A - Z of Inspiration! - List of Themes

matty · 06-10-2006, 15:20

following on from Whitewashes lack of inspiration thread, why dont we make our own A - Z of photographic themes for inspiration?

Big thanks to Tammbrey for doing the list out for me, if there are more then post on the end here and i will add them as we go

thanks!

A
Abstract
Amphibian
Angel
Architecture
Autumn

B
Bikes
Birds
Black and White
Blue
Books
Bridge
Bronze
Brown
Bump
Butterflies / Bees

C
Cats
Celebrations
Choice
Close-up
Clouds
Cold
Colours
Contrasts
Computers
Critters (Any animal, wild or tame)
Culture
Curves

D
Decorations
Demonic
Devilish
Digital
Documentary
Dogs
Dominating
Doors
Dots / Dashes / Diagonals
Duplicates

E
Easter
Eggs
Embrace
Enthusiasm / eager
Events

F
Feisty
Feline
Fetes & Festivals
Fetish
Fireworks / Fire
Fish
Flowers
Food
Framed
Frozen
Fruit

matty · 18-08-2007, 15:08 **Thread Starter**

G
Games
Geriatric (older folks)
Glamour
Gold
Graceful
Green

H
Hands: Glamourous, Working, Young, Old, Busy, and Idle.
Harvest
Hats
Hidden
History
Holiday
Horizon

I
Industrial
Indigenous (native to that area)
Insects
Inspiration
Iridescent

J
Job (work)
Journalistic

K
Kin (family)
Kite

L
Lazy
Landscapes
Learning
Light
Lightning

M
Macro
Marine life
Mass flowers
Money / Currency
Mood
Muse

N
Night
Night lights
Non-flowering (ferns, fungi, mosses / leaves)
Nonsense
Nut

O
Objects
Olympic
Opulent
Orange

P
Patterns
Peacocks / Pride
People
Perspective
Pink / Purple
Polished

matty · 18-08-2007, 15:08 **Thread Starter**

Q
Quad
Quarters
Queens
Ques

R
Roadscapes (roads or streets)
Rain / drops
Red
Reflection
Religious
Rocks
Rustic

S
Sand dunes
Seascapes
Seasons
Shadows
Signs
Sky
Smiles
Snow
Speed
Spring
Sports
Squirrel
Still life
Structures
Sunrise
Sunset
Summer
Superstitions
Sweets

T
Teddy Bear / toy
Textures
Transport
Trees
Tresses (hair)

U
Umbrella
Urban
Ungulates (hoofed animals, pigs, goats, deer horses)

V
Vacation
Vice (any habit – smoking, nail biting, coffee/tea drinking, talking on the phone)
View (from home / work) (point of view)
Visitors

W
Water
Waterfalls
Weather
Wet
White
Wildlife
Windows
Winter
Wood(s)

X
Xenon
Xenophobia *(a fear or contempt of foreigners or strangers)
Xerox machine
X-rays
Xylophones
The spot (X marks it, you know)

Y
Yacht
Yellow
Yo-yo

Z
Zebra (Crossing)
Zig Zags
Zipper
Zoo

Chuckurbarla · 18-08-2007, 16:10

Here's a few

Anger
Doom and gloom
Elation
Femininity
Happiness
Hunger
Joy
Masculinity
Sorrow

whiteflyer · 18-08-2007, 17:34

Do I print the list off and then try and get one of each

matty · 18-08-2007, 17:53 **Thread Starter**

just for a rainy day, if your a bit bored you can pick one!

Brittany Alyse · 23-09-2007, 06:46

These are really great thanks

scubataff · 23-02-2008, 08:07

excellent ideda i must say. going to try and get at least 1 of each letter over the coming months till i've gone from A-Z

Rozzy · 29-02-2008, 14:40

yes, this is my task. list copied and pasted.!!

antar · 09-03-2008, 08:52

Thanks matty really helps with the 'doh' what shall I shoot today, I had about a dozen or so ideas.

Fionab · 09-03-2008, 09:22

Ruins!!!!

