I've not been feeling very creative lately and have kind of hit a wall when it comes to photography.
Instead of it filling me with joy, it kind of fills me with anxiety and the need to "perform".
So, for September I'm going to be doing #shittember , where I post, (hopefully everyday we'll see 😂), a bad photo or a photo that I just don't like.
It's low cost exposure therapy and breaking out of the anxiety/performance cycle.
#photography #trees #moss #coralroot #TreesOfPixelfed #mosstodon
hey similar to what I was/am feeling! I may drop a #shittember post here and there too 😂 but this is a good photo so it doesn't count 😉
Sounds like an excellent plan 👍 I too feel that things with me and photography have changed. No, wait, it is not photography itself. It is me now living in a different area of Germany with many great people around me. I used to feel lonely and had a lot of time for photo trips. Now I spend waaaay more time with humans than with my camera. Plus all I can ever show here is blue sky/water and green trees/meadows. Not really exciting 🙈 But that's life. We progress and so does our art. Or maybe it doesn't atm. That's ok too. Plus I strongly believe we could never live without our cameras 😉 It's just the simple question of the right time, the right place, the right mood and the right subject 😂 Until then 'shitty' is perfect 😆
I like this idea a lot! And I like the photo as well but that is perhaps secondary this time :). I think this is quite common for many that practice something creative. For me it comes and goes in cycles and some days I just carry the camera with me, feeling grumpy and uninspired of it all. With time I have tried to learn to embrace the shit days with the knowledge that they too will pass, and that without them I'd have nothing to contrast the really good ones to.
@NotAHope@mastodon.social
Oh... We've had a little challenge going for over a year and a half now - get our human out the door and find something mildly interesting or funny to share... It doesn't have to be great, just not done so poorly as to be embarrassing. There's maybe one shot every couple of weeks that actually stands out and that's ok. 
Sorry you feel this way, but that's an excellent idea!
Although I don't have this feeling regarding photography, I absolutely understand you. And of course I also have pictures that qualify for a #shittember post! 😂
Your photos are beautiful! Just keep on going. The joy will return.
You and me sis! except that i'm not even posting anything, just binge watching Ted Lasso and Clair Obscur: Expédition 33 on repeat 😂
For what it's worth, I love this snap. I hope you can break the loop and feel the joy again very soon! I also love your #shittember idea...
Yes! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS! Also, this photo is beautiful. 💞