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7 Tips How to Be Inspired to Shoot New Photos
Dear friend,
One of the most difficult challenges we have as photographers is to find inspiration to shoot new photos. Some practical ideas:
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1. Shoot with your phone
The phone is a legitimate camera. Shoot more with your phone to discover more beauty around you– even if you live in the boring suburbs!
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2. Go to ethnic districts in town
When I was in Singapore, I had the most fun shooting ‘Arab street’ and ‘Little India’. Generally speaking, I find ethnic areas more interesting to photograph — more colors, more diversity, and more happenings:
3. Visual shapes and forms
Exercise your visual muscles by photographing interesting visual forms– treat it like gymnastics for your eyes!
4. Colors and textures
I love colorful and gritty textures — they visually stimulate me! And a tip: before photographing a gritty texture, touch it! This will allow you to build a hand-body-mind-visual connection with what you photograph.
5. Shoot video
I’ve got a lot more inspiration recently to shoot still photos by studying cinema (like Stanley Kubrick). For example, even Stanley Kubrick’s photography compositions (from early on) inspired his film-compositions!
Also I recommend the film, “Battleship Potemkin“:
6. Study renaissance art
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Full title: Salome Artist: Cesare da Sesto Date made: probably about 1510-20 Source: http://www.nationalgalleryimages.co.uk/ Contact: picture.library@nationalgallery.co.uk Copyright © The National Gallery, London
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Full title: Profile Portrait of a Lady Artist: Attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis Date made: probably about 1500 Source: http://www.nationalgalleryimages.co.uk/ Contact: picture.library@nationalgallery.co.uk Copyright © The National Gallery, London
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Full title: The Virgin and Child with Two Angels Artist: Andrea del Verrocchio and assistant ( Lorenzo di Credi ) Date made: about 1475 Source: http://www.nationalgalleryimages.co.uk/ Contact: picture.library@nationalgallery.co.uk Copyright © The National Gallery, London
Study the classic Renaissance painters like Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael for visual inspiration!
7. Allow yourself to shoot anything and everything!
Don’t be a prisoner to a photographic genre. You’re a photographer-artist; photograph and create whatever images you desire!
ERIC