Ivan Makarov Blog

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Tag: creativity

Creating Daily

I’ve been going through a bit of a slow period with my photography in the past couple of months. I have not been shooting much, and it’s for various reasons. I’d like to just say I’ve been so busy with other things – but it’s not just that. Sometimes we all go through periods when [...]

On Naming Our Photographs

How do we name our photographs? This was the question recently explored by the fellow photographer G Dan Mitchell, whose blog I regularly read. Well, Dan’s question was more about how he names his own work, but the discussion in the comments went that way and made me think about my own work. There’s really three [...]

Overcoming Creative Rut

The lives of creative people are all pretty similar.  For example, any photographer can learn a great deal about the craft from studying the work and lives of painters and other kinds of artists. With that in mind, I found myself recently reading the books on writing. Reading these books allows me to accomplish two [...]

Links to Boost Your Creativity

If you need a little boost to your creativity, here are few links that may help. – Chase Jarvis shares 22 ideas of how to shake your tree. Some of the ideas could easily apply to other areas in life; – An instant classic – Zach Arias video – if you haven’t seen it yet, [...]