…from the film “Senior Year“
°•☆• ” ᴵ’ ᴹ ˢᵀᴵᴸᴸ ᴬᶠᴿᴬᴵᴰ ᴵᶠ ᴵ ˢᴴᴼᵂ ᴹᵞ ᴿᴱᴬᴸ ˢᴱᴸᶠ, ᴾᴱᴼᴾᴸᴱ ᵂᴵᴸᴸ ᴹᴬᴷᴱ ᶠᵁᴺ ᴼᶠ ᴹᴱ. ᴮᵁᵀ ᴵᵀ ‘ˢ ᵀᴴᴱ ᴼᴺᴸᵞ ᵂᴬᵞ ᶠᴼᴿ ᵀᴴᴱ ᴿᴵᴳᴴᵀ ᴾᴱᴼᴾᴸᴱ ᵀᴼ ˢᴱᴱ ᴹᴱ.”
That’s a quote from the film “Senior Year” that we watched last night. It’s actually quite a smart film pointing out the change in culture since the time of Britney Spears😆
What is true for our personal life – to keep it real in order to find our “tribe” – is also true for business / creative work: we shouldn’t attempt to please EVERYONE so that we can attract SOMEONE- namely those wo value and identify with what our brand stands for ✨ This is one of the core messages of marketing expert @sethgodin .
Authenticity is way more sustainable because it’s quite energy draining if we try to be everybody’s darling 🤷♀️ Take Jesus: he didn’t waste a minute of his time and energy to people-please —>> therefore always be yourself as a person or when building your brand (unless you can b a 🦄) ✌️•°☆•
Celebrate
•°☆• ᶜᴱᴸᴱᴮᴿᴬᵀᴱ •°
Celebrations are a great opportunity to have your personal photo story created: a photo book about you and your guests of the day – or wall art that tells your beautiful story. Everyone is dressed nicely, balloons are hanging in the trees, there’s music playing, kids running about, laughter everywhere – just great for making memories.
But you don’t necessarily need to wait for someone’s birthday to come up in order to celebrate 🎉 Make up an occasion (summer is always a good reason to celebrate..) and invite the people who you want to be in your photo story 🙃 Fetch some balloons, drinks and a cake – and enjoy the celebration 📸🎉°•☆•
Eine Feier ist eine super Gelegenheit um deine persönliche Fotostory fotografieren zu lassen: ein Fotobuch mit dir und deinen Gästen des Tages – oder Wandkunst mit deiner Fotostory.
Alle sind hübsch gekleidet, Luftballons hängen in den Bäumen, Musik spielt und Kinder rennen herum, überall Lachen – einfach ideal um schöne Erinnerungen festzuhalten. Du brauchst allerdings nicht darauf zu warten, dass mal jemand Geburtstag hat um zu feiern: Erfinde einfach einen Anlass (Sommer ist immer ein Grund zu feiern..) und lade dir die Leute ein, die du gern in deiner Fotostory haben möchtest 🙃 Besorge dir Luftballons, Getränke und einen Kuchen – und genieß die Feier 📸🎉
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Your genuine smile Pt.1
A bittersweet state of mind
•°☆• “Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and death —bitter and sweet—are forever paired.
If you’ve ever wondered why you like sad music . . .
If you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . .
If you react intensely to music, art, nature, and beauty . . .
Then you probably identify with the bittersweet state of mind.” – Susan Cain in ‘Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing make us whole’
Loving this description of one of my favourite feelings in this world. A bittersweet state of mind is both a bit painful and delicate. The more intense it is the more creative I am. Also, my favourite photographs contain an air of bittersweetness…
How about you- do you feel this too and do you enjoy it? °•☆•
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°•☆• Bittersüß zu fühlen heißt, eine Tendenz zu Zuständen des Sehnens, der Melancholie und der Traurigkeit; ein intensives Bewusstsein der vergehenden Zeit, eine merkwürdig durchdringende Freude an der Schönheit der Welt. In diesem Zustand erkennt man wie Licht und Dunkelheit, Geburt und Tod – bitter und süß – immer miteinander verbunden sind.
