Impossible?. This is the first thing you’ll think about when reading the title of this article, is it very clear if I don’t have ideas ?, how to take creative photos?That makes sense, doesn’t it? Well, in this article I’ll show you what’s possible. You want to know the tricks?
First you have to be clear about what creativity is, which according to the RAE dictionary is “the ability to create”, of course. But creativity is something else, it changes things, it leads to an original and different result.
- Do you know that we were all born with a torrent of creativity that we put out over the years?Children have an overwhelming capacity for imagination that we have gradually been squeezing.
- At the end of the article.
- I’ll give you more specific advice.
- But your first step is to regain some of that creativity.
- How?.
When you start in this world of photography, the first thing you do is learn how to use the camera and the techniques to get perfect images, if that’s what you did, that’s fine, don’t panic, but as long as you’re not obsessed with it. Most of the time, you focus so much on the perfect photo that you leave it empty. Do you control the light, the frame, the depth of field, the rules of composition?EVERYTHING, but you look at the picture and it doesn’t tell you anything. It’s boring or so uns interesting that you go crazy thinking about what you’ve failed. It’s very simple, you’ve forgotten the most important part of an image: let it convey something!
Remember that the first enemy of our creativity is our ruthless critique. Unleash your imagination and experience without fear that your photo will work well, one of the greatest advantages of digital photography is that you will be able to photograph as many times as you want without the need to grow is a luxury that you can not miss!Shoot as many times as you need until you get this photo that surprises, excites or makes you smile.
It’s not just photographic advice, it goes much further, the only way to achieve great achievements in your life is by putting passion into what you do, when you work with your heart everything becomes different, it transmits in your creations, you appreciate what you do and you notice. Have fun, laugh, feel excited about what you’re doing and you’ll see everything from a much more human perspective. Your pictures will reflect that.
You may already know it, but inactivity requires inactivity and when you stop taking photos, the same thing happens when you stop playing sports, desire disappears, ideas stop flowing just when the muscles atrophy, never stop shooting (Stop the pretext. Go out and take pictures).
That you can’t go out because a Rottweiler threatens you at your door, you have a child to take care of, or it rains a lot?Use the objects you have at home, combine them, give them a thousand tricks, let your child fill it with paint or disguise it and make funny portraits while they both have a movie, try to take pictures with water, take an object and give him all the crazy gains he can think of?Everything is allowed, the important thing is to stay active and let the ideas flow.
Of course, inspiration won’t come from you sitting on the couch of your house watching TV or watching your camera as if you were in a sword duel. Are you surprised in the most unexpected places, in the shower, in the middle of a work meeting, shopping, at the movies, on the bus?And what a coincidence that in those moments, you never have the camera at your fingertips or of course it’s not the right time. A very simple tip is to always bring with you a small notebook and every time you are visited by the muses write down everything they tell you for the ideal time.
Another tip I can give you is that you soak up other people’s work, which never catches up with visiting photographers’ galleries because they can be a great source of inspiration, it’s not about copying their work, but it’s true that you can have very good ideas or even realize mistakes you don’t want to make or the style of photography that doesn’t suit you.
Taking a good walk or talking to strangers who tell you new stories can also be very revealing. Create a “dream corner”, choose a space where you can have in sight the ideas that come to you, the photos that inspired you, the subjects you want to photograph?
After these tips to improve creativity, I’ll give you some more specific TRUCS with examples so they can help you.
Notice the big difference between the first and second images, the girl seen from above gains much more strength and the photograph is more original.
In short: experiment, put passion on it and have fun. I hope I helped you, now?Train!