Experiment With Your Photography as Much as Possible

Everyone falls into a rut where the editing, composition, and sometimes locations stay the same, and it might even be working. That does not mean you can’t experiment with one or all of these things, and you should. I struggled with making things interesting when I only had the nifty fifty on me and I used that as an excuse, but the only way forward is through editing and shooting in ways you normally wouldn’t. 

Beacon Hill, Seattle. Double exposure madness, stitched somewhere in the middle. Totally an experimental shot worth while! 

Beacon Hill, Seattle. Double exposure madness, stitched somewhere in the middle. Totally an experimental shot worth while! 

It will make you better, trust me, finding new things you didn’t know you could do or duplicate will just make your arsenal and confidence that much more vast. For example, the road nearest your home is the prime location to just shoot in the most interesting ways you can, whether it is odd low angles or combining long exposures with selective color to make the passing cars look like red and while slices through a colorless world can spark your creativity in unique ways. 

Don't throw away everything that makes you a great photographer in one day, just build on all of that by taking the opportunity to shoot for fun, no job or deadlines. Edit that night, next week or the next month, it doesn’t matter and there shouldn’t be any pressure to even publish them, they are solely for you and your own learning. 

 As usual, have fun with it, and just make things you like, I find that it is the only way to find out how you can make things other people like.