Photography and Jazz music are two sources of inspiration in my life. They are my muses. In Jazz music, there is an emphasis on improvisation. Musicians often create impromptu solos and melodies during performances, building on the musical core. Similarly, film photographers often work with finite control over the final image. As many of us, …
I was doomscrolling in the digital wasteland of 2023 Twitter and saw a photographer talking about putting together his very first project. He was lamenting how to begin. Most of us start photography by just shooting images here, images there. The further we get into the practice, beyond Instagram, past the state fair contests, we …
Inspiring a Project Today by Referencing Images from the Past Read More
Where to find some decent inspso…? it’s a question I ponder as I sit chained to my work desk doing (cough cough) “important” non photography related work that pays the bills. The last two and a half years have been hard. Really hard. Most of us have been locked in, jabbed, sick, locked in again, …
Youtube. Where I Find Inspiration in a World Where Everyone is a Photographer… – By Royce Read More
We’re all subject to influences whether we know what they are and/or acknowledge them or not. As visual artists we’re influenced by our environment, other artists and photographers, and of course, what we read and see as we go about our daily lives. I suspect most of this is unconscious influence as it drives not just our photographic work but everything we do and think.
I saw Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up the other day for the umpteenth time and while it is a film that when I first saw it I did get excited about being a photographer, it didn’t actually influence my photography (I’ve never wanted to be a fashion photographer). Seeing it again though got me thinking about films …
The Influence of Movies on my Work – By Nik Stanbridge Read More
