Creative picture ideas

[Big Bully]

I am having a photo block. It seems as if my creativity is, well... lacking. Any ideas on how to boost creativity, or ideas on helping me look out of the box?

 

[usayit]

I've had a few creative ideas pop into my head while in a drunkin stupor...... many don't sound that great sober... but a few worked out.

I personally like to create photo albums of a particular theme. I have one with nothing but old dilapidated buildings/barns/etc... I have another that has interesting tombstones and grave markers. I have another that suppose to be scary/dark.

try to think in terms of a theme.. rather than by subject matter.

What's your favorite color? Perhaps a series of interesting photos featuring that color....



Another great thing about making photo albums featuring your work... don't need the wall space to display them.

 

[Big Bully]

Well in terms of having scary pictures.. This is a picture my husband took of me.. I guess it was one of those happy accident pictures that turned out really freaky yet cool.:thumbup:

 

[Big Bully]

But I do like your idea of putting pictures into an album. That is a great idea. Heavens knows I don't have the wall space to put all the interesting photo's that I have taken..

 

[Battou]

I like to play with multiple exposures my self.

 

[Big Bully]

That was actually a single exposure, just on a slow shutter speed, and I started to laugh. That is how he got such a sweet shot.

 

[Big Bully]

This is a double exposure that I did in the dark room...
One of those happy accidents!

 

[Battou]

That was actually a single exposure, just on a slow shutter speed, and I started to laugh. That is how he got such a sweet shot.

LOL yeah I knew that, I was just tossing the suggestion of playing with multiple exposures at you

 

[Big Bully]

LOL yeah I knew that, I was just tossing the suggestion of playing with multiple exposures at you

LOL, My bad.. But how do you do double exposure with digital? Do you have to have photoshop?

 

[Battou]

LOL, My bad.. But how do you do double exposure with digital? Do you have to have photoshop?

I don't know, I'm not a digital guy, I assume that that function would be available on a dSLR but I could be wrong.

 

[Big Bully]

Well I figure I might as well try to figure crap out with digital, since that is the way of the future...

But my true heart lies in the dark room... I love being in the dark room!!!:heart:

 

[Battou]

Well I figure I might as well try to figure crap out with digital, since that is the way of the future...

But my true heart lies in the dark room... I love being in the dark room!!!:heart:

As far as film goes there are several ways to go about it, I know of a couple cameras that have the ability built right in to them (Canon A-1 and Canon EF)

There is also a means of doing explaind in this thread for other manual cameras with out the function. I have tried this and it is actually rather difficult if you are trying to use it for a stationaty multiple exposure, but it can be done.

 

[Josh66]

I don't know, I'm not a digital guy, I assume that that function would be available on a dSLR but I could be wrong.

I'm sure there are some dSLRs that have this function, but I don't think it's very common.

 

[Garbz]

Drugs?

/disclaimer: Garbz does not condone the use of drugs.

 

[KristiJo]

A lot of my friends are into art.. and whenever we get blocks.. even when attending an art school, we throw parties...
Parties where people create something that relates to a theme, then sell it..

For an example, at the end of this month we are having a "breast-cancer awareness" party. A bunch of us create one piece that is related to breast cancer, rather it be pink or an actual women.. We invited a bunch of people and have a silent auction.. all money we are donating to a breast-cancer fund..

it's different.. but fun and gets you thinking at the same time.