I often catch myself saying “It must have been meant to be!”
Hmmm.
Is this really the case?
I find when I’m “doing” I have an awful lot of “it was meant to be” experiences.
Likewise, when I’ll delaying, procrastinating, thinking and sitting, I tend not to have so many of those moments.
Is it a coincidence?
There is a famous saying which goes something like this: “The harder I work, the luckier I am.”
So, does that mean that all of the hard workers are likewise the “lucky” ones?
Perhaps.
I know one thing for sure – when I am fired up and passionate about what I’m doing – the stars seem to align.
When I’m down in the dumps, grumpy, or dis-bonded, everything seems to fall apart.
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It was meant to be?
I should also say Hmmmmm.
When we have passion for an activity, art, science etc. we tend to desire to be immersed in it. We enjoy doing it and even without knowing we work hard at it.
If you ask me why I am so crazy about photography, I have to say when I wake up in the morning I feel the passion for this art. When I see an event, landscape, person etc, I feel the desire to capture it on film or CMOS. And, I cannot even sleep well until I create the final image and look at it critically (brutally critically). Just ask my supportive wife
If I am not satisfied with my work, I work on the captured image again and print it again and again and again until I see what I previsualized at the time of photography. If I am not happy, I destroy the print and go back to the location to recapture the image from a different vantage point, at a different time of day, or whatever I think will help give me the final image I previsualize. If it is an event, my accumulated experiences over years help me to capture the emotions, actions etc. It happens only once and I don’t want to miss the emotion/expression in the face of the dancer, bride, politician etc.
Summary of what I do and love doing, my passion:
http://imagingevolution.com/slideshows/Introductory/YouTubeVersion.html
Hard work and desire for perfection is supported by pure passion… Nothing is meant to be unless we have done our best with love for it. Lucky moments are random and rare.
Cheers!
Thanks for your note Shary – and for posting your link!
You know, I think photographers are some of the most amazing people on this great earth.
Photographers capture the most cherished moments of our existence, which brings joy to viewers of the work for years, and even for generations, to come.
I can see by the way you write about your craft, work at your craft, and develop your skills that you sincerely love what you do. What a fabulous way to lead a life!
Here’s to more hard work, more passion and more supportive spouses
If we had more of these things, the world would be a much happier place!
Thanks Julie.
Shhhhh! I just finished printing a beautiful Cliff in B/W. My wife is sleeping now
Photographer should be a good visual composer…. S/he does not compose music, but should try his/her best to create visual poetry of our environment and people.
Cheers!
Oh – I’d love to see your picture of the cliff (your landscape shots are stunning!)
Let me know if/when it makes an appearance on your website and I’ll be sure to check it out.
Keep up the great work Shary (even if it is into the wee hours of the morning)!
Here’s to shaping our destiny and creating more “it was meant to be” moments.
Onward!