Hi there, am hoping to gather some thoughts, maybe even from others who have experienced the same.
Im attempting to find a new outlet for my photos, I have found I have lost inspiration and enthusiasm with my photos and feel it shows in my photography.
At the moment I only post for Instagram (I previously used to post on 500px and FlickR, lately I find it exhausting and quickly get bored of chasing likes and comments. In the end you start changing what type of photos you take to fit in with what's popular....usually large format, over saturated and staged candid photos. I find there's definitely a certain look to them! Forget it if there's no sunrise/sunset! I know the same can be said for a lot of photo-sharing platforms but I notice its more apparent on instagram.
Personally I enjoy more countryside village and landscape photography but do also enjoy taking cityscapes - with landscapes countryside photos not necessarily the most popular on social media I know.
So I am trying to find another way to revitalise my interest. One way I planned to do this was to start selling at local galleries or creative fairs but of course given the current circumstances this is not achievable!
I did attempt to sell some prints via Etsy but found myself drowning amongst other sellers, well into double page figures before my listings appeared even with clever listings and tags.
I also enjoy exploring new areas to take pictures but thanks to the lockdown measures I think im running out of places locally haha!! I find new areas inspire more enthusiasm to take better photos.
So really any thoughts on how to recapture some passion for the medium would be great to hear and from anyone who has gone through this slump.
Im attempting to find a new outlet for my photos, I have found I have lost inspiration and enthusiasm with my photos and feel it shows in my photography.
At the moment I only post for Instagram (I previously used to post on 500px and FlickR, lately I find it exhausting and quickly get bored of chasing likes and comments. In the end you start changing what type of photos you take to fit in with what's popular....usually large format, over saturated and staged candid photos. I find there's definitely a certain look to them! Forget it if there's no sunrise/sunset! I know the same can be said for a lot of photo-sharing platforms but I notice its more apparent on instagram.
Personally I enjoy more countryside village and landscape photography but do also enjoy taking cityscapes - with landscapes countryside photos not necessarily the most popular on social media I know.
So I am trying to find another way to revitalise my interest. One way I planned to do this was to start selling at local galleries or creative fairs but of course given the current circumstances this is not achievable!
I did attempt to sell some prints via Etsy but found myself drowning amongst other sellers, well into double page figures before my listings appeared even with clever listings and tags.
I also enjoy exploring new areas to take pictures but thanks to the lockdown measures I think im running out of places locally haha!! I find new areas inspire more enthusiasm to take better photos.
So really any thoughts on how to recapture some passion for the medium would be great to hear and from anyone who has gone through this slump.