Its winter,its cold, the flowers are dead. I have no more ideas to photograph? Do you have some for me?

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From poppekop/Heleen (1,123) on December 8, 2002 10:48:11 AM CST all hunched up to protect themselves against wind and cold. Birds trying to find some food in the frozen grounds (feed the to get a whole collection:-)) trees without leafs with the harsh white sky (that's a challenge) try catching the rain, or snow... need more??

From eddymeuwese/Eddy (29,473) on December 8, 2002 10:53:22 AM CST and try to make that shot of Santa Claus

From jagman/Josh (1,261) on December 8, 2002 11:02:26 AM CST Oh Eddy. How did I know that answer would come from you. :0)

From eddymeuwese/Eddy (29,473) on December 8, 2002 1:28:56 PM CST because you are one that really knows I'm actually him...

From gandalfguinn/George (1,619) on December 8, 2002 11:05:30 AM CST Christmas lights on the houses in your neighborhood. Night shots of the lights of your town. Bird photos at the local sanctuary. What does the zoo look like when it's cold. Do the animals come out ? Have you ever visited cemetery in the winter at sunset or on a cold bleak day.

From pnd813/Patrick (594) on December 8, 2002 11:11:49 AM CST Sometimes it's fun to try sill-life stuff indoors in bad weather.

From savad/Mike (66,548) on December 8, 2002 11:52:49 AM CST take pictures of ice, snow, etc. if no ice, make it. spray a push with water, let it freeze, thaw your hand, then shoot it. you could probably coat anything with that method, i may actually try that one out. ---Mike Savad

From sheena/SheenaWilkie (12,817) on December 8, 2002 12:04:15 PM CST I am just going through the assignment section this morning, booting out photos that don't belong. (Yes I am still doing it...a long and ardorous process.) The benefit of cruising through those old assigments is that you come across photos you may not of noticed before, and there are some really creative and inspirational images in there. You could also shoot for this month's assignment: Laundry: Take some time and take a second look at something very ordinary; something you see often, and probably do often, laundry. This month's assignment is to photograph anything involved with doing the laundry, from clothespins to Laundromats to the spin cycle to a vintage scrub brush and washboard. Do you still have an old wringer washer hanging around? Take the mundane tools used in this dreary household chore and turn them into an extraordinary work of art. Cheers, Sheena

From peterk1/Peter (577) on December 9, 2002 8:20:31 AM CST I'm in the same boat. Haven't touched the camera for a week. What I do when I'm out of ideas is go through a section here that has things I can do in winter (the still-life section is good) and save the pictures that I think are interesting in a folder called "Things To Try". Then when photographer block comes along I look through that folder and try to do something similar to one of the pics I like. It's a little depressing resorting to copying others this way, but it keeps the skills sharp, and can definitely provide the necessary spark for one's own ideas again.

From dolawren/Dolawren (944) on December 8, 2002 12:10:54 PM CST I've been out shooting trees for the past two mornings at my local park, I found two trees that when they are combined together in a shot against the grey sky...The branches combine in a criss cross pattern that is like an abstract painting, I've been doing a study of about 100 photographs of these two trees using zoom in...Zoom out...Different flash card modes such as RAW, Colour, Black and White and Super Fine tiff's.

From dolawren/Dolawren (944) on December 9, 2002 9:58:54 AM CST Just uploaded the first in the series in B&W of the Tre Crossing series.

From darrenh/Darren (806) on December 9, 2002 9:52:50 AM CST Photograph the winter, the cold, and dead flowers. It's the photographer's job to find beauty in all nature, not just the pretty stuff! Now get to work! :) Cheers, D

From copper/Anita (1,982) on December 9, 2002 10:01:24 AM CST You could try some abstracts. I'm sure you probable have something laying around the house you could use. Maybe a glass with a pattern of some sort, candle holders, glass or crystal flower vases. Just about anything would probable work you'll just have to see what's available. Use your imagination. I'm sure you'll be able to come up with something good.

From rickmoore/Rick (6,301) on December 9, 2002 12:02:06 PM CST This advice might suck in Ontario, but try taking walks WITHOUT your camera. Go through your neighborhood, through shopping areas, into old public buildings like a library and city hall, You're in Thornhill, with isn't far from Toronto - if you can get into Toronto somehow, walk through some of the nicer neighborhoods (there are some interesting ethnic neighborhoods there, if I remember right), travel on the subway, go to museums.... Go without an agenda, just to look, observe, notice things. If you do this without your camera enough, you'll be exploding with ideas of things to photograph in no time. Things that YOU noticed and that YOU thought about how to photograph. If you make it to Toronto, take you camera but leave it in the bag until you can't stand it any more. Good luck

From dolawren/Dolawren (944) on December 9, 2002 2:45:20 PM CST I go everywhere with my camera in Toronto now, I used to be affraid of getting mugged and losing it...But now it's a tool that I must have with me where ever I go, At first it was a little cumbersome because it's not the most compact of cameras in my closet, But wrapped around my shoulder in my TLZ mini LowerPro it's not too bulky, But when I'm serious about going back a second time to a shoot...Out comes the bags and the tripod or monopod. It helps to scout out an area first thou and take a few snapshots and then go back later with more equipment.

From jayne/Jayne (1,851) on December 9, 2002 12:39:21 PM CST How about taking some portraits of your family. Yes, I know you despise family photos, but you might find it amusing to do now that all the beauty of spring, summer, and fall are gone. Heck, you might even find a shot you like.

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