Saturday, October 6, 2012

Turning on The Artistic Eye

Photo Title: Asymmetry

You know that you're a photographer at heart when you look at something and say "That would look really good in black and white". I've noticed that sometimes I have my days where I see photo opportunities in black and white or sepia and Polaroids.I used to fight it before I learned how to take advantage of spontaneous photo opportunities but now I go with the flow and lose any expectations I have for my photos.
Taking photos this way, where I have no expectations and I don't really try to find photo opportunities but instead let them find me has made taking photos a lot more fun for me. I feel like before I was afraid that I wouldn't take as many photos unless I forced myself to look for them. However I've found that so long I turn on that "artistic eye" and imagine how what I'm looking at would look like as a photo, it's almost impossible to not find at least one photo opportunity every day.
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Gentily almost facilely I'm roused from my sleep. The enigmatic cause of this effect inspires wonder in me every morning. The unspoken almost indiscernable feeling immediately puts me in a state of awe. Not another moment goes by until my mind begins absorbing the images or the feeling of colors that danced behind my now open eyes not too long ago.

The feeling of awe disipates as I fill my day with less meaningful activities. Every action taken without thought, every unfelt smile and empty conversation I comply to vexatiously chips away a piece of myself. The seemingly insignificant and ordinary things in life rouses another discernable feeling that sharpens my mind and makes me feel awake again. Whimsically I share my thoughts and experiences with others hoping to rouse them from sleep with the unexpected beauty I found. Repeatedly I am left feeling misplaced and misunderstood before I finally cultivated that art of listening. Shortly afterwards I embrace and eventually value the idea of being a mystery to others.