There’s this notion out there that for artists inspiration is something that just sort of happens to you in a moment, like a lightbulb turning on. That’s totally wrong. Inspiration is a set of ideas that you gather and hone over time, allowing you to be specific with what you want in your results. When we do photography that functions as fine art, we need to make sure that the images we end up making reflect what our initial ideas were.
In this class, written and taught by me, and produced by Skillshare, I discuss and demonstrate my template for honing ideas into relatively precise results. You’ll hear about how I assemble a set of inspiration images in preparation for a photoshoot, assemble them into an Inspiration Image Binder, execute the shoot with those themes in mind, and evaluate the results.
Although this means that at times I’m discussing these things in relation to my own work particularly, the underlying method should apply to any photographer, artist, or designer who wants to calibrate how they use photography to more solidly align with what inspires them in the first place.
If you don’t already have a subscription to Skillshare, use this link to sign up for access.