Restoring The Creative Spirit - A Day In The Life Of Photography

It's been a hectic time of artistic painting creativity over the past few months. So much so that I had a hard time remembering the last time I was behind the lens! I could name a million reasons as to why I haven't picked up the camera but let's face it, they would all be excuses not reasons!

So it was with much enthusiasm and a lot of coffee that I went back behind the lens. Some images required for a small campaign for my own hometown and backyard, the Otways, Great Ocean Rd and Apollo Bay Victoria, Australia.

3AM wake-up call and packed into the car, ready for a few hours on the road.

For those of you not familiar with the Great Ocean Rd - its mile after mile of twisting, curving, winding one lane road that hugs the coast line of Victoria. Awesome if you love driving which I do. It can be a nightmare during the day when the road is usually taken with tourists, some of which aren't sure which side of the road they should even be driving on, let alone actually doing the right speed limit on hair-pin turns with a steep plunge into the ocean on one side and a cliff wall on the other.

Driving 3 hours in pitch dark blackness with nothing but the sound of the ocean coming in the window and no-one else around was an absolute joy. Nothing like getting out of your comfort zone or doing something so pleasurable to actually put your mind into the right place to be creative.

First stop, a small inlet in Apollo Bay popular with the locals for surfing. Sunrise just about to happen and the tide far enough out that I could actually walk 100 meters out into the ocean before getting close to the water and the crashing waves. A few choice clicks at the right time and back to the car it is.

A further 10 KM's up the road to a nice high spot to capture a great panorama of Apollo Bay in all its glory, with the sun still throwing up gorgeous colours.

So next up, Hopetoun Falls in the Otways. Back in the car for another one and a half hour drive into the Otways. This time, the winding, curving one-lane road was caressed by a cliff wall on one side and a sheer drop of up to 50 meters on the other right down into forest. Still early enough that all the tourists were snuggled up nice and cozy in their beds.

Even though the sun had risen by this time, darkness still fell upon the valley where the falls are. Park the car, take some time to pull out a thermos and have a luke-warm coffee before heading up through the forest trails.

Once again, surrounded by the sounds of nature and nothing else, the creative juices start pumping through my body and I can't wait to get to the falls and I'm not disappointed. Crashing water, clear crisp air and the sun just beginning to peak over the valley. Awesome views and a life-giving feeling.

Prepare the shots and angles and get the work out-of-the-way, then sit back and just enjoy the serenity and peace for a while, before the roads start getting busy.

Time to head back home - this time taking the quicker less-scenic route. Three and a half hours later back home safely with some new memories and a few choice shots of some of the most picturesque places on Earth.

I could have made up more excuses if I had chosen to, but I chose otherwise. These are the moments in life that will make you a true professional creative or just another hobbyist.

The outcome of your life is based on the choices that you've made in the past. Tomorrow's outcome will be based on the choices that you make today. What will you choose?

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