Throughout this 12 week period I have learned so much about myself. I have tapped into a creative side on me that I never knew I had. My eyes have been opened to see the beauty of nature and truly admire it. But most of all I think this experience has taught me how to slow down and take everything in.
Prior to this project I did not pay any attention to the beauty of nature. I would glance at it but never stop to look at it in depth.
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I can't believe that this project is almost over. I feel like just yesterday I was struggling to pick a topic to do my genius hour on and I am so glad I picked photography.
Photography has open my eyes to see more in regular and plain things around the house or in nature. It has made me think about how I can turn something that you would original think as plain and boring to something that would be a good picture. This week I decide to get pictures of the museum cabins down the street from my grandparents house. From the beginning of my genius hour I have always had plans to take pictures here. The only negative part to taking pictures at the cabins is that there are trees everywhere. The lighting is not the best it could have been. But I really like the rustic look of the old buildings. I am so happy that I found a way to take other than nature pictures these last couple of weeks. The last thing I wanted was for this project to end and all I had to show for the outcome is pictures of trees and flowers. I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. Be sure to check my Instagram to see the last couple weeks photos. It is crazy to me how one week I'll be bursting with motivation and then the next I am completely drained out of it. All week I was telling myself I need to get around and take some pictures and I just never really wanted to.
I just kept telling myself "They are all going to look the same in the end" or "I do not have anything else new to take pictures of". And that was basically a snap shot into my week. I stopped looking around for picture opportunities and basically just put the idea of my genius hour to the back of my mind completely. Eventually, today rolled around and I had nothing. I was kind of stressing not going to lie. I was completely out of ideas which has never really happened to be before. But, in times of darkness rises opportunity. My little sister was having a fun time with her bubble machine and my mind turned on. I whipped out my camera and took a couple shots and they turned out amazing. This situation made me realize that I do not always have to look for pictures all the time. Sometime they can come when you least expect it and feel the most down and discouraged. I hope next week with be better than this week because I want to end out this project with a bang. I hope reading this weeks blog post reassures you if you are ever feeling down and unmotivated that sometimes it happens and it is normal. You should never ever feel down about yourself because of it. Thank you for everything and I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! This week has been like all the others. The same. Seems like the weeks get less and less interesting as they keep going by. I caught my motivation lacking a little for the first time during this project. I guess being stuck at home is feeding the lazy side of myself.
I have started to look on Pinterest for inspiration for my photos. For this week I decide to have a cool tones and black and white be my inspiration for the photos. I am getting bored with the same nature pictures that I have taking recently. So I need to brain storm what I can do now. I did get a suggestion to take an object from my home and take pictures of it while going to different locations. This will definitely be an option to think about. What I really want to do is work on photographing people. But unfortunately I think that idea will need to be put on hold for the time being because of the new social distancing policy. Overall, I am going to focus on getting my motivation back for doing this project. Then brainstorm cool ideas and go outside the box for picture opportunity's. Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! This week I have been pretty motivated to take pictures. I just felt like I lost my touch. I couldn't take a picture that I was proud to show. Most just did not come out like I envision them to.
I walked all around my neighborhood and up and down my streets trying to see if I could take one super good picture that I could upload. It was really hard investing all that time into your pictures and them not turning out right. Transferring all your photos onto the computer and the all the editing time is not a quick process. My next idea was to head up to Tanglewood and see if I could take some good pictures there. I ended up taking some really good pictures that I am proud to upload. Just had to push through all the unusual stars from people watching me take the pictures and the heat. This week was the most pictures I have taken yet. I think I edited and sorted through over 50 pictures. Check out my Week 5 section in my Gallery to see my favorites. I am still nervous of me getting bored on taking nature pictures. They are very pretty but again, I am trying to get a broad spectrum of content. I hope to start taking some pictures of people soon. I hope some of my friends will agree to help and be my models. Overall I learned quite a lot this week. For example, I learned that the picture will not always come to you easy. You may have to go out and walk a little ways for it. Like I did a Tanglewood. I also learned that you should ever give up even though it may be aggravating. Thank you for all the support! Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. This whole Coronavirus thing is going to make me go insane. It is really messing up my plans to do special things for my genius hour project. I can not go to different places to take photos anymore. My list of locations for artsy pictures is going to have to be put on hold for the time being.
What I am trying to do is stay around my neighborhood and take some naturistic pictures. My only fear with this is that my gallery and feed on my Instagram is going to be over taken with only nature pictures. This is not what I want because I want variety. The only way to improve my skill is to be put in different situations and go out of my comfort zone. I just need to stay motivated and looking for good picture opportunities when they come. On a more positive note, I am very happy with the steady following I am receiving over on my Instagram. Now the only thing that I really need is follower feedback. I would like to find out if people are actually enjoying the content that I am putting out. I would also like to find out if there is anything that I could improve on in my pictures. I am optimistic that I will still be able to keep up with my project over these uncertain times that we are facing. I am praying that y'all stay healthy and staying busy. Maybe take this time to take up a new hobby like I am. Thank you for all the positivity! This week I decide to focus on texture. I really stepped out of my confort zone doing this. I usually stick with the nature or building pictures, but this week I decide to switch it up.
I surprised myself when the thought of getting texture pictures from things like paint or crayons popped in my mind. My brain first went to the idea of using paint. So I globbed on some on a piece of paper, but in the end they did not turn out as I hoped. My next thought was to use crayons and color pencils. So I scribbled on a piece of blank paper and went to do my thing. I was super surprised to say the least when I saw the outcome of the pictures. They were actually really cool. The way the color streaked and the pigment built up was really interesting to look as in close up. With editing I was really proud of myself. I know that I am making progress thought this project because 3 weeks ago I would have never thought to scribbling on a paper to see the texture of crayons in a photo. My eye for good pictures has really improved in my option. I now catch myself driving down the road looking at things I can take pictures of later. My minds always looking for artsy looking places or things. I should be able to ramp up my content because of the closeing of schools and the canceling of all sports. Because of this and the daylight saving time change I will be able to get outside more often to take photos. Overall, I am very excited to keep seeing progress with my pictures. I hope you all have a wonderful week! Remember to wash your hands! P.S- Remember to keep up with my instagram for content you may not see on my blogs. Please do not be afraid to comment of what kind of pictures you want to be seeing me take or any feedback you may have. Thanks! |
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