I guess I am an artist of sorts..try to be anyway.

At the moment I am struggling with what I take pictures of. I have this expensive camera which I love but am not happy with what I shoot.

Sure, a lot of them are pretty and pleasing to look at but they don’t fill me with any artistic contentment. I know where I want to take my photography and what I wish I could be, but I can’t seem to get there. At times, I think having a fancy digital camera almost hinders my chance at growing as a photographer because things are so easy. Its very easy to take pretty photographs of blooming flowers and yummy gooey desserts but really…what the hell am I saying about myself with those kinds of photographs?

Maybe I have to put myself on a ban of F&F photography (food and flowers) for a few weeks or even a month. I wonder if I could do it?! I know I really want to shoot portraits more than anything. I do shoot a lot, its just unfortunate that I can’t share a lot of them. I need models, seriously!

In becoming a portrait photographer however I as a person need to grow some guts. I am such a chicken around new people so its tough.

Anyone got any tips on how you deal with this artistic blockage?