Duckydoodle · 27-05-2008, 11:12

Found this thread after posting mine guess this is the reason no-one replied

boroboyben · 29-05-2008, 06:54

Grunge (Grungy themed i.e: graffiti, grave stones, etc etc...)

.justin. · 05-06-2008, 19:00

i got half a dozen ideas just skimming through. thanks a lot

foodpoison · 24-06-2008, 23:06

When I get my 40d on friday, I'm going to start a 365 using this list.

foodpoison · 25-07-2008, 21:47

Just for reference, my 365 has just gone through a month

dltracy · 01-09-2008, 20:10

Thanks, I am often stuck as to what to photograph next, now im going to try to do as you suggested and get at least one for each suggestion - thanks!

Ptchfork · 12-10-2008, 20:16

this thread rules.... just what I've been looking for

Poppy · 28-10-2008, 22:28

I likey!! =P

i'm outta inspiration atm, so thats helped a lot!!

xxPoppyxx

Itti · 05-03-2009, 20:44

This is a fantastic idea!

Wail · 05-03-2009, 20:51

What a great thread. Not just for ideas on what to shoot, but helpful for naming and tagging pictures in my Lightroom library.

for this.

rubber duck · 14-03-2009, 19:07

I'm going to use the A-Z idea for a kind of daily challenge and post the images on my flickr - cheers and

Bronikon · 05-05-2009, 11:23

I deciced to have a couple of days away from work and asked my eldest daughter for a
photography subject , straight away she said " SILENCE" there is no chance of finding silence at home so im off for a days peace.
Guid health

elisa kraft · 26-05-2009, 13:10

a few more:

collection
Cabinet of curiosities
disapearance
secret
fairy tale
quotation

Quack18 · 30-07-2009, 23:49

loved this !!! alot of good ideas

Quack18 · 30-07-2009, 23:52

buttons as a theme?

agirlwithcoffee · 02-08-2009, 02:34

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addicknchips · 05-08-2009, 12:19

what a great thread! just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has contributed to this. I was looking for ideas for insperation the other day, did a google search and came across this thread. Im not using all the ideas, but it got me thinking of items around the house that could actually look very cool. i ended up with a long list of things to shoot.

thanks for kick-starting the brain!

06-10-2006, 15:20	#1
matty Daeyoo-hoo! Real name : matt Location: in the playground Posts: 18,014 Camera: Canon 7d iTrader: (2)	A - Z of Inspiration! - List of Themes following on from Whitewashes lack of inspiration thread, why dont we make our own A - Z of photographic themes for inspiration? Big thanks to Tammbrey for doing the list out for me, if there are more then post on the end here and i will add them as we go thanks! A Abstract Amphibian Angel Architecture Autumn B Bikes Birds Black and White Blue Books Bridge Bronze Brown Bump Butterflies / Bees C Cats Celebrations Choice Close-up Clouds Cold Colours Contrasts Computers Critters (Any animal, wild or tame) Culture Curves D Decorations Demonic Devilish Digital Documentary Dogs Dominating Doors Dots / Dashes / Diagonals Duplicates E Easter Eggs Embrace Enthusiasm / eager Events F Feisty Feline Fetes & Festivals Fetish Fireworks / Fire Fish Flowers Food Framed Frozen Fruit __________________ Site Problems? Use the 'Report Post' or 'Contact Us' feature, all staff get notified and a permanant copy of your message gets put in the staff room for us all to discuss. Views and opinions posted are my own, and not necessarily those of TalkPhotography.co.uk

18-08-2007, 15:08 Thread Starter	#2
matty Daeyoo-hoo! Real name : matt Location: in the playground Posts: 18,014 Camera: Canon 7d iTrader: (2)	Re: A - Z of inspirational themes G Games Geriatric (older folks) Glamour Gold Graceful Green H Hands: Glamourous, Working, Young, Old, Busy, and Idle. Harvest Hats Hidden History Holiday Horizon I Industrial Indigenous (native to that area) Insects Inspiration Iridescent J Job (work) Journalistic K Kin (family) Kite L Lazy Landscapes Learning Light Lightning M Macro Marine life Mass flowers Money / Currency Mood Muse N Night Night lights Non-flowering (ferns, fungi, mosses / leaves) Nonsense Nut O Objects Olympic Opulent Orange P Patterns Peacocks / Pride People Perspective Pink / Purple Polished

