One of the things concerning me has been my vast photo library, with duplicates, rubbish and outdated shots strewn across multiple hard drives, so have decided to spend some time deleting, editing some discoveries, and reducing the Lightroom Catalogue to a manageable size.
Prior to Lightroom's introduction it was always do an edit, and then save as something else, so duplicates were made. Culling was always a chore, even with Adobe Bridge, and just didn't happen. My event sets were needed quickly, and then frankly left to their own devices, and the more "Photographic Themes" were scarce. To save Raw Conversion on most of my images I took Jpeg/Raw ( I know, madness now).
Several things have come from the exercise, one being how much rubbish accumulates with duplicates etc, and I can see my main themes have always been with me, Urban, Architecture and Performance. The latter is a time sensitive subject and I probably wasted a lot of time at events, when a different approach would have yielded more, but hey ho, hindsight is a wonderful thing.
So,crunch time in many ways, as my photographic opportunities have become more limited, for various reasons, and I now choose carefully what I like to do. Music is still a major player (sorry about the pun) and I have been lucky enough to be at some fantastic performances, taking and making shots, trying to get beyond a simple record shot.
Locally the Housing Development project is fun, giving some opportunities for a little quirkiness, and involvement with the local community has proved rewarding. Like many places our village is changing a lot and a record of what exists now may be of interest in the future.
Collecting quite a few photo books as I spot bargains, and the latest one Daido Moriyama in Color: Now, and Never Again is huge and a joy to browse, as is Axel Hütte: Fantasmi e Realtà.
Trading in all my Canon gear now, way too heavy, and have been trying different setups, ending with Fuji, (low light wide angle) Sony (workhorse A6000 and compact Rx100 II and my main usage, Olympus micro 4/3rd, (Touch Screen, Silent mode for events). Love prime lenses, so have a mixture, the tiny Olympus 45mm is a cracker.
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