{"id":40892,"date":"2015-12-31T08:12:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T16:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=40892"},"modified":"2015-12-31T08:12:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T16:12:44","slug":"time-of-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/time-of-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Reflect"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mono<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s that time of year when we reflect on the year past. I’ve always found it a kinda funny tradition because for myself, I try everyday to reflect on what I learned the day before to improve on my photography of tomorrow. I’ve never really been one to rest on my laurels, always pushing forward to the next day, year, constantly incorporating lessons learned. In the creative world and the business world, the future is more important, more exciting than the past because improvement is just a heartbeat away. In this pursuit there is one question I like to ask photographers when they seek words of wisdom from my photography. “Where do you want your photography to take you in the next five years and where do you want to take your photography?” <\/p>\n

There is no doubt that our past directly and indirectly influences our craft. Our life experiences go into every click. But the spark of imagination and passion is what drives our photography into the future. So as that clock nears the bewitching hour on New Year’s eve, perhaps you can use the moment to challenge yourself and your photography by looking forward and coming up with a photographic project worthy of the new year. When I say project, I’m talking about going beyond your comfort range and really pushing yourself and your storytelling. I would encourage you to incorporate in that project the sharing of those photographs to influence your audience into action. Whether you hang your work on the wall of a coffee shop or some grand gallery, use your talents, passion and photography to impact just the life of one viewer. As they say, it is a new year bringing with it the promise of change. With that challenge, with that goal, in a year when New Year’s eve rolls around again and it’s time to look back, you’ll actually be looking forward when it’s comes time to reflect. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Time to Reflect<\/a><\/blockquote>