Wenn du dich je gefragt hast, warum du traurige Musik magst…
Wenn dir ein regnerischer Tag Trost oder Inspiration gibt…
Wenn du stark auf Musik, Kunst, Natur und Schönheit reagierst…
Dann kannst du dich vermutlich mit dem Seelenzustand des Bittersüßen identifizieren. – Susan Cain in ‘Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing make us whole’ (frei übersetzt)
Wie schön ist diese Beschreibung eines meiner liebsten Gefühle dieser Welt. Ein bittersüßer Seelenzustand ist gleichzeitig schmerzhaft und herrlich. Je intensiver das Gefühl desto kreativer bin ich. Und die Fotografien, die ich am liebsten mag, haben alle die Gemeinsamkeit eines bittersüßen Flairs.
Wie geht`s dir damit? Kennst du dieses Gefühl und genießt du es genauso wie ich? °•☆•
Business Cinema
•°☆• A different kind of Business Portrait.. ✨
The magic of being in a new place for the first time.. for those who work in this place it may be nothing special but for me , looking through the images later, it was cinema. ☺️ °•☆•
Decide not to give up
°•☆• Waited for a good spot in my Insta feed to place these images of the American Football players “Eagles Reutlingen”. Typed “sports quote” into Google for some caption and found such a good line: It not only goes for sportspeople but for anyone. Here is it: “ᴺᴱᵛᴱᴿ ᴳᴵᵛᴱ ᵁᴾ! ᶠᴬᴵᴸᵁᴿᴱ ᴬᴺᴰ ᴿᴱᴶᴱᶜᵀᴵᴼᴺ ᴬᴿᴱ ᴼᴺᴸᵞ ᵀᴴᴱ ᶠᴵᴿˢᵀ ˢᵀᴱᴾ ᵀᴼ ˢᵁᶜᶜᴱᴱᴰᴵᴺᴳ.” (- ᴶᴵᴹ ᵛᴬᴸᵛᴬᴺᴼ)
For me having decided ahead of time not to give up on “making it” as a photographer has been super valuable. I used to have doubts when being confronted with failure, and now I don’t. Because I have already decided that I won’t give up. And because I know it’s just normal to experience rejection or failure at times – it happens to anyone on the way to success. How else are we supposed to learn and become better? I’ve heard and read so often that having faith and refusing to give up is one of the major keys to success. I mean, otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many sayings and quotes of successful peops about the matter after all.
If you have set your heart on something – be it in sports, a career, or a personal goal – don’t allow yourself to become discouraged but decide ahead of time that you will keep going, keep believing, and that you will not give up! ☺️💛✌️ °•☆•
Photographs and time
How to dress…
A story
°•☆•”As they walked on the sunny side of Columbia Road, Peter turned quiet. It was Easter Sunday and the streets were almost empty. Andy saw the old beetle parked in line and all of a sudden, he remembered. “Hey, are you still thinking about Jane at times?”, he asked.
“I do actually”, Peter replied. “In fact, there’s hardly a day that I don’t think about Jane.”
“I wonder if she’s still living round here…”
“It’s her car over there- she must still be living here somewhere … I haven’t seen her ever since we split up…”
Hours later there was a note hanging in the windscreen of the very same beetle the boys had passed. Jane was just on her way to the corner shop when she saw it flickering in the wind.
“Hi Jane, Pete is still in love with u – give him a call if you care. Andy” Jane felt like being hit by a car. She scrunched up the paper in her pocket and looked over her shoulders – no one.
As she walked on down the street, all of a sudden, she smelled spring and cheery blossoms and seaside. She took a deep breath. Everything looked beautiful like in a picture book. “Thanks, God” she thought and smiled.” -from “Another day with Jane” •°☆•
Extraordinary
Tugay Zeyrek is a hairdresser who works in his dad’s salon in a small town in Germany – and he cuts the hair of football stars and even music icons like Jason Derulo. When interviewing him I noticed quite a few things that we all can learn from him in order to achieve the extraordinary:
Have love and passion for an extra boost of energy (which you will need as you will read further down)
Tugay literally beamed when talking about his profession and story, and he was full of enthusiasm for what he is doing.
Never be big-headed but stay down-to-earth
During my stay at the salon, Tugay walked over to his regular customers, normal people without big names or big wallets, had a chat, called them by their names, and made sure they felt welcome and were happy with the service in the salon.
Keep on connecting
“When I was seventeen I already started to write to star managements but no one ever replied. Then I started to participate in hairdressers competitions and became world champion with the German Team. Eventually, a friend introduced me to a football player who played in the national team, and then one thing led to another.” Connections are key! I`ve heard that dozens of times and I can tell from my own experience that most of my jobs came through some sort of connection or referral. However, we need to get out there and actually make those connections. It is not a passive thing – waiting for a connection to show up – but it requires massive action: to show up for our connections and to get out there, let people know about our goals, and grab any opportunity to connect.
