Running on empty
What is white, flat and has four sides? Answer: a blank sheet of paper.
For writers, staring at a blank sheet (well, a blank screen) and not getting the words out as the clock ticks down is a disheartening experience. No one reads blank. Blank is surrender, and blank with a deadline that has passed is a curse! Many people know this condition as ‘writer’s block’. The symptoms are familiar: the words dry up, first sentences are endlessly revisited and rewritten; coffee breaks don’t help, inspiration is absent.
It’s not unusual for photographers to experience something similar: when you feel stuck in a rut and keep returning to the same location or subject, repeating the same type of picture, unable to come up with a new idea that excites and stays with you. How do you rediscover your creative energy? Is it possible to prescribe a plan of action to regain your photographic mojo? Hearing how the professionals deal with it may just provide the remedy you
