Pondering my Photography

I've realized something about myself and photography. I love taking pictures of places, wildlife, nature, landscapes, architecture... but I don't take pictures at social events. In Mexico I had some pictures of people, but usually when others were doing it too. At Grad Camp I only took pictures of the donkeys that were wandering on the property. On other occasions when I have been out with my friends I have carried my camera but never ended up using it. I have a few theories, some of which I think are actually true and some may be excuses. I do know that I am very self-conscious about how I photograph, so if I am going to be photographed I have to be happy with the situation. I have also been in many situations where others had cameras too, and instead of adding a fourth or fifth camera to a pile for a group shot it seemed easier to just get a copy later (in this age it's so easy to share photographs). I think sometimes I just get into the moment, and don't want to stop everything to take pictures, or don't want to remove myself to step outside and photograph. Sometimes, I just don't think about it until after the moment's over. I don't want to miss having photographs of important people- there are already people who have moved who I wish I had more pictures of, or fun times that I wish I had a couple great shots of. I just seem to have this really strange divide between what I take pictures of and what I neglect, and I'm trying to figure out what it says about me.

One of the Grad Camp donkeys, of course