thank you...
I think theres a place for everything if its done well.. I dont get the studios that have cheesey sets with bikes, cars etc... especially if its totally out of concept.. like having a bike in a living room or something..
I like shooting freaky stuff, but thats just too wierd for me lol
The 'done well' part is the hard part...
Years ago I went to one of said studios workshops, now when I scroll in LR and see the pics I took of bikini girls I shudder, wonder why I did that and scroll faster. Put it down to experience. 😂
i think its about knowing what is and what isnt worth putting out there..
we've all done shoots and thought.. christ thats shyte.. but we learn from it... yet some dont..
what i really hate to see is people just working with seedy people, creating poor images and just not aspiring to get better... its all about progression
That's true.
Honestly, as much as I love my iPhone and get good images with it, the snap-and-post mentality of today's social media really turned me off. To the point that I haven't touched my DSLR since before the pandemic. Sigh. But you know what? Being active here in the community and seeing a lot of good content in it makes me want to shoot again.
Your pictures are reason for this, too, so thank you for that 👍
covid has a lot to answer for... 2019 i had over 100 shoots (its not my job, just a hobby) 2020 i had just 17... My head's full of ideas and inspirations... but financial constraints mean that the vast majority of shoots are on a TF basis..
one thing that the pandemic has shown me, is who I do and dont want to work with in the future... theres been a bunch of people that have been shithouses.... and as pleasant on the ye they may be, I dont want to work with people like that.. and unfortunately. the shitlist is growing.
The year of covid has taught us a lot, on many levels... One for sure is to realize who or what is and what is not important to us. The problem is that realizing that and doing something about it isn't always that easy. But we can try, and learn.