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I just hope it's like riding a bike.
Well as a few of you know, because of certain issues that led up to a surgery on the 24th of October, my camera hasn't seen much action since early August. It probably won't until mid to late December as well. That's around 5 months. (The incision is from the chest to bottom stomach area, so even trying to hang my gear has been tough.) This has put a real fear in me that I will not be up to par (even by my standards). I even have had nightmares that I blow it big time my first few times out and the models go as far as even laugh at me. Any other Photographers ever experience this? I have 3 or 4 models staying in touch, and I must say, I'm freakin' over the whole thing. Are my fears unfounded? Gary Nov 02 06 12:08 pm Link yes and no, i had three hernias repaired a year ago, i suspect you had something more extreme, to bad you're in socal to bad anyone is in socal, anyways, just start shooting, shoot your scars, get little plastic soldiers, line them up near your scars like they were fighting on your gut.. Nov 02 06 12:13 pm Link My opinion - sometimes taking a break will allow you to refresh your though process and open you mind to new ideas and ways of doing things. With downhill skiing, I've always found that I'm better the following year - I've forgotten a lot my mistakes and my fears..  All you can do is pick up your camera and start working again. Hope all is well now. ~S Nov 02 06 12:13 pm Link You'll come back stronger because you have a different perspective now. Nov 02 06 12:18 pm Link Now is a perfect time to read as much as you can get your hands on. Screw the "How To's or Dummy" books. Dive into advanced technique littature on things you've always wanted to try. Good Luck. Nov 02 06 12:22 pm Link C R Photography wrote: So what you are saying is that I shouldn't be spending so much time on MM? Nov 02 06 12:48 pm Link GLB Graphics wrote: Speaking from a very similar situation... I had a very major surgery that left a scar from approximately the bottom of the breast bone to the lower groin area. Yep.. Got a scar running right down the front. Was in the hospital for about 9 days.. and then home for about 8 weeks. It took quite a bit of time to be able to do most of the activities I used to do.. and sometimes it is still hard to do a few things. Rest alot, do EXACTLY what the doctors say as far as rest or recovery... and by all means.. dont put any stress on the incision till you are told it is OK. Nov 02 06 01:14 pm Link AndrewG wrote: That's my biggest problem at the moment. With the exception of the incision, (that sounds a lot like yours), I feel as though I want to just get out and run. Of course I know this would be a big mistake. Nov 02 06 01:46 pm Link GLB Graphics wrote: maybe it's the day.. Nov 02 06 04:55 pm Link lotusphoto wrote:
Nov 02 06 05:46 pm Link GLB Graphics wrote: it's a very unpredictable industry & we never know how anything will turn on any given day ... Nov 02 06 05:53 pm Link I don't like modern dance, but I do it anyway, as at Beloit we dance all 3 kinds available. This semester is especially challenging, as twice a week I take a 2 hour ballet class in the morning, then 2 hours of modern in the afternoon. We go flipping around on a far too unforgiving floor (thank heavens, my last semester of THAT one). I have disclocated each of my kneecaps -first one at WWU getting off a horse, second one here falling in rehearsal of a disastrous duet I tried to choreograph for the dance festival. (mistake there was likely not being warmed up enough..) In some instances, I get scared, such as last week when I was rolling over/sitting up, no hands, lost the ab control for a second and slammed the side of my knee into that darn floor...there was a substantial bump, but it was just a worse than usual bruising. Now, I have confidence to know how to get through it...my instructor said I was a hard worker today when (as usual) I went in the first group for a combination (mostly so I don't lose the counts and come in late) and it occurred to me-I'm taking two classes on the same day this semester, I've been brave enough to keep at it in the 2.5 years here since transferrig (after 2 years there) and I AM a hard dedicated worker. (so, with a little thinking and a lot of determination to do it, I still -finally getting As in both of those classes-keep dancing. Nov 02 06 06:07 pm Link Lots of positive input so far. Thanks to everyone! Gary Nov 02 06 06:34 pm Link GLB Graphics wrote: After I was allowed to get out of bed in the hospital.. about 3 days after the surgery.. I was told I could go for walks if I wanted ... I walked quite abit.. this was about the same time as Apollo Ono was skating in the Winter Olympics.. I was doing so many laps around the floor of the hospital, the Nurses were starting to call me Apollo Andrew.. After I got out of the hospital, I walked 2 to 3 miles every day.. until I found out that the surgeon had messed up in surgery when he was closing up the incision.. I have an adhesion that is in my hip area.. it got aggravated with all the walking and I now have problems with my hip and only when walking or trying to squat down to take a picture from a low angle. Nov 02 06 08:45 pm Link AndrewG wrote: Great advise... Nov 02 06 08:51 pm Link |
