Still being in an infancy stage of my photography, and still on an exploration to find what it is I want to shoot, or better yet what it is that has more meaning to me. I’ve found lately that I’ve been enjoying the break from racing photography, and even my beloved “Midnight Photo Shoots”. I plan on going back to racing and shooting in the middle of the night at some point, but for now, it’s been so gratifying to just take my camera out on a lunch break and see what I come back with. It only takes me about 15-20 minutes each time, I don’t come back with a grandiose collection of shots, and I’ve realized that I’ve shied away from capturing images of people, instead finding new subjects in animals and landscapes (not to mention the occasional ferry boat too).
Even though I may have resisted taking a break from cars zipping by at amazing speeds, or going out in the dead silence of midnight. I feel like I needed this, I needed that complete flip of environment and subjects. Already it’s taught me new skills, and I have no doubt that as I continue, even more learning opportunities will arise. In all honesty that’s all I’ve ever wanted from a photography adventure, to learn something I may not have learned on previous outings, and not to take every event as a supremely serious thing. I’m the one that’s in control of my photography, and I’m allowed to go out and be free with it every now and then.
In the not so distant future, I have a full blown photography project that I’ll be rolling out and starting. I won’t give away all the details, but the main core of the project revolves around connecting Photography and my families. I know I’ll need to pull everything I’ve learned about photography together, and learn new things as they come up, but I’m so excited to start this project. The project will take up so much of my time, and more than likely become the only focal point of my concentration at times, so I’m happy to take this small break from the hustle and grind of automotive/client work. I encourage you to give it a shot some time as well, just take 15-20 minutes (or more if you want), explore a different location, and see what you come away with. Be it a lesson, or maybe even a new favorite photo in your collection.
As always, I hope you enjoyed todays blog, and I hope you’ll enjoy the Lunch Break photo collection as well. Have a great rest of the week, don’t forget to take a break.
Thank you, and until next time.
I’ll catch y’all later.
Andrew Hoyle - Grimlock Media
