No matter how fast I could do it with the digital camera I don't think I would get the same thing out of it. The passion I have for formulating an idea stands alone. It is the important essence of what I do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My truest passion is writing, so I continue to do that on my own while seeing what all the buzz is about being in front of the camera.
There are some elements of digital photography that I don't really like, such as the fact that you see the results immediately.
I know I have the ability to do so much more than just stand in front of the camera the rest of my life.
As someone who started in the digital background, it's an easier, better, faster platform to bounce off of. You already have so much momentum, and you already have the experience. You're already comfortable being in front of the camera.
If it doesn't feel like a job and I'm learning something and getting that rush that I get, I don't care if it's behind a camera, on a TV set, or on the moon.
There's nothing I find more lazy than unmotivated camerawork just to make things look interesting.
The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce. Instantly.
You can get a bit 'head in the clouds' - well, I do - and full of myself if I stick in front of the camera for too long. I forget there is hard work that needs to be done.
It took me a long time to get comfortable with the idea of being photographed by a moving or still camera.
The mindset that I have on every project I take on is, 'How do I make this interesting enough for me to want to stop and look at it?' So in that regard, what I do behind the camera, whether it's still or motion picture, is the same.