Grateful as I am for the electro convulsive therapy a year ago, there have been a few enduring side-effects. One of these is the loss of creativity. Ab-so-lu-te-ly stone-dead.
I've hardly picked up my camera at all since the ECT. It feels like failure, and when people have asked, I've been telling them I just haven't felt like taking pictures. Shouldn't I just be pleased I've been 'fixed'?
Anyway, over a glass of wine and the X Factor - I've confessed, and Hubby has offered to take me out tomorrow with my camera to an abandoned factory (urban and industrial are my favourite subjects), to see if I can get some inspiration.
I hope so. Maybe I'll have a photo to post tomorrow
ajnspencer
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Many, MANY is the time I'm lost what to do and just feel like not bothering but I'll grab my camera, go out walking and suddenly find I've filled a memory card or two.
I've always felt creativity needs a helping hand to kick start itself, I find one photo begets 10, which begets 100, which begets 1000... and so on.
It's hard to feel creative unless you're actually DOING something creative, so go have the photo op and I bet you'll feel much better!
Oh, and enjoy yourself, don't tie yourself up in making each photo you take "art", just relax into the camera and enjoy yourself, have a great day and let the photography happen.