25 thoughts on “7 ways to be more creative with photo a day”

  1. Thanks for the hints Chantelle. Sometimes you do lose inspiration a little so nice to get new perspectives on it all.

  2. Great tips, thanks Chantelle!
    I’m up to my 4th challenge and I’m loving it.
    I tell my whole family what the daily prompt is and we all have fun searching for something to snap. Sometimes we go out of our way just to take a photo, it makes the weekend more interesting. 🙂

  3. Great tips Chantelle. Craig and I are making more of an effort to participate daily. I am making sure I know the prompt in advance (and used that handy calendar feature you posted) It’s making a difference. And it is fun doing it with your partner and trying NOT to take the same photo

  4. Fantastic ideas! I’ve had to use many of them. I hit a slump beginning of this month also. I do two photo challenges and feel crappy when I am not totally satisfied with my photo. I did a good one for my other challenge today to hoping for the momentum for that to jump start my excitement again. I really like this months categories, great job Chantelle, thanks so much.

  5. Thanks for this, it really made me smile as I have just written a post about losing my photo-mojo (http://www.oskandoly.com/) and you writing this has just come at the right time for me. Thanks for the tips, hopefully this will kickstart my mojo and I can get back to being my old creative self and enjoying my photography again. xx Pen xx

  6. Thanks for the tips! I was just thinking the other way of finding my inspiration after a short break last month!

  7. I have gotten both my husband and daughter involved with finding ideas and props and if its an outside shot hubby will drive around until we find something, so we get a family outing, spend time together as well as taking photos.

  8. Love your tips. I got discouraged and just took the last 3 photos of October to get it done.Then I promised myself to step out of the box every day in November. It is hard, but I started one of your tips on my own; taking several views of the same thing, and then choosing my favorite. That helps to see that I can take a different look at things. I have looked at others’ pics also, that helps you to step out of the box. Maybe don’t be so literal and think of what you wish you could do, and do it, just try it once,, see what happens, I mean, maybe you will even like it!

  9. This is a great list. Thanks for sharing. I’ve been at it since Feb. and now my Mother in law, 2 of my nieces, 2 of my sister in laws and many of their friends are doing it. It’s just addicting! I marvel at the work you put into it. Thanks for the fun!

  10. This is my first time doing photo a day and I’m loving it! It’s so fun and my daughter is playing along too….thanks for the tips, although I’m completely motivated…thanks for the opportunity to play along…

  11. This is my second month at attempting photo a day (the last time I tried was about August!). But since then I’ve got a newer iPhone (last one was so old it didn’t like instagram!) so I decided to get really organised for this month and I loaded the prompt list as reminders in my phone. Now I get a little beep at about 9am everyday telling me what the prompt for the day is. I missed yesterday (I too struggle with the time prompts when I have a 20mth old demanding my time), but I’m going to endeavour to catch up and do two today. I love that a prompt gets me inspired to look beyond my everyday world.

  12. This is my third month and I love it! It’s always a challenge to come up with something fun/exiting/creative/new/etc… and see hat others have photographed!

  13. Love your post, Chantelle! And I love the community at FMS. What a giving, warm bunch of folks. And the talent! They’ve got it in spades.

    I frequently hit a wall with photos. But then, there are weekends when I’m shooting for pay, where I may shoot for four hours at a go. And then I have to process ’em. Oy.

    So I set up a challenge for myself this month. I’m tying your photo-a-day prompts to National Novel Writing Month. Each day, I’m shooting something pertaining to my story, or the writing process, but tied to your shot o’ the day. Now, I’m posting late. But I’m shooting. And writing. And enjoying.

    Can’t ask for more than that.

    Hugs to ya, my friend. You so rock. 🙂

  14. I work in a creative industry so I never get stuck for inspiration. I love the ‘challenge’ of thinking outside the square and finding new ways to view and interpret photos – and life, for that matter!

  15. Love these tips and will definitely use them when I take my snapshots. Great point about looking something (anything) as if you’re seeing it for the first time. Definitely will use that for inspiration.

    MJ

    Papersidewalks.blogspot.com

  16. This is my first time playing along, so am not in any kind of rut just yet, having loads of fun! 🙂 Hopefully won’t ever get stuck, but great tips if I do!

  17. I am actually playing along this month and I am having a lot of fun thinking of different photos to take 🙂 It sure is a great way to connect with others and see what they take 🙂

  18. I’m house-bound at the moment having no car and having not long had shoulder surgery so I’m finding some of the prompts a bit of a challenge around the house… but they’re making me think! And that’s a good thing… this is the first time I’ve done anything like this and I’m a novice photographer so it’s all about learning for me…

  19. Great tips Chantelle, thank you. I’ve participated in the challenge a number of times throughout the year and totally agree with your tip #5 of challenge yourself. I did just that for September by setting myself the challenge to only post black and white pics. I’m again challenging myself for November by adding a twist that all my pics must be a diptych. It keeps it interesting for me and mixes things up a little.
    Love your challenges though, so thank you – they are heaps of fun.

  20. I really appreciate that you make these and I have been playing along since April. I try to do them every day, there are just some days I can’t. No sweat. This is fun, and thank you for playing along too. I also like your fav 4.

  21. I try to never take a photo of the same thing twice… so if breakfast if the prompt for two months I MAKE myself photograph something else. Sometimes it helps to simply look the word up in the dictionary for inspiration, or I go look at what others have photographed on your wall. I have learned so much about photography by pushing through and MAKING myself take photos when I don’t really feel like it. Thanks for posting this list!

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