Originally posted by Waffles I enjoy photography as a solitary pursuit. When I think of going out with my camera or even later, when editing or printing, I enjoy the fact that its just me....I think a club or group would suck the joy out of it for me.
I think this is at the heart of my problem. Last week the alarm went off at 3:15am and I enjoyed a peaceful early morning lost with my thoughts and camera. All nicely isolated. That's the landscape bit.
I've done a few paid real estate and other commissions recently - it feels a little like being a professional getting paid for a few jobs, but it isn't really. It does, however, fulfil a photography purpose which helps. This purpose thing is important to me, otherwise I'm sometimes inclined to thrash around.
What a gathering in a club/society/meet-up would fix, is the chance to chat about photography in general. Trigger ideas. Solve problems. Informal critiques. Help and advice. Etc. All low key and informal. Unstructured. Stop the thrashing. This isn't on offer from my local clubs, as mentioned.
I've met several other photogs via social media and then subsequently in person, but in all cases these occasions have been at shows and events nationally, so not helpful. On-line meetings do offer options, but they lack many attribute that face-to-face gatherings benefit from.
So it's how to begin to put together a parallel style of "club" that's unlike the normal diet on offer. First requirement will of course be a certificate of being double jabbed
before we might begin. Thinking ...