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13 years 3 months ago #14479 by jeffie5687
Have you ever gotten photographers block? I haven't touched my camera in over a month. I can't seem to shake this block. I have no idea what to take pictures of.
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13 years 3 months ago #14486 by mandy
I have once or twice in the past. When that happens, I just let it happen. I don't stress about it. Sometimes our minds just need a break.
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13 years 3 months ago #14487 by Joves
Ah every once in awhile I end up like that. I still always carry my equipment with me though because when I dont I see something I want to shoot. But when I get that way I just go out in the woods hike and watch the world around me change with the light. Sometimes something will popup and other times not. I also sometimes go to place where I have shot before but didnt get what I wanted, different times of the year and weather sometimes change enough to get it.
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13 years 3 months ago #14495 by Karl Wertanen
I have.... It went on for a while to the point where i didnt even care about taking photos any more. I picked up a new hobby that ended up taking all of my time an money.
It lasted about 10 years and just last year around this time i picked my camera back up again and am taking (in my opinion) some of my most creative photos. The break was good for me.
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13 years 3 months ago #14497 by Jayyyyyyy
I have. Like Karl, I also stop shooting for a long time. Then one day I picked up the camera and now I can't seem to put it down.
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13 years 3 months ago #14752 by iGeek
Visit a site like Shutterstock and see what others are photographing. ;)
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13 years 3 months ago #14811 by Rob pix4u2
I get that in the summer/off season after 6-8 months of shooting hockey, then I just can't wait for the season to start again. Right now at mid season I'm too busy to get any kind of block as I am shooting a couple thousand frames a week in search of that perfect hockey moment to photograph.
Remember to engage brain before putting mouth in gear
Rob Huelsman Sr.
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13 years 3 months ago #14836 by crystal
If I have been sitting at home, sometimes I'll get it. Wondering what to do, where to go etc.. But once I am out in the wonderful world, I never have a problem shooting.
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13 years 3 months ago #14920 by Silver Fox

cwightmanphotos wrote: If I have been sitting at home, sometimes I'll get it. Wondering what to do, where to go etc.. But once I am out in the wonderful world, I never have a problem shooting.


Some times it's all about just getting out and taking the photos
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13 years 3 months ago #14961 by photobod
It costs nothing to hang your camera over your shoulder, so why not hang it there every time you go out the door, you may not use it but who cares, it was there for that moment that could have been waiting for you, its sods law that if you go out without the camera you will end up saying, Dam it wish I had my camera.
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"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn
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13 years 3 months ago #15194 by Conner
Open up a magazine or go to Google and type in photos
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13 years 3 months ago #15202 by Scotty

cwightmanphotos wrote: If I have been sitting at home, sometimes I'll get it. Wondering what to do, where to go etc.. But once I am out in the wonderful world, I never have a problem shooting.


Amen to that. I shoot mostly with my 70-200, but if i'm not feeling creative with it, the 14mm tends to open up new worlds.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
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13 years 3 months ago #15303 by bhowdy
One thing that has worked for me is to get out of my "comfort zone" .... It makes you think again and can bring out a different creativity. Expand your horizons!
Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine
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13 years 3 months ago #15376 by tlcmommaof5
I think I've hit that too, but then again it could be I've been busy preparing for school. It's odd to because there for over a month straight I had new pictures to upload every day.:silly:
Tabitha L. Cowan
Dreamcatcher Designs
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13 years 3 months ago #15388 by Alex
Get out in the field and just go for it. I will start shooting things at a different angle, and for the most part things fall into place. Or I will just start taking photos of odd ball things till I find something that has potential, then I focus on that.
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