Here is my "best of 2018" album.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157675062835057/
I have also felt unenthused and often disenthused about my photography.
I had a couple of months where I just put a half decent photo in my
monthly best of album so that I'd at least have a placeholder, and I had
a couple of months where I didn't even have anything that rated that.
One thing that I do is that I always have a camera with me, maybe not my
whole kit, but with a K-3 and 18-250 I at least have the focal length to
make an attempt at almost any photo opportunity that I just stumble
across.
One of my favorite photos was something I saw on my way to lunch working
in a farm town outside of Turlock. I didn't even take the photo when I
first passed it, but did stop on my way back to work from lunch:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/45888347381/
Simply having my camera with me adn an open mind towards using it has
time and again provided me with some of my best shots.
Another thing that I try to do is play with my cameras even when I'm not
100% excited about it. I suspect that very few successful musicians only
practice when they are excited about it, but they practice their craft
every day, no matter what they feel like. That way when they do feel
their inspiration, they are in form to capitalize on inspiration when it
does strike them. Perhaps for 2019, I should listen to myself and make
more effort to go out and take photos, whether or not I expect or hope
to get any great ones, just look for the opportunities to keep my
technical skills sharp taking mediocre photos.
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