..thoughts..

Lately I have been thinking alot about how I feel in regards to myself. After going through what I guess one could call a rough patch, I decided that it was time to get up dust myself off and try again. Being happy is a million times better than being mad and sad. So in efforts to do this I have started a whole bunch of new goals. One is to always find myself happy and find inspiration to do this where ever I can.

Today in a class we watched a film regarding cinematography. They interviewed several cinematographers about their style, working habits and lessons that they had learned as an artist. One artist stood out to me, I don't know his name.. unfortunately but I felt connected to him on a level. Most everything he said I connected with immediately. One thing he talked about was the importance of being yourself. That everyone has a great dream of being famous, but your not famous at first. The only way to be good at something and to be famous is to be yourself and be true to yourself. He stressed how important it was to be true to yourself before you begin work, during the work and after it all. The reason people hire you or want you to do their work is because you are yourself not a copycat of someone else that they could already get.

I think that as photographers, we are constantly striving for the next big thing to give you notice or an edge. Many times we are copying or borrowing ideas from other artists around us. This I think isn't necessarily a bad thing, inspirations I believe come from anywhere and you should use it when you find it, but we need to learn how to take what is someone else's and make it our own. We need to learn how to be ourselves.

So to all you out there... BE YOURSELF. You are the only one fit for the job and I think you have greatness to share with others that only you being yourself could give.