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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 31949" data-attributes="member: 1573">Taking a &quot;break&quot; from a creative job like photography is not going to get you back on track.&nbsp; The creative process is similar whether you're talking writing, sculpture, painting, or photography.&nbsp; You can't just sit and wait until the &quot;itch&quot; gets you.&nbsp; Writers 'free write' to work through their block.&nbsp; You can do the same with photography.&nbsp; Inspiration will only find you if you're working at it.So here's my two cents worth.1.&nbsp;&nbsp; Photograph something you haven't photographed before.&nbsp; I haven't seen any bug shots, or patterns via macro, panoramas, star trails, etc.&nbsp; from you.&nbsp; Not being your favorite subject is no excuse.&nbsp; Do this just because your're a PROFESSIONAL photographer and need to know the technique.&nbsp; Look at your portfolio of images and see what's lacking.2.&nbsp;&nbsp; Find something really ugly and use your photographic skills to find and portray it as beautiful.3.&nbsp;&nbsp; Take the first sentence a human being says to you in the morning . . . take the noun and photograph that object from all angles (this could be really interesting and funny)4.&nbsp;&nbsp; Only you can control what sucks the life out of you.&nbsp; Maybe consider why you allowed it to happen.&nbsp; If you do jobs for money first, and can't find a way to put fun and passion into it, you are on the road to burnout and your creativity will suffer.&nbsp; learn to say no.5.&nbsp;&nbsp; Inspired or not, photograph EVERY day . . . this is how you work through a block.&nbsp; It doesn't matter if the photo sucks.&nbsp; Inspiration will come because you've got your creative channels open.6.&nbsp;&nbsp; And if none of the above suits you, you might think of this, as a very good friend said to me, &quot;if you knew you were going to wake up totally blind tomorrow morning, what would you photograph?&quot;So, Anthony, my friend, pick up your camera, suck it up, and be the photographer you wanted to be when you started this journey.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 31949, member: 1573"] Taking a "break" from a creative job like photography is not going to get you back on track. The creative process is similar whether you're talking writing, sculpture, painting, or photography. You can't just sit and wait until the "itch" gets you. Writers 'free write' to work through their block. You can do the same with photography. [B]Inspiration will only find you if you're working at it.[/B] So here's my two cents worth. 1. Photograph something you haven't photographed before. I haven't seen any bug shots, or patterns via macro, panoramas, star trails, etc. from you. Not being your favorite subject is no excuse. Do this just because your're a PROFESSIONAL photographer and need to know the technique. Look at your portfolio of images and see what's lacking. 2. Find something really ugly and use your photographic skills to find and portray it as beautiful. 3. Take the first sentence a human being says to you in the morning . . . take the noun and photograph that object from all angles (this could be really interesting and funny) 4. Only you can control what sucks the life out of you. Maybe consider why you allowed it to happen. If you do jobs for money first, and can't find a way to put fun and passion into it, you are on the road to burnout and your creativity will suffer. learn to say no. 5. Inspired or not, photograph EVERY day . . . this is how you work through a block. It doesn't matter if the photo sucks. Inspiration will come because you've got your creative channels open. 6. And if none of the above suits you, you might think of this, as a very good friend said to me, "if you knew you were going to wake up totally blind tomorrow morning, what would you photograph?" So, Anthony, my friend, pick up your camera, suck it up, and be the photographer you wanted to be when you started this journey. [/QUOTE]

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