For some backstory... this is my second semester in college taking a film photography course. This second semester I've narrowed down what I like to shoot. For my first semester final project I focused on a series of photos of my family that are half candid, half directed. I continued taking photos of my family this semester, and to me these photos feel a lot more refined.

According to my professor, they are "literary" and they have something about them that make them stand out as otherwise ordinary photos. He also says that they're not as formal as other students. I've realized that if I can connect to the person I'm shooting, it shows. With these photos, I've stuck to a lower depth of field-which I'm liking so far.

The issue comes with trying to shoot something other than my family. I'm in NYC for school and I feel uninspired, which sounds crazy. I feel like I need to find right people to shoot but that I'm searching for something vague. It doesn't help that I'm a socially anxious person. I know what it feels like, when I've found that "thing" and I feel extremely motivated and excited.

I'm feeling stuck.