Pushing Ourselves

Winter is always a difficult time for me. I suffer from seasonal depression and Winter in my season. I find it very difficult to be motivated to do much. Short days and colder temperatures make an easy excuse to become a couch potato.

This Winter I’ve made an effort to engage life a little more than usual. Some of my motivation has come from participating in things that my local photography club has put together.

Last Saturday our club helped photograph the interior of an abandoned and historically significant high school in Gary Indiana. It was a very fun project to be part of. It rekindled my creative fire. I captured some really nice shots of the interior of Gary Roosevelt and a few comps from around the neighborhood.

This morning i headed to Washington Park in Michigan City before sunrise and captured some really good compositions. I worked on some photography skills like focus stacking while I was out shooting this morning. When i got home, I brushed up on some Photoshop skills like blending and making panos.

After lunch, I met up with some of our club members. We set up for our Winter photo exhibit at the Art Barn in Valpo.

Being around people that share the same interests definitely helps cure my seasonal depression. Now to keep that creative fire burning…….