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I think every photographer has problems from time to time when it comes to having inspiration and ideas for new photography. I’m no different in this respect! The past month was horrible – I couldn’t find any new inspiration. Quite often, when you’re not inspired and you realize that, your self-confidence as a photographer disappears which can result in prolonged laziness and no photography activity whatsoever.

Having a break from taking pictures can be a form of re-gaining inspiration and I do it often myself: I put away my camera for a week or two just to be able to grab it again soon with new ideas and inspiration. However, I think it might be dangerous for some of us – we might forget to take the camera again and this can result in months of no photo activity at all. It applies especially for those who don’t have photography as their main source of income. But how come we can give up on photography and art? We can’t! But we tend to forget about it and only later we realize how many great opportunities for great shots we missed and how much joy it brings us to take and make pictures!

Well, as I mentioned before, May 2010 (last month) was a horrible month for me when it come to photography – I had no inspiration, no motivation, almost nothing. I was looking at my camera and thinking, thinking and doing more thinking: how? what? when? and even ‘why?’. Yep, it was definitely too much of ‘thinking’ and not enough of ‘doing’! The lesson I learned is that taking a short break from photography is as important as grabbing your camera again and just go shooting, even when you’re still not inspired and you’re not motivated (or even lazy). In some cases, motivation and inspiration won’t come to you, but you have to reach out for it!

Article Pictures: Sylwia Kunicka is a Polish young and aspiring graphic designer based in Brussels (Belgium). She specializes in graphic design of various types of advertisements and graphic brand-building and creation.