2015 Labuan Travel Log - 50 Frames of Analogue Black & White

算了一算，玩底片攝影也有五年了。從最開始的 LC-A+ 到今天黑白底片自沖自掃，這當中也走了不少冤枉路。還好，都值得。來到 2016 年，希望能夠用影片的方式多分享攝影和生活，趁還可以的時候多走多看！

新年快樂，大家！

Note To Self

A big problem that keeps dancers from progressing is a misconception of practice. When people ask me how to get better, they think I have a secret that will let them skip the hours of training that are required. So I'm sure they are disappointed when I say that they need to be intentional about getting better and put in more structured practice hours.

You might already be dancing a lot, but we often mistake dancing for practice. Unless you are mindfully improving your skills, you are just dancing. And there is nothing wrong with that. It's fun and we should enjoy it. But I don't want you to be disappointed that after hundreds of hours of dancing you haven't gotten any better.

Anyone who excels at what they do puts in hours of practice. Look at top caliber athletes, for example. Though they have a love for playing sports, the majority of their conditioning and preparation isn't spent playing pick-up games & scrimmages. It is spent lifting weights, stretching, running drills, building endurance, watching film, tracking nutrition, etc. Hours and hours dedicated every week so that when they actually do the thing they love - sports - they can perform at a high level.

So If you are serious about improving your dancing have a look at how (or if) you really practice. As artists, it's easy to contribute a lack of progression to a creative block. Though I've found in most cases plateaus stem from a failure to realize that inspiration isn't going to strike you. It will manifest once you've put in the work. - Kunle Oladehin