Do not give up and be bold
“I have often punted on getting into concerts, I climbed over fences, ran from security – all these kinds of things. Even when you have agreed with a star to meet them, the security may think you`re a crazy groupie. When I was meant to meet Jason Derulo at his concert, none of the security took me seriously. But I refused to give in until I finally managed to find a way past the security crew.” Ever since Tugay has cut Jason Derulos` hair several times!
Be ready anytime and say yes to the extraordinary
„For the MTV Music Awards in Bilbao, I drove 16 hours in my car. I cut the celebrities` hair, then drove back 16 hours. Often, stars call me up: Can you be in Berlin or whatever city tomorrow morning to cut my hair? And I will hop straight in my car and go! You need to be ready. Life is too short to be average.” Achieving extraordinary things requires extraordinary action. Makes sense doesn`t it? So don`t let chances go past. Let’s take every chance we can get and be ready!
Paul Fuller
Italian way of coffee
When interviewing Gianluca Mancinelli about the Italian way of coffee he told me about the Italian morning routine – getting up and tucking the newspaper under the arm, strolling over to the bar to have a caffè and a cornetto,… – well it sounded right like a Ferrero commercial to me and I thought hmm I should learn Italian so that I can go live there for a while …☕️🥐
Eagles
- .•. Do you know that dream where you know you need to get around that corner or jump that fence into safety but you are just unable to move? I felt like that most of the week 🤦♀️✨
Lucky enough I had a couple of jobs going – one of them was taking images of some players of the American Football Team @reutlingeneagles. We met during their training session in the early evening.
Loaded with flashes and light stands, I passed parents who were watching the training of their kids’ football teams. It was dark but there were plenty of floodlights. The Eagles were right at the very back of the sports grounds and with their helmets and attire they looked like “not in Reutlingen”.
The atmosphere under these floodlights was surreal, like in an American movie. The bond and spirit of the team were so present. Franz who’s currently recovering from an elbow injury had walked over to the sports grounds. He can’t currently drive as his arm is in a splint, but he lives nearby so he can come and watch the training. It might be summer until he can play again – hopefully not longer than May though, he says.
Franz’ teammate Carl is joining us. He isn’t participating in the training today either, but watches and cheers from the sideline. It’s so cold that my flashes refuse to work after just a few minutes 🙄. We talk, take some pictures anyway, watch the other players in the floodlights. Now and then someone strolls over to chat. Next week I`ll be back for some more photos.
Ps. In case you wanna take a quick break from your everyday life (especially when having such a weird week like me) I can very much recommend u put warm mittens on and watch some American Football in floodlights.•.
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Networking
Networking
Are you a good in-person-networker? As a freelancer, this is so important. And it`s not only because a strong network can open doors for us. But it`s about making use of the brain, ideas, and wisdom of many, not just our own.
By asking and listening we can find new ideas and broaden our understanding. We have a limited view on things, the world, everything – based on OUR experience. Other people bring in THEIR experiences and the resulting ideas and connections. So, this is gonna broaden our view and our opportunities big time.
Plus, being well connected feels like a safety net and will ultimately make us braver. There are people having our back and cheering us on.
Consider everybody
Our network is way bigger than we might think: Think of everyone you know – family, friends, and co-workers of course, but as well neighbours, people in your yoga class, people you meet on jobs, … Then think of everyone these persons know, who you could be introduced to if needed. Consider everybody, not just seemingly “influential” people. Because everybody has something to teach. Plus, each person knows people that may turn out to be game-changers for you.
And then of course there`s the most basic and most important connection to God who can do crazy, unbelievable stuff and comes up with the best surprises – and who introduces us to those people that we need in our lives.
To be honest, networking doesn`t exactly come naturally and easy to me. I`m a bit of a shy character and tend to be anxious that I might bother someone. But I`m learning. I`ve written the following list as kind of a reminder and instruction for myself. And perhaps this could be useful for you, too.
Here are some ideas, how to make the most of your network:
Be helpful whenever you can.
Ask if there`s something that you can do for people. Because the helping part of networking is the most fun. Don`t we all love it if we can be useful, make a difference to someone, and be able to help within our capabilities! It`s a happiness booster.
Be open and authentic.