18-08-2007, 15:08 Thread Starter	#3
matty Daeyoo-hoo! Real name : matt Location: in the playground Posts: 18,014 Camera: Canon 7d iTrader: (2)	Re: A - Z of inspirational themes Q Quad Quarters Queens Ques R Roadscapes (roads or streets) Rain / drops Red Reflection Religious Rocks Rustic S Sand dunes Seascapes Seasons Shadows Signs Sky Smiles Snow Speed Spring Sports Squirrel Still life Structures Sunrise Sunset Summer Superstitions Sweets T Teddy Bear / toy Textures Transport Trees Tresses (hair) U Umbrella Urban Ungulates (hoofed animals, pigs, goats, deer horses) V Vacation Vice (any habit – smoking, nail biting, coffee/tea drinking, talking on the phone) View (from home / work) (point of view) Visitors W Water Waterfalls Weather Wet White Wildlife Windows Winter Wood(s) X Xenon Xenophobia *(a fear or contempt of foreigners or strangers) Xerox machine X-rays Xylophones The spot (X marks it, you know) Y Yacht Yellow Yo-yo Z Zebra (Crossing) Zig Zags Zipper Zoo

18-08-2007, 16:10	#4
Chuckurbarla Forum Regular Real name : Chris Location: Turquoise coast, Turkey Posts: 780 iTrader: (0)	Re: A - Z of Inspiration! - List of Themes Here's a few Anger Doom and gloom Elation Femininity Happiness Hunger Joy Masculinity Sorrow

18-08-2007, 17:34	#5
whiteflyer Feet under the table Real name : Mark Location: Lancashire Posts: 3,472 iTrader: (4)	Re: A - Z of Inspiration! - List of Themes Do I print the list off and then try and get one of each

18-08-2007, 17:53 Thread Starter	#6
matty Daeyoo-hoo! Real name : matt Location: in the playground Posts: 18,014 Camera: Canon 7d iTrader: (2)	Re: A - Z of Inspiration! - List of Themes just for a rainy day, if your a bit bored you can pick one!

23-09-2007, 06:46	#7
Brittany Alyse Quite Chatty Real name : Brittany Location: Canada Posts: 73 Camera: Canon 50D iTrader: (0)	Re: A - Z of Inspiration! - List of Themes These are really great thanks

23-02-2008, 08:07	#8
scubataff Getting Comfy Real name : Martyn Location: gloucester Posts: 209 Camera: Canon EOS40D iTrader: (0)	excellent ideda i must say. going to try and get at least 1 of each letter over the coming months till i've gone from A-Z __________________ Canon EOS 40D: Canon EOS400D: Take only Photos leave only bubbles, the underwater world is the best. www.martynrussellphotography.com

29-02-2008, 14:40	#9
Rozzy Numb Nuts. Real name : Chris Location: Manchest(orr) Posts: 573 Camera: Canon EOS 450D iTrader: (0)	yes, this is my task. list copied and pasted.!!

09-03-2008, 08:52	#10
antar New here Real name : David Posts: 4 iTrader: (0)	Thanks matty really helps with the 'doh' what shall I shoot today, I had about a dozen or so ideas.

09-03-2008, 09:22	#11
Fionab Forum Regular Real name : Fiona Location: Central Scotland Posts: 749 Camera: Canon 7D iTrader: (0)	Ruins!!!!

27-05-2008, 11:12	#12
Duckydoodle Loves the place Real name : Maureen Location: West Midlands Posts: 4,420 Camera: Canon EOS 400D iTrader: (0)	Found this thread after posting mine guess this is the reason no-one replied __________________ Cameras never lie but photographers well that's another story! flickr myspace Adooky

29-05-2008, 06:54	#13
boroboyben Quite Chatty Real name : Ben Location: Peterborough Posts: 95 Camera: Olympus C70 Zoom iTrader: (0)	Grunge (Grungy themed i.e: graffiti, grave stones, etc etc...)

