Author Topic: Uhoh, I'm burned out (Read 1713 times)

voyager · « **on:** June 28, 2011, 03:38:12 PM »

I have absolutely no desire to go take, edit, or post photos.

Does this ever happen to you? How do you get over it?

gazn357 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2011, 03:48:58 PM »

...too damn hot outside. Zapps all your energy. Don't feel like doing much of anything.

voyager · « **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2011, 03:49:56 PM »

It's actually cold and raining. In June.

pretzston · « **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2011, 06:38:53 PM »

Do some research into abandoned locations around your area.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2011, 06:49:36 PM »

like a headache or a sports injury , it comes along some times ...this malaise.... it fucks with you ... and then
suddenly like a dark sky clears , you will be back to you excellent bridge shootin self

hits me 3 or 4 times a year , a crisis of creativity or seeing
in painting drawing ..shooting but soon passes

lisandra · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:09:52 PM »

Give it a couple of days, then look a your favorite stuff that's yours and then look at your favorite stuff from other people.

asterinex · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:53:46 PM »

I need a goal for everything. In this case my goal is to make pictures for my website and pictures from my family.
Ofcourse I'm still a beginner. I'm not burned out yet.
My advise : Find yourself a goal.

adash · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:55:40 PM »

Quote

Does this ever happen to you? How do you get over it?

It happens all the time. At times I don't take photos for weeks. Then I see something beautiful on E-P1.net and I suddenly desire to take photos again.

Danny · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2011, 10:58:04 PM »

Get a new lens or make yourself a challenge.

corgifan · « **Reply #9 on:** June 29, 2011, 01:09:12 AM »

117°F on the thermometer yesterday and easily past 100° every day. At 2:00 AM here the thermometer still shows 90°. I tried to think of taking some sort of photos with heat as topic but couldn't bring myself to go outside.

But yeah, Voyager, I think everyone gets burned out sometimes. Don't force it, shift gears and do something else for a few days or a week or whatever. Soon enough you'll see something that inspires you and makes your shutter finger twitch.

Doug

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2011, 06:14:49 AM »

Many time I will scan other forums for "Themed" image threads, and hopefully, I find one that "Hits my Heart"

Or, I "Roll" a few rolls of B&W film, and a try a different media.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2011, 07:47:48 PM »

Quote from: corgifan on June 29, 2011, 01:09:12 AM

117°F on the thermometer yesterday and easily past 100° every day. At 2:00 AM here the thermometer still shows 90°. I tried to think of taking some sort of photos with heat as topic but couldn't bring myself to go outside.

But yeah, Voyager, I think everyone gets burned out sometimes. Don't force it, shift gears and do something else for a few days or a week or whatever. Soon enough you'll see something that inspires you and makes your shutter finger twitch.

Doug

OMG

HOW DO YOU BEAR IT ? see how bad some have it v-ger?
corgifan would kill for a little cold and wet right about now

corgifan · « **Reply #12 on:** June 29, 2011, 08:50:17 PM »

Quote from: cosinaphile on June 29, 2011, 07:47:48 PM

Quote from: corgifan on June 29, 2011, 01:09:12 AM
117°F on the thermometer yesterday and easily past 100° every day. At 2:00 AM here the thermometer still shows 90°. I tried to think of taking some sort of photos with heat as topic but couldn't bring myself to go outside.

But yeah, Voyager, I think everyone gets burned out sometimes. Don't force it, shift gears and do something else for a few days or a week or whatever. Soon enough you'll see something that inspires you and makes your shutter finger twitch.

Doug

OMG

HOW DO YOU BEAR IT ? see how bad some have it v-ger?
corgifan would kill for a little cold and wet right about now

Well, cosinaphile, it's the reverse of the snow country thing in the northern climes. We just stay inside and enjoy air conditioning instead of a good furnace. Otherwise, we get 9 months of wonderful, moderate weather, and shineshine 350 days of the year. There are trade offs for the miserable heat but it still sucks when it gets this hot.

Doug

voyager · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2011, 05:29:16 PM »

Thankfully my E-P1 has reminded me why I love photography so much.

Centauri27 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 15, 2011, 01:55:08 PM »

Quote from: voyager on July 02, 2011, 05:29:16 PM

Thankfully my E-P1 has reminded me why I love photography so much.

I think that's the trick: leave your gear lying in plain site, waiting to be used. I have my E-P1 sitting on my table with the 9-18 mounted, with the 20mm and 14-150 right next to it. I glance at it every time I walk by and think about what I can shoot.

The weather up here in Vancouver has been dreadful from spring onward, so I haven't had much chance to shoot other than the flowers in the back yard. But I am working on the shots I took on a short Vegas jaunt a couple of weeks ago. I bought this great PSE 8 book that's opened my eyes on what's possible with that program!

Toyuko · « **Reply #15 on:** July 16, 2011, 11:30:15 PM »

Yeah i go through phases, of like not taking pictures at all. But when i see a great shot with my eye, i go "darn, i wish i had my EPL-1" then i come back and take that shot. Your desire will come back with your eye.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #16 on:** July 17, 2011, 07:31:38 AM »

Quote from: corgifan on June 29, 2011, 08:50:17 PM

Quote from: cosinaphile on June 29, 2011, 07:47:48 PM
Quote from: corgifan on June 29, 2011, 01:09:12 AM
117°F on the thermometer yesterday and easily past 100° every day. At 2:00 AM here the thermometer still shows 90°. I tried to think of taking some sort of photos with heat as topic but couldn't bring myself to go outside.

But yeah, Voyager, I think everyone gets burned out sometimes. Don't force it, shift gears and do something else for a few days or a week or whatever. Soon enough you'll see something that inspires you and makes your shutter finger twitch.

Doug

OMG

HOW DO YOU BEAR IT ? see how bad some have it v-ger?
corgifan would kill for a little cold and wet right about now

Well, cosinaphile, it's the reverse of the snow country thing in the northern climes. We just stay inside and enjoy air conditioning instead of a good furnace. Otherwise, we get 9 months of wonderful, moderate weather, and shineshine 350 days of the year. There are trade offs for the miserable heat but it still sucks when it gets this hot.

Doug

that sounds idyllic , a good tradeoff , but what summer temps! , what about the poor who dontt have AC?

device · « **Reply #17 on:** August 27, 2011, 12:20:44 AM »

I get like that too. I've been trying to do some digiscoping of the moon and finally had some nice shots to work with then memory card error and lost it all so i have been a little salty for a while. I mainly look at the posts on this forum or a random site and that does the trick.
For some reason just looking at photos of cameras (mainly m34) gets me excited to go shoot as well haha...is that weird?

Anyway Voyager Im sure you'll be back to it soon.

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