m doing and questioning myself on so many levels. I’ve spent the past few hours trying to find a photo in my library and then trying to make it work. I think you do need to be confident in your work, publically anyway. Its healthy to question it in private though.

  2. Phi 06.13.07 / 7pm

    I read somewhere recently “be yourself, nobody can take that away from you…”

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