05-06-2008, 19:00	#14
.justin. New here Real name : Justin Svoboda Location: Southern California Posts: 25 iTrader: (0)	i got half a dozen ideas just skimming through. thanks a lot

24-06-2008, 23:06	#15
foodpoison Already been played with Real name : Sean Location: Southampton Posts: 5,598 Camera: Canon: 40D, 1000fn, Canonette, AE-1 iTrader: (9)	When I get my 40d on friday, I'm going to start a 365 using this list. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: Food Poison Wonder what us students do at uni? Here's my 365 of my first year at university

25-07-2008, 21:47	#16
foodpoison Already been played with Real name : Sean Location: Southampton Posts: 5,598 Camera: Canon: 40D, 1000fn, Canonette, AE-1 iTrader: (9)	Just for reference, my 365 has just gone through a month

01-09-2008, 20:10	#17
dltracy Been here a while Real name : Tracy Location: Bucks, UK Posts: 325 Camera: Nikon D90 iTrader: (11)	Thanks, I am often stuck as to what to photograph next, now im going to try to do as you suggested and get at least one for each suggestion - thanks!

12-10-2008, 20:16	#18
Ptchfork Quite Chatty Real name : Brian Location: New York City Posts: 73 Camera: Nikon D40 iTrader: (0)	this thread rules.... just what I've been looking for

28-10-2008, 22:28	#19
Poppy Two Free Staples Real name : Poppy-Leigh Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK Posts: 445 Camera: Canon 450D iTrader: (0)	I likey!! =P i'm outta inspiration atm, so thats helped a lot!! xxPoppyxx

05-03-2009, 20:44	#20
Itti Been here a while Real name : Itti Posts: 330 iTrader: (0)	This is a fantastic idea!

05-03-2009, 20:51	#21
Wail Loves the place Real name : Wail Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 4,387 Camera: Nikon iTrader: (24)	What a great thread. Not just for ideas on what to shoot, but helpful for naming and tagging pictures in my Lightroom library. for this. __________________ I do not intend to tip-toe through life only to arrive safely at death. "The welfare of the subject is more important than the photograph."

14-03-2009, 19:07	#22
rubber duck Getting Comfy Real name : Jo Location: Argyll + Bute Posts: 198 Camera: Canon 450D iTrader: (0)	I'm going to use the A-Z idea for a kind of daily challenge and post the images on my flickr - cheers and

05-05-2009, 11:23	#23
Bronikon Getting Comfy Real name : Ron Location: Edinburgh Posts: 125 Camera: Nikon F100 iTrader: (0)	I deciced to have a couple of days away from work and asked my eldest daughter for a photography subject , straight away she said " SILENCE" there is no chance of finding silence at home so im off for a days peace. Guid health

26-05-2009, 13:10	#24
elisa kraft New here Location: London Posts: 6 iTrader: (0)	a few more: collection Cabinet of curiosities disapearance secret fairy tale quotation

30-07-2009, 23:49	#25
Quack18 Quite Chatty Posts: 51 Camera: Sony Alpha 350 iTrader: (0)	loved this !!! alot of good ideas

30-07-2009, 23:52	#26
Quack18 Quite Chatty Posts: 51 Camera: Sony Alpha 350 iTrader: (0)	buttons as a theme?

02-08-2009, 02:34	#27
agirlwithcoffee New here Posts: 1 iTrader: (0)	. Last edited by agirlwithcoffee; 02-08-2009 at 02:46.

05-08-2009, 12:19	#28
addicknchips New here Real name : Jonathan Location: Colchester Posts: 37 Camera: Nikon d90 iTrader: (0)	what a great thread! just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has contributed to this. I was looking for ideas for insperation the other day, did a google search and came across this thread. Im not using all the ideas, but it got me thinking of items around the house that could actually look very cool. i ended up with a long list of things to shoot. thanks for kick-starting the brain!