‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade’ is quite a phrase and one that seems to have become popular recently. Or at least it’s a new one to me. How long it’s been around I don’t know.
It is though an interesting mantra for anyone struggling with hopes, dreams and aspirations.
If you don’t quite understand what this phrase means, (this is my interpretation at least), when life throws some things at you that you don’t like, instead of moaning about it, make the best
of the situation and use it to your advantage.
How then can that be applied to people who visit this site with an interest in careers around cameras? Well we can’t all afford the latest gear, produce photography or films with a big budget or
fly away to exotic locations so, following our mantra, we have to make the best of what we have. If that means we only have a smartphone that (actually shoots great video) then perhaps we should consider
using that to make something interesting rather than drooling over a Red Epic that we can’t afford. Or maybe instead of flying away to find interesting places to shoot, we look at what’s outside our own back door.
If we make something successful despite our limitations we might be able to use that as a launching pad to something bigger that might lead to slightly better gear or a step up to more interesting places.
If though we only moan about what we haven’t got, then we make zero interesting stuff and have no chance of impressing anyone. Dedicated clever people will make eye-catching work regardless of the equipment,
budget or place. Be one of those people.
All images © Peter Hatter
Article Date - August 2018
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