Dear friend,
I just taught my first two online photography workshops on creativity and had soooo much fun. Some lessons and ideas which can re-spark passion in you:
- The art of cross pollination: Don’t get stuck in the ghetto of photography. Allow yourself to indulge in ALL forms of art! Study renaissance painting, sculpture, etc.
- Music: to better understand composition, study musical theory. Study notions on cadence, movement, rhythm, composition, structure, and dance! For me, the best compositions have to do with dynamism, force, and power.
- Artistic barbell: do extreme walks in nature and the city. The rhythm and the bifurcation between the both will give genesis to new creative ideas and thoughts.
- Visual gist: art isn’t about precision. Just give others a gist, a flavor, a movement in your pictures.
- Become a renaissance man. Become the next Leonardo da Vinci. Use photography, video, the internet, 3d, augmented reality, virtual reality etc … to become the ultimate visual artist and photographer!
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