The Blue Jay

I'm feeling a loss for words so maybe I should just share the images from the weekend.  It has been a while since I have created much new work.  A few winter photos but not much else.  I'm not sure if it's just time constraints or lack of inspiration, although I don't have a lack of ideas.  I struggle with the execution.  Finding someone to model for me (I ended up using myself) is a challenge and I am finding it harder to get the images in my mind when I use myself.  To finding the energy to just do it.  I try to always be positive but I feel like I'm struggling this year.  What are my goals for my photography and how do they work with my other goals and responsibilities in life?  What is original because the more I look at other photography, the more I feel nothing in my mind is truly original.  Is the goal to sell work, be seen or simply create.  I feel I focus on the first two to much sometimes and then become discouraged.  I originally started this to create and I really want that to be my first and foremost focus this year.

So with a three day weekend ahead of me, my RX was to use it to create.  On Friday I went prop shopping at Michael's and here is a phone picture of the haul and one of me getting ready to start.

Birds nest props

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Yesterday I pulled the camera out and took some self portraits as well as a few still lifes.  I did not use the flowers in yesterday's shoot but I have plans for them.  Here are the final images. Are they exactly what I had envisioned in my mind?  No but often the end result isn't.  I enjoyed the process and am happy with the end results.  It also reminded me that the best way to beat inertia is to simply do something.  Enjoy!

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20140119 Birds - 2 20140119 Birds - 3 20140119 Birds - 1

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