have you slowed down photographically ?

removed account4 · Jul 18, 2013

why? why not ?

zsas · Jul 18, 2013

Heck no! I try to print in the cold months and let the film flow in the summer! Having a ball round here! Messing around here there to keep it fresh too (ie the Ming-Rider-Rodinal-Salt-Stand-paradox-experiment). Keep up the great art John, always a pleasure.

Poisson Du Jour · Jul 18, 2013

Yes. A lot. Taking a 3-month (winter) break from it, resuming travel and photography in the Spring.
Then the circus starts again from late spring all the way to autumn in 2014 (vetting, printing, framing...).

Tom1956 · Jul 18, 2013

Gas prices. Live in very rural area--lot of gas between picture possibilities.

Newt_on_Swings · Jul 18, 2013

Yea a bit, the work grind and the heat haven't helped either. Id like to travel a bit, but its pretty hard to find the time and the money for it. The work route, and nearby wanderings have left me in a rut, I'm hoping camping later this summer and a road trip somewhere might give me a good kick to get me going again.

Pioneer · Jul 19, 2013

It ebbs and flows each day but I wouldn't say I have slowed down. It is a rare day where I haven't shot some film somewhere. But I have noticed this year that I am shooting far more 35mm, and far less medium format.

BradleyK · Jul 19, 2013

I live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world; the photographic possibilities here are virtually boundless. While my shooting ventures do tend to drop off during the rainy season, I do shoot year-round.

chip j · Jul 19, 2013

My vision is ever-deepening--I shoot less but have a lot more to show for it. Of course printing costs will increase.

clayne · Jul 19, 2013

Definitely. Feels like almost every single thing has been done before and is already a cliche. This is probably a known cycle - but I do wonder if imagery overload has something to do with this.

Jesper · Jul 19, 2013

Not slowing down. Increasing instead.

perkeleellinen · Jul 19, 2013

Moving to the British countryside from Gothenburg in Sweden really slowed me down. I've shifted from a vibrant and cultural city to a place where only the seasons change. That has been difficult and I'm still learning to see nature like this.

The arrival of our baby boy means I cannot be out at the best times when the sun is low as he's getting ready for bed.

However, he's very photogenic and Britain is having a rare sunny period so that lessens the slow down.

hoffy · Jul 19, 2013

I think a lot of us put a lot of pressure on ourselves to take photos - I know I do.

I went to my fathers farm this week - I took half a dozen rolls of film with me - in the end, I shot 6 frames (it didn't help that the weather was crap). I feel like I should have done more.

Ian Grant · Jul 19, 2013

My experience is that my photography is cyclical often fallow periods between projects then more intense bursts. Just in a fallow period although I''m still shooting but the two major projects I'm completing at the moment are dependant on travel and accomadation away from home so that slows things down.

And then I'm about to move out of my own house and will have to build a temporary darkroom, that puts a damper on things as well. I like it this way it keeps things fresh.

Ian

Peltigera · Jul 19, 2013

If I am working there is no time to shoot (12 hours shifts, for my sins) but I shoot just about every day when I am not working.

L Gebhardt · Jul 19, 2013

I have slowed down a lot in the last year. Mostly due to working more. Also revamping my darkroom. The muggy weather hasn't helped much in the last few weeks either.

Steve Roberts · Jul 19, 2013

Shooting less and being a lot more selective what I shoot. Cost is becoming much more significant and causes me to stop and think every time before I press the button.

Steve

DBP · Jul 19, 2013

Yes. Getting married, combining households, etc.

Valerie · Jul 19, 2013

Like Ian, my photography moves in cycles. I've learned not to beat myself up when I'm not working and look at is as "winter" when all the creativity has gone underground to regenerate and renew itself. "Spring"(new work/time to work).... always comes.

eclarke · Jul 19, 2013

Nope, I go every day and always have my gear within reach.

Jeff Kubach · Jul 19, 2013

I have gotten slower because of my diabetic nerve damage.

Jeff

TheFlyingCamera · Jul 19, 2013

I'm on an upswing lately - I've found my photographic muse in my Rolleiflex, and I've been showing it a lot of love lately. Despite the sauna-like conditions here in DC in the summer, I've been making myself get out and take pictures. It's good training if nothing else, as it helps me learn to see what's already around me. While I love to travel, and I always bring a camera with me when I do (what's the point of a vacation without vacation photos??), I've discovered the joy of photographing that which I already know, because it's stuff I understand at a casual glance.

Hatchetman · Jul 19, 2013

I am in a frustrating rut myself. Summer means high sun most of the day. I have new puppy that needs A LOT of time. Too much work. Too many family obligations. Not making any progress in putting the darkroom together. I have definitely grown crabbier as my time behind the lens has diminished.

Doug Smith · Jul 19, 2013

I haven't shot nearly as much this summer, but that's mostly because of the weather. I also prefer the light of the other seasons. However I always have a camera with me, just in case inspiration strikes.

David Brown · Jul 19, 2013

Ian Grant said:
My experience is that my photography is cyclical often fallow periods between projects then more intense bursts. ...

And then I'm about to move out of my own house and will have to build a temporary darkroom, that puts a damper on things as well.

Valerie said:
... I've learned not to beat myself up when I'm not working and look at is as "winter" when all the creativity has gone underground to regenerate and renew itself. "Spring"(new work/time to work).... always comes.

Same here. I've considered myself a "photographer" for 45 years, but there have been periods, usually months, (but once or twice measured in years), that I did nothing. Since this is no longer even a part-time profession, life often takes priority.

I, too, moved house 4 years ago, and it was a year and a half before I got the new darkroom up and running. Then, since I had spent so much time in construction, I was "sick of it" for a few months and didn't even want to go out there.

But, kick-starts come along. Many years ago, it was getting my first medium format slr. Several years ago, it was meeting other local photographers (through APUG, as a matter of fact) and getting involved in a collaborative project. Currently, it is a pending photo trip with a group that has me "practicing" almost daily with 35mm gear, so that traveling will be easier than with medium format.

Like my friend Valerie, I don't "beat myself up" if I'm not working. I mean, it's a hobby afterall ...

DWThomas · Jul 19, 2013

I've slowed a bit. In general, not just photography, I find I can come up with ideas for various projects a lot faster than I execute the projects. The fact that it's hot and muggy isn't helping any.

That said, yesterday I shot one of my last rolls of PX125 on something I've been eyeing for a while. In a neighboring town I caught some stuff I may check out in some other nearby towns. Tentatively "The Turrets of Schwenksville" (My 110mm macro as a short telephoto, but the longest lens I have for the Bronica.)

(I also confess to a bunch of casual snapshooting with "other" technology.)

have you slowed down photographically ?

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