Photographic Inspiration
More often than not, I run out of good ideas. I used to come up with good ideas all the time. Well, they seemed like good ideas to me at least!
One of the cool things about photography, is that when you need a little inspiration, or are in a rut, you can surf the interwebs looking at different photography sites. I belong to a few photography related sites and find them to be a good source of inspiration. To an extent. It seems that each site develops its own personality and it shows when you look at the photos posted there or read the comments. Each site also has a great variety of photographers from the seasoned pros to the beginners with their first cameras. When you go to the forums on these sites you can find some good information too. Especially if there are a few knowlegeable senior members who will share with everyone. Some sites are wonky. ie. they only talk about photography gear. Some sites are just gallery sites where everyone posts their photos and everyone comments "Nice Shot". Some are critique sites where you will get varying responses ranging from "Nice Shot" to "What were you thinking?" and everything in between. All of these sites are good and serve a useful purpose.
But when I am looking for inspiration and just want to look at photos that will inspire me, there are only a couple of sites I go to. One of those sites is the Sacremento Bee photoblog The Frame. You will find a great selection of all kinds of photographs that I think are pretty darn inspirational. Have a look. You won’t regret it.