Non-pro photographers, how have do prevent burnout?
Do you ever feel like your photography isn't taking the steps forward that you would like? You are putting in the time, but not seeing noticeable steps forward?
My day job is meter reader for the utility company. I walk the neighborhoods. The warehouse districts, the shopping centers, the railroad tracks, the well to do hoods, and the "trailer park boys" hoods. It's a constant flood of visual moments. I see all kinds of stuff. I see huge gardens of weed. I see cherried out cars in peoples garages. I see dogs, cats, chickens and squirrels. I see barns and horses and cows and tractors. And I see people. All kinds of people. They are the most amazing things to see of all. It's the creation. All around you.
I suggest you take a walk around your city or town. Start in one of the older sections. Just park and get out and walk around for awhile and with no time constraints. Give yourself an hour.
Oh yea. DON'T TAKE YOUR CAMERA !!!! Leave it at home..
Every time you come across a scene that captivates you....and captures your attention.....
and you don't have your camera...….
Well, anyways. Walking is good for you too
Burnout is emotional tiredness - and every one of us here & elsewhere has experienced it somewhere / sometime
For me - having bought my first Pentax way back in the mid 60s, I have had plenty of ups & downs photographically and within myself. External issues & stresses from work & home & life-in-general all contribute to my emotional 'bank-balance' and reflect into my photographic pleasures
Many of the suggestions above sound okay - so may I suggest you "relax a bit and give yourself a moment to yourself" - If you feel like taking some photos - do it, if not, leave the stuff at home and just enjoy the views
If it helps you at all, you can have a chuckle at my expense too ... there are many days in my photography where I return home from a day's outing, and after looking at my results on the computer screen I delete the whole damn lot as they were a struggle to take and looking at them later, they do not excite me enough to keep either
Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
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