Slacking off.

My live music photography has taken quite a dive. I haven’t been going to many shows these days, and although I know I’ve been missing out, I’ve been prioritizing other life things. My job has also been leaving me mentally drained these days. I haven’t been feeling motivated to take pictures at all. This has happened to me before. I just wasn’t feeling happy with my photography and went on hiatus. I mean why do something if you’re not feeling it? I have other fulfilling hobbies I can focus on.

One of my main reasons I haven’t been happy with my photography is I feel I need to get an upgrade camera. I don’t even know what kind I want. I’d like a smaller, lighter camera, but I don’t know what kind to get that will still produce quality pictures. I definitely want the option to not use flash. That’s going to be an important next move. I have a vision for the kind of photos I want to take, and I am just not seeing what I have in mind when I look at my pictures. I need to figure out what gear I want and get familiar with it so I can take the kinds of pictures I can feel proud of. I am not trying to spend a million dollars, either. I have other things I want to spend money on.

There is some photography I could be motivated to do. For example, I recently did a shoot with a couple of musician homies at a nice location with natural light. I enjoyed doing the shoot and the style of pics we took. I’ll be eager to share some of the photos when the musicians are ready to share them.

I could be motivated to photograph if it gives me an artistic outlet. I’ve had a few ideas in my back pocket for a while so maybe I should do those things. Or try out some of my other hobbies. Time will tell. I’m not gonna stress.