Creativity in the mundane

Sorry for the lack of posts, a lot has been going on in my life, and I have neglected my blog, I plan on being more serious about my blog, and am actually considering making video blogs, I would love to have feedback on that idea.

So recently I have been rattling off ideas of how to be more brave and daring, I find that when I do a self portrait I am hardly bold, and I have a few photo shoots where I need to strip away any insecurity I might have about myself and be bold, daring, brave, and unapologetic.

Art to me is truth, no lies, you should not have to apologize for art, it's a piece of your soul, it's your story , your emotions, your passion, it's you.

With that said, there so many things that are sooo typical it drives me insane, for instance duck lips, planking, mirror pictures etc etc.

So I thought I need to get creative with these little things that we see all the time, I would really love it if my artistic friends would come out of the wood work and we can challenge each other on what kind of typical picture you see or have seen and make it art. I think it would help us learn how to make fun of ourselves, it would help us learn how to be more creative, and take something absolutely ridiculous and make it our own.

I am really hoping you guys will take part in this, it  could have amazing potential , and I would be fascinated to see what my fellow artists come up with, to take part in this I think would be good for everyone, it's nice to not take ourselves so seriously, well even then you could take something silly and turn it into something glamorous.

I will be waiting with anticipation, your's truly,

Bug

Artist stuck

I find these days, my mind is in a million places, this can be bad for someone who has creative tendencies, as it effects my work heavily. I find that my emotions are directly tied to my work ( this goes for most artists )

Being that I have several emotions running through me right now, it's very hard to create. I feel like I have static in my head, and I am trying desperately to clear the static and get a clear picture out in the world.

Even now as I write , I am struggling to express myself. Perhaps this will be good for me, maybe I can take all the emotions and just in one photograph express the mass amount of things that run through my head.

Go for your dreams no matter the cost.

Dreams, goals, ambitions, are all something we have. A good of us, put those dreams and ambitions on hold, for various reasons. And there are a selective group who are capable of reaching their goals, but don't because someone has beat it in their head that they "can't do it" "should not do it"

It's time to stop being passive and it's time to tell people to mind their own business. Who are they to tell you , that you should not do what you love, or that you should hold back your passions. Remember that you are the one who is living your life. You are not someone's puppet or toy. You should take into account what will make you happy in the long run. It does not matter if you want to be a photojournalist, a pilot, a doctor or even a clown.

Life is full of obstacles and anything worth doing is going to be hard. When you have a goal it's like climbing a mountain, you have to prepare yourself for reaching your destination and you have keep going to matter how hard the climb to success is. Looking back on what people say will not help you if you truly think they should be telling you how to live your life.

I really hope that people learn how to follow the paths they were given, stop being so cautious , and live their lives, existing will never make you happy.

And the winner is..........

So it is now 1:36 p.m. and I have just pulled the winners name out of the raffle!

Congrats to Edward Godfrey and  runner up  Zarko Komljenovic !

Thank you, both for showing support to Shutter Bug Photography! I hope you guys enjoy the prints ! As soon as the photographs come in from the printer they will be mailed to you immediately !

Possible print for those who are entered into the print give away

Breathing can be hard to do.

Do you ever have one of those moments in life where you feel like you can't breath.

Everything rushes at you in one instant and the air is gone? Your praying to God to give you the air you need, you tell yourself to calm down, but still you can't manage to get a breath.

You wish you were stronger, smarter, faster, braver..

And when the air escapes you , you are reminded of why you had those wishes in the first place.

Your body gets, hot, your head gets dizzy, you can't seem to find a focal point, and your lungs feel like they are going to burst .

I pray that anyone who experiences will find the peace of mind , that if you feel like the world is to much, it isn't .

You can be brave, your smart enough, good enough, you just have to see it before you allow anyone else to.

Expression.

For me art expresses everything about myself. My moods, thoughts , emotions, views, small glimpses into my dreams and in a big way it shows my soul.

