Right Brain / Left Brain

Last night I attended the local Dallas Professional Photographer's Meeting and the topic was on print competition. The very talented and entertaining speaker was Larry Lourcey. He talked about coming up with original ideas and how important it is to be creative. And that some people enter images that are not creative or have impact and their prints will not score well in competition. That some people should just not be photographers. I thought to myself, how lucky I am because I consider myself a very creative person. I would be crushed if I was told that I'm not cutting it as a professional photographer.

This made me start thinking about what it is that makes some people creative and others not. It's that whole Right Brain/Left Brain theory that came to mind. So I did a little research this morning and yep... I'm very much Right Brained. Of course, a little "Left" is in there too. My whole family talked about the characteristics of each personality type. We decided that my husband and daughter are Left Brained while my son and I are Right Brained. We had a good laugh over, "OMG mom is that why you are such a spaz?"

There are many articles on the web about RB/LB. Check some out for fun.

This is what I found:

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images

present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe