Last weekend I visited Scranton Lace Factory for the second
time this year. While I think my first visit was very productive, last
weekend offered me the ability to slow down and really work on some things that
I had missed and work on some things that needed improving. But
after about 5 hours on site I hit a mental wall and it was time to pack it up
and go home. My friend Jeff Johnson seemed to also hit his mental
wall about the same time as I did, so this worked out perfectly.
For me good photography requires thought and concentration
and as a result I get mentally tired after a period of time. I also
notice that if I am preoccupied or bothered about something, the quality of my
work suffers. At the same time I know several photographers who
don’t seem to suffer from this condition. As they say, we are
all different and as time goes by I find that I need to worry less about what
works or does not work for others, instead learn what works and does not work
for me. I have always felt that photography is a journey, but today
I would likely call it a creative journey and photography just happens to be
the medium I use to express my vision.
This weekend I start what will be a couple weeks of Nature
Photography. I will be leading a
photo tour in West Virginia and I’m
really excited to get back to nature and share the experience with a group of
people. Then over the next couple weeks I plan to chase the fall
color into Pennsylvania and then back to Virginia.
By the way, the picture above is the last remaining loom at
Scranton Lace.