Let other people in on your journey, don`t be superficial, and don`t try to pretend all is fine and dandy when it`s not.
Ask for what you need.
In order to do this, you would of course need to know what exactly you need first. So, maybe you need to find that out first. Perhaps it`s an idea concerning a certain issue or maybe it`s a connection to a certain business sector. Be specific to make it easy for the other person to help you. For example, ask: “Do you by chance know somebody who works in the pattern department of a fashion company?” The person might say: “Hm, actually I know someone who knows someone…” – and there we go.
Be open to suggestions.
When someone proposes something don`t say: “Well, BUT…” Take it in, consider and try it. Remember that they have experiences that you haven`t had and appreciate that they are willing to let you in on them. You never know, in hindsight this suggestion might be the one that helped you on the next step.
Listen and shut your cakehole.
Encourage the others to share their knowledge by truly listening. “You need to enter every conversation assuming that you have something to learn”, says Celeste Headlee in her TED-talk https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_conversation: “Everyone you will ever meet knows something that you don`t.” And: “I keep my mouth shut as often as I possibly can, I keep my mind open, and I`, always prepared to be amazed.”
Take notes.
Note each and every suggestion down in your notebook. Especially names and numbers. Otherwise, you`ll forget them or misplace them. Some might seem insignificant to you at the moment. But at a later point on your journey, after having gained more understanding and insight, you might find them super useful all of a sudden.
Don`t think you`re a burden.
Usually, people love to help with their expertise and connections. To most of us, it`s not a burden but a pleasure to be able to help. Barbara Sher writes in her book “Wishcraft” http://wishcraft.com/: “Most of us remember and treasure every part we’ve ever played in someone else’s survival, satisfaction, or success. …It’s because helping each other is creative and it makes us feel good.”
Give Feedback.
Let other people know about your experiences with their suggestions down the road. Tell them about the phone call to that connection that they`ve given you. “It is a great way to show your interest and your respect for someone else’s opinion, it energizes your relationship, it shows someone: I`m listening to you, I pay attention to what you say, I value what you say,” says Gretchen Rubin on her podcast “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast-episode/309-heed-a-suggestion-listeners-21-for-2021. Her sister Elizabeth Craft adds: “If you take on a suggestion, you`re giving someone else the pleasure of giving. It makes them feel good to know they gave you something valuable.” Plus, feedback creates accountability for you, because you don`t want to let those down, who cheer you on.
What are your thoughts and experiences with networking? Are you a natural networker or does it demand some effort of you?
Networking
Bist du gut darin, dir ein persönliches Netzwerk zu bauen und zu nutzen? Für Freiberufler ist das so wichtig. Und nicht nur, weil uns ein starkes Netzwerk Türen öffnen kann. Sondern auch weil wir so die Köpfe, Ideen und Weisheit vieler nutzen können, nicht nur unsere eigenen.
Indem wir fragen und zuhören können wir an neue Ideen kommen und unsere Einsicht weiten. Wir haben alle einen eingeschränkten Blick auf Dinge, auf die Welt, auf alles – einen Blick, der auf UNSEREN Erfahrungen basiert. Andere bringen IHRE Erfahrungen ein und die daraus entstandenen Ideen und Verbindungen. Das wird unsere Einsicht und unsere Möglichkeiten erweitern.
Außerdem fühlt es sich ein gutes Netzwerk wie ein Sicherheitsnetz an, das uns mutiger macht. Da sind Leute, die hinter uns stehen und die uns anfeuern.
Denk an jeden
Unser Netzwerk ist viel größer als wir vielleicht denken: Denk an jeden, den du kennst – natürlich Familie, Freunde und Kollegen, aber auch Nachbarn, Leute in deinem Yoga-Kurs, Leute, die du auf Jobs triffst, … Dann denk an alle, die diese Leute kennen – und denen sie dich vorstellen könnten. Berücksichtige jeden, nicht nur solche, die dir “einflussreich” erscheinen. Denn von jedem kann man etwas lernen. Außerdem kennt jeder Leute, die unter Umständen einen großen Unterschied in unserem Leben machen könnten.
Und dann ist da natürlich die grundlegendste und wichtigste Beziehung zu Gott, der die verrücktesten und unglaublichsten Sachen möglich machen kann und die besten Überraschungen für uns bereithält. Und der uns den Leuten vorstellt, die wir in unserem Leben brauchen.
