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How to shoot everyday

November 10, 2019 in journal

I need to photograph everyday.

A day without taking pictures is a sad day for me. No matter where I am or what I am doing, I always bring my camera with me and shoot, a lot. Most of these photographs never become an image.

Don't forget: motivation comes after action. When we do something, we get motivated and the wheel starts moving. Even on days when I can’t get out as much as I want, I still try to photograph: taking photos of myself, documenting what I do and what I have around me.

There doesn’t have to be a grandiose purpose or a life changing project, these are images for our inner artist, because we need to create.

These are some tips and ideas to help you stay motivated to shoot everyday:

  • Start your day by accomplishing something, no matter how small that can be.
  • Wake up and get out early, as often as you can. As Pablo Picasso put it, “inspiration exists, but it has to find you working”
  • Daily walk and / or run with no destination in mind, do it for the sake of it. No matter where you live, you should be able to do this.
  • Always, always, always bring a camera with you. It can be your phone, it can be a GoPro. Whatever.
  • Just take that first photo. It'll get your creativity flowing and it'll build momentum.
  • There's always an image to be made, keep your mind open and pay close attention. If you see anything interesting, capture it.
  • Travel. Josef Koudelka said that he needs to move to a different place every few months because he gets used to places and stops seeing. That's why I travel and also how I got started in photography: when I moved to the US, everything was new to me, I started to see.
Tags: photography, motivation, inspiration, walk, run, traveling
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