So, creativity is what our brain has seen before, comprehended and repeated in its interpretation. And in order to have a guideline, you need to consciously form observation. If your cultural horizons are limited to workdays, TV shows and memes from social networks, you are unlikely to become a good photographer (even if you thoroughly master the technique of shooting). Have you ever seen a photo with a bride in her palm or a girl “holding” the setting sun in her hands? Banality? And for some people without cultural baggage and with minimal vision and ENGAGAMENT PHOTOGRAPHY NYC this is a real creative revelation.
We are very lucky, because through the Internet we have access to all the knowledge of the world. You should not waste this opportunity on watching low-grade jokes and fake news. Visit gallery websites, view the work of artists and recognized masters of photography, get acquainted with the peculiarities of the style and approaches to shooting. Visit (and preferably more than once) the Tretyakov Gallery, the Hermitage, the Pushkin Museum, the Louvre,
or, for example, the Old Masters Gallery in Dresden. In the works of the old masters, it is especially evident that they masterfully combined the methods of work known to them with the plot, composition and material. And the novelty was obtained, as it were, by itself, in an evolutionary way.
Don’t forget about movies. There are tons of incredible movies and even series that a photographer needs to watch. The so-called “cinema is not for everyone.” The authors put a little more into these films than the layman can understand.
When building up cultural experience, it is not necessary to divide works into “likes/dislikes”. Many, for example, do not like K. Malevich’s “Black Square”, but it is necessary to know about the painting and about what happened to the fine arts at the beginning of the 20th century. How you feel about this or that work, it is better to decide after getting acquainted with it. The “I didn’t read, but I condemn” technique does not work.
Try to evaluate films not only through the prism of the plot. Pay attention to working with composition, lighting, colors, stage setting, how the author sets the mood. Often filmmakers pay more attention to this than to the story itself, which may not be if it is not needed.
A good place to “build up” visibility is the NikonPro.ru website. Here are the works of brand ambassadors. All of them are world-class professionals. The photos are accompanied by author’s stories about the shooting, which is no less useful.