Got the view camera out.
Got all the kit prepared.
Got psyched up to get up early and shoot photos of the fall colours
....then slept in.
Aaargh.....
Now the kids are up, and the merry-go-round of family life is upon me again
That's why the view camera gathers dust.
How do you combat this, and actually get out to shoot?
Vick
In my case I just patiently waited until the two of them got into University and moved out...now I miss them and am too depressed to get up early in the morning...
Well you still got the afternoon light!
When I was 16 I thought my father the stupidest man in the world; when I reached 21, I was astounded by how much he had learned in just 5 years!
-appropriated from Mark Twain
A loud alarm and willpower... often insufficient!
Insomniac batchelor.Originally Posted by Vick Ko
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Ha ha ha,
I laughed when I read this.
My darkroom became my first son's bedroom. He's only 10 years old now. And the enlarger is in the basement, and has been since.
And last year, we had a new baby (...ie. what? Pregnant? I thought you're supposed to be starting menopause?????)
So - I might expire before the kids leave for university.
.....Vick
In my case I just patiently waited until the two of them got into University and moved out...now I miss them and am too depressed to get up early in the morning...
Well you still got the afternoon light!
I call it "Me time"!
Vick,
Get your gear ready to go, preferably leave it in the car the night before so all you have to do is walk out and start the car up. Pack a lunch and a few snacks the night before. I find if I have to pack gear and food in the morning, it's a deterrent and I always forget something. Forgot the tripod one time when I was in too much of a hurry.
Cheers, Steve
Last edited by Steve Hamley; 8-Oct-2011 at 09:25. Reason: spelling
I'm with Steve. His is the only method which works for me.
Put a nude model in front of it. Then you'll have plenty of motivation.
I'm with Jim, but honestly that has only worked 2 or 3 times in the past decade. Family needs are my top priority. I've been back to MF and 35mm for most photography... and a Speed Graphic hand-held for LF photography. The "real LF equipment" now comes out mostly for portraits, a genre that I generally ignored until I discovered to be a good way to integrate the family into my LF interests.
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