Is your artistic vision broken?
Вставка
- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Discover Your Vision: f64.co/dyv
The struggle is real. We ebb and flow with our artistic vision from time to time. We get in ruts that sometimes feel like bottomless pits of self-doubt about our vision. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can take your vision back and keep it lively if you know how to nurture it.
In this video, I will share 5 strategies that will help you assess whether your vision is broken or not.
Oh, and guess what?
You aren't the only one who has difficulty with your vision. Every artist, photographer, and creative person since the beginning of time has been in your shoes. Those who become successful with their work are the ones who learned how to persevere through the hard times and appreciate the great times with their vision.
Chapters:
00:00 What is Artistic Vision
01:13 1-Looking For More
02:23 2-Evolution Over Time
03:33 3-Imitation vs Originality
05:08 4-Adaptability
07:22 5-Emotional Connection
09:20 Motivation and Passion
____________________________________________
Do you like the videos I make on UA-cam?
Want to grow your photography exponentially?
1. Subscribe! subscribers see the content first and are the most likely to succeed in Photoshop
2. Head to the f.64 Academy website and get registered on my subscriber list. I deliver all kinds of extra tips and subscriber-only live events!
f64academy.com/sign-up/
3. Become an Elite Member! I take Photoshop to levels you will never see on UA-cam for the members of f.64 Elite with courses, critique sessions, members-only events, a community forum, and big discounts on my most premium courses.
http:/www.f64.co/elite
Great reminder for me to revisit the vision course! Thanks for the kick in the butt!
Timely, Blake - Timely! Love it! Thank you!
We all need this lock in the pants sometimes. Maybe I do too and that's why I made it 😉
Thank You, Blake
Even if we "know" these points, there is the tendency to forget or lose them, often when we look to other photographers’ pictures. What can be an inspiration can also get a trap. So thank you, to remember these five important points.
Funny timing for me to watch this. I edited a photo yesterday which I didn't think was that great a shot looking at the raw image, but the inspiration I drew from how I felt while I was there really made the image come to life. It went from being just a practice image to one I really enjoy as it takes me right back to the beauty of where I was! Vision really is a powerful tool - thanks for the reminder :)
I love it. Crazy how that works sometimes.
Thank you Blake is a pleasure watching and listening your tips.
Thanks for watching! Glad you like them :)
great thoughts and well needed at this time.
Glad I could help you.
good discussion Blake. when I see an image, often as reflex, I think what would I do
if at the same place and time, shooting and post choices to be in the moment.
That's always a great perspective to have. Keeps you on your toes for the next venture out!
Good discussion to hear again. Emotion? I show a lot of emotion while photographing an epic sunrise, sing and dance during a full moon rising, etc. yes, I get excited and go a little crazy. I still get emotional watching the April Solaar Eclipse videos;.
We are very much the same! I get VERY excited when I shoot, I can't contain it sometimes. That's why I like to shoot by myself with no one else around, haha
Great tips and video! Thank you so much Blake to share your thoughts with the world and generously help others with your kind, informative and helpful suggestions! I'm proud of watching your videos and to be able to learn from you in other aspects of life as well! God bless you, your dear ones and stay always healthy, happy and motivated!
Thank you very much! Blessings to you and yours as well. I'm very blessed to get to do what I do for a living.
@@f64Academy You're most welcome Blake! Thank you so much for your kind wishes! You're on the right path, keep up the great work and enjoy that!
Thank you for this discussion, Blake. Very important concepts: Vision, emotion, personal expression... I love it when all these issues are described, but I feel a bit loss and confused. For example: How does vision differ from style? How can we differentiate what you describe as evolution of vision vs evolution of photographic and workflow skills? Where does one draw the line between all these seemingly overlapping or fuzzy concepts? These discussions are fascinating and much needed for those of us aspiring to be true artists, not satisfied with mere "snapshots". And final question: Do you have a mentor? Or someone you look up to when it comes to photography? How do you avoid being biassed by that person's vision? Sorry for the rambling Blake. Thank you!
Good stuff! I have mentors, yes. I look to Josh Snow for impeccable vision concepts in landscape photography, his work is breathtaking. Matt K is also a mentor of mine as I learned how to teach from watching his videos and reading his books ages ago, we are also great friends which helps with my mentorship. And Ansel Adams, while not living, I've read every one of his books and really learned the camera through him.
As for vision vs style. Style is the byproduct of vision. A lot of people want to have a style, but they don't focus on vision first and foremost. Style comes from accessing your vision and incorporating it into your work. If you want style without vision, you want the car before the horse. Does that make sense?
@@f64Academy Yes, Blake. Makes a lot of sense; very helpful clarification. Thank you!
Thank you 👍
My pleasure!
The one word that comes to mind is commitment. It has to start there. If you truly wish to improve your ability to project a personal vision, it has to start with a commitment to improve. That requires both a lot of time and patience.
Photography requires a commitment to learning both the technical and creative. And that is combined with a commitment to practise. It is not an option.
No amount of technology will ever be a substitute for practise. The camera needs to become an extension of your arm.
One easy question to test your commitment is the following: have you actually read your camera manual?
Hmmm, 4:05 in, I've heard that there's nothing wrong with imitating others style. I sometimes do that when I'm watching you do critiques. I'll find one of my images that best resemebles the one you're critiquing and I'll make pretty much the same adjustments right along with you. Is imitation in this way wrong? I find inspiration watching how you and others edit images, I try to imitate (not steal or plagiarize) how you do it to see if it might work for my image. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. (I was just emailing with Jaye today about artistic vision and how sometimes I feel like the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz; "Oh, I'm a failure because" I can't discover my artistic vision!)
No, that's fine, because in my critiques I tend to show things that help make the image better, not change the artists style. Pointing out flaws and giving suggestions for fixing them is very different than you saying, "Blake, I want you to show me how this person made this look in their photo so I can do it in mine" from a style perspective. I won't teach someone how to make someones exact style, that would be copying someone's vision.
@@f64Academy Understood. 😎💜😎
Hello Blake, have you thought about translating your course into Spanish?
No. I typically only record in English. It costs a lot of money to translate 4-7 hours of content and I don't get enough requests for other languages to justify the cost.
AI is others visions capsuled.
In some regards yes, I do agree. But what's the difference between using it and surfing the web? Or drawing a picture from something you see online? In my view it just does things faster when used as a tool for good. Most people have zero integrity and that's the problem. AI is not inherently a problem, AI in the wrong hands is, just like everything else in this world. Another tool for good or evil.