Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-03 Thread John
On 1/3/2019 01:43:12, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 02.01.19 um 16:39 schrieb Bruce Walker: I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. In my book, this goes for turning any hobby into a profession. I've done so

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-03 Thread Bruce Walker
On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 1:43 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 02.01.19 um 16:39 schrieb Bruce Walker: > > I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to > > firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. > > In my book, this goes for turning any hobby into a

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-03 Thread Bill
On 1/3/2019 12:43 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 02.01.19 um 16:39 schrieb Bruce Walker: I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. In my book, this goes for turning any hobby into a profession. I've done

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread mike wilson
> On 03 January 2019 at 00:53 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > > On 3 Jan 2019, at 00:36, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > Some years ago I was toying with the idea of going pro and was figuring out > > what it would take to make a living at photography. I knew that I wouldn't > > be able to go

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 02.01.19 um 16:39 schrieb Bruce Walker: I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. In my book, this goes for turning any hobby into a profession. I've done so with audio engineering, many moons ago, and it

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Alan C
Bullsh*t baffles brains? Alan C On 03-Jan-19 02:53 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 3 Jan 2019, at 00:36, Larry Colen wrote: Some years ago I was toying with the idea of going pro and was figuring out what it would take to make a living at photography. I knew that I wouldn't be able to go from

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Shooting nude women just because you can is all joy. This can be taken a number of ways, and out of context, it's a MARK! On 1/2/2019 6:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM William Robb wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker I think the secret to making sure

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 3 Jan 2019, at 00:36, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Some years ago I was toying with the idea of going pro and was figuring out > what it would take to make a living at photography. I knew that I wouldn't be > able to go from zero to enough paid gigs to make a living in any sort of >

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
Bruce Walker wrote on 1/2/19 3:42 PM: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM William Robb wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. Or make photographing naked

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM William Robb wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker > > I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to > > firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. > > Or make photographing naked women into a vocation. I expect

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread William Robb
On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to > firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. > Or make photographing naked women into a vocation. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread mike wilson
> On 02 January 2019 at 16:36 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 2/1/19, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >This really should go into a permanent quote list. > > >> I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my > >>phone, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it,

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 2/1/19, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >This really should go into a permanent quote list. >> I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my >>phone, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it, and I don't think >>anyone else should. It's meant to be enjoyable, not

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Bruce Walker
I think the secret to making sure it's a joy and not a duty is to firmly resist the temptation to make photography a vocation. On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:44 AM Bob W-PDML wrote: > > I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my phone, > but I'm not going to beat myself up

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-02 Thread Bill
On 1/1/2019 9:43 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my phone, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it, and I don't think anyone else should. It's meant to be enjoyable, not a duty. This really should go into a permanent quote list.

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-01 Thread Larry Colen
John wrote on 1/1/19 6:23 AM: On 12/31/2018 20:17:00, Larry Colen wrote: 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

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-01 Thread Larry Colen
Bob W-PDML wrote on 1/1/19 7:43 AM: George Harrison doesn't entirely agree with Larry... https://youtu.be/3WfsdwkOIpI The bit where he says "I know I could be quite good but I don't practice enough"? I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my phone, but I'm

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 1/1/19, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my >phone, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it, and I don't think >anyone else should. It's meant to be enjoyable, not a duty. Wise words! -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
George Harrison doesn't entirely agree with Larry... https://youtu.be/3WfsdwkOIpI I'm not taking many pictures these days, except occasionally with my phone, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it, and I don't think anyone else should. It's meant to be enjoyable, not a duty. B On 1 Jan

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-01 Thread John
On 12/31/2018 20:17:00, Larry Colen wrote: 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. That works if you never

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

2019-01-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 31/12/18, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >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

2018 faves and chasing the muse

2018-12-31 Thread Larry Colen
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