Moody Like Me

I've been sort of a slacker lately, photographically speaking. When we first arrived in MN I was snapping pictures left and right and proud of myself for continuing the quest.

The quest for what? I'm not really sure. Do any of us photography addicts know what compels us to take pictures? Is it the search for light? An addiction to contrast and light? Something in our genetic make-up that draws us toward clarity, natural light, saturation, composition, and what-have-you?

I don't fully understand it.

Let me restate that: I fully don't understand it. And I never want to. I want my love for photography to remain mysterious and soulful. Reason and understanding have no place in the photography corner of my psyche.

Anyhow, I've fallen behind in the last couple weeks, partly because I was manning the front while Mr. Blue Eyes was away in Colorado, and Miss Peaches decided to get really good at crawling while he was away. It's hard to be squatting and bending just a hair to the left to get the perfect shot of your dog's muzzle when you're trying to make sure your child doesn't eat rocks off of the driveway.

Lately, I've also been kind of picky about the kind of thing I want to photograph... If the day is somewhat hazy or overcast and the colors just aren't 'popping', I'm not interested in grabbing my camera. I'm craving contrast these days.

That reminds me, a little tutorial on contrast is on the agenda for the photography section someday soon. I'm waiting for the perfect photo(s) to demonstrate exactly what contrast is.

See? Picky.

In all honesty, I'm a little ashamed of myself for dropping the photography ball, so to speak, these days. I don't know why I'm being such a stick-in-the-mud... We've had some dreary weather. Maybe that's what's got me down.

All I want you to know is I'm giving myself a verbal spanking (try to visualize that!) for my poor attitude and performance and promise to bring you some shiny new photography posts real soon.

Comments

[Heather]

I'm of the 'I just can't not keep making photos' variety as well. The top one is lovely!