Wednesday, 14 October 2009
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Leaving my first love...
Discovering my love for photography opened a whole new world of possibilities for me. A picture is worth a thousand words, right? It didn't take long before the hours I used to spend writing turned into time for photo shooting and editing. No longer did I express myself through the words I wrote, but rather through the images I shot.
The feelings of joy that surge through me when I capture a moment "just right," are inexplicable. Then I learned how to manipulate that image and make it perfect, just the way I want it. The final products often leave me beaming with pride... I learned how to capture a moment in time, how to make a memory visible, tangible. It's an amazing feeling, really.
But today I realized, I left my first love behind when I took up photography.
I have always loved writing, even from a young age. In fact, I won a short story writing contest waaaaaaay back in 4th grade. Don't ask about that though, the story is quite ridiculous. I feel like they selected it because it was "creative." But that's beside the point.
The point is, writing has been a love of mine for a VERY long time. From pen and paper, to keyboard and monitor, writing and I have been through quite a lot together. The moments I was filled with rage, are scratched into old journals; pen strokes deep and messy, tell-tale of my anger-filled moments. The times when I was filled with sorrow are also penned in old journals, on paper stained with many tear drops. My happiest moments are also chronicled in such journals; joyous words find themselves mixed with smiley faces and hearts, indicative of my bliss. Even the mundane, normal life stories are written down. Many of these stories have been typed out on the computer as well; some written and posted for the world to see, some made private, written only for my sake.
Oh gosh, I miss writing. Sure, a picture is worth a thousand word, but can taking a picture give me the therapy that writing can? Can taking a photo release the crazy emotions that well up within me? No! Writing is a release. Writing captures MY moments, while taking pictures captures the moments in others' lives. Photos can never capture what is going on on the inside of me. Writing is my way of showing the world exactly what IS going on in the very depths of me.
Writing... I'm sorry I left you behind for a new love. You're an old and dear friend. I miss you, writing. So, I'm back. I promise I have room in my heart for both you and photography.
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Comments (19)
hehe, I love writing too :]
i think it would be really cool if you mixed your photography with your writing. that way, we can sorta have an image in our mind, i suppose. idk, just a suggestion :]
@alltimelow22 - Yeah, I've been trying to figure out a way of doing just that. Maybe some blogging with pictures will come in the future!
@Pieces_of_a_Melody - awesome! can't waaait to see it :]
no, really though. I'm pretty darn impatient. xD
but I can wait :p
@alltimelow22 - I totally just contradicted myself Dx gah. I'm tired. g'night!
I just thought this was wonderful :)
@alltimelow22 - LOL. That made me smile.
Goodnight!
@greenbird321 -
Really? Thanks for the rec! How have you been? It's been a long while!
"So, I'm back. I promise I have room in my heart for both you and photography."
For some reason, when I read that I thought "you're lying to yourself..."
People always say that a picture is worth a thousand words but I rarely get over about 100 words out of a picture. Not to mention that many of those words and the meaning of the words once strung together are usually drastically different from what other people get. Thus I think we should go with either "pictures are psychotic" or "pictures are filthy liars."
@Pieces_of_a_Melody - I've been doing well...trying to do better tho :\
@mrcolorful - LOL, wow. You're so ridiculous!
And no, I'm not lying to myself.
@greenbird321 - Aren't we all?
I had the same problem with fiction-writing and song-writng. As far as i was concerned, song writing was just telling a story in verse and setting it 2 music, which is what a lot of folk-songs are. But competing in music today is just impossible.
So, i went back to writing novels. I dont even pick up the guitar anymore, even though my wife, who is always trying to buy me things, almost got me the Martin D-35 i always wanted.
In my case, the two just dont mix. I hope u can find a way 2 enjoy both of yours.
@Pieces_of_a_Melody - None of that is a new development...
You know full well that I'm not gonna let the truth get in the way of making a wild statement about you lying.
I know what you mean. I used to write short stories, novels, all kinds of shit up until like a year ago. I kinda started partying more than anything, and I lost my creative writing streak.
@ouvrezlaporte - Fiction writing and song writing, eh? Both of those are things I wish I was good at. It's too bad you gave up music though. I would die without music.
P.S. Thanks for the rec and the sub! :)
@mrcolorful - Yeah, you're the king of wild statements.
@Pieces_of_a_Melody - I just enjoy having fun...
Dont sell urself too short. Besides, i'm impressed with idea of someone who can really do instant photos of someone's face and capture things written there that no one ever sees-especially themselves. If u can do that it's not just artistic xpression 4u but 4 them, too.
Yea for writing!
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