Photography Fatigue, Archiving and Sharing Work. Hi there…
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Photography Fatigue, Archiving and Sharing Work.
Hi there. Maybe this isn't the best place to post this, but I'm wondering what other photographers would do if they were in my position.
I've been doing photography since 2009, and I have a massive portfolio, but a lot of it hasn't been seen. Many images are scattered on hard drives, etc. I'll admit I wasn't very organized over the years, and it just kept piling up.Some of it is still on CD-R. So, every format you can think of, I've got it.
I used to always take my camera with me when I traveled, and I've met and had sessions with lots of interesting people over the years, but lately it's like I've lost the passion for photography, and it makes me really sad. I don't take my camera anywhere anymore because of this feeling of being overwhelmed by the vast number of photos I haven't gone through, haven't edited or shared.
I just don't feel caught up on what I've already shot and I don't have the motivation to go through it all so I feel weird creating something new if that makes any sense.
I'm worried I'm going to die and no one will see any of the work I've done. I envisioned myself creating a book or books some day. I have an Instagram up with a few photos but by far it's nothing in comparison to my full portfolio.
I'm curious if there's anyone who has dealt with this or felt the same way? I was thinking maybe since I'm having trouble being motivated to go through and archive everything, I might hire some help?Perhaps another person being there might motivate me, but that seems weird.
I don't know what to do. I saw the documentary about Vivian Maier some years ago and felt like my life is similar. I'm not nearly as talented as her but I just don't want to die without doing something with the work.
I have quite a few images printed and framed. I've had a website in the past but I kept taking it down because I couldn't justify spending the money on a portfolio site. I was paying for a format site, a squarespace at one point and never got booked or had any website hits from it so that makes me less motivated. I would love to have a website again but I don't want to spend $200-$300 on a website that doesn't pay for itself because I have not been able to turn photography into a career like that. If there are any suggestions or if anyone also just felt unmotivated because of the vast number of photos they had to go through I'd appreciate it.
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Hi there. Maybe this isn't the best place to post this, but I'm wondering what other photographers would do if they were in my position.
I've been doing photography since 2009, and I have a massive portfolio, but a lot of it hasn't been seen. Many images are scattered on hard drives, etc. I'll admit I wasn't very organized over the years, and it just kept piling up.Some of it is still on CD-R. So, every format you can think of, I've got it.
I used to always take my camera with me when I traveled, and I've met and had sessions with lots of interesting people over the years, but lately it's like I've lost the passion for photography, and it makes me really sad. I don't take my camera anywhere anymore because of this feeling of being overwhelmed by the vast number of photos I haven't gone through, haven't edited or shared.
I just don't feel caught up on what I've already shot and I don't have the motivation to go through it all so I feel weird creating something new if that makes any sense.
I'm worried I'm going to die and no one will see any of the work I've done. I envisioned myself creating a book or books some day. I have an Instagram up with a few photos but by far it's nothing in comparison to my full portfolio.
I'm curious if there's anyone who has dealt with this or felt the same way? I was thinking maybe since I'm having trouble being motivated to go through and archive everything, I might hire some help?Perhaps another person being there might motivate me, but that seems weird.
I don't know what to do. I saw the documentary about Vivian Maier some years ago and felt like my life is similar. I'm not nearly as talented as her but I just don't want to die without doing something with the work.
I have quite a few images printed and framed. I've had a website in the past but I kept taking it down because I couldn't justify spending the money on a portfolio site. I was paying for a format site, a squarespace at one point and never got booked or had any website hits from it so that makes me less motivated. I would love to have a website again but I don't want to spend $200-$300 on a website that doesn't pay for itself because I have not been able to turn photography into a career like that. If there are any suggestions or if anyone also just felt unmotivated because of the vast number of photos they had to go through I'd appreciate it.
#hobby
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