We all go through those horrible creative slumps. I’ve had a couple of people ask me how I get rid of those damn creative blocks, so I figured I’d give my tips to help you.
It’s a frustrating time for us creative people and I hope that if you have a creative block, you remember this post. The video below is a bit longer than most of mine, but I feel it will really help you so I don’t want to break it up. You can go to the end if you just want to hear the 10 tips and below I have them in bullet points. With that said, I think the video is really good because I go into a lot of detail.
Your 10 tips:
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- 1. Grab ideas
- 2. Do some research using this PDF. This PDF is part of our mentorship program. We went over the sheet in detail.
- 3. Monthly challenge
- 4. Understand composition & break it
- 5. Join a membership group
- 6. Try new lenses
- 7. When creativity hits you, write it down on a notepad or your phone
- 8. Most of your work won’t be seen.
- 9. Don’t be a “compareslogger”
- 10. Take a break
Doing a search on the internet to grab some post-processing ideas gave me the idea of processing this from Japanise art I’ve seen.
Found this place from a fellow photographer friend.
Photograph of Watson Lake near Prescott, Arizona after sunset. Water reflection of rocks and sky.
I really hope these help you as much as they help me. It’s a great feeling when the creative wheels are spinning.
Cheers,
Janice Sullivan
PS have any questions? Ask on my Youtube channel, I check the comments there everyday :0)
Love those two images you posted in this article. Terrific processing on both to achieve the looks you wanted.
Love those two images you posted in this article. Terrific processing on both to achieve the looks you wanted.
Thank you Frank! They were both fun to play with. 🙂
Thank you Frank! They were both fun to play with. 🙂