Focusing on Photography

In recent months my camera has been predominantly stuck in the 🎥video setting, because I've been trying to catch everything in vlog form (and I don't have a decent cell phone). But while attempting (and failing) to do Vlogmas this December, I realized that I don't like having to experience life through video, looking for things to record and then having to put it all together and make it entertaining.

So for 2017 I'm turning my focus on photography. Learning new skills, working on it as an art, practicing. I'm already aware that I'm a lot more energized by capturing things as photographs than in video. I know that's because of my ongoing design education, and my passion for art and aesthetics. For me, video is more connected to performance, which I am also passionate about. I just think I've been trying to use video too much for what I want to be doing with photography.

I won't be giving up video by any means. I'm just refocusing on what I want to be working on, how I want to document my life, and restricting what I use video for a little.

So wish me luck as I figure out Lightroom!

Besides all these very reasonable, logical thoughts, what really triggered this was stumbling onto Savana Ogburn's work - via an article she did in Rookie Magazine - and just being incredibly inspired. Her art is so dreamy and sweet and crisp and full of energy. She's such a professional and she's only 19! When I started university, I hadn't even come close to figuring out what I'm passionate about - and I'm still far away from it.

All images belong to Savana Ogburn, go check out her site!