Ehrlich gesagt, bin ich nicht gerade der geborene Networker, dem das leichtfällt. Ich bin eher der schüchterne Typ und befürchte, jemandem Last zu sein. Aber ja, ich lerne! Die folgende Liste habe ich mir als Erinnerung und Anleitung geschrieben. Vielleicht ist sie für dich auch nützlich.
Hier sind ein paar Ideen, wie wir unser Netzwerk gut nutzen können:
Hilf wann immer du kannst.
Frag, ob es etwas gibt, was du für jemanden tun kannst. Denn Helfen ist das, was am Netzwerken am meisten Spaß macht. Ist es nicht das beste Gefühl, wenn wir für jemanden einen Unterschied machen können und innerhalb unserer Möglichkeiten helfen können! Das ist ein Glücklichmacher.
Sei offen und authentisch.
Beziehe andere auf deinem Weg ein, sei nicht oberflächlich und versuche nicht vorzugeben, das alles super ist, wenn es nicht so ist.
Frag nach dem, was du brauchst.
Um das zu tun, müssen wir uns natürlich erstmal darüber im Klaren sein, was wir denn brauchen. Eventuell müssen wir uns das erstmal überlegen. Vielleicht ist es eine Idee zu einem Thema. Oder eine Verbindung zu einem bestimmten Geschäftsbereich. Sei möglichst präzise, denn das macht es dem anderen einfacher, dir zu helfen. Frag zum Beispiel: “Kennst du zufällig jemanden, der in der Schnittabteilung eines Modeunternehmens arbeitet?” Die Person könnte dann sagen: “Hm, tatsächlich kenne ich jemanden, der jemanden kennt…” – und schon gibt`s eine Spur.
Sei offen für Vorschläge.
Wenn jemand etwas vorschlägt, sag nicht “Ja, ABER…” Nimm den Vorschlag an, bedenke ihn und probier ihn aus. Denk daran, dass andere Erfahrungen haben, die du nicht hast. Und schätze, dass sie so nett sind, dich an ihren Erfahrungen teilhaben zu lassen. Wer weiß, im Nachhinein könnte gerade dieser Vorschlag der gewesen sein, der dir auf deinem nächsten Schritt geholfen hat.
Hör zu und lass den Mund zu.
Ermutige andere ihr Wissen mit dir zu teilen, indem du wirklich zuhörst. „Gehe in jede Unterhaltung mit der Annahme, dass du etwas lernen kannst”, sagt Celeste Headlee in ihrem TED-Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_conversation: „Jeder, den du triffst, weiß etwas, das du nicht weißt.” Und: “Ich lasse meinen Mund zu so oft ich kann, ich bin aufgeschlossen und unvoreingenommen – und ich bin immer darauf vorbereitet, zu staunen.“
Mach dir Notizen.
Notiere dir jeden einzelnen Tipp in deinem Notizbuch. Vor allem Namen und Nummern. Sonst vergisst du sie oder verlegst sie. Manche Vorschläge kommen dir im Moment vielleicht unbedeutend vor. Aber später, wenn du mehr Einsichten gewonnen hast, könntest du sie auf einmal super nützlich finden.
Denk nicht, dass du eine Last bist.
Normalerweise freuen sich Leute, wenn sie mit ihrem Fachwissen und ihren Beziehungen helfen können. Für die meisten von uns ist es keine Last, sondern ein Vergnügen, wenn wir die Möglichkeit haben hilfreich zu sein. Barbara Sher schreibt in ihrem Buch “Wishcraft” http://wishcraft.com/: Die meisten von uns erinnern sich gern daran, wenn sie in irgendjemandes Leben eine Rolle spielten, die zu Erfolg geführt hat. … Deshalb, weil gegenseitiges Helfen eine kreative Handlung ist und wir uns dabei gut fühlen.“
Gib Rückmeldung.
Erzähl anderen von deinen Erfahrungen mit ihren Vorschlägen. Zum Beispiel von dem Telefonat mit der Person, die sie dir empfohlen haben anzurufen. Gretchen Rubin sagt in ihrem Podcast „Happier with Gretchen Rubin“ https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast-episode/309-heed-a-suggestion-listeners-21-for-2021: „Das ist eine tolle Möglichkeit, dem anderen dein Interesse und deine Anerkennung für seine Meinung zu zeigen. Es bringt eure Beziehung in Schwung und es zeigt jemandem: Ich höre dir zu, ich gebe acht und schätze was zu sagst.“ Ihre Schwester Elizabeth Craft ergänzt: “Wenn du einen Vorschlag aufgreifst, dann gibst du dem anderen das Vergnügen des Gebens. Der andere fühlt sich gut, weil er weiß, dass er dir etwas Wertvolles geben konnte.“ Außerdem schafft ein Feedback Verbindlichkeit und du wirst deine Sache eher verfolgen. Weil du die Leute, die dich anfeuern, nicht enttäuschen möchtest.
