Today I applied for a position at the Dexter Leader and Chelsea Standard as a freelancer. I've had this constant discomfort for some change lately; for something new. I have little desire to return to Washtenaw County this summer and find myself stuck behind a hostess stand at Outback Steakhouse again. I have professional skills and I want to use them. Even disregarding that completely, I just need a change of pace, a new motivation, something different. Fingers crossed, we will see what I hear back.
I have been working the last few days on my sequence project. So far I love the results. I got my new camera several days ago after stopping home before my trip to Ohio. I picked up my Nikon D700 and new wireless remote and now think I have found myself in an obsessive romantic relationship with this piece of equipment. For as excited as I am about my subject matter and photo ideas, I'm even more excited about the new quality of my images.
Sometimes I get caught up in school and assignments and forget about my art; the music in the sound of my shutter release, the beauty that's revealed behind my viewfinder when I focus just right. I forgot about the rush of fresh air in my lungs when I'm out making pictures, and the calm and focus I feel with camera in hand. All artists have to step back some times and remember why they are there. I know I do.
Job, project, art; we'll see what happens, won't we?
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