Hi Rotem,

 

I have a suggestion for you.

My husband and I just finished a 3 day worshop on shooting Mystery and we all had to do a project with a story line.

Some had to shoot at home because of time constrains, but came up with far out made up stories, and it was great.

So find a project or create one one on the go, start for example shooting at home, playing with shadow and light and go from there.

Story lines and projects are a lot of fun.

Good luck!

Hi Rotem

 

Fully endorse what my wife suggested. That can be carried to just about any type of shooting.

 

If you want something different, let us know what you like to do and will be easier for some specific !

 

al

Great suggestion Fabs & Alfred, another way to try a get the juices going is go for a walk / drive / hike.... and set up a timer on your watch or phone to beep every 5 minutes (adjustable pending on mode of travel). when the alarm goes you have to take a photo, but you cannot take the same photo twice.

 

We did this as a group but went crazy and set the timer for 1 minute intervals, and you had to not be in the same place to take the next photos. we did this for one hour had many strange looks and had a blast. some photos I still do not remember taking. I found the best way to achieve this was to clear your mind and let your eyes be your guide.

 

Good luck.

 

MarcB

Pick a topic: doors, windows, post boxes, street furniture, store windows, bicycles, funny signs, people, museums, boats, textures, and concentrate on it. You'll build up a set of images that won't all be individually stunning, but as a portfolio, it may turn out to be a very compelling set of images. It'll give you something to do, it'll keep your trigger finger exercised, and it might generate some creative juice.

 

Use different camera gear: The last trip my wife and I took, I left the DSLR at home. I've got a new Sony that fits in my pocket (barely), and its 24-70mm equivalent zoom range is perfect for street and travel photography. It was freeing not to have to carry a heavy bag and all that gear, and I never missed having a telephoto or super wide angle or external flash. With different camera gear, you approach different subjects in different ways.

 

Write blog entries: It gives you incentive both to find something interesting to shoot, and then share it. I've uploaded 5-6 different entries from that 2-week trip, each involving an entirely different topic, which I captured with the Sony camera. http://www.heiserhollow.net/