I created my YouTube channel about 7 years ago hoping to start talking to camera about photography. I’ve hardly posted in this time which is down to perfectionism.

I really feel it’s had a detrimental effect on my creativity, especially when it came to me talking to camera. I’ve never liked seeing myself on camera and I disliked the sound of my voice. I would record myself talking to camera, make a mistake, and finally get it right. Then when it came to editing my work, I’d see flaws in the way I came across or whatever. It wasnt good enough. It wasn’t perfect. I never completed lots of projects because it wasn’t acceptable. Yet it would take sometimes a whole day to record a sequence. It wasn’t wasted. I used to get so angry and frustrated and I even felt fake and useless. Then I researched on YouTube how others had overcome perfectionism.

Now, after I’ve finished a video project where I’m recording myself, I ask myself “Is this 100% perfect?” I answer with a no and then I ask “Is this 70% perfect?” I’ll always answer with a yes!

Even with 70% perfect the small minor mistakes, no one seems to notice but me.

I still have issues but at least I’ve finally taken the plunge a make a short film on Perfectionism.

In a years time I know I’ll be thinking what was all the stress about.

Thank you for reading this.

Cheers,

Ray

In case you want to see the video, here’s the link and be kind:-