Ever get the feeling that something just isn't your thing?

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Perhaps a slightly enigmatic thread title!

I'll upload some pics tomorrow when I get back to Nottingham from Wales. I've been up to the Welsh Mountain Zoo and up to Snowdonia over the past few days and got loads of pics. Now, bearing in mind that DSLR photography is still new to me after years of happy compacting, I'm thinking that, whilst some of the zoo shots are nice (well, I'm happy with them anyway!), the landscape shots from Snowdonia just don't really personally inspire me in any way at all.

Is it because of incorrect filter usage perhaps? Maybe shooting from the wrong place? Or perhaps just not being familiar enough with all the camera settings yet?

Regardless, I've always liked to shoot something where you've got a real subject, like an animal, plant, cloud, the Sun, the Moon, a particular mountain top, an old grave or simply a person tying their shoelaces, and have difficulty with landscapes because I'm never sure what I'm actually looking for in this huge swathe of beauty.

I think the point I'm trying to get across (admittedly after a fine evening in a CAMRA-approved hostelry :) ) is:

does your confidence in your work ever make you think that you should focus on one particular genre or, do you think that, even if you don't have faith in something that you've done, and someone else says that it's good, you should carry on snapping those things regardless?

Hope that makes sense! :thinking:
 
Dan76 said:
does your confidence in your work ever make you think that you should focus on one particular genre or, do you think that, even if you don't have faith in something that you've done, and someone else says that it's good, you should carry on snapping those things regardless?
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At the end of the day, it's your hobby! If you don't like photographing landscapes, then don't! Regardless of how good you might or might not be at something, if you don't enjoy it, forget about it and do something you will enjoy!

Have a peruse through the landscapes section on here, see if anything catches your eye. If you don't care for it at all still, then don't worry about it. Everyone likes different things, photograph whatever takes your fancy! :)
 
chris321 said:
At the end of the day, it's your hobby! If you don't like photographing landscapes, then don't! Regardless of how good you might or might not be at something, if you don't enjoy it, forget about it and do something you will enjoy!

Have a peruse through the landscapes section on here, see if anything catches your eye. If you don't care for it at all still, then don't worry about it. Everyone likes different things, photograph whatever takes your fancy! :)
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Well that's just the thing you see! I suppose it's a little bit of reconciling what you like with what you like to photograph. It just feels a bit weird that, despite loving sweeping landscapes and very nice scenes, I don't get as much pleasure out of taking pictures of them as I do with things with particular subjects e.g. animals et al like mentioned before!

Like you say though, if you're finding yourself not enjoying, then try not to focus on it too much, as it were! Sage words my friend, thank you :)
 
Of course, I like things that move Really, really fast, like Tornado Jets, when it comes to landscapes I just kind of like looking at them, I like driving along looking at them, I like stopping and breathing in the fresh air - photographing them bores the pants off me, it bores the pants off ME - others love the thrill of the hunt for landscapes the hunt is the light, when it strikes - boom the Landscape tog has got his shot, when the Frontline Military aircraft comes through, its my turn !

Each to their own I guess !
 
Dont beat yourself too much - the thing about DSLR is that it can turn us all into photographers overnight or want to be photographers who expect every shot to be a master piece. Just carry on learning how to use the camera and find yourself out during that process. You will learn what you want to shoot along the way without forcing the issue.

Also people change over time, three or four years ago I was doing the homeless stuff, I then went onto pro sport and portrait and I now crave learning landscape. I am off over the weekend finding nice places to shoot and start my new landscape affair. Might not work, but who knows?
 
Yep everyday, that I come home & upload a pile of crap & OOF images!
But at least I got out & done it, otherwise I would sit at home doing odd jobs around the house, or playing MOHHA.

I'm pretty crap, but proud, I love being out with the camera & hope to one day get creative. Until then I don't care if no one like my pics I enjoy taking them, and learning along the way, which is a huge part of this forum.

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i am of the mind that I dont enjoy taking pics of people as I dont find them to give me the same buzz when i look at them on the computer. I keep on thinking about sticking to my favourite areas such a wildlife, flowers etc (things that cant comment on my pics)

BUT

have made a decision to keep on trying until mid next year then will look at it again.

think you can miss out on things if you stick to one area but can also feel pressure to get the try and get a good shot of something you dont enjoy.


will keep on clicking away and balancing the enjoyment and pain that only a camera and self critistim can bring
 
Have to say I am the same when it comes to landscapes. Love to look at them, crap at photographing them. I've now come to realise that, although some scenes are stunning to look at, they are not always particularly photogenic (ie, lack of focal point etc...) so I will enjoy looking and landscapes, but photographing other things. This is not to say that I will not have a go at landscape photography, I just won';t get too upset when I don';t produce masterpieces. ;)
 
I look at some of the landscape shots on sites like TP with awe. It makes me jealous that people are able to find the viewpoint & the location & produce images of that quality.

i think it is true that you end up "leaning" towards certain areas of photography.

I dislike doing family type shots- people do not normally want to have their picture taken yet I love photographing strangers without their consent & working in a studio!

It is what makes us all different!!!
 
Good point- however some of my wife's sisters look like horses but they still don't want to be photographed. I always put it down to trying to avoid being on Crime Watch :gag:
 
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