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Photography is a physical happening
I do not run around like I used to, But I get around. Broke my leg recently and realized how physical life in general is but especially trying to take photos. I worry I will get fat soon. Sep 21 06 11:19 pm Link Color of Fashion wrote: Is this you way of telling us you're 37-44 years old? Sep 21 06 11:31 pm Link KM von Seidl wrote: Hurt myself, a few times over the years. This is not the first time. Sep 21 06 11:36 pm Link Color of Fashion wrote: It certainly eliminates some types of photography that's for sure. Photojournalism to an extent. I'm 59 and wouldn't be too good in a war zone. Some sports would be out also. I used to do some snow ski photography in my 20's.....now with my bum knee if I went down I'd probably end up in a wheelchair. Sep 22 06 06:57 am Link I would advise against trying to do a photoessay of the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona Spain. Sep 22 06 07:02 am Link Color of Fashion wrote: Getting old (older) sucks! I'm 34. I have a bad back, which does interfere with shooting. Especially location shoots. I push through it... but gawd! When I get home, I hurt so freakin' bad! Sep 22 06 07:07 am Link Color of Fashion wrote: Getting older definitely makes photography harder. Two years in a row I've done a couple intensive weeks of event shooting, and carried too heavy a bag. In both cases, it took six months for the back pain to go away. Sep 22 06 07:16 am Link I now find that at the end of a 3 hour shoot I'm physically tired. I think all the standing, kneeling, sitting and contorting wears me out. Also, moving lights, props, backgrounds, etc. add to it. Plus, a couple of years ago I snapped my ACL (rock climbing accident) and after the repair surgery things have never really been the same. It sucks to get older. ![]() Sep 22 06 10:01 am Link Mark Reese Photography wrote: I'd advise against that while perfectly able! Who was the genius that said, "Hey, let's get these otherwise docile one ton beasts good and fired up, then run for our lives from them!!" Sep 22 06 10:10 am Link |