How to be Creative

Dominic — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:07:00 -0600

Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid, wrote a good piece on how to be creative a while ago.

I love #1: “Ignore everybody.”

Fledgeling Photographer: Creativity

Dominic — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:31:00 -0600

This entry might be mislabeled, but that’s entirely on purpose. :)

In his blog, David Zizer talks about forcing you to think creatively. And doing this by picking a single lens, forcing you to find new and creative ways to (ab)use that glass.

This is essentially what I did in my 8mm Project, where I forced myself to shoot with an 8mm fisheye for a week.

And boy was it fun! A bit slow to start in the beginning, but after a while I was loving shooting with that thing.

Now, of course, I want to buy one. I’m thinking of going all Bert Stephani though, and getting a Peleng. (Read: Cheap, quirky and Russian. :)

I’m not sure what my next “project” would be - whether accidental or on purpose. I have a few ideas for shoots I want to take, but I have to spend some quality time scouting locations. (It’s tough when you don’t have a crew to do the work for you, like Chase…. :)

dominic eidson: Tag creativity

How to be Creative

Fledgeling Photographer: Creativity