Being a photographer, a blessing or a curse?

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Well Ive been sat here thinking... a very dangerous pastime.... well what Ive been thinking about is this, I love photography I really do, but since taking up the camera, I have noticed that I have been more alone. It seems like photographers are a lonely sort, cos wen you see them out, they are often alone and I wondered if it is a solitary path, for the most part.
I also wondered if it does indeed damage your social life/skills, being alone so much. Dont get me wrong I love photography and wouldnt stop doing it for the world. Just an observation of photographers I have seen.
 
stop drinking that everclear!

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75.5% whoooooo.

anyway go walking with a friend then you cannot be lonely
 
Ok your sad and lonley have you tried AA for your drinking and a dating company for your love life. :love:

I could IF YOU realy wanted me to dress up as a GREEN camera and go out with you..... in a bloke type way (no tongues) :p

Back to your being a lonley alcoholic who wants to stand about with many other photographers and be classed as a spotter..... :help:

so that would make you an alcoholic lonly spotter
I dont know if you are aware there is a car rally on on the prom right now Sat 10:16am :D

And that is from someone who eats green crayons and paddles in the sea :bonk:
 
I had no social life before photography. I do now. While I may go out on my own, photography as a life style has opened me up like nothing else in my life. I goto talks, meet other photographers, chat to random people on the street and in 6 days I'm putting my work out there for the public to love or hate. Its cured my shyness.
 
Im not lonely :) I was just saying it seems a lonesome path like being a cowboy :D
 
Id say like Pete photography has made me more social than before!
 
cowboy eh bit like .... no Im not going there
and as for Larry have you seen him lately he begging in the town centre no home lost it all to drink...... hic
And no mates to give him a room......
 
I do Photography to get away from a very busy life, both socially and in work respects. I am a people person and enjoying getting out from time to time, on my own (or with my girflriend) doing something where there is no pressure and only enjoyment.
 
I will go out and shoot on my own, but it doesnt make me lonely. People who know me well know I am not the shy and reserved sort, I am a gobby bird :D
 
Photography is a hobby you can do by yourself. So if you find yourself at a lose end , you can pick up your camera and go, no need to make arrangements where to meet up, also no need to fight over the best viewpoint angle
 
lol i just want to make it clear im not feeling lonely and im loving the photography life just i was being philisphical
 
One thing about going out on your own is it gves you time to switch off, relax and be with yourself. You can go where you want to, stop when you want to, get pictures of what you like and not have to think of anyone else for a change.

If you enjoy going out with others there seem to be a fair few meet ups that you can go on and learn from other people.
 
I have been more alone. It seems like photographers are a lonely sort
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To break away from taking the **** out of you for being a sad lonely alcoholic (I'll get back that later ;) ) I do see what you're saying.

The way I see it is that the pursuit of any artistic endeavor will most likely bring into your life, that which you most need. Perhaps in your case, as it often is in mine, that going out shooting gives you that time to be with your thoughts and visions without the clutter of other minds, opinions and ideas. That can be a very precious thing and I know I need that, to be able to be a social creature at other times.;)
 
Ashers said:
Well Ive been sat here thinking... a very dangerous pastime.... well what Ive been thinking about is this, I love photography I really do, but since taking up the camera, I have noticed that I have been more alone. It seems like photographers are a lonely sort, cos wen you see them out, they are often alone and I wondered if it is a solitary path, for the most part.
I also wondered if it does indeed damage your social life/skills, being alone so much. Dont get me wrong I love photography and wouldnt stop doing it for the world. Just an observation of photographers I have seen.
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I've met people through taking photography but my social life and life skills are bad due to my condition.
 
ur condition??

and as i keep saying im not feeling depressed or anything :D wuite the opposite, ive started having these ephineys or however ya spell it lol :D ive suddenly become a philosipher :) and i love going out by myself i just wondered if other people might find it lonely lol. i like to get away from"civilization" coz i see the worst of it lol. before anyone thinks im sat in my room sobbng over how lonly i am lmao. im on a high at the mo :D
 
I have Asperger's which Is a form of Austism. Mostly messes with my social skills.
 
I think photography is only as lonely a path as you choose it to be, like most other things in life. I'm very rarely alone when taking photos, either because I'm working with models, out with another photographer, or just taking photos when I'm out with friends. Processing can be a lonesome task, but company would be a distraction. Anyway, it's far better than coming in and sticking the tele on :)
 
Tsukiyomi said:
I have Asperger's which Is a form of Austism. Mostly messes with my social skills.
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its strangethe argument still contiues wether it is really autism or a similar disability with autisitc tendancies, i know social services have split aspergers from autism moving aspergers to mental health and autism to learning disability, as i worked in a multi disaplinary learning disability care management team phew long name :p i also learnt that everybody in the world is som`ewhere on the autistic spectrum,to some degree.
http://yalerei.org/chldstdy/autism/aspergers.html
 
Ashers said:
its strangethe argument still contiues wether it is really autism or a similar disability with autisitc tendancies, i know social services have split aspergers from autism moving aspergers to mental health and autism to learning disability, as i worked in a multi disaplinary learning disability care management team phew long name :p i also learnt that everybody in the world is som`ewhere on the autistic spectrum,to some degree.
http://yalerei.org/chldstdy/autism/aspergers.html
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Yeah been told about the everybody on the world bit by my support workers.

Maybe It's not that bad but because I ain't had an active life like common people, It's worsened I dunno.

Getting help though I guess even If It Is annoying me lol. I think I need to stay off chat rooms and stick to forums though for starters, they don't turn out well for me when trying to socialise.:LOL:

I get used to people and feel more confident eventually, I just need to meet people who don't have this first Impression counts mentality.

Met some cool people off here though.
 
Friends? What are they :LOL:

I dont this it makes you lonley, only you can make you lonley. I dont mind going out and about on my own, if the girlfriend wants to come then thats fine by me, inface I think she might be pricing up an slr of her own.....!
 
Pirate Neilsouth said:
Hey so do i ! , was diagnosed about 6 years ago :|
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I got diagnosed last year at 21, I had one when I was a kid too but It was In It's early stages so they said I was shy and got put Into another school which had a language unti. I never broke out of any social barriers and the job centre got concerned I wasn't doing the stuff they wanted me too and asked my parents about family history so I got another diagnosis.

Being a Photographers great though, helps relax me when cycling down to the waterfronts admiring the sunsets and colours In the skies.:D
 
Ahh i got diagnosed much later , school sucked being autistic :(

Agree'd on the photography side of things though i do churchs / ancient buildings and abandoned buildings
 
I agree with school life, I blew my top In end and went on rampages grabbing anyone to hurt and It made things worse for me.

I'll get over things though but I still feel bitter about alot of things and tend to want to hunt people down who turn on me even If just verbel, but have gained more self control now about that.
 
Then it's good that you've found something you enjoy that provides a creative output.

On the original point, which was solitude, I can't really comment. I tend to only take a camera to places I would still go to if I didn't have one. Or in other words, taking photos isn't the purpose of the visit, the camera is coming along for the ride. Sometimes I like my own company, other times it's good to have other people with you.
 
remember think of aspergers as a blessing in discuise means ur smarter than all of us put together :) which isnt hard i recon lol
 
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