Is there anything that gets you energized to go out and want to take lots of photos?

jct us101 · 04-08-2010, 03:33 AM

Other than a mood, maybe? I find that when it's a nice and sunny day or when things might be going a little bit better that I just want to get out and take a lot of photos.

jct us101 · 04-08-2010, 03:37 AM

Some songs will also get me in the mood to take a lot of photos.

[EDIT - whoops, sorry it didn't combine my posts]

RawheaD · 04-08-2010, 04:57 AM

Seeing other people's works (that are great). Especially if I see a technique I'd like to try out and/or those works give me new ideas about shots.

It's interesting you mention music, because music often makes me want to go out and shoot video. While video (movies, etc.) will often make me want to go out and shoot still :-)

shawnxji · 04-08-2010, 06:55 AM

Color color color!! If I see some crazy color I just feel compelled to take my camera out and snap some photos.

I'm also motivated by friends and family. There's tremendous satisfaction to me when they love the photos (I often print them out).

edumad · 04-08-2010, 07:10 AM

When I go out for walks I always shoot plenty of pictures. But I suppose its the walk that gets my bum of the couch, not the prospect of a specific shot.

Do photographic challenges with a club or mates, that's fun since there is that bit of competition of who can get the most interesting pic out of what everyone sees.

reeftool · 04-08-2010, 07:50 AM

After a long dark dreary winter, a nice spring day gets me out. Things are turning green, flowers are starting to bloom, the birds are coming back. Baseball season, kayaks, fishing. Need more?

Tuner571 · 04-08-2010, 09:45 AM

Originally posted by RawheaD

Seeing other people's works (that are great). Especially if I see a technique I'd like to try out and/or those works give me new ideas about shots.

It's interesting you mention music, because music often makes me want to go out and shoot video. While video (movies, etc.) will often make me want to go out and shoot still :-)

I agree with Rawhead here, I always enjoy looking a other people's work and normally that with inspire me to go out and take some photos myself.

jct us101 · 04-08-2010, 12:56 PM

Yeah, when I see some great photos of my subjects I want to go out too. I didn't even think about that one before actually.

TOUGEFC · 04-08-2010, 12:57 PM

Yeah seeing other peoples work is a great way to be inspired!

Plankton · 04-08-2010, 03:05 PM

Whenever I read about a technique or a see a style of photograph I'd like to replicate/adapt to my own style then I'm usually out the door or setting some half-baked home studio in no time.

quiksilver · 04-09-2010, 03:16 PM

great perormances from artists, sometimes other photogs great shots that capture emotion, sometimes just thinking of an idea and trying to make it happen. Depends but yea definitely shots from amazing photogs that ive come across magazines and net publications.

**rparmar** · 04-09-2010, 04:42 PM

I take photos to relax and when I relax I take good photos. So I find the best thing is to unwind by just snapping around for the first while. And then later one gets into a groove and the quality improves.

johnmflores · 04-09-2010, 05:13 PM

An event. A gathering of people. Something momentous. Something historical.

And cats.

Ecaterin · 04-09-2010, 05:27 PM

Sun. Living in Seattle a sunny day is an event - the chance to shoot photos with actual golden, directional light is inspiring

jct us101 · 04-09-2010, 05:40 PM

Originally posted by Ecaterin

Sun. Living in Seattle a sunny day is an event - the chance to shoot photos with actual golden, directional light is inspiring

I love that too! Especially in San Francisco when the light on the Bay Bridge somehow makes it have kind of a brownish hue (but it's like a gold brown, so it looks beautiful) and the buildings of downtown have it.

04-08-2010, 03:33 AM	#1
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	Is there anything that gets you energized to go out and want to take lots of photos? Other than a mood, maybe? I find that when it's a nice and sunny day or when things might be going a little bit better that I just want to get out and take a lot of photos.

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04-08-2010, 03:37 AM	#2
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	Some songs will also get me in the mood to take a lot of photos. [EDIT - whoops, sorry it didn't combine my posts]

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RawheaD Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 831	Seeing other people's works (that are great). Especially if I see a technique I'd like to try out and/or those works give me new ideas about shots. It's interesting you mention music, because music often makes me want to go out and shoot video. While video (movies, etc.) will often make me want to go out and shoot still :-)

04-08-2010, 06:55 AM	#4
shawnxji Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: DC Metro, USA Posts: 212	Color color color!! If I see some crazy color I just feel compelled to take my camera out and snap some photos. I'm also motivated by friends and family. There's tremendous satisfaction to me when they love the photos (I often print them out).

04-08-2010, 07:10 AM	#5
edumad Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 167	When I go out for walks I always shoot plenty of pictures. But I suppose its the walk that gets my bum of the couch, not the prospect of a specific shot. Do photographic challenges with a club or mates, that's fun since there is that bit of competition of who can get the most interesting pic out of what everyone sees.

04-08-2010, 07:50 AM	#6
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	After a long dark dreary winter, a nice spring day gets me out. Things are turning green, flowers are starting to bloom, the birds are coming back. Baseball season, kayaks, fishing. Need more?

04-08-2010, 09:45 AM	#7
Tuner571 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,549	Originally posted by RawheaD Seeing other people's works (that are great). Especially if I see a technique I'd like to try out and/or those works give me new ideas about shots. It's interesting you mention music, because music often makes me want to go out and shoot video. While video (movies, etc.) will often make me want to go out and shoot still :-) I agree with Rawhead here, I always enjoy looking a other people's work and normally that with inspire me to go out and take some photos myself.

04-08-2010, 12:56 PM	#8
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	Yeah, when I see some great photos of my subjects I want to go out too. I didn't even think about that one before actually.

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TOUGEFC Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,561	Yeah seeing other peoples work is a great way to be inspired!

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Plankton Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Shelburne, MA Posts: 131	Whenever I read about a technique or a see a style of photograph I'd like to replicate/adapt to my own style then I'm usually out the door or setting some half-baked home studio in no time.

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quiksilver Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 84	great perormances from artists, sometimes other photogs great shots that capture emotion, sometimes just thinking of an idea and trying to make it happen. Depends but yea definitely shots from amazing photogs that ive come across magazines and net publications.

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rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,823	I take photos to relax and when I relax I take good photos. So I find the best thing is to unwind by just snapping around for the first while. And then later one gets into a groove and the quality improves.

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johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	An event. A gathering of people. Something momentous. Something historical. And cats.

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Ecaterin Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 723	Sun. Living in Seattle a sunny day is an event - the chance to shoot photos with actual golden, directional light is inspiring

04-09-2010, 05:40 PM	#15
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ecaterin Sun. Living in Seattle a sunny day is an event - the chance to shoot photos with actual golden, directional light is inspiring I love that too! Especially in San Francisco when the light on the Bay Bridge somehow makes it have kind of a brownish hue (but it's like a gold brown, so it looks beautiful) and the buildings of downtown have it.