Blog das Coisas a Sério: 2012

So, that's that... The best I could do in a full year of trips, work, long sleepless days and nights, and a few leisure breaks... 181 "meaningful" and almost "enjoyable" snapshots :)

This project was far from completion or successfulness, but it was a nice experience.

I'd like to say to myself that I'm a better photographer today than I was a year ago, but that's not true... Perhaps a better person? hmmm... Not really...

However, the disappointment resulting from the clear "crash and burn" of the project made me realize that some aspects of this demanding life that I take need to be changed.

For instance:
- If a day has 24 hours that does not mean that you are allowed to work 16 of those;
- Even if I do, a photo can always be taken at least in 1/200s (even though I don't like using flash :P);
- Creativity is relative, and uniqueness is a cliché. Just don't live through someone else's eyes or you might end up not living your own life;

Ethan Anderson's 365 was "successful", "meaningful" and "enjoyable". Not sure that we can say that he created a journal of his year, but he grew as a person and as a photographer.

365 is over, the new number is 2012, and new projects are on the horizon.

As I write this, the "Yes Man" is on TV, and not being the first time I'm watching it, I'm surprised to finally say that maybe my word for 2012 should be "Yes".

As for new projects, regarding photography I'm thinking... Portraits! Models anyone? (huh... Yes?) :)

Have a good one peeps...

G.