{"id":111763,"date":"2018-08-28T21:29:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T04:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=111763"},"modified":"2018-09-10T22:50:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T05:50:18","slug":"7-tips-how-to-be-inspired-to-shoot-new-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/28\/7-tips-how-to-be-inspired-to-shoot-new-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Tips How to Be Inspired to Shoot New Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear friend,<\/p>\n

One of the most difficult challenges we have as photographers is to find inspiration to shoot new photos. Some practical ideas:<\/p>\n

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1. Shoot with your phone<\/h2>\n
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The phone is a legitimate camera<\/a>. Shoot more with your phone to discover more beauty around you– even if you live in the boring suburbs<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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2. Go to ethnic districts in town<\/h2>\n

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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:<\/p>\n

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3. Visual shapes and forms<\/h2>\n
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Exercise your visual muscles by photographing interesting visual forms– treat it like gymnastics for your eyes!<\/p>\n

4. Colors and textures<\/h2>\n
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I love colorful and gritty textures<\/a> — they visually stimulate me! And a tip: before photographing a gritty texture, touch it!<\/strong> This will allow you to build a hand-body-mind-visual connection with what you photograph.<\/p>\n

5. Shoot video<\/h2>\n