Hello Adam, I read your #17 and found it quite interesting. Your article helped me focus on exactly what am I trying to strengthen by a daily practice. For me it’s my ability to think and express myself expressively in cinematic terms. What I came up with is several times a week, perhaps every day I will select either a video shot of mine or alternatively a still photo or a sequence of photos. I’ll study them for meaning and emotion. Hopefully I’ll not get hung up on technique or how I would improve them. I intend to stick with meaning and emotion. When something comes to me I’ll write a sentence or two, no more than a short paragraph (five sentences tops) that describes, or extends something in my image. Then I’ll take what I’ve wrote and rummage through my photos and videos looking for a different image that reflects what I just wrote. That becomes image to word and back to image. I’ll keep you posted on how my expierment in practice works out.
I’m a filmmaker and photographer trying to keep some semblance of forward motion during this time of pandemic and political crisis. Something landed for me in your current post, a daily practice. “ the method you use to journal changes what you notice and what interests you.” As I find that having a good question is helpful in getting a good answer. So my question to myself is - what I can come up with to adapt your practice to my medium(s). Thanks for the insight and inspiration.
Hello Adam, I read your #17 and found it quite interesting. Your article helped me focus on exactly what am I trying to strengthen by a daily practice. For me it’s my ability to think and express myself expressively in cinematic terms. What I came up with is several times a week, perhaps every day I will select either a video shot of mine or alternatively a still photo or a sequence of photos. I’ll study them for meaning and emotion. Hopefully I’ll not get hung up on technique or how I would improve them. I intend to stick with meaning and emotion. When something comes to me I’ll write a sentence or two, no more than a short paragraph (five sentences tops) that describes, or extends something in my image. Then I’ll take what I’ve wrote and rummage through my photos and videos looking for a different image that reflects what I just wrote. That becomes image to word and back to image. I’ll keep you posted on how my expierment in practice works out.
I’m a filmmaker and photographer trying to keep some semblance of forward motion during this time of pandemic and political crisis. Something landed for me in your current post, a daily practice. “ the method you use to journal changes what you notice and what interests you.” As I find that having a good question is helpful in getting a good answer. So my question to myself is - what I can come up with to adapt your practice to my medium(s). Thanks for the insight and inspiration.