Don’t Repeat My Mistakes - The Impact of Self Imposed Labels
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- I started digging deeper into the art of photography in 2018. Five years later and I'm only just realizing I was looking at everything backwards. In this video, I want to discuss some of the mindset shifts that helped me overcome this huge blindspot.
Thank you @seantuck for being such a huge inspiration to my photography journey!
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I agree with you 100%. Try everything and anything to see what you like. It's not about labels, it's about the art and creative process. Thanks Jude! Great video!
Thank you so much! And yes, I love pursuing the creative side rather than just attempting to build a consistent social media account. Haha!
Over the years I've rethought and reevaluated where I want to be as a photographer. Even now I'm considering a lot of things that I feel I should do to change my approach. It's a constant process, never let yourself get stagnant.
The switch from photographer mode to dad mode is always a great thing. I do miss when my girls were little like that.
It's such a joy getting to watch my daughter grow up and experience the world around her. She's super curious and wants to see everything and be a part of everything! I am completely honored to be her dad.
I think you're totally right, every so often, it's probably really wise to reassess and ask some deep questions, especially if you're not being challenged as much.
The last part about social media was spot on. Instagram really doesn’t like it if you start posting stuff different to your normal modus operandi. And that is a real problem. If asked, I usually say I’m a gig photographer, but really I’m interested in all aspects of the art. And that is incredibly problematic for how Instagram works. The algorithm clearly struggles with anyone who just posts anything or everything. This can be very demoralising if your just starting out and not sure where to turn or how to push forward if you’re having to work against a platform that doesn’t work intuitively, or as expected.
Yeah, that’s definitely the tricky part of sharing on social media. I wish it wasn’t. It would be cool if there was a way to share and connect with artist from around the world that was more based on variety.
Thanks Jude for creating this video. The topic is so right on and your points are very relevant. I’ve struggled mightily with labels, and continue to shrug them off, not easily or quickly, but finding my soul, and my vision of life and the world is a journey. I also thank Sean Tucker as he and a few other Tubers help keep me guided and open minded. Great job, and keep up the great work being a dad!
Thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement! It always feels better knowing other photographers ask the same questions and go through the same pressures! What are some of the other UA-cam photographers that you enjoy watching?
Finally the algorithm suggested me something that I truly appreciate. I wholeheartedly agree with most of the things you said. As a poet and as a photographer, I have come to the similar conclusions from time to time: art has to strive for meaning, one has to ask, "why?", one has to find themself first and only then can they make the best of what they have. Thanks for the reminder that the best gears are the ones I already have. I liked your photos, too. Keep up the good work, man. Subscribed.
Thank you so much for the encouragement! Do you ever publish any of your poetry?
Super insightful and something a lot of people struggle with for sure!
I'm glad I found your channel, it's great and inspirational to hear form you
Thank you so much! It means to much to have your encouragement!
Lots of solid reflection in this one. I definitely did a lot of this too and underwent similar deconstruction and reidentifying what I actually wanted. While good advice to try and help avoid this, I think it’s part of the journey too. Glad you’re getting out and about and found your groove 👍. Ultimately it comes down to enjoyment for you, the labels, categories, gear obsession, etc. all don’t really matter
Thank you, sir! You're probably right. The journey through mistakes and triumphs and questions and confusions and occasional brick walls was (and is) a necessity to keep growing just as a person. I expect to keep delving deeply into my craft for many many years. What made you decide to capture the photos you capture, if you don't mind me asking?
@@JudeStreicherPhoto good question. I've always gravitated to hiking and meditation outside as a way to feel grounded. I used to (and still do to some extent) get there by hiking and running, but photography is much easier to get into a calm mindset. And I've never had any interest in street because I don't really like crowds, and only feel open enough to do portraits for friends & family. So sticking to the trails it is!
Awesome! That’s pretty much why I started in landscape photography. But I don’t understand people, so I keep wandering to the streets to attempt to figure them out! 😅
Definitely out of my element in crowds, though.
Definitely a good aproach to photography vlog. Keep it up :)
Thanks so much! I'll do my best!
Hi! I'm a new subscriber ❤ I watch Sean Tucker too, he's amazing. I love photography but I only pursue it as a hobby because if I push it as a job, I am afraid I might lose myself in order to have other's attention in order to sell my photography. I just want to explore more and learn more. I'm going to watch your videos and I hope I can also learn from you
Oh hey! Another Mr. Tucker fan! Yes, he's pretty incredible! I have a secret goal to interview him one day. Haha!
Yes, I have a similar fear, but I'm also finding myself in the situation of I don't have enough time to pursue it if I don't shoot more professionally. It's a difficult balance.
Thank you so much for the sub! I really appreciate the support!
I Thought of myself as a nature photographer when i started utnil i realized that I don't even like being out in the nature (well, besides drinking coffee by a fire with a sausage on a stick over an open fire) :D Threw away all the lables I put on myself and just decided to be a photographer and photography got a lot more fun and relaxed. i Love listening to dark progressive pop or metal music and when i found Daido Moriyamas photographs i finaly felt at home.
Oh man, I would much rather be sipping on some coffee by a campfire! I took a look at some of Daido Moriyama's work! Wow! Super interesting and expressive! Thank you so much for introducing me to him!
@@JudeStreicherPhoto You're welcome... Liked his style of photography before but after visiting the exhibition in London I'm hooked.
Great talk Jude!
Hey! Thanks, man!
the roots: what is photography and a photograph ? Im photographing one same tree for weeks. My friend choose the tree. It's not an aestethic tree, not isolated, big with full of flaws for a photographer and I like this tree slowly. It's not easy. I have to walk 30 minutes to reach it. My friend gave me a 'poisonned' gift but now it forces me to think and feel about photography.
