Last week, whilst rummaging through some of my earlier photos for a birthday posting, i came across an old photo album that was NEVER published, that had me sobering up and questioning my calibre as a Photographer today !... The capture date of the album concerned, was the 17th of January 2013 and the subject of the night was no other than the heart pounding Touch Mahal, a favourite of mine for great portrait shots…… GUARANTEED ! The date mentioned above, basically marks it to be about slightly over 3 weeks since first acquiring the camera…. the very beginning of my learning curve towards photography.. The problem is…. that those photos are so much BETTER in COMPOSITION that what ive been producing in the last 8-9 months !! There were angles i have not seen since, fuelling my nightmare that ……….. i may have LOST it ! :-( When initially starting like most, my photography knowledge was equivalent to a blank piece of paper. Being completely clueless to the dos & donts of Photography, no thoughts went through my head as i happily clicked away, often finding unique angles by literally sticking the camera in ones faces !.. ;-) The photos were unorthodox and spicy, with some angles even leaving me wowed but puzzled as to why i could no longer see them ! :-( In fact, being fairly dejected by the lost of vision, i edited the photos for posting, as a personal reminder to let go when shooting or loose it forever !! An SOS dinner last night with my Google help has brought about a suggestion that may help restore my lost sight.. Coming from my own sis and her partner, (both pro photographers for the past 25-30 years) had me wishing that i had summoned them from the bat cave even sooner !! Patiently she explained, that what im experiencing is all too common not just for Photographers but to almost anyone involved in the Arts, the culprit often being KNOWLEDGE !… When one doesnt know, one doesnt care but when one learns a little, one tends to apply these new found knowledge only to over work / over think what it is you do, hence immediately loosing any form of spontaneity and THAT, makes the difference between a good and a great artist… Basically,…… she thinks im suffering from early burnout :-( Apparently, alls not lost as she has recommended that aside from taking a break and locking the camera away, shes suggested an ex associate of hers whos something of a Mc Gyver in the photography / film industry ! .. Armed with over 20 years experience in the business, Mr X has travelled parts of the world as the technical / 2nd photographer too quite a few celebrity photographers as well ! .. Hes basically THE GUY who MAKES the photographers LOOK GOOD, if you know what i mean…… Just tell him the project and he disappears, only to return with everything set up PERFECTLY !! He knows and does EVERYTHING ! From photography editing, right down to even feature film editing and a wizard in the technicalities from lighting to sound to whatever !!…. Ok ?…..Was she serious and how on earth does one even afford to hire someone of calibre like that ??… Well….. from a teenager to now a family man, Mr X needed a full time job rather than just free lancing to sustain his new family. No doubts on his skills, the advertising / film industry was never consistent in jobs, sometimes having more than he could handle, to being barren of work for weeks!! So now, Mr X works in a toy store ……..selling model trains and free lances only on the week ends !!… If only someone would give him a full time job ?…. *DING!!. Light bulb moment !! * The only problem i foresee, is that hes a non smoker and my smokehouse maybe too much for him to handle……… OR………. WE could compromise and go outside for our puffs when needed !…..lets just see. In the meanwhile, ive to hatch a plan to either entice him over OR bundle him in the boot WHATEVER, cause if this guys gonna get me an additional 3-4 hours sleep a day and still have my videos/ photos and live streaming done and ready, hes definitely worth his weight in GOLD and I WANT HIM… no hell…. I NEED him and even MORE IMPORTANTLY, can you imagine how much I CAN LEARN FROM HIM ?? Fingers crossed as were meeting this Sunday night and hopefully, most problems will get ironed out and i can finally get some sleep ! :-) Now to think, think , think………..
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 05:29:57 +0000
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