Trial and error
As you can see I've not been super inspired to write this month. It's been really hard seeing the days and weeks go by without work showing up. So far this year I've had one day of paid work (last weekend)... A little scary. People are having a rough time all around. The low-budget independent film world is suffering quite heavily form the economical crisis. 3 out 4 jobs on craigslist are for unpaid positions. Some postings are flat out ridiculous. People asking for the world for nothing in return. What to do now? I've been pondering on this for a while. Answers come and go. Right now the urgency is in feeling productive and creative. If I'm not going to get paid for working, I might as well do something that'll satisfy my need for creation. So in the coming weeks I'll be collaborating on a couple little projects with unemployed friends of mine. It'll give us an opportunity to not only do something productive but also work together on a stress free no strings attached project, which should be refreshing. 
I'm very excited about it. The first project will involve me stepping back in front of the camera, something I haven't done in years. It should be interesting. I look forward to channeling all this energy into a character. Then later I'll jump back behind the camera to create something that'll most likely be shot in the desert. Aside from that I'm always thinking of pushing my photography in different directions. I played with water the other day as you can see on the left. I also spent a couple hours downtown capturing the evening scene. It's a time of many reflections, and while applying for jobs on a daily basis I can only go with the flow and be as productive as I can.
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As you can see I've not been super inspired to write this month. It's been really hard seeing the days and weeks go by without work showing up. So far this year I've had one day of paid work (last weekend)... A little scary. People are having a rough time all around. The low-budget independent film world is suffering quite heavily form the economical crisis. 3 out 4 jobs on craigslist are for unpaid positions. Some postings are flat out ridiculous. People asking for the world for nothing in return. What to do now? I've been pondering on this for a while. Answers come and go. Right now the urgency is in feeling productive and creative. If I'm not going to get paid for working, I might as well do something that'll satisfy my need for creation. So in the coming weeks I'll be collaborating on a couple little projects with unemployed friends of mine. It'll give us an opportunity to not only do something productive but also work together on a stress free no strings attached project, which should be refreshing. 
I'm very excited about it. The first project will involve me stepping back in front of the camera, something I haven't done in years. It should be interesting. I look forward to channeling all this energy into a character. Then later I'll jump back behind the camera to create something that'll most likely be shot in the desert. Aside from that I'm always thinking of pushing my photography in different directions. I played with water the other day as you can see on the left. I also spent a couple hours downtown capturing the evening scene. It's a time of many reflections, and while applying for jobs on a daily basis I can only go with the flow and be as productive as I can.
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