How Do You Find Photo Inspiration When Everything Feels Familiar?

Posted by Scott Peterson in General on the Big Photo Hunt community board, .

If you're like me and have been photographing long enough, you know there are days when you really want to shoot, but just can't decide what to capture. I think this is especially true for those of us living in smaller towns, far from the constant buzz of a big city.

When I hit a creative wall like that, I try a few simple exercises to kickstart my eye. I wrote a short piece on my site a while back going over what works for me.

Finding Photography Inspiration When You Feel Stuck

How do you all reset when you're feeling uninspired or sutck in a rut? I'd love to hear what helps you get back out there.

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Scott Peterson on

California is beautiful Ralph, my wife and I visited Yosemite and San Francisco this past June. I could spend a month shooting at those locations and not run out of ideas!

Ralph Berrett on

I live in Central California, the main income is AG.
I like to take a walk about. Just go roam around and take photos without a goal. Sometimes I will do studio shots and plan out my shots. Maybe I will do model shots, and half the fun is planning them out. Sometimes I update my portfolio with product shots, for example.