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Post by droppey on Jun 13, 2011 11:50:09 GMT -5
Hi All
Just a bit of nosiness from me as per ususal ;D but I was wondering do you all have your own niche of what you like taking the photos of the most? If you do, what is it?
I only ask because I have, as yet, to find my niche and I think that is why I'm getting frustrated grrrr.
Cheers me dears ;D
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Post by Steve (FloppyDog) on Jun 13, 2011 12:43:25 GMT -5
Good question Drops, I personally have never really found my niche. I too have struggled with this off and on especially when you see other photographers finding theirs and running with it. Things that interest me artistically are constantly in a state of change, not only in subject matter but in technique. If I see a cool night photo that inspires, I'll go out and shoot some myself. Then for a while all I want to do is night photography. Then, I'll be with some group shooting models, so for a while I just want to glamour all the time.
I've had such a difficult time trying to find my mojo that I've "quit photography" several times over the years. But, like a drug, I'd relapse and just end up coming back to it.
I think that photographers often give the "niche" concept more credit than it's earned. Perhaps finding one in the "business" of photography differs than finding one in the "art." By that I mean that many photographers specialize in one particular genre of photography and get a lot of business with a reputation they've developed. This makes that photographer good at marketing, but does not necessarily mean they've advanced in the art.
Ansel Adams (yeah I talk about him a lot I realize lol) made a huge name for himself in landscape photography. It worked well for him especially when landing the government funded Mural Project from which many of his most well known photographs came from. But, if you look through his work, he created some beautiful portrait and archetictural photographs. So, you might say his "niche" was landscapes, but he shot a lot of different types of photos.
If it helps, you're not alone in your frustration and it's probably more common than we realize.
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Post by Neva on Jun 13, 2011 21:45:33 GMT -5
Like you Floppy, if I get a good night shot, I also want to continue shooting night scenes. If I go out and get some nature shots, that's where I aim for awhile..., and so forth and so on..! It is frustrating sometimes that I don't find the one thing that really interests me; but then I think that shooting "everything" is getting me out there to learn about shooting "everything". I may be wrong on that, but it sounds right.
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Post by icicle on Jun 14, 2011 11:22:44 GMT -5
I still haven't found my niche, but when I do watch out.
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Post by john101477 on Jun 21, 2011 21:06:54 GMT -5
Niches... IDk if I would want to be good at only one thing. Wedings give me the hebbie Jeebies after a cpl of them and model shoots are fun for a while until it becomes work... Work, aint that what I do day in and day out to put food on the table? why would i want to destroy my passion by letting it become work? If i make a few bucks here and there doing what I love, awesome!!! If not i had a hell of a time anyways. Wait I am an outdoorsman. I hunt, fish, camp, hike, and explore. What better way to combine my passions and share them with others? But wait, I have a steller idea with a brunette in the snow in a fur coat... or that pretty oriental model that would look great next to a dragon in a little giesha outfit.
Niches? Who needs them. photograph whats making you happy or sad, or those that make you feel anything. inspiration is out the door, around the corner, or just a stroll down the road.
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Post by Neva on Jun 22, 2011 22:29:12 GMT -5
Well said John! And very true!!!
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