raw street photography
With everything else I’ve been occupied with lately (i.e. mosaic, mixed media, and painting) I just forgot all about one thing I so much enjoy doing: simple raw street photography.
So last week I took my cameras and was headed to spend a day in downtown L.A. where I always feel like a tourist in my own town.
I think taking a break from this type of craft made street photography all the more special thing to do now.
Also there was no pressure to make photos or focus on anything but a nice good flow of strolling the busy streets of downtown and photographing whatever and however.
I was quite delighted to find out how easy it was to photograph the people out there, much easier than it was in the past, it seems. Just raise the camera and make the exposure. No apologies. But no intrusion either. Most people did not seem to care. It was almost like being in New York.
So maybe the real lesson here is that if you feel like you hit a point where inspiration and creativity are gone it might be a good idea to take a break, relax, and do something else for a while. And then when the time is right, try again.
You’ll discover new possibilities.
And I still have two rolls of film to scan.
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