"Maybe I'm not very human. What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house." - Edward Hopper
Have you ever worried that your photography or anything else you do is just not interesting to others?
I say, be selfish! Who cares what they think?! If you like to go out and take pictures of the setting sun bouncing off of a Cement Mixing Plant, then for Pete's sake go out and do that - and do it with gusto!!
Edward Hopper's artwork may not be the most dazzling art in the world, but I find myself continually being drawn into his work. His work leaves you asking, "What just happened a moment before?" or "What is about to happen?" And sometimes it's just a painting of sunlight on the side of a barn. I can still look at it for a long time and enjoy it.
Anyway, my point is that even though his work is simplistic on the surface, he clearly was very devoted to what he wanted to do and didn't waver in his commitment to it.
So this post is just an encouragement to be true and committed to what interests you, without regard to what other people think. I will try to do the same and not be ashamed to spend a wonderful afternoon taking pictures of a sunlit Cement Mixing Plant.
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