Linda From Maine wrote:
What tyedyetommy said, It's time to start thinking outside the books, and start trusting your eye, your instincts, and a few others alluded to is what might be the most helpful advice right now.
It sounds as though you may be so tied up in left brain thinking and technique that you aren't allowing the creativity to grow. Get away from thinking and just feel.
Rather than be concerned about perfect exposure, depth of field or focal length, allow yourself to get lost in the moment. Find subjects, scenes, weather, cities or events that are of great interest to you outside of photography and then go and take a bunch of pictures of it, them, that. Have fun while you're at it!
Then evaluate which of your results best represents the mood, emotion, feeling of your experience.
Check out these short articles:
Linda, thanks for the links. I like your work and your attitude towards your photography. I will take your comments seriously.
http://photographylife.com/whats-important-in-a-photograph-and-what-isnt/
http://www.simplerphoto.com/technically-perfect/
Don't let obsession with technical perfection or following the "rules" outweigh inspiration, creativity and emotion.
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