You're talking like a nature photographer, or an architectural photographer. Once you start photographing people and dynamic situations, for the most part there's no time to "contemplate" the meaning of it all. You've gotta make your decisions quickly and move on to the next shot.
Boris, heed Godfrey's advice and hie thee to a list that has as the main focus discussing photographs. The PAW list is OK - although I've not posted there for a while - and therefore, not commented - the pics and the people may be just what you need to give you an enthusiasm of spirit and perhaps add some more excitement to you photos. There are other similar venues - seek and you shall find. This list is filled with nature and landscape photographers, and, it seems that those are the types of photos that are mostly posted. You may need to expose yourself to a wider variety, and a greater number of photos. Experiment, experiment, experiment. Shoot from your heart and your soul - go with your feelings, be aware of context and composition, but first photograph what you feel. Finally, did you ever read On Being a Photographer? If you haven't I'm not sending you that package you're expecting <LOL> Shel > [Original Message] > From: Tom C > 2. When you are out shooting, before you press the shutter release, ask > yourself "Why am I taking this photograph"? "What in particular about this > scene made me want to look through the viewfinder and photograph it"? > Sometimes it may take me a minute or more to come up with the answer. After > you've determined that, then work to highlight or isolate those elements in > your composition. You'll likely find your photographs capture and emit more > of the "feeling" you had when you viewed the scene originally.
