#MotivationMonday – Full Moon Shot
Weird title right?
Bare with me!
Welcome back to another edition of #MotivationMonday where I right some of my thoughts in the hope of motivating you….and myself.
But what does a Full Moon have to do with anything?
That’s a great question and we’ll get to it, I promise.
But first, what do you like to do for fun? No really what do you like to do?
You see, I like photography, this is what I like to do in my spare time…It’s my escape in some ways and you can wake me up at all hours of the day to get the right shots. It’s not that I don’t like anything else, on the contrary I have multiple hobbies, but this one is prominent.
I realize that there are a few key factors to keeping yourself motivated. Obviously if you already like something, you’ll have some intrinsic reasons to keep going. It could be fun, it could be an outlet for your creativity, whatever it is, you have your personal reasons for liking it in the first place.
And consequently the amount of time you’ve put into technically increases your chances of being better at it.
But even then, after some time, months or years, what keeps you going? Maybe you’ve mastered a certain part already, maybe you’ve found a little comfy zone of which aspect you’re interested in. And that’s great! So what’s next? Are you content or do you want to “grow”.
And this is where I think these personal challenges come in handy!
Take me for example, I love photography, I’m comfy enough in saying that I can handle myself in one aspect of it: Landscapes. But there is still room to grow! With this lockdown I challenged myself to some macro shots, you can read about them here: @gvkanten/personal-photography-challenge-leaves
But you know what has been on my list for YEARS?!?!? Getting a proper shot of the moon!
And after all this time, I dare say, I might say, it finally happened!
(You see how we circled back to the moon?)
I borrowed another lens for my camera and I've been standing outside the last few days, just being food for all the mosquitoes 🤣, just to get the right shots!
What I'm trying to say is: # Keep challenging yourself to get better! in whatever you like doing.
I know, I could’ve just said that but then I wouldn’t have gotten to tell my story 😂
And the one shot I'm happiest with is:
Have a good week everyone!
Cheers,
@Gvkanten
