Cotton

Every day I have several thoughts, more than I can count. I often just pass these thoughts off  and try to think about what I want to think about.  But now and then I get a thought or an idea that isn't like the other thoughts. This thought has the volume, as it vibrates through my whole body. General known as intuition.

Intuition is always responding to something or has your best interest at heart. An artist that creates something the world hasn't seen listens to their intuition.

Art Photography is comprised of very hard work from a notion until drilled down to eureka. The Masters photograph so much, the technical skills are second nature. They are armed to meet opportunity with preparation. They work with a state of mind cultivated to be alert and see clearly.

I've posted before about going out empty to shoot. Don't expect anything. If you spend your time looking for something, you'll miss that intuitive or decisive moment; this takes mental preparation.

Recognizing the intuitive message requires preparing or quieting the mind through quiet time or meditation. You must live in a world that works for your creativity.

Creative blocks do happen. Fear, busy-ness, procrastination, perfectionism may contribute. But remember, bad habits and bad attitudes will always render a mind as if it's stuffed with "Cotton."


David is a NC based photographer. Please subscribe.

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