I find that at times I sit back and just cannot come up with ideas for my photography.
The ideas and inspiration just seems to have dried up.
No matter what I do nothing happens.
So what then needs to happen and how do you get creative again? Every writer knows that there will come time when there is a block between the hand and the brain.
The same can be said for the photographer.
The creative juices dry up and the connection between the eye and the brain no longer sparks.
This is what I have found that works for me and gets me back into the creative groove.
1.
Find the problem This is more easily said than done.
But usually there is something that is happening in your life or going on around you that has you preoccupied.
Something is taking away your focus.
Usually this is a work related or family related matter.
Something that is bigger than you and which has no easy solution.
So before you try to solve your creativity issues, get to the root of the problem.
Most times you will find something that is helping to block up the channel.
Often by just identifying a major issue is the first step to solving the problem.
2.
Find a way to relax The brain needs to be relaxed in order for creativity to find its pathway and start flowing again.
So take time out to get away from the life interruptions and sit with your focus on creativity.
Take time out without your camera or at the very least leave it your bag.
As soon as you lift the camera you tend to want to start shooting and now is not the time to do so.
Go to the location where you'd like to shoot and sit and observe before you start taking images.
Get a feel for the subjects and the scene and try to see rather than look; what is in the scene and what strikes you first up.
Feel the scene and try to see outside the box.
3.
Focus on a single subject Find a subject that interests you and examine it in detail.
Look at it from every angle.
Walk around it, touch it and look at the details.
What makes up the total object, all the smaller parts that make a whole? Then once you've done this, start taking pictures.
Aim at taking one hundred different shots of the same subject.
Look for different angles and view points.
Shoot from in close and then from a distance.
From high then low.
Use your feet.
Before you know it you'll start seeing things that weren't there before.
You go beyond looking and start seeing.
I have always found that creativity takes time and effort.
Sometimes it flows naturally but most times you have to work at it as you learn digital photography.
Allow yourself time to practise and release that creative energy already in you.
And remember that other life factors will influence your creativity and block inspiration.
Get back to the basics and you will soon be back on track.
Happy shooting!
The ideas and inspiration just seems to have dried up.
No matter what I do nothing happens.
So what then needs to happen and how do you get creative again? Every writer knows that there will come time when there is a block between the hand and the brain.
The same can be said for the photographer.
The creative juices dry up and the connection between the eye and the brain no longer sparks.
This is what I have found that works for me and gets me back into the creative groove.
1.
Find the problem This is more easily said than done.
But usually there is something that is happening in your life or going on around you that has you preoccupied.
Something is taking away your focus.
Usually this is a work related or family related matter.
Something that is bigger than you and which has no easy solution.
So before you try to solve your creativity issues, get to the root of the problem.
Most times you will find something that is helping to block up the channel.
Often by just identifying a major issue is the first step to solving the problem.
2.
Find a way to relax The brain needs to be relaxed in order for creativity to find its pathway and start flowing again.
So take time out to get away from the life interruptions and sit with your focus on creativity.
Take time out without your camera or at the very least leave it your bag.
As soon as you lift the camera you tend to want to start shooting and now is not the time to do so.
Go to the location where you'd like to shoot and sit and observe before you start taking images.
Get a feel for the subjects and the scene and try to see rather than look; what is in the scene and what strikes you first up.
Feel the scene and try to see outside the box.
3.
Focus on a single subject Find a subject that interests you and examine it in detail.
Look at it from every angle.
Walk around it, touch it and look at the details.
What makes up the total object, all the smaller parts that make a whole? Then once you've done this, start taking pictures.
Aim at taking one hundred different shots of the same subject.
Look for different angles and view points.
Shoot from in close and then from a distance.
From high then low.
Use your feet.
Before you know it you'll start seeing things that weren't there before.
You go beyond looking and start seeing.
I have always found that creativity takes time and effort.
Sometimes it flows naturally but most times you have to work at it as you learn digital photography.
Allow yourself time to practise and release that creative energy already in you.
And remember that other life factors will influence your creativity and block inspiration.
Get back to the basics and you will soon be back on track.
Happy shooting!
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