What's Yer Inspiration? - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

11/10/2004 04:21:23 AM · #1

So when all else fails, where/what do you turn to for inspiration?

I tend to open up a recent issue of HOW, PRINT or some other design-rich magazine to get the creative juices flowing. Ofcourse, this doesn't help my photography much thus the purpose of this post.

So...what's your inspiration? Where do you pull your ideas from? I'd love to read 'em all.

DefyTime

Canon EOS-7D

11/10/2004 04:27:02 AM · #2

I get some of mine by just getting out, driving around...pretty much hunting for a good shot. I like the idea of reading a magazine and getting ideas that way, but I don't want my work to reflect others, that's why I let life happen and hopefully a few photos will fly by at the same time.

11/10/2004 04:38:11 AM · #3

you get a 'muse' :)

PerezDesignGroup

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

11/10/2004 04:47:19 AM · #4

Originally posted by goodman:

you get a 'muse' :)

Uh-oh...this sounds like a "get my butt kicked by my girlfriend" idea. :D

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

11/10/2004 04:58:40 AM · #5

11/10/2004 04:47:19 AM
Originally posted by goodman:

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you get a 'muse' :)

Uh-oh...this sounds like a "get my butt kicked by my girlfriend" idea. :D

i see you inspired already!

Canon EOS-60D

11/10/2004 07:14:46 AM · #6

Originally posted by goodman:

you get a 'muse' :)

How interesting that sher and I were having this same conversation last night...we're both in the market for new muses as ours have apparently abandoned us. We thought of placing a classified ad for them.

...however we both decided that the new muses should resemble Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, or Brad Pitt... ;o)

Tranquil

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

11/10/2004 07:15:25 AM · #7

Originally posted by laurielblack:

Originally posted by goodman:
you get a 'muse' :)

How interesting that sher and I were having this same conversation last night...we're both in the market for new muses as ours have apparently abandoned us. We thought of placing a classified ad for them.

...however we both decided that the new muses should resemble Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, or Brad Pitt... ;o)

...women...

11/10/2004 09:32:21 AM · #8

you get a 'muse' :)

How interesting that sher and I were having this same conversation last night...we're both in the market for new muses as ours have apparently abandoned us. We thought of placing a classified ad for them.

...however we both decided that the new muses should resemble Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, or Brad Pitt... ;o)

i totally agree, I'M IN ! where's the ad? lol

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

11/10/2004 09:37:10 AM · #9

Originally posted by laurielblack:

...we both decided that the new muses should resemble Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, or Brad Pitt... ;o)

When do I start? Oh, waitaminit... how MUCH of a resemblance? In heavy fog, I'm a dead ringer for any of them. ;-)

11/10/2004 10:23:26 AM · #10

When do I start? Oh, waitaminit... how MUCH of a resemblance? In heavy fog, I'm a dead ringer for any of them. ;-)

one way to get people to look at your profile, lol
- not bad :)

think i'll ask sher to be mine for a while, have you seen her latest
photos? awesome

11/10/2004 10:50:08 AM · #11

Originally posted by goodman:

you get a 'muse' :)

Fickle beings, aren't they? I wonder if you believe in them as I do?

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

11/10/2004 11:00:08 AM · #12

Originally posted by zeuszen:

I wonder if you believe in them as I do?

Yeah, but I'm easily amused.

11/10/2004 11:23:08 AM · #13

not taking the bait :)

11/10/2004 11:33:18 AM · #14

Originally posted by goodman:

not taking the bait :)

Alright then, back to magazines and Brad Pitt. ;-)

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

11/10/2004 11:44:35 AM · #15

brad pitt not my type ....too much hair :)

frumoaznicul

Canon EOS-20D

11/10/2004 11:50:58 AM · #16

My girlfriend she's my muse...

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

11/10/2004 12:24:53 PM · #17

Originally posted by PerezDesignGroup:

So when all else fails, where/what do you turn to for inspiration?

There are a couple of things I do for inspiration.

#1 - I maintain a list of ideas that I want to work on. When I'm in the mood to do something specific, I go to the list if I don't have an immediate idea.

#2 - The Photo-A-Day project keeps me constantly thinking about something to photograph. A lot of mine are simple snapshots, but in the pursuit of this project, I tend to find things very worthy of shooting. Sometimes I add things to my list from this endeavor.

#3 - Series photography - I currently have two active 'series' sets running. I have recently started work on a third set. Having multiple images on any given topic or theme is inspiring to me.

#4 - Remember that its OK to make shapshots. Make lots of them and start an album.

lwkimages

11/10/2004 12:47:30 PM · #18

I'm sure this will sound corny to some, but my wife is my inspiration. Whenever I'm lacking for an idea, or if I'm trying to decide from among several alternatives for a challenge, I go to my wife. She can't photograph worth the damn (always cuts the feet off of people...), but she has a great imagination.

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

11/10/2004 01:02:21 PM · #19

â�¢ I seek silence, so I may hear better.
â�¢ Emptiness and abandonment to relieve my cluttered mind and to remind myself of what has fallen off the wagon.
â�¢ Dissociation, for denouement.

I am trying to remind myself of the destructions I have witnessed or partaken in. The ruins of what you or I once were, I feel, make a great soil for compassion, affection and care.

I have a very real faith in the muses. While I cannot rely on them, I reserve a space and a time for their occasional visits. When they do honour me with their, sometimes bacchian presence, I pretend to be as light-headed as they are, as not to impair their nature and my transport.

I try very hard to forget the tools I use (camera and pen, mostly), so I may communicate more directly and intensely with nature, of which I too am an object.

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

11/10/2004 01:08:51 PM · #20

I'll have a sip of that too, Zeus...

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

11/10/2004 01:13:02 PM · #21

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

I'll have a sip of that too, Zeus...

You have to inhale it (exhaling might be more profitable).:-)

SDW

Canon EOS-60D

11/10/2004 01:15:46 PM · #22

Originally posted by PerezDesignGroup:

The best way to describe my inspiration is detailed in my profile

lwkimages

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

11/10/2004 01:19:13 PM · #23

Originally posted by SDW65:

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The best way to describe my inspiration is detailed in my profile

Scott, that's a great bio! The inspiration of people close to you can't be beat!!

SDW

Canon EOS-60D

11/10/2004 01:38:56 PM · #24

Originally posted by lenkphotos:

Originally posted by SDW65:
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The best way to describe my inspiration is detailed in my profile

Scott, that's a great bio! The inspiration of people close to you can't be beat!!

Thank you Len

sher