Glenn, Don't give up, you have a great talent when it comes to photography, so you don't have all that fancy equipment, it means you need to be more creative with what you do have. You have done it before you had all that stuff, you can do it again.
I'm sure that the owners of the cameras that were stolen understand that things like that happen and there is/was nothing you could have done about it. Might I suggest you check the pawn shops in the area for the items that were stolen. I doubt any common thief is going to have any use for a box camera.
Don't let it get you down Glenn. Pick yourself up, brush yourself off and keep on trying. To steal a phrase from drglam's journal, "That which doesn't kill you will only make you stronger."
I really wish I could do something to help you out, but being a poor student with no real income myself... well... you know.
I would like to urge you to get some help. There are most likely programs in your state to help people who can't work. Programs for things like food stamps(thats what they call it here in MA.) and free medical care. Something to help you out until you can get back on your feet. There is nothing wrong with asking for help when you need it. You just need to get up and do it.
Your not doomed, things are just a little strained for you right now. You have a roof over your head, family and friends who wont let you fall too far, and a loving cat to take care of you. Pet your cat and resolve to pick yourself up and get on with your life, even if it means starting over.
Thanks for the encouragement, especially now that I'm feeling better enough to heed it.
I made interesting photos before I had all the tools, but having the additional tools made some things feasible that hadn't been, and made other things easier. So I'm not dead in the water, no, but I'm feeling ... limited. It's too early and the hurt too raw to figure out whether the degree to which I feel limited is reasonably proportional to reality yet.
Intellectually I know there's nothing wrong with asking for help, especially from places that exist to provide it, but I find it unreasonably difficult for reasons I'm still figuring out. I'm working to get past that. But the occasional nudge is probably not a bad thing.
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Don't give up, you have a great talent when it comes to photography, so you don't have all that fancy equipment, it means you need to be more creative with what you do have. You have done it before you had all that stuff, you can do it again.
I'm sure that the owners of the cameras that were stolen understand that things like that happen and there is/was nothing you could have done about it. Might I suggest you check the pawn shops in the area for the items that were stolen. I doubt any common thief is going to have any use for a box camera.
Don't let it get you down Glenn. Pick yourself up, brush yourself off and keep on trying. To steal a phrase from drglam's journal, "That which doesn't kill you will only make you stronger."
I really wish I could do something to help you out, but being a poor student with no real income myself... well... you know.
I would like to urge you to get some help. There are most likely programs in your state to help people who can't work. Programs for things like food stamps(thats what they call it here in MA.) and free medical care. Something to help you out until you can get back on your feet. There is nothing wrong with asking for help when you need it. You just need to get up and do it.
Your not doomed, things are just a little strained for you right now. You have a roof over your head, family and friends who wont let you fall too far, and a loving cat to take care of you. Pet your cat and resolve to pick yourself up and get on with your life, even if it means starting over.
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I made interesting photos before I had all the tools, but having the additional tools made some things feasible that hadn't been, and made other things easier. So I'm not dead in the water, no, but I'm feeling ... limited. It's too early and the hurt too raw to figure out whether the degree to which I feel limited is reasonably proportional to reality yet.
Intellectually I know there's nothing wrong with asking for help, especially from places that exist to provide it, but I find it unreasonably difficult for reasons I'm still figuring out. I'm working to get past that. But the occasional nudge is probably not a bad thing.