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June 22nd, 2009

Three exercises to boost camera creativity

Posted by liveBooks

Last month, liveBooks founder Michael Costuros challenged the liveBooks community to a little creativity exercise. After months of thinking and talking and worrying about money matters, we thought everyone could use a break to remind themselves why they got into photography in the first place. Michael shared his own creativity exercise on the liveBooks Community Facebook page and asked for more suggestions. Here are our favorite three. Join the discussion at the liveBooks Community page and become a fan to keep up to date with the latest from the RESOLVE blog, liveBooks free webinars, and special offers.


Jennifer Pottheiser

www.pottheiser.com

“One of my favorites is shooting without looking through the lens – thanks to Joanne Dugan for that one! Its a great way to shoot pets and kids and still actually see whats going on around you. I have gotten some tremendous shots this way, and it really takes the pressure off.”


Mark Wallace

www.markwallacephotography.com

“About a year ago my friend Craig was telling me how uninspired he was about his photography. He had his new 1D Mark III and was telling me that there wasn’t much to shoot. I challenged him to a friendly duel. I told him there’s always something to shoot and told him to grab his camera. We walked outside to a dreary drainage area and I proposed the challenge: 5 minutes in the pile of rocks, my iPhone vs. his fancy camera, may the best man win. Here is the complete story and results.”


Peggy Morsch

www.peggymorsch.com

“Lately, I’ve started going through Freeman Patterson’s book: Photography and the Art of Seeing. There are MANY exercises in there to get your judge off your shoulder and just start playing with the camera like a 9-year-old again. For instance: Walk 50 steps, click, 50 steps, click. Or while I’m walking the dogs, I make multi-exposure images of anything, just to see what it looks like. My judge stays home in the kennel! It’s given me a sense of freedom to know that I don’t HAVE to produce anything.”

What is your favorite technique for blowing off a little creative steam? What do you do when you get stuck in “business mode” or just can’t seem to find a new picture? Give us your idea and a link to your website so we can see the fruits of your creative endeavors :)


One Comment

  1. August 25th, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    Shaikh

    You should go with Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MP CMOS APS-C Digital SLR Camera* 18.0-megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sonesr;* DIGIC 4 image processor for high image quality and speed* ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800) for shooting from bright to dim light;* enhanced 63-zone, Dual-layer metering system* Improved EOS Movie mode with manual exposure control and expanded recording 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)* Wide 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor;* Dedicated Live View/Movie shooting button* New compatibility with SDXC memory cards,* Plus new menu status indicator for Eye-Fi support

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