I hate contradicting myself
... but I need to set myself a photography goal for 2012.
And no, I refuse to believe this is in any way contradictory to my "I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions" post I just made.
No it isn't. 'Cuz I say so. ;P
But back to the point. I should push myself. But I don't want to - or rather, am scared to.
I guess I did not post this graphic here on LJ - only on FB. (click to enlarge)
It's really true. And right now I'm somewhere in the Gear Faggotry (pardon if that's offensive word usage) and The HDR Hole. Although the "how good I think I am" line is more in the nose-dive, dammit I suck arena. The HDR hole has really gobsmacked me. HDR is High Definition Resolution and is a process whereby you take multiple shots at different resolutions and use photo processing software to merge them into a sometimes hyper-realistic photo. Those photos are both stunning and sometimes too fake looking. I thought it was just me who had wandered into that hole and could not find my way out. And no, I have not mastered it. And it's frustrating the hell out of me. Me, who thinks of herself as a software wizard - and this has me a bit stumped. I've signed up for a photo meetup in January (in Tigard, all the way across town) where the process will be reviewed - but I'm a bit unsure about driving all that way on a work night to meet up with people I don't know. Yeah, I know, stretch myself. Whatever.
Plus my poor Macbook is drowning under not enough RAM and storage and me trying to push it too hard to process photos. And a new Macbook is at least 6 months out. So just thinking of pulling out my photo processing software is somewhat grating on my nerves. Yeah, excuses. But I have gobs of photos from the holidays that are partway processed. I have to get those done this coming weekend or I will be constantly buried and behind on photos.
So back to my original point. Photography goal for 2012. I think it should be something that scares and intimates me. Not just taking classes, I've done that and will continue to do that. It probably should be something more aggressive and active. Perhaps become ACTIVE in a local photography meet up group - that's more like a mid-level goal though. A little hard, but not too out there.
If I was to be honest with myself, it should really be something like entering a photo contest or trying to get a showing (yeah, right, that last one is perhaps too stretch goal oriented.)
One thing is for sure, Hawaii and two SPN cons will give me a lot of opportunity for photo taking. I'm thinking that for the cons, I may not just focus on the guests. But perhaps on the experience of the fans. Capture the essence of a con from the perspective of seeing how the fans react to things. Photographing people is always intimidating. Because you never know how people will react and/or feel about your camera pointing at them. Hmm, that's a slightly more stretch-type goal - Not just photo'ing the guys - but more from a "fandom experience" perspective. I like that idea.
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And no, I refuse to believe this is in any way contradictory to my "I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions" post I just made.
No it isn't. 'Cuz I say so. ;P
But back to the point. I should push myself. But I don't want to - or rather, am scared to.
I guess I did not post this graphic here on LJ - only on FB. (click to enlarge)
It's really true. And right now I'm somewhere in the Gear Faggotry (pardon if that's offensive word usage) and The HDR Hole. Although the "how good I think I am" line is more in the nose-dive, dammit I suck arena. The HDR hole has really gobsmacked me. HDR is High Definition Resolution and is a process whereby you take multiple shots at different resolutions and use photo processing software to merge them into a sometimes hyper-realistic photo. Those photos are both stunning and sometimes too fake looking. I thought it was just me who had wandered into that hole and could not find my way out. And no, I have not mastered it. And it's frustrating the hell out of me. Me, who thinks of herself as a software wizard - and this has me a bit stumped. I've signed up for a photo meetup in January (in Tigard, all the way across town) where the process will be reviewed - but I'm a bit unsure about driving all that way on a work night to meet up with people I don't know. Yeah, I know, stretch myself. Whatever.
Plus my poor Macbook is drowning under not enough RAM and storage and me trying to push it too hard to process photos. And a new Macbook is at least 6 months out. So just thinking of pulling out my photo processing software is somewhat grating on my nerves. Yeah, excuses. But I have gobs of photos from the holidays that are partway processed. I have to get those done this coming weekend or I will be constantly buried and behind on photos.
So back to my original point. Photography goal for 2012. I think it should be something that scares and intimates me. Not just taking classes, I've done that and will continue to do that. It probably should be something more aggressive and active. Perhaps become ACTIVE in a local photography meet up group - that's more like a mid-level goal though. A little hard, but not too out there.
If I was to be honest with myself, it should really be something like entering a photo contest or trying to get a showing (yeah, right, that last one is perhaps too stretch goal oriented.)
One thing is for sure, Hawaii and two SPN cons will give me a lot of opportunity for photo taking. I'm thinking that for the cons, I may not just focus on the guests. But perhaps on the experience of the fans. Capture the essence of a con from the perspective of seeing how the fans react to things. Photographing people is always intimidating. Because you never know how people will react and/or feel about your camera pointing at them. Hmm, that's a slightly more stretch-type goal - Not just photo'ing the guys - but more from a "fandom experience" perspective. I like that idea.
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