The Unconscious Mind Comes to the Fore in the Creative Process
The fact is, you can go only so far with the conscious mind in creative endeavors. You have to connect with the un- or subconscious mind.
The operative word is consciously. Now, I’m going to describe a technique I use to bring in the unconscious or subconscious mind to help you choose the best photographs.
As it’s name implies, the unconscious mind is not part of our conscious thinking processes. When you like something, you like it–that’s it, just that simple. You don’t say, well, it’s got something in the foreground to give it depth, the colors are vibrant, or the colors are muted which works with the scene. You just simply say, “I like it.” Sometimes, you say, “I don’t know why, but this is the one that does it for me.”
The unconscious is connected with feeling not thinking.
Copyright (c) 2008 Carol Chapman
