The unique creative is brave.

I’m going to say it in my outside, out loud voice, the unique creative artist is brave! I’ll even go a bit further; a uniquely creative photographer is even braver! Let’s face it to create unique art, something outside of the current trend or conformity takes a person who is willing to be criticized, often publically. One of the most critical groups of people can be photographers when they view the photography of another, especially when it doesn’t conform to the current “standards”.

I have a couple of friends who have stepped outside the box of conformity and openly share their work.

While double exposures and pinhole cameras are not anything new they aren’t the current conformity standard. Both have helped me get back on track with my creativity.

It is easy to stay in the mainstream of photography. If you just stay within the bounds of what is currently acceptable.

Nearly every day I heard or read discussions about composite images and how they no longer become photographs even if every portion of them is a photograph taken by the photographer. If you step further outside the box, well hold on to your lens cap!

I’m not a painter, sculptor, or traditional artist but I’m sure the same thing applies in many of those circles as well.

So, I have decided that along with taking and displaying more traditional photographs I’m also going to jump into the abyss and create some more out-of-the-box unique photographs. I’m going to let the creative beast out of the cage and let it roam!