~Changes~

For awhile now I have been pondering the best way to share my photography with my friends, family and other photographers.

It has become very clear to me that what I am doing with this blog is changing in that I no longer think it is the best way to share what I am doing photographically. It's turning more into a place where I process what is going on with me artistically and personally.

I have gone through various sharing sites in the last 3 years, starting with Photobucket. Then Flickr, Then 500px. None of them suit me. At times I have felt boxed in by them even.

Blogging has always been my favorite platform, but traditional blogs like Blogger & Wordpress wouldn't suit my needs, therefore from this point on I will be sharing my photographic work over at Posterous Spaces :)

Thank you my friends for your support & encouragement the last 3 years.


Heather~

~Challenges~

I was challenged by another photographer today.

I won't lie to you, at first I was so angry I was shaking, but then I thought about what he had to say.

It is right to ask one's self why something someone said made you so angry, it helps you figure out where you stand the way I see it.

Here are the specific challenges that were laid out for me by this other person:

-stop reading artistic books and shoot more
-I use these books as an excuse to "change my focus"
-I don't stick with something long enough to "master it"
-deleting things and starting over like I did seemed a "bit rash"

This hit me where I live. There it was for myself and others to see, someone else's view of my journey as a photographer.

I didn't handle it well. My response was "that's great that you have an opinion, however it's not you living my life".

Ouch. I am so sorry :|

In truth I believe that how I express myself artistically is not for someone else's approval. Critique all you want my actual body of work, but don't mess with my journey. Ever.

Here are some more truth's I find to be self evident:

• this is my journey, I am the only one who can walk this road.
• when something isn't working for you, you change it. No matter how "rash" it might seem to others.
• I fly by the seat of my pants. This is a character trait I have fought against my entire life. I am done fighting it. It's there for a reason. If I want to express myself in 50 different ways photographically speaking, then that's what I will do.

After processing all afternoon, and now well into the wee hours of the morning all of this, I have to say that I am actually thankful for the challenges. I have a better understanding of where I am, where I am going, but most of all I know better WHO I am and will continue to work towards being comfortable with it.

So thank you kind photographer. Sorry if I got cranky there (I am smiling sheepishly).