Tara Workman - Finding Your Own Path in Landscape Photography as a Hobbyist

<p>Welcome to episode 187 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.  This week on the podcast, I was joined by a hobbyist photographer known as My Bajan Eye on Instagram - <a href='https://www.instagram.com/my.bajan.eye/'>Tara Workman</a>.</p> <p>Despite her self-proclamation as being a hobbyist, Tara's photography is some of the best you'll find these days. It feels personal, unique, and has some really great qualities. Tara is a physician living in Portland, Oregon and she uses photography as a mental health break. She's also African American.  Tara and I discuss some interesting topics this week, including:</p> <ul><li>Her start as a landscape photographer in the age of social media,</li> <li>Photography as a hobby and the benefits to that approach,</li> <li>Making time for photography as a person with a full-time job,</li> <li>Finding your own path as a photographer and the powerful influence of social media,</li> <li>Her transition to abstracts and smaller scenes,</li> <li>Learning how to not care about likes on Instagram,</li> <li>Being inspired by other photographers without copying them,</li> <li>And, her experience as a black woman in landscape photography.</li> </ul> <p>Over on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a> this week, join over 140 of your peers in supporting the podcast financially and listen to Tara and I talk about how photography taught her how to see beauty in the natural world.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy our conversations.</p> <p>For more show notes, to see Tara's amazing photographs, a listing of her recommended photographers, and ways to support the podcast, <a href='https://www.mattpaynephotography.com/gallery/matt-payne-photography-blog/'>head over to my blog</a>.</p>