Dear Blog,
It feels like ages since I've actually written to you in the formate of a letter.
It feels like ages since I've actually written to you in the formate of a letter.
My internet connection over the past few weeks has been terrible. Often I'll only be able to check facebook messages over my phone but I can't access blogger or my email account.
So even though its way past my bed time I've decided to take advantage of the successful flow of wi-fi (and before I give myself time to change my mind) and talk to you about a small issue that's been bothering me.
I feel like we've lost touch, or rather, I've lost touch with you and haven't been 100% honest when posting material to this blog. This makes me feel a little upset and I want that to change.
I was first introduced to blogger when I began studying photography. It was a convenient way to share work and communicate with teachers and peers a like. Outside of school there were also photographers whom I admired that blogged about their work in a more broad, creative and personal style. And so it all clicked: To be a good photographer I needed to blog.
That seemed simple enough. Except... well my life isn't very interesting. My photography alone is nice but I wouldn't say I dove into any major concepts when constructing the shoots and contacting the people I worked with. Mostly I was just eager to get into the field and begin networking. There really isn't much else to elaborate on.
Another factor I noticed about the bloggers I admired, they all seemed to have a poetic, dreamy way of writing. I loved that. The way their words carried me away into a different world. Their world.
That's how I wanted to write but unfortunately poetic writing doesn't come naturally to me. I'm not as articulate as I would like to be and so I struggled to keep up a written style that was both whimsical yet professional. I spent so much time fearing that I would write the wrong things, that no one would take me seriously as a photographer, that people wouldn't be interested in viewing my work because of my inability to write interesting stories about my life.
And so I've come to the conclusion that I shouldn't keep comparing myself to my idols.
Their world is not my own.
I can't be more then what I am and so I need to develop my own written style and stop trying to follow a formula cooked up in my mind of "how a perfect photographer/blogger should write".
Though we both share a love for photography I'd like to think that when it comes to blogging, like any other social network, there is no right or wrong formate.
I don't want to shy away from you blog, even if the written part of my posts may come across as sloppy. It's still in the early stages and nothing in the begining is ever perfect.
If you've made it towards the end of this page then good on you! Thank you for bearing with my long winded rant (the next post will be more uplifting, promise).
So even though its way past my bed time I've decided to take advantage of the successful flow of wi-fi (and before I give myself time to change my mind) and talk to you about a small issue that's been bothering me.
I feel like we've lost touch, or rather, I've lost touch with you and haven't been 100% honest when posting material to this blog. This makes me feel a little upset and I want that to change.
I was first introduced to blogger when I began studying photography. It was a convenient way to share work and communicate with teachers and peers a like. Outside of school there were also photographers whom I admired that blogged about their work in a more broad, creative and personal style. And so it all clicked: To be a good photographer I needed to blog.
That seemed simple enough. Except... well my life isn't very interesting. My photography alone is nice but I wouldn't say I dove into any major concepts when constructing the shoots and contacting the people I worked with. Mostly I was just eager to get into the field and begin networking. There really isn't much else to elaborate on.
Another factor I noticed about the bloggers I admired, they all seemed to have a poetic, dreamy way of writing. I loved that. The way their words carried me away into a different world. Their world.
That's how I wanted to write but unfortunately poetic writing doesn't come naturally to me. I'm not as articulate as I would like to be and so I struggled to keep up a written style that was both whimsical yet professional. I spent so much time fearing that I would write the wrong things, that no one would take me seriously as a photographer, that people wouldn't be interested in viewing my work because of my inability to write interesting stories about my life.
And so I've come to the conclusion that I shouldn't keep comparing myself to my idols.
Their world is not my own.
I can't be more then what I am and so I need to develop my own written style and stop trying to follow a formula cooked up in my mind of "how a perfect photographer/blogger should write".
Though we both share a love for photography I'd like to think that when it comes to blogging, like any other social network, there is no right or wrong formate.
I don't want to shy away from you blog, even if the written part of my posts may come across as sloppy. It's still in the early stages and nothing in the begining is ever perfect.
If you've made it towards the end of this page then good on you! Thank you for bearing with my long winded rant (the next post will be more uplifting, promise).
As a reward here is a photo of an adorbale sleeping cat.
xox
xox
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