5 Things You Can Do to Jump-start Your Creativity
1) Shoot film. Because you won’t get the instant feedback of digital, you’ll have to use bits of your brain that have probably been dormant for a while.
2) Go look at other art. Museums, galleries, wherever you can find art. Think about the process of these other artists and compare it with your own.
3) Meditate. Quieting your mind will help open it up to fresh ideas. Do this regularly for best effect.
4) Write. Journals, poetry, haiku, fiction, non-fiction, doesn’t matter. Words are often challenging for visual artists so doing this forces you to think differently. Try to describe your vision in words without sounding like a bad promo.
5) Do a group project. Get some of your creative buddies to all make something together or individually–using the same technique or object or theme–then get together and “show & tell.” Don’t restrict yourself to photos–try another medium!
These are just suggestions. The important thing is to keep reaching for creativity in your work. Sometimes the best way to do that is to challenge yourself by doing things you don’t normally do. Sometimes it’s to sit and let the ideas come. Try everything, and keep doing what works best for you.
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Good suggestions. I’m sure everyone has one to add so here’s mine. This comes from a “photography & design” class I taught at the College of Visual Arts. Core to photography, as well as most other mediums, is drawing. Conceptual drawing for the ideation and technical drawing (rendering) for the hand work (Photoshop). My images start with a drawing, whether a “layout” or a gestalt exercise played out in my head.