Can you try not to view any sites like DP Review for a month ? Is that to much. Fine, you can view the forums, that’s acceptable, forgo PetaPixel or any other photography site that falls in that category. Can you live without them for a month ? I dare you. I’m going try myself starting today. Its a challenge for most of us I know, but sometimes, I don’t know if it happens to you, but I get burnt out from all the news(noise) coming in from time to time. Its almost like no one cares about photography itself, they just care about what’s coming next. Don’t become a slave to the noise.

I’ve been on the Fuji blogs recently, checking the X cameras and just the overall gorgeous Fuji color in general. While perusing the official site of the Fuji X Photographers I stumbled upon Bert Stephani and he mentioned in one of his captions. Happy accidents, embrace them Sometimes these kind of shots come about for no particular reason and once in a while your strike gold.

Stop measuring yourself with other photographers. Just go out and do your thing. I’m pretty sure your work is quite good. Believe in yourself, your current camera is just fine. As citizens of humanity we are constantly bombarded with what’s suppose to be the latest and greatest. With the plethora of choices our brains go into this weird mode and sometimes it takes the best of us and of course ― our wallets. In the end, its just a tool, a means to an end, use what you have and be happy.

For some reason unbeknownst to me I’ve gotten a certain attraction to mannequins. I mean they could be anyone and they all seem so peaceful in their abstract way.

Its what’s missing from my schedule ― seconds, minutes, and hours. We have 60 seconds a minutes and 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours a day. All I need is a 1800 seconds and I’m sure I’ll be ok for my therapeutic dose of viewing through the lens. It may not seem like much but when you really think about it, I’m working on 1/250 second often times. 1/250 second to make some happen, to capture a moment time, or to record a vision. But sometimes I just don’t make time and that fraction of a second seems like days and months.

Every rose has its thorn Just like every night has its dawn Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song Every rose has its thorn. ― Poison

Sometimes your framing is a bit off when you photograph things. It happens to me all the time and I have to really be careful and skimp on how the shot came out, especially if I’m at a restaurant. This is a perfect example of what not to do. Nonetheless, I still like the warmness of the colors.