Late winter is a time when inspiration is hard to find. Maybe its just the time of year or the weather, or that we're all feeling kinda lazy. I don't know...but there are things we can do about it. Here are some of the things that help me to get re-inspired.
Look around. Inside, outside...I don't care. But there's a lot more beauty around than we would usually think. If it's too cold outside...take pictures inside! Find some of your favorite books or decor and snap away!
Go outside. So what if it's freezing! Spending time outside is a great way to find inspiration...and they'll always be more.
Be creative and experiment: take pictures of things you would normally even notice. Experiment with editing, focus etc. Who knows what you'll come up with, and even if it's not beautiful, maybe it'll give you an idea for something else.
Learn: Learn more about your camera and what you can do with it. Then go and experiment!
Go places: don't just sit at home! Go places around your town or neighborhood and shoot away! Not only do you get to go somewhere new with your camera, you'll also find yourself noticing details you never saw before.
Challenge yourself: don't just wait around for inspiration to find you, search for it yourself! Challenge yourself to take a certain number of photos a day, or do a 30-day-photo-challenge such as
this one.
Choose a theme and look around for all the things that represent that theme or color. For example, choose the color blue, and go out and find shoot anything you see that is blue.
Change things: don't take at the same time of day of the exact same things. Think about what you do every day and do the opposite.
Get models: get together with some friends and take pictures of them look or poses on
pinterest or websites like
this one, and try it for yourself!
What inspires you and what do you do to get re-inspired?
--Carli
