I can say I know of lots and lots of professionals who had gone through exactly what you describe. It would be hard to offer any suggestions if you are not making a living on this, as those I know were. Those guys spent a couple days going through catalogues, wish books if you will, and picked out the ideal system for themselves; and they RENTED that ideal system for a day or weekend. They proved their needs, weighed the expense with the possible improvements and went on with it. If you are doing this for fun. A sure way to overcome this 'énnui' is to put the camera away for a good ten days. Do what you do when you have the camera and then thak a couple evenings sitting alone with some music or with friends not engaged in anything photographic and see what pictures you wish you would have gotten if you had had the camera. S. Shapiro ----- Original Message ----- From: "kostas papakotas" <kostaspapakotas@hotmail.com> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@ase-listmail.rit.edu> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:08 AM Subject: photographer's block > well i feel like i'm left in an oarless boat in the middle of a tranquile > lake, these days.... > > i guess you all had your moments of lack of inspiration combined with no > great achievents (aka a writer's block), but mine seems to been going on for > some months now...(much like my radio days go) > > furthermore it'm getting no further, concerning the quality of my photos, to > the extend that teh 2 last concert sessions were, maybe, the worst these > year. > > i wonder if i have reached the end of my abilities, or if it is a matter of > equipment. A new camera with autobracketing and IR focusing beam would help, > along with some f/2.8 auto focus lenses, but it is not always the materials > that count. > i even felt that technique can help you with equipment defficiencies, but > now i wonder. > > so what do you think? what's the way out? > > tahnx , kostas > > =============================================== > so... no matter what, CHEER UP MY FRIENDS! Life is too precious to jump the > other side of the fence... > kostas papakotas / clenched teeth photography > http://groups.msn.com/clenchedteethphotography/home.htm > 'COS SOMETIMES IT IS BETTER WITH CLENCHED TEETH! > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >
