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Moving into a new artistic medium.
6 years ago
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I've been using cameras since I was 8, I became more serious about pursuing photography as an art form in my late 20's.
However with recent changes in my body I am not confident this is something I will be able to continue. At Further Confusion 2019 I took a large number of photos, some of which required kneeling down or laying on the ground to get the right perspective shot.
In December I had gone to the CA state RR museum in Sacramento, and did a lot of the same. Standing back upright was painful; my right knee was the major problem and I had to be careful of how I stood up to avoid throwing my back out.
Looking back on it, and gauging my physical abilities along with what happened on my trip to Biggest Little Fur Con in Reno, I'm thinking it's time to start with a new art medium.
At BLFC on the morning of the 2nd day I threw my back out just getting dressed in the hotel room, and more than two weeks later it's just now starting to clear up where I'm not in constant pain. I've been walking with the assistance of a cane since BLFC.
Given all this, and what it takes to be a landscape/nature photographer I am not sure my body will allow for me to continue doing so. I'm not that interested in other types of photography, and many of the types of photography other than landscapes & nature still require a level of physical stamina I'm not sure I'll be able to maintain.
So I'm going to be teaching myself how to draw, Furries of course, because they interest me. This I think will become my artistic outlet in place of photography over time. I have back and knee problems that make the physical part of photography difficult for me.
For the most part I'm over being depressed about it, and just sat a while yesterday on Mt. Diablo thinking it over, and what kind of art I can do that my body will allow me to do. I'm not yet ready to sell my camera gear and I may not ever do so. I'm willing to give my body a chance to recover and get into better shape.
But for now I'll be shelving the camera gear and focusing on drawing. Doing my best to maintain a positive attitude. Making lemonade, so to speak.
However with recent changes in my body I am not confident this is something I will be able to continue. At Further Confusion 2019 I took a large number of photos, some of which required kneeling down or laying on the ground to get the right perspective shot.
In December I had gone to the CA state RR museum in Sacramento, and did a lot of the same. Standing back upright was painful; my right knee was the major problem and I had to be careful of how I stood up to avoid throwing my back out.
Looking back on it, and gauging my physical abilities along with what happened on my trip to Biggest Little Fur Con in Reno, I'm thinking it's time to start with a new art medium.
At BLFC on the morning of the 2nd day I threw my back out just getting dressed in the hotel room, and more than two weeks later it's just now starting to clear up where I'm not in constant pain. I've been walking with the assistance of a cane since BLFC.
Given all this, and what it takes to be a landscape/nature photographer I am not sure my body will allow for me to continue doing so. I'm not that interested in other types of photography, and many of the types of photography other than landscapes & nature still require a level of physical stamina I'm not sure I'll be able to maintain.
So I'm going to be teaching myself how to draw, Furries of course, because they interest me. This I think will become my artistic outlet in place of photography over time. I have back and knee problems that make the physical part of photography difficult for me.
For the most part I'm over being depressed about it, and just sat a while yesterday on Mt. Diablo thinking it over, and what kind of art I can do that my body will allow me to do. I'm not yet ready to sell my camera gear and I may not ever do so. I'm willing to give my body a chance to recover and get into better shape.
But for now I'll be shelving the camera gear and focusing on drawing. Doing my best to maintain a positive attitude. Making lemonade, so to speak.
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