I was in a Twitter-surfing mood the other day and came across one of my favorite photographers (Jasmine Star's) twitter page. I was introduced to her work by my photographer (Tosha Francis). Side note: there's more favor shown when you appreciate the work of others who love your craft - I've definitely observed that. Anyway, Jasmine's timeline is usually entertaining, and she occasionally posts a tweet that pauses my thinking. The reason why this particular tweet resonated with me is because of what I've been experiencing doing hair and makeup lately. I am not downing my work, but - like most artists - when I review the finished product I want to either do it again or "touch something up." To my chagrin, my client either loves what has been created for him/her, or does not have time for [seemingly] minor modifications. However, it frustrates me... I thought I was alone; that I was going through a rough patch in what I love to do. Well, I may be wrong.
Thanks Jasmine for putting this out there.
To all of my fellow creative souls out there: when you're not feeling what you create, DON'T QUIT on yourself. I can't even call myself a beginner at some of this, and I almost made that mistake...again. Sorry, me...
Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.
that clip made so much sense to me. It always feels like i see something that drives me crazy and wish i could go back and add a little of this or redo some of that. but instead of doing more and more work i have changed gears in the past. what a great reminder, I do have good taste otherwise i wouldn't notice the difference. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteExactly! You DO have good taste and others notice that in you. Artists are most critical of self. Not always a bad thing, but can become cumbersome, and sometimes counter-productive. Keep at it Dewaynia!
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