Inspiration

Where does it come from?  When you pass by a crumbling down building, do you look at the person next to you and say “I would love to shoot there!”  When you see beautiful light hitting the face of a child, do you wish you had a camera there to record that moment?  When you happen to get up early and take a drive during sunrise, do you get that warm fuzzy feeling?  I can’t tell you all the times during the day when I see something, hear something, or talk about something that gets me inspired.

But sometimes, it’s difficult to keep it going.  How do we keep the creativity going during the rush of busy season?  Where do you turn?  I wanted to share a few things that I do that help me keep going.  Sometimes, I get so excited about photographing that I can’t sleep at night.  Do you?

1. YouTube: Fashion Cover Shoots – This is a great place to get a lot of inspiration.  I love watching fashion shoots!  There are so many things to grab while watching…background ideas, posing ideas, lighting techniques..really the list goes on and on.  One I would start with is ELLE magazine.  You can find them on YOUTUBE or go straight to their website here.

2. Take a Fun day! Yeah, you got it take a day for yourself! Get together with another photographer and photograph something you have never photographed before. Maybe it’s new lighting, maybe it’s a styled fashion shoot, maybe it’s landscape photography…whatever it may be…take the time to do it. Go outside of your comfort zone. I promise you will be rewarded for it. I try and do shoots for myself every 3 months or so. I have done shoots with lighting I have never tried and let me tell you, I fumbled the whole time! It was stressful! BUT, I learned so much and now I implement it into my everyday work. You have to stay on it…keep learning!

3. Go window shopping! Go to the mall and find stores that have great window displays. Stores like Anthropologie, J.Crew, etc. Here’s a link for a bunch of examples.

So, next time you get in a funk…do something about it! Don’t settle for routine. It’s not good for you or your business!