We’ve all been there, when we don’t feel motivated or creative enough to get going and make masterpiece-like photos or projects. Eventually you run out of ideas, don’t know where to go, or what to shoot. Try these quick ideas, maybe they will help you out. They helped me!
- Going for a photo walk. This has helped me numerious times. No clients, no pressure to deliver, no need to produce something. Just take your camera and shoot things as you go. I tend to walk for about 45 minutes and just shoot. It’s fun and you will be surprised at what you get!
- Look at your previous work. Try looking back as far as possible and bring up some of your old design work or photos. Analyze it and rip it to shreds! Note how you would do things differently and perhaps make a notebook of all of your thoughts. How would today’s tools help change the look? How would your experiences change the way it looks?
- Browse other people’s work. Check out the tons of designer portfolios online. Check out Flickr and browse through the zillions of great shots. See what catches your eye and try and replicate or even just collect things you like so you can refer to it later. Networking via these online communities is also valuable.
- Write down all your thoughts! Get a pad of paper, get a blog, scribble on something whenever an idea hits you. It may never come back!