Inception

Ok, so I am working on new work right now. I have been doing alot of commercial stuff-so not really putting much time into my "other" photography. However, I went to go see the movie Inception last night and that really made me start to think... What made me think to write this post was the post that Shane put up about the use of light and creating memories.

I am so intrigued by what inspires us. In the movie the concept (and this is no spoiler-don't worry)-is that people implant concepts into other people's mind and attempt to convince them its reality and not a dream. One of the quotes which I thought was awesome and very thoughtful was: "What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules." I do not agree with it being a parasite at all, but I cannot agree with his concept about how our dreams can produce such inspiration and desire to create. It doesn't mean that when we necessarily sleep, but we dream all day, AKA- "daydreaming." I think that is when most of my inspirational thoughts come to me. We have the ability to dream and to create whatever we dream. We give up the idea of rules when it comes to creation and our development as artists. Inception is based off of this idea that we can instill in other people's mind our own creations and have them believe that they are their own projections.

I really am amazed by the ability and power we have as artists. I feel like, kind of like Sam and Shane that I am searching for motivation and inspiration. I feel like I am still able to grow a bit with each picture I take and each direction I give while working-but I haven't felt that spark yet. However, to think about my time that I spent in my class and when I did get that "spark" and how incredablly overwhelmingly amazing it felt. It was like nothing I had experienced. I think that with our dreams and desire for things to create. I feel like as artists, musicians and writers, we have an amazing gift given to us. I feel bad in a way for those who cannot create or don't dream necessarily and who are just content in their comfortable exsistence. That's no fun, and not a challenge. I believe that we are all becoming artists-and I think those challenges are what feeds our dreams and creativity. Bite into that, and allow it just happen. I believe that just like we happiness and relationships: Its when we look for inspiration that we don't necessarily find it-but when we are in our dry spells or not really wanting to look, is when we find that spark again. We just have to be open to those dreams and those kicks.

PS. Thank you Shane for putting up all these great resources and being so active in the blog. Your important is very important to us. Keep it up!