Spend 2 minutes and watch this ! explains what we all go through.

Raymond Lin · 9 Sep 2011 at 23:29

http://vimeo.com/24715531

A short 2 min clip by Ira Glass. Says it all really.

I am going through that still, and that clip puts it down what i have been feeling all this time. Although my work has moved on a lot in the last 2 years i feel it isn't matching my ambition yet. I have this goal and ambition, images in my head that I want to see for real. Those are not in print yet and those are yet to be made. Every project I want it to be better than the last one, every shot i want it to be another level and I will get there!

clintham · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:26

wow that was awesome. i think i have only just entered into that feeling. its so hard to explain that feeling to people and that video makes it sound so simple. thanks so much for posting that.

oO Stevie Oo · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:34

Holy sheet, that hit the nail right on the head lol
I shall not be defeated

laiman · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:40

Really liked this, applies really well to several different facets of my "work".

Raymond Lin · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:42

It applies to all things creative, not just photography.

laiman · 10 Sep 2011 at 00:58

Raymond Lin said:
It applies to all things creative, not just photography.

That's what I mean, almost all the things I enjoy doing are in some way creative and what it says just rings very, very true. Whether it be drawing, writing, taking photographs or design work the process is very similar. I have in the past and still do find that with many things it is easy to become bogged down because what in my head I wish to produce just doesn't flow from my fingertips (in the case of drawing/ design).

Wedge · 10 Sep 2011 at 01:09

!!

Exactly, sums me up perfectly!

GTRacer · 10 Sep 2011 at 02:08

Good link Raymond!

I also read this whenever I feel like I'm in a creative rut:

http://www.fotocommunity.com/info/Helsinki_Bus_Station_Theory

Neil79 · 10 Sep 2011 at 09:44

Hated the text crap

But it's so true though

Rojin · 10 Sep 2011 at 10:32

lol, is it wrong that I've given up then?

I'm just content being a happy snapper, I can't see myself ever being anymore than that and have come to terms with it

An Exception · 10 Sep 2011 at 10:59

^^^
If your still a happy snapper then you haven't given up, in fact your snapping away for the right reasons, and gradually learning and improving your hobby.
When people notice your work and request your services, all it would take is for you to say "yes", and who knows, slowly but surely this hobby may become your career if you want it to.

neil_g · 10 Sep 2011 at 11:20

Ha, yes very accurate.. Im definitely still in that phase lol

xaldub · 10 Sep 2011 at 11:21

Good video, and sums up perfectly how I feel at times with my photography.
Problem is, how do you wade through "volumes of work" if your present lifestyle/job is time demanding ? Hats off to those who take the risk of making a clean break and transforming their hobby into a career.

Raymond Lin · 10 Sep 2011 at 11:23

xaldub said:
Good video, and sums up perfectly how I feel at times with my photography.
Problem is, how do you wade through "volumes of work" if your present lifestyle/job is time demanding ? Hats off to those who take the risk of making a clean break and transforming their hobby into a career.

You sleep less, don't go to the movies, make time and fight through it lol

ElDude · 10 Sep 2011 at 11:43

I always get stuck in the "I suck" rut, then I'll actually get some time to myself and with no pressure I find I start moving forward again, then I have to go back to work, my internet goes pear shaped, the gym takes up my time and when I'm not there I'm too tired!

It's a pain in the rear constantly being interrupted by the work you don't want to do, and the real life things that constantly get in the way