Episode 2: Flow State

You are at your creative best when you achieve Flow State. Mason and Jeff discuss Flow State, how to get there and how it makes the photographic process immensely satisfying.

Mason Marsh's avatar Mason Marsh on August 24, 2021

If you’ve ever found yourself immersed in making a photograph to the point where time seemed to stand still, your mind was fully devoted to your creative process and you felt deep satisfaction in the moment, you my friend were in a Flow State. In this episode of Photocombobulate, Mason Marsh and Jeff Carlson dive into the science of Flow State and how photographers can work to achieve meaningful, impactful and really fun photographic endeavors.

 

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Flow State Resources:

A great primer on Flow State from the website Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/articles/flow-state

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Amazon affiliate link)

Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Amazon affiliate link)

 

If you would like to watch a lightly-edited video of this podcast recording, here it is:

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Published by Mason Marsh

Mason Marsh is a Portland, Oregon-based photographer and educator who specializes in not specializing. He's been a newspaper photojournalist, aerospace museum educator, tall ship captain, tour guide and chimney sweep. When he's not busy taking care of his kids Cooper and Claire, he works in The Arcanum, writes, and leads photo workshops. He is never bored.

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