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Tuesday, 27th February, 2007

Creativity and every day life
[posted at 07:10 GMT]    

The other day and not only that day, but also days before I had a chat with two of my friends. It is not as those older time chats that you just meet down town and go for beer. Than you spend time together talking, feeling and enjoying that time. No, it was that kind of communication when you sit in front of your computer and you typing characters across half of the world.
Nevertheless, it is not directly important, but it surely has effect.

Every one of us has family and has to work in daily job to make money to support it. We all try from our early time express our feelings by creating things. One by writing, other by drawing and designing and myself by creating photographs. We have very little time for it. And as all creative people know, you can't just sit and produce something you will be satisfied with. It needs time, time to get into the mood, time to get inspiration and situation to want to say, express something.
And this is rather hard when time for your self is limited to late night hours when you so tired that only thing you can think about is some kind of relaxing activity. You brain is totally dried.

Even in those moments each of us, time from time make something which he really likes. It is not often, it is accident most of the time. This let me think, why is this always like this. How many great people are tortured by this every day mill. Or is it only decision to be made?

I felt it very strongly this last Sunday. We had week of holiday only for ourself. Week when my mind was focus on different things, than wakeup at 5:30 a.m. and got work. After this few days I was immediately full of energy and full of ideas.
Today only second day in the mill of life I had such a strong feeling morning when my watch was beeping at 5:30, to just let it go...

So every time I talk with these two friends of mine, I try to convince them to not give up and write that nice little poem, just for satisfying yourself and draw that great picture, to make your soul happy. What I am actually doing is trying force myself to not forget that there is something else in life than mill. I would be very very sorry to lose my friends.

Commenting in journal, blog
[posted at 14:17 GMT]    

I have made another step to more interactive site. From now you can comment also on posts in journal and not only on pictures.
I must say that I am very happy how haloscan is working with commenting. I am not getting and spam and those comments which I have got to pictures are very helpful and inspiring.

I thank you all for your opinions and support!

New photo: shadow cross
[posted at 19:32 GMT]    

Old city of Stockholm, Gamla Stan, winter early moring, February 2003.