Was sind deine Gedanken und Erfahrungen mit Netzwerken? Bist du ganz mühelos am Vernetzen oder kostet es dich manchmal Überwindung?
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Courage and Massive Action
Seeing fresh
Creative work
Trust the next step
Light and Style
Feelgood Photography
When having a special, good feeling, have your camera with you. In my experience, I tend to see more when I feel good and a bit emotional. As well, I tend to be more compassionate, attentive, and open which is so important for photography. And suddenly everything seems to have more meaning and depth.
I then hope that by capturing the feeling, it will stick with me. I may be able to revisit and recreate it later, because I`m more likely to remember when a picture was taken.
Capture the “feelgood”
It may seem strange wanting to photograph something that can`t be seen at all, but only sensed. I mean, a horse just looks like a horse. But peace, calm, melancholy, feelgood,… ? Everybody would capture them differently.
Someone might just see nothing in a picture, while somebody else might be completely blown away. But there`s the beauty: there is a personal element, not obvious to everyone. Our photographs speak our very unique language and it`s ok if not everybody understands.
Snapshots that stick
Yesterday, I`ve been feeling weirdly and quite strikingly peaceful and at ease for most of the day – for no apparent reason. In fact, according to what I was up to, I should have been stressed. But no, all good. Maybe I`ve breathed deep into my stomach a lot. Maybe my mind counteracted with some extra peace after having felt rather overwhelmed the day before – I don`t know. However, I wanted to preserve that feeling so I took some snapshots. Hoping that one will stick to my memory and stay attached to that sense of feelgood and ease.
How about you – have you noticed that how you feel is being translated into your photography?
Wohlfühl-Fotografie
Wenn du dich besonders wohl und gut gelaunt fühlst, nimm deine Kamera mit. Bei mir ist es so, dass ich mehr sehe, wenn ich mich gut und ein bisschen emotional fühle. Ich bin dann auch nachsichtiger mit mir selbst, achtsamer und offener, was so wichtig für das Fotografieren ist. Und alles bekommt irgendwie auf einmal mehr Bedeutung.
Ich hoffe dann, dass das Gefühl in meinem Gedächtnis bleibt, wenn ich es fotografiere. Vielleicht kann ich es später wiederhaben, weil ich mich eher wieder dahin zurückversetzen kann, wenn ich ein Bild gemacht habe.
Fotografiere “Wohlfühlen”
Kann sein, dass es seltsam scheint, etwas fotografieren zu wollen, das gar nicht wirklich zu sehen ist, sondern nur zu spüren. Ich meine, ein Pferd sieht einfach wie ein Pferd aus, aber Zufriedenheit, Ruhe, Melancholie, Wohlfühlen,… ? Das würde jeder anders festhalten.
Und deshalb sieht einer vielleicht gar nichts in einem Bild, das einen anderen besonders anspricht. Aber das ist auch das Schöne: da gibt`s ein persönliches Element, das nicht jeder erkennt. Unsere Fotos sprechen unsere ganz eigene Sprache und es ist ok, wenn sie nicht jeder versteht.
Schnappschüsse, die bleiben
Gestern habe ich mich ganz ohne offensichtlichen Grund seltsam gut und zufrieden gefühlt. Wenn ich auf mein Programm von gestern schaue, hätte ich eher erwartet, gestresst gewesen zu sein. Aber nein, alles gut. Vielleicht habe ich viel in meinen Bauch geatmet. Vielleicht hat meine Psyche mit einer Extraportion Ruhe reagiert, weil ich mich am Tag davor überfordert gefühlt habe – keine Ahnung. Jedenfalls wollte ich das Gefühl festhalten, also habe ich ein paar Schnappschüsse gemacht. In der Hoffnung, dass einer in meinem Gedächtnis bleiben und mit diesem Wohlfühl-Gefühl verbunden sein wird.
Achte doch auch mal drauf: wirkt sich dein Gefühl auch auf deine Fotos aus?
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