I have recently found that the trouble with following someone else’s “system”, is that when they change or discontinue their system, I end up lost with no guide to help me move forwards.

The answer? I Work on my own system!

This means I:

• Learn through personal experiences
• Experiment
• Listen to myself
• Trust myself
• Have no plan
• Seek out adventure
• Look for the new
• Learn on the fly
• Lead the way

I am of course inspired, informed and influenced by others work, but at the end of the day it’s really up to me to chart my own direction and steer my own ship.

I am reminded of this saying:

“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

What trails are you making?

Let’s talk about it here.

So now, are you ready to get out there and kick life in the teeth?!

I recently bought a new camera.

I bought it primarily for shooting video for Studio Scratches.

I used to shoot and develop black and white photos on a GCSE photography course at college. I loved it. I wanted to give up my A levels to pursue it full time. I didn’t. I took the ‘sensible’ choice and stuck out the A Levels. No regrets though, everything works out!

Back to the present. The camera opened up a whole new world. I saw things differently. I noticed angles and perspectives that are normally unnoticed by me.

I felt excited and alive.

I started to remember apertures and depth of field. I experienced beginners mind.

It was magic.

Here is the footage I shot:

Very Berry from Deliberate

Not many words today, just a picture from yesterday.