CREATIVE EVERY DAY
by Amanda on May 13, 2009
SO I’VE DECIDED I AM GOING TO WORK 4 DAYS A WEEK and spend that last perfect day shooting photographs interspersed with stops at village cafes.
OK so that may well be a dream and is in fact, not happening any time soon, but I would at least feel that my creative juices that do not get to spread their wings through my working week would be free for at least one day. The weekend is for spending time with family and friends and often times does not lend itself to the totally self centred pass time that photography can sometimes be.
I don’t know about you, but for me, photography is a very personal thing and I shoot better when I don’t have an audience, or a loved one storming out 10 paces ahead of me as I lag behind shooting long grass noticed along the way.
I guess the real problem here is that often when working a 9 to 5, the creativity one would like to express every day, is often stifled. I struggled with this last week during Roid Week. I wanted so badly to shoot one Polaroid every day but work got in the way and made it very difficult.
I really envy creative people who can live their artistry and I only hope that one day I can work towards making my life more creative. In the meantime, I will teach my class how to use cameras, use photography to teach writing and inject as much life and influence I can into how I teach writing.
How do you inject creativity into your every day life? I would love to know. This lady is always inspiring.
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I completely hear you on this! It’s something I’ve really been struggling with this year – there’s just not enough hours in the day, week or month for all my creative hobbies, full time work, part time uni and seeing all the people I love. I think your idea of working four days a week is a great one, even if it’s not practical at this point. I know it isn’t for me! :) I would love to freelance, but it’s a scary prospect, and one that I know will take years of working towards.
Love that you’ve gone back to your personal blog, and am looking forward to following your journey this year to Canada!
I understand completely, there are days and days when I don’t even look at my camera because I am working. It can be very frustrating. I love that you have Mocking Bird up and running again, I followed your blog for a brief period last year.
Same problem … I’ve decided to use one camera at a time and to keep it with me all the time so that I don’t miss anything. I’ll see how it works …
I should say you are the person that can most make inspiration out of their days. I love the way your images spark with everyday glory. Photographing shoes, tiny flowers, porcelain cups, books with headphones or yourself in the mirror is so ordinarily sweet. It is an enormous challenge to find the beauty in everything you see & do. I myself say it from the point of a viewer who gets an image of your way of life through little pieces of photos. It is indescribably sweet. I believe you can make a photo out of everything due to your ability to see the beautifulness of things.