Looking for new perspectives? Try these practices.
22 Ways to Find Inspiration
How do I find inspiration?
Eyes Wide Shut
Tap into your other senses.
Gesture
Connect with the implied motion in your images.
Get Physical With Your Subjects
Touch and be touched by your subjects.
Walk With Someone
Walk and photograph with someone. You’ll both find different ways of seeing the world.
Use Props
Use props to stimulate new image ideas.
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Here’s a collection of my favorite quotes on curiosity.
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”- Ellen Parr
“People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity cannot be is idle.” ― Leo Rosten
“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” – Zora Neale Hurston
“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” – Leo Burnett
“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” – William Arthur Ward
“Love is three quarters curiosity.” – Giacomo Casanova
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” – James Stephens
“Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” – Linus Pauling
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.” – Albert Einstein
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