Ready to slow down and smell the roses? Need to get back to basics and remember why you love photography? Here are three simple questions to use when approaching your photography.
1. How do you want your life to look?
Zen, peaceful, quiet, and free of drama? Exuberant and exciting with lots of laughter? Full of adventure and activity?
Me, I want my life to feel zen. Peaceful. (And free of drama and stress!) I photograph the quiet moments of my life to show stillness and serenity. Because when I look at my photo-stream, I want to see that my life is not just comprised of dramatic ups and downs, the way I sometimes think it is. I want to see the beauty in my life and focus on that. Because you get more of what you focus on…
2. What do you want more of?
Do you wish you had more time to yourself? Or do you dream of spending more time with like-minded people? Perhaps you wish you spent more time on your hobbies?
What I want more of is work / life balance. I want to stay connected to people, but I also want peace of mind — to literally empty my head of non-stop chatter. I live on a quay in the heart of a European city. While I enjoy the intellectual and cultural aspects of living in a city, I also want to spend more time in nature because that brings stillness to my mind.
3. How would you spend your time?
If you could spend your days doing anything, how you would spend your time? Would you go kayaking every day? Or perhaps go for long, easy bike rides? Or would you spend your time in a kitchen cooking up dinners to serve your guests because you love cooking and entertaining?
Me, I like the idea of living a relaxed, easy and carefree life. I want to go to the beach or to the park when I feel like it. To have long coffee and tea breaks. And to enjoy good food. I want to travel around the world and meet new people and have new experiences. And when I come to the end of my life, I want to remember it all. This is why I photograph the small moments — to help me remember.
Why the questions?
When I began asking myself the questions I’ve just asked you, I saw that my time was spent rushing from one project to another or stressing about things outside my control. I felt like my life was not peaceful the way I wanted it to be.
It was through photographing how I wanted my life to look and feel that I began to see how I could make changes…and eventually my reality started to look how I wanted it to be. I used photographing my daily life as a way to create those changes.
Ready to unplug from stress?
Mindfulness is at the core of all Brit Hammer’s courses.
“Celebrate Your Life in Beautiful Images Part 1” gets you started photographing how you want your life to look and what you want more of in your life. Part 2 takes you further by focusing on capturing the essence of your loved ones — think about the little things that you’ll always remember, such as how they hold their favorite coffee mug in their hands!
-BPSOP Instructor – Brit Hammer
Brit Teaches:
Celebrate Your Life in Beautiful Images I
Celebrate Your Life in Beautiful Images II
Amazing Travel Photos Made Easy – In “Amazing Travel Photos Made Easy” Brit teaches in a easy way how to capture a sense of place in your images — not just how to shoot the iconic locations but how to capture those experiences that mean something to you. You don’t even have to go on a trip to benefit from the lessons in this class!
Get a taste of how Brit will work with you in the below video.
Have a special project? You can also work with Brit privately.
Schedule a live session with Brit via Skype. Find out more at http://www.brithammer.com/mentoring
Get a private image video review. Find out more at http://www.brithammer.com/image-reviews
Find out about all of Brit’s courses at http://www.brithammer.com/learning
