The Creative Pedigree and Finding Your Voice

What if finding our creative voice has less to do about figuring out a visual aesthetic, and more about discovering the personal influences in our life, that continuously effect the biases and troupes of our creativity. Thats exactly what we discuss in the last episode of Two Minute Tuesday.

What do you think about this topic? What influences have you had in your life, that you hadn't realized were effecting the draws you have in your photography and artistic expression? I would love to hear your thoughts, lets get the conversation rolling in the comments down below.

Nick Mayo
P.O. Box 8066
Kentwood MI 49518

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My name is Nick Mayo, I am a Michigan based film photographer and creative sharing my triumphs and struggles within the world of art and photography. I have a great number of videos lined up for sharing different things I've learned along the way in my creative journey, as well as some interviews with other creatives and influencers about their joys and struggles within the industry.

[WesBowker]

Finally getting to watch this video, and I definitely spent 9 out of 10 minutes coping with the awesome fact that you were an actual magician. Not surprised, as your photography is magical. But man, Mayo’s Magical Manual Camera sounds like an autobiography if I’ve ever heard one.

[mysticfishstudio]

I've pretty much tried every art form, and some have stuck longer than others, but they all converge and influence each other. Even something that isn't visual can influence something like photography. The way that a section of writing describes a setting is often how I shoot. Establishing a place, and then details within that space. Studying and reading comics has really made me understand leading lines and structuring an image around how you want someone's eyes to move through it. There are so many more examples of art influencing other art of wildly different mediums. Funnily enough I get more inspiration away from photography than I do within it.

[johnkraemer]

The last TMT of all time, generated lots of thoughts and ideas! Thanks!

[HannahGimblett]

I think this was a really interesting last TMT. And I can truly relate to this. Everything I've been through and continue to go through really does have a huge impact on my photography work, especially with my chronic illness and mental health struggles they come out in my work all the time. Seeing my life and what I'm going through being portrayed through my images can truly help me on another level.

[Fie.Franciska]

This is exactly what you go through when you go to a creative/art school, looking back to move forward.. I have a past in drawing and painting, it was how I learned to see light as my parents put me in after school art classes from I was 7-14 years old ;) and I never thought of merging my photography with that or look at what I was intersted in drawing on how that come out in my photography as well :)

[orsonswell]

Thanks for yet another Great video👍I use to draw and paint a lot too starting in my early childhood, I went to artschool later graphic/drawing/painting etc for some months just the basics, went to tecnical College for awhile after that again graphics. I used to be a lot in nature and my grandfathers woods and I find myself going back to nature and woods again and again and searching for nature in the City too.

[legylith]

It's funny, i actually got into photography because of an whole other kind of hobby.
I use to train and fight thai boxing for couple of year, and decided to go and train over in thailand. Of course i brought a camera with me. And after some time spent in the camps, i started to see beyond the toughness and the brutality of the lifes of these Thai fighter, and started to pick on small details that made me realize how loving those indivuals were to each other and how contrasty could some people be. I knew this was what i wanted to bring back and I had to find a way to "show" people. This is how it started anyway... I stumbled accross a way to share my sensibility while I was chasing my virility. Maybe an odd road, maybe not.

I agree on the fact that some non-artistic related stuff can be a way bigger influence on who we are as creatives, as it is only a way to express who we are, And who we are is only a build up from all that we have been.
Nick, Great conversation, as always.
Thank you !

[brendonwilson]

I'm only 16, so I haven't had too many experiences. My surroundings really influence my photography whether it's wildlife or rustic objects. Just this weekend I went and took pictures of what I was most interested in as a little kid, nature. Particularly the little things most people might not have noticed. It was pure joy to doamd a nice trip before school starts. I'm going to miss TMT but I'm looking forward to what you have planned for the rebrand. P.S. I'm from Missouri!

[AlexJacksonSmith]

Icha (aka: "Life and times of a multiple media manager") released a similar kind of video 3 hours ago... The world is a funny set of coincidences... A.,

[bigjohndavid]

I hear this branding argument a lot, but I think it is false. Nick wants the tail to wag the dog. Art is a journey into the unknown.