Now that the wedding season is over, what do I do with myself... Don't get me wrong, as aYorkshire wedding photographer I'm still really busy designing albums, seeing potential clients for next year and 2011 and also preparing for the Xmas Event season. But am I really busy doing what I love? As a small business, I do just about everything myself. When the mania of the shooting season calms down and I am left chained to my MacBook, I start to question...
How did I end up here?
Where am I going?
Will I be a better photographer next year?
How will i push myself forward?
Will I have time for personal projects?
I'm writing this now because I know that come January, the 'artistic funk' will rear its head, but this year i want to be ready for it and meet it head on. What is the 'artistic funk'? Well to me it's that sense of inadequacy that I'm sure all creative people experience after an intense period of activity, it's that feeling of isolation as you ponder your work and wonder if it's any good, it's that feeling of 'not knowing'. This year, I want to really challenge these feelings - to meet them head on and shoot through them in a furious spate of self directed personal projects.
The video below has really helped me to get my head around the 'funk' - Zack Arias is such a gifted photographer and teacher and I know he feels exactly the same way I do. When I first saw his movie 'Transform' I felt a massive sense of relief - wow - somebody else felt like this! It was this movie that helped me prepare for the next couple of months and I urge you to take a look, it kicks in around the 1.33 mark, but from thereon in - sit back, relax, be challenged and let Zack Arias help you through your 'funk'!
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