That's a fantastic challenge it sounds like! An assignment to think and create! Good luck, my friend! I am excited to hear how it goes!
Thanks Jude-introspection is a good thing to do regularly. I enjoy your videos and way of looking at our world around us. Maybe see out on the trail some morning.
Oh yeah, if you ever see me wandering, definitely stop me and say hello! I'd love that! Thank again!
Thanks for the thoughts and video, Jude! I appreciate the think piece. Hope your day is well.
Thanks for checking it out! Wasn't sure who, or even if, this video would speak to!
Thank you for your videos. Can you speak about building your audience of photography, where and how you share your photos please?
Thank you for watching! I am honestly not super qualified at giving any kind of audience building advice. I have a website where I upload new photos every few months, and I try to post on Instagram occasionally, but what I really love is meeting up with local photographers and connecting with fellow artists face-to-face. I found that I've grown more after getting involved in my photography community than it ever did while I was at it alone.
I started taking photos first, then found UA-camrs who took photos in that area.
What kind of photos do you take? I think it's way healthier to discover a direction for oneself and not fall into the social media pitfall!
@@JudeStreicherPhoto I do landscape. I love hiking and being outdoors by myself.
Another inspirational video, thanks for sharing this content! Can’t wait to watch next one. I’m getting again,After long time, into this art because I feel free to express real me this Way. When I finish my daily job (tech one related) I can truly be myself. Watching your contents is helping me to don’t give up again. Sorry bad eng. 😬☺️ greetings from Italy ✌️☺️
You’re English is great! Especially compared to my Italian! Thank you so much, my friend!
I started photography about 20 years before you did. A lot of that time I was told the "correct" things to photograph. It has irritated many people that I will not pick a box. I have always done a combo of urban and nature. Tinted with a bit of Urbex.
I say stay away from boxes and keep doing what you love! You've seen and experienced so much more of photography, so to hear that you've remained free from the labels is so encouraging! Thank you so much for the comment!
Good info Jude. The old mind sure does have a lot of things to deal with. Probably more than one can imagine. Being able to look at ones inner self, in a good way, is pretty awesome. One thing that quickly screws me up is having other people around when I make photos. Seems like I quickly loose my patience and thought process. Take care now and I look forward to your film stuff.👍👍
Thank you so much! It's a double-edged sword, though, this introspection. It's easy for me to be crippled by it and then create nothing at all for months at a time. I've actually found joining a local photography group on their photo walks around town to be super helpful and refreshing to get me out of a rut and seeing photos where I wouldn't normally have seen them!
A photographer that inspired me many years back photographed everything, very hard to label him his name, Ernst Haas. Jude you like Landscape have a look at this guy, Mark Littlejohn photography.
I love Ernst Haas's works! His use of longer shutters, capturing the motion, gives such a cool impressionistic look to everything! I'm feeling inspired to try some styles like this for myself!
Thanks for introducing me to Mark Littlejohn! I hadn't heard of him, and his images are beautiful and dramatic! I love how he captures light!
@@JudeStreicherPhoto He seldom uses a tripod, focus stacking seems alien to him, it's like he wants you see what he saw with his eyes, the light, the subject, the depth and colours.
Thanks for sharing your journey with us!
Thank you so much for watching!
Howdy! So glad I found you, young man! A. you don’t have a British accent (although I dig Sean Tucker, too, so he gets a pass) B. You live in the Western North of the USA. Idahome has a special place in my heart, lived in Couer d’Alene…. C. Your philosophy is spot on regarding photoing what thrills your heart and mind, and developing that style. I too, seek out the quiet and tranquil and capture that to satisfy my expression of the world. Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)
Hey! It's so good to have you! Hope you stick around! So awesome to connect with a fellow Idahoan! I absolutely love the Coeur d'Alene area! We only get up there every so often, but it feels like there's still magic in the woods or something every time I go. I very much appreciate your comment and encouragement and support!!
Awesome vid, dude!
Hey, thanks, Seth!
I often find myself in the same place of putting myself in a box. I equally often have to break out of it to grow. But that's just a part of learning and getting more experienced. at 5:37 you need not be too hard on earlier self. Back then you were trying to find your way in a world you have way less knowledge off. Of course, you would like you didn't make those mistakes and still grow, but that's often the way it goes..
You’re totally right. I do tend to be hard on myself for “mistakes” even though it’s all part of the journey towards learning. Thank you so much for the encouragement!
Great video mate
Thank you!
If you want to know who you are identify what bothers you. If you want to be a good photographer go make an answer to those things photographically. (abstract editorial is also cheap therapy) -a random mike
That’s golden advice, Mike! Thanks for sharing my friend!
I feel insulted 😁 , sounds just like me except I pulled the ebrake before I went down the $6000 new camera rabbit hole. I bought myself a CCD pocket camera and im looking forward to using it. I still have lots of great camera gear but I have a feeling it will be a long time till i upgrade any of it. The biggest key for me was knowing what tool I needed in what situation and not over thinking everything. Sometimes I run the ISO on auto, shoot me $10.
Obviously you were smarter than me. Haha! I am still beating myself up over the whole Fuji GFX incident... I have been wanting a pocket camera for a long time now. Which one did you go with? I've been looking at Ricoh, but that's just because several photographers I know speak very highly of it.
I went dirt cheap, lumix fx07, found it on eBay mint. It almost forces me into a state of not overthinking.
OMG, i thought you were Sam Haskell. u look just like him
Haha! Hopefully, I don't wind up in a similar predicament.
@@JudeStreicherPhoto I had to check to see what the dudes name was and I'm glad it was not you. love your channel!
For goodness sake, do a video of the landscape then voice over, your shortness of breath is worrying me!
Hahahahaha! I am so sorry! I didn't realize how out of shape I was until I started recording and talking!!