Photography Tips: How to find photos when the location’s ‘boring’.




When us photographers can’t find something interesting to photograph it’s not the location that’s boring – it’s our imagination letting us down. I find it hard to get excited about where I live because I’ve seen it all thousands of times before. But in truth it’s a beautiful place and I’m lucky to live here. So I forced myself to go out shooting and film it so you can see how I got on.

The trick is to get out there and start taking photos instead of complaining how dull the place is. Really look around you, look at the light and imagine what someone else would think of the place. As you begin shooting you’ll start to see more images and the whole creative process snowballs.

Just because somewhere is ‘boring’ to us, doesn’t mean it’s a boring place to photograph.

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42 responses to “Photography Tips: How to find photos when the location’s ‘boring’.”

  1. Hi thanks for this video, I enjoyed it a lot. I have a strange question, but I am wondering if it is just me or if others experience it too. When you close one eye when looking in the view finder, does your other eye feel heavy and strained after spending a while taking photos? I have had to stop closing one eye because I think it might damage my sight in the long term. It feels like one eye has had a work out and the other hasn't. Do you find this or am I just weird?

  2. Very interesting video and inspirational, very helpful as much of that I often overlook, will need to try scouting around the small things myself at some point, great video and love the overhead view of the mushroom, so effective and reminds me of good stock images.

  3. You know what's the worst?… Having bad light. And by bad light I mean very flat light. – I live in The Netherlands and this winter we basically have English weather, just thick overcast and dull and even light, making for low contrast and making everything look boring as well. – That's especially apparent when you're a photographer. – I have no problem being creative and to improvise, but when the lighting is just so dull, I'm so uninspired and unstimulated visually.

  4. Hey Mike, popped by for some inspiration and ideas (again), and notice some of your vids, this one especially, has subtitles added. Now not being pernickety, but I haven't laughed so much at some of the translations, absolute classics… 🙂

  5. I love all your videos. You have really helped my photography. I have noticed that you have been using a mirrorless camera. Do you think they are the future of photography? I recently purchased one and am loving it. But there are times I still like using my full sized DSLR.

  6. Thanks Mike, I'm handicapped with arthritis and use a walker therefore find it difficult to move about yet you showed that you don't need to travel about to get great shots. I truly take your lessons to heart.

  7. I love your videos. So practical and easy to understand!

    I also appreciate your not trying to sell a product. However, I have noticed that you have been using mirrorless cameras. Are you just experimenting, made the switch for practical reasons, or resigned to the direction the manufacturers are moving us?

  8. About the mushroom pics. Picking and eating mushrooms happens to be a hobby of mine (since 1975), and I really miss a shot where we can clearly see the gills. Based on your pictures I'm not even sure what species it is, but the main thing from an artistic point of view is that the gills just make a mushroom picture much more fascinating. In my opinion.

  9. Hi Mike, after years of using mobile phones for pictures (my current mobile is an LG G3 and features a great cam), I'm finally moving up to a real camera to enhance my hobby a bit more. For my budget, all I could afford was 150$ towards a real camera, and found a barely-used Canon SX40 HS, complete with charger, external flash, one new battery, and carrying case for 140$.  My question is, is it a decent starter cam for a beginner photo enthusiast?  And did I over pay for this camera being that it's apparently a few years old already?  Thanks, and I'm a new subscriber by the way, I look forward to using your videos as teaching guides and learning tools   =-)I've been told I take beautiful pictures, but I feel like cameras won't be so forgiving, nor as easy to interpret what I'm trying to re-imagine.

  10. The most important thing I took away from this video is going out by yourself even though I enjoy going with others I find I don't feel comfortable taking the time I want to with someone else with me. Thanks again Mike for the tips!

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