Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Hemenway wrote: > > P.S. I don't know how I got anything done, (photographically) when I was > working. Jim, I assume you intended this to be a private message to Phong, but in any event you posted it on the list, and it brings up an interesting dilemma for those of us who are passionate about photography but have a day job that is not at all photo related. In my case, I work at an non-photogenic office in the middle of an office park. Especially at this time of year, when it is dark before 5 p.m. in Northern Europe, and the weather is frequently totally crappy, it can be a challenge to find time to do photography. Here is what I do: I try to integrate it as much as possible into my daily life. I always carry a camera with me, no matter what. During the week it may well be that the camera bag just stays in the car all day (the office park where I work may be ugly, but it is safe), but I do not want to leave home without it on the off-chance that something interesting will happen on the way to work, or that I go out during lunch and see something interesting etc. Several of my PAWs have come into being this way. It is likely that this week's PAW which I will post later this weekend will be either from our Thanksgiving dinner last Sunday, or from some photos I took when running some errands during lunch break Tuesday or Wednesday. Someone (sorry, I forgot who) posted some beautiful pictures taken on his walk to work a couple of weeks ago. The subjects were extremely mundane, just some details of run-down houses and such, but the photography was excellent. This is the kind of thing I strive for. Nathan -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com