Some photographers -like other artists- suffer from temporary losing passion; at this time the photographer loses their will to photograph, or produces less than they used to. In the following paragraphs, we will discuss some ways to get passion back.
Reconnect with your cameras, gear, and old photos
The camera is the photographer’s main medium to spark their creativity, and reconnecting with it can help a lot in reigniting the lost passion. Take out your cameras, look at them, if they can use some cleaning, take your time to clean them with all care and love, then make sure that your batteries are fully charged, just seeing your camera in front of you ready to shoot will give you a great motivation to get back.
It’s also very useful to reconnect with your old photos; getting back to those photos after a while will give you a different perspective, an opportunity to discover possible improvements, and other ways you can reproduce them.
Try shooting different photography themes
There are an infinite number of topics a photographer can use in telling their own story, and considering new topics can quickly reignite your passion. Remember that, every photo, every shooting angle, every lighting setup, and every shooting setting is a separate story that you can tell in your own way. “Photography is the story I fail to put into words,” says landscape photographer Destin Sparks.
If you are into landscape photography, try architectural photography. If most of your photos are portraits, try macro photography. Photography is an open world in which the options are endless. Although specialization is a must in photography, deviating from the norm, even a little, is never a bad thing.
Shoot every day.. Shoot a lot.. Share your shoots
“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst,” is a famous quote by Henri Cartier-Bresson, a French humanist photographer. Shooting a lot is the only way to boost your photography skills, raise the quality of your photos, and make you well-prepared to shoot anytime and anywhere. Making photography a daily routine will greatly reduce the chance of losing passion.
It is also important to share your photos with other photographers and people who have photographic tastes. Pictures were not meant to be locked in drawers, or in the digital photography era, to be left on hard disks and memory cards.
