Comments on: There’s Nothing Like a Challenge. http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/ Urban photography Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: csant http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2015 csant Sat, 09 May 2009 20:19:27 +0000 http://benneh.net/blog/?p=273#comment-2015 Hi just bumped into this now - forgive the late comment… I don't have a family, and I am in the same situation! Add to it the fact that I live far North, and you'll get the picture of my last couple of months… Dark dark dark. (To be fair, the summers are bright and long, though…). And I totally can see how shooting large format in darkness isn't maybe the most attractive of all occupations… until I recently discovered the technique of painting with light. Damn, if only I had discovered about it a few months ago! Now it's almost too bright to do… (Soon the sun will barely set, at night…) But there's an idea for next year's long and dark winter… Hi just bumped into this now – forgive the late comment… I don’t have a family, and I am in the same situation! Add to it the fact that I live far North, and you’ll get the picture of my last couple of months… Dark dark dark. (To be fair, the summers are bright and long, though…). And I totally can see how shooting large format in darkness isn’t maybe the most attractive of all occupations… until I recently discovered the technique of painting with light. Damn, if only I had discovered about it a few months ago! Now it’s almost too bright to do… (Soon the sun will barely set, at night…) But there’s an idea for next year’s long and dark winter…

]]> By: Steve M http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 Steve M Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:27:34 +0000 http://benneh.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1985 Wife, 2 kids, 1 job...plus I home school one of my kids. My wife is a full time teacher and full time student and hasn't been any help at anything at all for years...it's all on me. Which explains why I just took up LF. Too much spare time on my hands, apparently. Wife, 2 kids, 1 job…plus I home school one of my kids. My wife is a full time teacher and full time student and hasn’t been any help at anything at all for years…it’s all on me.
Which explains why I just took up LF. Too much spare time on my hands, apparently.

]]> By: BennehBoy http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1983 BennehBoy Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:40:08 +0000 http://benneh.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1983 Daniel, I do agree that when time becomes a valuable commodity one's ability to utilise it effectively improves substantially, but damn it must be good to have a clear run too. Kiss those 7 hours a day goodbye if you ever have kids :D Those 7 hours will be the ones where you are asleep. Daniel, I do agree that when time becomes a valuable commodity one’s ability to utilise it effectively improves substantially, but damn it must be good to have a clear run too.

Kiss those 7 hours a day goodbye if you ever have kids :D Those 7 hours will be the ones where you are asleep.

]]> By: Daniel http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 Daniel Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:13:06 +0000 http://benneh.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1982 I think we all go through this, especially when trying to balance other factors. Myself, I have a day job, a MA to complete, lovely lady, a dog and travel oh and a second job which is photography. Ideally i'd love more spare time, but sometimes think the challenge actually helps me produce better work in a short period of time, although recently i've been too rushed to get the job done and it has shown.. What I have become good at it working out what is more important and then assigning time to each task. Daniel, you have 7 hours free today, get in the car and head into the bush and see what you can shoot. I think we all go through this, especially when trying to balance other factors. Myself, I have a day job, a MA to complete, lovely lady, a dog and travel oh and a second job which is photography.

Ideally i’d love more spare time, but sometimes think the challenge actually helps me produce better work in a short period of time, although recently i’ve been too rushed to get the job done and it has shown..

What I have become good at it working out what is more important and then assigning time to each task. Daniel, you have 7 hours free today, get in the car and head into the bush and see what you can shoot.

]]> By: Tobias http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1978 Tobias Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:05:08 +0000 http://benneh.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1978 I know exactly what you mean ! And I can tell you that LF is not doing you any favours - I also started with LF recently and let's just say that your output drops ;) but it's worth it - when you hold those chromes in your hand afterwards, they are so physical I know exactly what you mean ! And I can tell you that LF is not doing you any favours – I also started with LF recently and let’s just say that your output drops ;) but it’s worth it – when you hold those chromes in your hand afterwards, they are so physical

]]> By: Tim http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1977 Tim Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:41:02 +0000 http://benneh.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1977 No pain, no gain Ben ... ;-) You answer your own question in your third paragraph. The satisfaction you get is worth all the efforts you are making to create the balance in your life that allows you to take pictures, regardless of the format. The biggest obstacle is time, and more than anything else, time is what you need to shoot 10x8. I'm starting to despair of photographers who state they "took a quick, 9-shot burst". (What, the 9-shot Decisive Moment?) What you are learning is a true craft - and what you producing already speaks volumes. Tim (OK, usual used fivers please, non-sequential serials, 2nd bin from the left ...) No pain, no gain Ben … ;-)

You answer your own question in your third paragraph. The satisfaction you get is worth all the efforts you are making to create the balance in your life that allows you to take pictures, regardless of the format.

The biggest obstacle is time, and more than anything else, time is what you need to shoot 10×8.

I’m starting to despair of photographers who state they “took a quick, 9-shot burst”. (What, the 9-shot Decisive Moment?)

What you are learning is a true craft – and what you producing already speaks volumes.

Tim

(OK, usual used fivers please, non-sequential serials, 2nd bin from the left …)

]]> By: Waxy http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Waxy Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:32:59 +0000 http://benneh.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1976 It sounds excruciating similar! While I thoroughly enjoy photographing my family, and want to create projects within that, I also have a drive to photograph the world outside of my home and to find some projects out there. Having two kids, 16 month old twins no less, means that I have essentially one day a week (or about 5 hours when all is said and done) to explore. It's not nearly enough time. I'm hoping that as they get older I will somehow make more time, but until then, I scrape out what I can find... which isn't much. While I love the look of your large format images, I have absolutely no interest in trying to haul that AND a double-wide stroller. I don't know how you do it, but then I don't own a car. In fact, I'm trying to move to even less gear and a system that is compact and fluid. Last year most of my pictures were taken with a dSLR in one hand and the stroller or baby in the other -- forget large format -- autofocus was it! But you're absolutely right: the priority is family. But that doesn't, and shouldn't, erase our other passions. It sounds excruciating similar! While I thoroughly enjoy photographing my family, and want to create projects within that, I also have a drive to photograph the world outside of my home and to find some projects out there.

Having two kids, 16 month old twins no less, means that I have essentially one day a week (or about 5 hours when all is said and done) to explore. It’s not nearly enough time. I’m hoping that as they get older I will somehow make more time, but until then, I scrape out what I can find… which isn’t much.

While I love the look of your large format images, I have absolutely no interest in trying to haul that AND a double-wide stroller. I don’t know how you do it, but then I don’t own a car. In fact, I’m trying to move to even less gear and a system that is compact and fluid. Last year most of my pictures were taken with a dSLR in one hand and the stroller or baby in the other — forget large format — autofocus was it!

But you’re absolutely right: the priority is family. But that doesn’t, and shouldn’t, erase our other passions.

]]> By: Nick P http://benneh.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/13/theres-nothing-like-a-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Nick P Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:28:00 +0000 http://benneh.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1975 I don't even have a family and I'm in the same situation. Certainly over the past few months its been getting dark early so after finishing work I've not felt like wandering out on my own with expensive kit. So its only been at the weekends when I get the chance to head out to shoot something. However as the nights get longer, I'm hoping to get out occasionally during the week, after work. I don’t even have a family and I’m in the same situation.

Certainly over the past few months its been getting dark early so after finishing work I’ve not felt like wandering out on my own with expensive kit. So its only been at the weekends when I get the chance to head out to shoot something.

However as the nights get longer, I’m hoping to get out occasionally during the week, after work.

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