Like so many photographers I talk to, I find myself looking for inspiration. Writers would call it writer's block. I'm going to call mine Vision block, although somewhat unoriginal but accurate.
Vision block in the sense that my normal sources of inspiration seem to have taken leave of late. Not that my actual vision is impaired excepting age and the effects of life in general.
Its interesting inside my head. I clearly remember at age 14, my entire world changed. I discovered Photography. Suddenly, I had a purpose, a vision if you will. My goal was to share how I saw my everyday world with anyone and everyone....through photography. As I grew into photography and became more technically skilled my photos started to improve and the way I saw the world around me was more interesting. I began to look for the little things most would miss. I saw things I had never seen before, although I had looked at them hundreds of times. When it happened, I'm not sure but it was apparent that I had begun looking through a viewfinder in my everyday life. Almost as if an implant or overlay had been placed in the optics of my eye allowing me to see the compositions, even the metering for a scene as I looked around. The rule of thirds grid and the golden spiral were etched into my brain.
Seems I got a bit off track there. Back to lack of inspiration...
I'm looking for new and different ways to see. Writing about my ongoing struggle has taken me back to the point where I found inspiration in everything I looked at. This is a GOOD thing!
As I write this post I am now sitting here trying to figure out how to take a photo from my eyes viewpoint looking at my fingers as they dance across the keyboard. More difficult than I had imagined, after all, I only have two hands. Where is that tripod and shutter release?
Im happy now. My Vision is coming back, I can feel it. The simple exercise of questioning my vision, past vs. present had the desired effect.
Well, Im off to take some pictures!
Keep shooting!!
Kendall
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