If your sad, scared, angry, happy, lost, confused, in love, in hate, no matter what you can always throw all of it onto film, music, canvas, whatever form you choose.

I can never quite express all of my emotions, let a lone one, but when I am feeling something I HAVE to create. It's such a release to be able to put my art out there without necessarily speaking of everything that goes on in my head.

It's like silently whispering to the world about who I am instead of standing on mountain tops screaming to the world. ( Although that could be a lot of fun )

I really hope my work can find a way to inspire or give passion to someone , somewhere.

Keep creating, it keeps you alive.

I think I might be the last to do this....

I finally got a flickr account today, I know , talk about procrastination ..... But it's finally up.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kinseybug/

Promotions for ShutterBug Photography

OK folks spring is here, and along with spring comes business! I love photography year round, sadly for me the winter months means hibernation for customers.

But alas my creative juices are always flowing and I shoot year round, with as much passion in winter as there is in spring!

I have been doing a lot of thinking and have decided that I will do a print give away, now last year I did something similar with people who follow my Facebook page.

I have decided to those who follow my blog between May 6th till May 12th will automatically enter into my print give away contest.

The rules to win prints.

Follow my blog ( This is just to enter ) If you do not follow the blog you are not entered into the competition .

The rules are as following

Once you have become a follower, you must go to : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Centerville-IN/Shutter-Bug-Photography/133932349954858

Hit the like page and then leave me a comment letting me know you have entered this allows me to know who has entered and who to contact if you have won.

I will be picking names at random, so it's basically the luck of the draw folks!

The prizes are surprise photos that people will be voting on for the give-a-way.

Hope everyone enjoys!

Skin

So today I have been running around the house driving myself crazy with things like laundry, and trying to avoid the mass explosion of toys that have consumed my house.

When I clean I often slip into daydreaming which ranges anywhere from coming up with photography concepts to past events, or future dreams I wish to accomplish.

I was pondering a few photo shoot ideas, and am actually currently working on one idea that I have that celebrates people up close and natural.

I wish people would embrace certain attributes of their body, we are all victims of self body image issues.
Women want to be thin with all the "right " curves , glowing clear skin, no freckles or birthmarks and men want to be tall and muscular.

I have noticed that society has always been vain, no matter what genre you look at there is alway some form of vanity.

It pains me to see women with freckles have them airbrushed out of pictures or when they buy really thick makeup to cover them up.

I understand we are all different with our own views of beauty , which I can appreciate.

But I would much prefer to see people embrace the beauty they were given instead of cutting into their faces, cover their faces, air brushing etc etc.

If you can't find a way to be happy with who you are, you will never find happiness in general. Looking at magazines, and seeing a beautiful woman/man and being envious is silly, do you have any idea how many people it took to make that person look good? A LOT, do you have any idea how many shots the photographer had to take to make that person look good, A LOT, not to mention the perfect lighting, and the  editing that goes into each photograph.

No one is perfect, but we do have "flaws" that can be enchantingly beautiful , and I really wish that you can find that beauty withing yourself.

Good news update on camera situation

I have been so busy , so I have not been able to sit and blog the good news.

I got a replacement camera, it is a Nikon D5100 and this bad boy is amazing, I am still practicing with it and becoming acquainted, but so far I am in love. I am still holding on the the camera that is broken and I will have it repaired.

Hopefully soon I can post pictures from my new camera!

As of now it is not good picture weather. Hopefully soon the sun will shine upon us and I can go back into the world and explore hopefully sharing my experiences and joys that I come across.

As of now, I must go.

Many Blessings to all.

Today has been bad

I have always had comfort in my camera, if I were facing any form of hard ship, if it were self body image issues, family issues, depression, or anything , my camera was the one thing to bring me comfort and joy, I could get lost in hours of taking photography, rushing home looking through all the pictures while playing music and getting lost in it all, and feeling proud.

