Where are we going from here?

For the longest time I’ve fought with myself on whether or not I wanted to create “content” around my photography.
And, if I were to go into “content” creation, how I would go about it and would I be making things following trends or something that’s already been done before.

I’ve talked myself out of it with some weird sense of like my photography should speak for itself, but then again I’m not creating art half the time, I’m photographing events.

I enjoy doing street photography, I like taking portraits, I like shooting concerts, and I do like doing events sometimes, but when I do events I feel like I need to do something more for myself to keep myself motivated to take photos throughout the night.

Lately, I’ve found myself at like a sort of crossroads on where I want to go with my photography, but to be honest, I think as long as I continue to find joy in taking the photo I’m going to be alright.
I do want to practice “making” the photo as well. What that would entail would probably be something along the lines of planned themed portrait shots, or even maybe starting a themed project, but those are all still in the brainstorming phase.

When I first started taking photos, my main thoughts were to capture the moment. But, what does that moment mean to me now?

The moment could be an emotion either myself or the subject feels at that place in time. The moment could be just documenting what something or someone looks like right then and there.

The moment could also be nothing at all, I just want to press the button on my camera that gives me the satisfying sound of the shutter.

This probably explains why I enjoy candids so much more than a planned or orchestrated shot during events. I like observing the energy around me, and when someone notices or poses, it just doesn’t feel as natural to me.

Candid

Posed

Both are fine photos to me, but I feel like capturing the moment where they’re doing what they need to do, versus just getting ready for the camera showcases two different feelings.
Anyways, just some passing thoughts.