Can you believe it, it felt like 2023 flew by, and the faster life seems to go. I want to show you five photography ideas that you can try this year.
I want to find a beautiful composition and photograph it across multiple seasons. Some photographers don't like photographing the same scene multiple times, but there are many variables to consider. It's possible to see your scene in snow, with beautiful fall colors, during an amazing sunset, amidst mist or fog, and even in Astrophotography, because of the weather conditions. Let me know if there are any scenes around the world that would inspire you to try this.
The daily photo challenge is one that I find too much and may be better suited for a weekly or monthly challenge. You can either create a new account to share those images or make a calendar of those images and give it to your family for Christmas. Adam, a close friend of mine, is trying to photograph one species of animal every month for his calendar.
It's possible to make your own rules for this challenge, such as sticking with a certain theme or trying different genres.
This is a great way to become a jack of all trades in the photography world. I love trying my hand at a wide range of different types of photography. Most of the work I was known for was photographing dancers in urban environments, and I was published in several national newspapers for that work. I suffer from depression, but I wanted to challenge myself by taking pictures of dancers because I love how graceful they are. After photographing dancers, I decided to try other areas of portrait photography, such as studio, weddings, and headshots, which gave me the chance to feel more confident in myself. You never really know what you love until you do it, and you can find out a lot about yourself and where your passions lie. You may find a genre that you have been waiting for.
Whether you print the images yourself or go to a print lab, seeing your work in print can be an eye-opener. It is easier to look at an image on a computer screen than it is to look at it in print. You can get a variety of photo papers, which can help elevate your image even further. You can put metal prints up in your house, I ordered some for my favorite Iceland shots, and they took pride of place on my living room walls. The prints are a great talking point for anyone who is visiting me and it's always nice when they appreciate my work.
Sometimes I like to travel and find new subjects to photograph, since it can be boring photographing the same region for years on end. The trips could be somewhere else in the world or they could be in your own country. I would love to travel around the world more often, but I am still waiting for that call from Sony or National Geographic to become an ambassador. A cherry on top is pretty please.
I love winter environments, and one day I'd like to go to Iceland or Lapland, but for now, I'll be traveling there as a visitor to look for new wildlife or compositions to photograph. I would love to photograph Brown Bears and Polar Bears, but I need to save up for a trip to Finland for that. Summary.
I hope these ideas will inspire you to try something new. Photography is about telling a story, and giving any of these ideas a go will in itself create a new story and take you on an adventure!