So you’ve been really happy with your photography in recent months, you’ve shot loads of stuff, and you’ve even managed to take some real keepers that even you think are great pictures. If it carries on like this you’re going to be the happiest most productive photographer ever, hell you might even buy a new lens, bag or that shiny new camera you always wanted…
It’s great when this happens, but often after the great highs come the crashing lows. That feeling that you aren’t taking great pictures, what do you even want to take pictures of? You just can’t decide, nothings going on, you’re just not seeing anything that interests you anymore, it’s all so boring!
Don’t fear, we all go through it, and to be honest it’s necessary to sometimes step back and refresh yourself.
The creative energy we all need to be photographers, no matter your level is hard to maintain, think of a musician who’re making their difficult second album, the painter who feels like they wearing boxing gloves at the easel. Creativity ebbs and flows and it’s harder to stay at the top of the creative wave than to sink into the abyss of simply going through the motions.
So what do you do? Well here are my top tips to keep you going on your photographic journey.