The past 24 hours has been full on Murphy's Law, if it can go wrong it will go wrong. The worst part for me, was breaking my camera, it feel off the tripod and the lens itself broke, and the attachment ring the holds the lens is busted. I can not afford a replacement not even repairs.

I think the word devastated fits the situation.

Creating is who I am, it's what motivates me to live, to try, to feel proud.

I am just feeling so lost right now......

Hopefully one day, I will get a camera back in my hands and feel right again.

I can't feel ok without my camera it's an extension of my soul, and it's gone.

Humility reminders to stay humble.

Coming soon.

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Charming life.

Symphonies of wind and whispers ring in my ears , grass softly passing under my feet, running running running, following the stream , diving , swirling, drifting.

Looking towards the sun from under the gentle passing waves of water, it welcomes me, looking lovingly  down on me, bubbles of air escape me, dancing around my face and hair, laughing at secrets that I do not yet know.

Silvery dancing fish, swimming peacefully , teasing me with their grace .

Slowly melting down, pond weed at my feet, tracing the lines of my legs, dancing it's secretive dance.

The world around me full of secrets, winds, and suns , fish and weeds, charming me until my last gasp of breath...

I'm gone, swaying away, the stars and moon have me now, secrets unfolding , stories recalled, dances undone,

charming little life it was.

To smile or not to smile? Why is that a question?

So,  as the night has come upon me, I am sitting in my rocking chair, going over all my thoughts and emotions that has been running through my head like leaves tumbling down the street.

One thought that I seem to can not shake actually happened today as I was running errands .

I was at the grocery and looking at the products on the shelf ( baking ingredients ) as I look up, a young man who was stocking shelves, proudly and very eagerly smiled at me, actually stood there smiling as if to say "Hello" He stood and smiled longer than I would expect anyone stranger to smile at someone.

My first thought to myself was "Why does he look so happy?" then I rationalized with myself and said he probably wants to help me, if I am looking over products and it's the day before Good Friday , he might actually want to be helpful, I returned the smile grabbed some cream cheese frosting and was one my way.

Now as I am looking through more groceries I suddenly think to myself, why would I wonder why someone looks happy as they smile?!?!?! It was a legitimate smile, not one of those fake through the teeth, painful smiles that people tend to force ( As a photographer I do everything in my power to prevent those) A REAL SMILE, a happy "How do you do?" smile!   

I suddenly realized to myself that when "out and about" so many people carry sad , angry, tired , lonesome faces, that to see a beautiful smile , has actually shocked me.

I started focusing in on people and many if not most, just seemed weary for the worst, and this saddened me beyond belief,  so many carry such stress, and it shows through their eyes.

 So I started smiling at those around me, some look baffled and some looked almost angry at the thought of me even considering it. For those who actually returned the gesture had sad smiles.......

What a thing to have, a "sad smile"  ( this depresses me )

I have always believed you can tell a life time by someone's eyes, the lightness in them, they give off so much information, you can everything through the eyes of people, and they are a dead give away when someone is faking a smile. 

I suppose I have been so wrapped up in my world and the world of those that I love that I have not really paid mind to those that smile at me when I come across them. 

So what has happened to us? Why are we confused and why are some of us annoyed at those who dare spring a bit of joy in our directions?

I will in fact start smiling as much as I can , hopefully I can keep the lesson I have learned today, and smile, hopefully sprouting joy into someone's day, I hope you will too.

As Charlie Chaplan once said, 

Smile though your heart is aching 
Smile even though it's breaking. 
When there are clouds in the sky 
you'll get by. 

If you smile through your pain and sorrow 
Smile and maybe tomorrow 
You'll see the sun come shining through 
For you. 

Light up your face with gladness,
Hide every trace of sadness.
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying.
You'll find that life is still worthwhile-
If you just smile.

I truly hope the sun will shine upon you,

Many Blessings,