BLOGGING IS HARD

for me at least

I appear to be making a habit of not posting for long periods. There might be a month where I do what I intend to, and post once a week. Then there could be a month gap between. And sometimes longer! Distractions! I have way too many distractions in my life. I call them hobbies, but boy oh boy do they distract me from taking pictures.

I’ve been writing this blog for little over an hour at this point because of Top Gun (original, and the best by the way). Major distraction. Perhaps I need to focus more? Or stop some hobbies? Or just carry on and be happy with the pace in which I post on here? I think it will be the latter.

Another 20 minutes have past and I’ve written a paragraph of sorts…

As much as I love taking pictures, documenting my family (more on this later) and working on projects, when I need to step away and live, I do. Fishing. I’ve fished since I was a young boy when my Grandpa taught me. The first fish I ever caught was a Perch, and 30 years later it is still my favorite fish to catch, albeit different way of fishing now with lures but that 3oz perch I caught 30 years ago really set it off. Before the river season in the UK ended in March I managed to land my new PB at 3lb 12oz!

This is a good distraction!

The latest but not new hobby is shooting. My son showed an interest so I picked up another PCP Air Rifle for him and we’ve going going out most weekends to the range. He loves it and I’m so happy that we are able to spend time together while doing something we both enjoy.
Today he even shot a 20 gauge shotgun for the fist time at some clays! He was absolutely made up and his face! I wish I had my camera because his face was just pure excitement!

As far as distractions go, spending time with family is the best.

With all of that said, I’ve just dumped my SD card to the computer, and there is still quite a few frames taken this month. Anything good? Nah not really but just a lot of memories, that I’m glad to have taken.

I need to get my a**e back in to gear really and get back to a project I really got going earlier in the year. It will take a few years I suspect as the seasons change and events happen but I need to drive up there and get cracking!

Here is a handful of pictures I’ve taken during March

2 hours to write this small post!

BAKER: End of the Road

Well. To say this is frustrating is an understatement. However, I really underestimated how hard this project would be.
I’m not going to say what the project is or was. But before this can start, I’ve had to completely rethink the approach. The original approach to this really didn’t offer opportunities to actually get the camera out and make work, the way I wanted to shoot it depended entirely on external conditions. And as I have found out, even when the conditions and opportunity is there. The pictures were terrible.

So for now, it has been shelved. Not for good, but until I can establish some relationships with people who work in this particular field and take a whole new approach.

So while I work my way towards this, I am starting a new project. Well actually I’ve already started a new project. Will it have the same impact with people? Probably not. But will people like to see it? I think so but locally. And I’m fine with this. This new project is something I love and love spending time at. And its History, is HUGE!

Photography project idea

Document what you love or what you have an interest in. The work will be so much better for it. If you start a project on a subject, person, place, social issue, and you don’t care about or you are only doing it because you think its what people want. You’re work will NOT be as good as what it could be.

Anyway, I’m off to keep watching the Superbowl!