I've lost my photography mojo

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Lately... no matter what I try my hand at shooting, I just dont seem to be getting it right.

A day at Thruxton BTCC left me with 2000 images and theres not really that many that stand out to me as great photos.
I posted up a few threads, got some good feedback but still felt I had massively under achieved as I myself just werent that happy with them.

My last few posts of landscapes, at the time I thought they were great.. But looking at them now I dont know what I was thinking even posting them.

Im a bit fed up with photography now, and hope that this weekend I will take a shot that says to me that I am good, and continue loving this hobby.

Wish me luck.
 
Chill out Trev and relax.

Maybe you're trying too hard. Maybe you're improving. Perhaps what you took at Thruxton you would have been happy with a year ago. The shots have probably improved but you've raised your personal bar also...

You live in a fantastic location. Just go out and take a shot of what you see. Focus on the detail. Crank back the PP. Maybe even use an old P&S camera.

You may be surprised at the results.
 
Everyone goes through phase like this. I am currently doing a college course, had an idea started to work on it, but over the winter months, I just lost the edge. Everything I took I thought was carp.

But having been looking at some old stuff, books and revisiting some favorate places (graveyards :eek::lol:) I have a whole new drive for the course, new way of presenting etc.

Noticed you said "a day at Thruxton with 2000 images" :eek: I think I have only ever filled a 2gb card once and that was when I was away for a week.

Maybe instead of keeping your finger on the trigger button, switch to manual, pre focus on a part of the track and try capture the cars as they go past, or slow the shutter speed down to 1/15th and switch the multi fire off. Then if you have to work a bit harder to get that WOW photo you may feel better about the hobby. Just a thought :)
 
Thanks guy.
The thruxton ones, i would have been happy with maybe 2 years ago..
And knikki, yeah i think I spent too much time shooting every thing that moved, instead of focussing on getting 10 very good shots.
Its the event photographer inside of me I guess..
Need to chill more.

Thanks
 
Knikki said:
Everyone goes through phase like this. I am currently doing a college course, had an idea started to work on it, but over the winter months, I just lost the edge. Everything I took I thought was carp.
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Hmm, sounds a bit fishy to me...:lol:

Seriously, to the OP, it's normal - take a break, it will come back. I loved taking photo's and as a result I decided to do a 10 week course on to help me improve. However, the relentless timetable of the course turned a hobby into a chore and put me right off for the best part of a year. :(

The other thing is, as someone else has commented, you are no doubt improving, becoming more critical of your images, and hence ultimately less satisfied. Why do we do this?:cuckoo:
 
When I go out to shoot anything, I first look for the best position to shoot from for the subject I am shooting. I then in the case of motorsport rattle of a few shots, Then I get more selective in what I focus on, it maybe the drivers eyes or perhaps the crowd or a single person. I guess what I am saying is, don't just go for the usual shots try something that will take you out of your comfort zone. You will be I'm sure pleasantly surprised with the result.
 
Take a break.... put the camera down for a week or 2 and try something else. Importantly just RELAX!!!
 
Try something new. You do motorsports? Why not try something totally different, say a set of portraits? Take a trip to the country and give landscape a go.
 
Im in the same boat, my mojo got up and left the day the Neurologist said ive got a 99.9999999% chance i have MS.
Hoping to get a respite from the pain at some point and start again with the camera.

Hope you find you way again.
 
zoidberg said:
Im in the same boat, my mojo got up and left the day the Neurologist said ive got a 99.9999999% chance i have MS.
Hoping to get a respite from the pain at some point and start again with the camera.

Hope you find you way again.
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Well theres a kick up the arse.. Best stop worrying at get back to my ol self then. Hope you are ok bud. Sorry for the news.
 
Don't worry Trev, I've found you a bag full. No charge either.

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Aww, don't despair Trev, it's the same here for me too. I haven't photographed anything for about 6 months, (for varying reasons), it wasn't until I went to a rally in April (of which I wasn't going to take the camera with me, but decided to in the end), that I took a few pics and I felt after that afternoon that both my interest and mojo may well have returned. Not taken any since mind, lol, :lol:but I think if you just kind of 'switch' off, don't think about it too much and then something will happen and it will all start up again for you. :)

Good luck!
 
zoidberg said:
Im in the same boat, my mojo got up and left the day the Neurologist said ive got a 99.9999999% chance i have MS.
Hoping to get a respite from the pain at some point and start again with the camera.

Hope you find you way again.
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Assuming that you're not being cruelly sarcastic :suspect:, I'm really sorry to hear that, ziodberg :(.

There are more important things than photography, although this thread might not be the best place to get into that :|.

Hope you're neurologist was just having a "no mojo" day, like Trev Rich was when he started this thread :D.
 
Trev Rich, you obviously love you motorsport stuff but why not go armed with just one lens and see what you get? candids, wide-angle shots of the racing, stuff that is different to the standard shots you're obviously struggling with. It might be a nice change to just shoot on a 28-70mm for example, or even a 10-20mm (or whatever you have). Or shoot for B&W doing candids - would be totally different. :)
 
Naboo32 said:
Assuming that you're not being cruelly sarcastic :suspect:, I'm really sorry to hear that, ziodberg :(.
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Nope, my lumbar puncture came back with a very high positive test plus nigh on 6 months of neuropathic pain is leading to one diagnosis.
Still the pain meds are slightly helping and im probably going to be MRI'd every year for a while. Cant wait to get those pics back :)

There are more important things than photography, although this thread might not be the best place to get into that :|.

Hope you're neurologist was just having a "no mojo" day, like Trev Rich was when he started this thread :D.
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Was a bit of a downer when he told me, taken a long time to sink in(was told in Feb). Lost one hobby allready to MS, cant ride my bike due to muscle problems. A bit worried about the pain in my right arm making using the dSLR hard.

Still starting to think about things to take pics of, but getting motivated when you have serious fatigue is hard.

Life does go and im trying hard to pick up my camera and get going again.
 
Trev Rich said:
Im a bit fed up with photography now
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I get like that too every now and again. It's frustrating, especially if you don't get out much and every time you do, you get get what you'd hoped. If this is the first time you've suffered since joining this site, then you're doing well IMHO.
 
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