Goldilocks and the 20-Metre Line

Once upon a time there was a little girl called Goldilocks... well we all know how that story ends. Lets try a different story. Once upon a time there was a little boy called... lets call him, the boy with the golden locks. (If you have ever seen a photo of this young boy you will know he too has hair the colour of gold, but the similarities between these two characters ends there). The boy with the golden locks had a problem that needed solving..... he was intent on kicking a goal from the 20m line. To this task he brought a list of requirements; determination, resilience, the right equipment, the right knowledge and patience for skill building. 

The Goldilocks story serves to illustrate the way I have dealt with some of my photographic problems in the past. (kat eye studio). My immediate reaction to facing photographic problems is to run from and avoid them. I choose not to solve them, rather I change my focus to things that I can already do, my safety net. This theory has merits but it also has limitations, it is restrictive and conforms creativity.

I have a life long love of learning, hence my enrolment in this course. I feel excited when I have achieved a new height of awakening. That is the satisfaction of solving problems, it conquers and teaches. When faced with challenges I tell my own children and the children I teach, "not to give up" and  to "have a go", that is my philosophy. I like to think of myself as a participator in life not a watcher. To grab, cherish and savour. To be a participant, one needs to solve problems.

Goldilocks never stopped to solve her problems, she fled from each broken chair as quickly as she sat in it, leading her ultimately to disappointment. The boy with the golden locks, on the other hand tackled his problem of kicking a goal form the 20m goal line with a different approach. He has not yet solved his problem, and he is experiencing levels of disappointment along the way but he is determined "not to give up" to keep "having a go". Going forward I will heed my own advice and adopt the attitude of the boy with the golden locks. I will  tackle my photographic problems, one at a time (creative and technical) with determination, resilience, the right equipment, the right knowledge and patience for skill building. My first goal will be to read my camera manual (had the camera 6 months) followed by some photo editing skill building.

While the golden haired boy was kicking for goal from the 20m line with his father, the mother of the child spent time taking these photographs of the empty grandstand as it watched on and cheered him in silent encouragement.