I have a lot going on with sick family right now so have had less time to come up with anything original to post. But here is another interesting article on Sharpening Your Creative Eye by Steve Gottlieb at Apogee Photo Magazine.

“To choose to be creative means dedicating yourself, working with great intensity, and continually pushing yourself to improve. It means being open to new ways of seeing, and it helps if you master the tools of the trade, which runs counter to the way in which most people take pictures. Most find a subject that interests them, decide quickly how to approach it in terms of camera position, lens choice, etc., raise their camera, and–using auto-focus and program exposure mode–click the shutter. Then, they move on, in search of their next photographic quarry. Their energy is spent primarily on finding many subjects rather than exploring subjects carefully and with a fresh eye.”

This definitely describes me on vacation…. And thought I’ve definitely committed to improving, I am relieved to learn that even seasoned pros fall into ruts if they don’t continually challenge themselves.