It's not a secret -- I've been in a creative slump for several months. The motivation to engage in photography completely disappeared. Not even the time-honored method of buying a new camera helped.
So, I handled the slump by not shooting. Big mistake.
Then, I scheduled a photography weekend to shoot a few things for my vineyard- and winery-owning friends in Maryland. Big mistake #2.
Let me tell you -- if you arrive to photograph the grape-crushing, you need to have your head in order. People are moving very quickly, shoving grapes into a serious-looking machine... there are grapes flying around, forklifts moving pallets of grapes into position... there's not much time to think about your lighting.
So, what would have prepared me for this very interesting event? Not shooting for several months? Uh, no.
Lesson of the day -- the best way to get over a slump is by shooting your way through it... because eventually the slump will pass and something interesting will happen... and you have to be ready.
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