May 21, 2008 00:07 | #1 I'm sure this never happens to anyone here, but hypothetically, if your camera had just been sitting around unused and lonely- what would you do? Where would you take it and what kind of pictures would you take?
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SolidxSnake Goldmember  1,656 posts Likes: 2 Joined Nov 2007 More info | May 21, 2008 00:09 | #2 Same thing with any other artistic hobby. I play guitar, and I haven't been playing much recently. I just don't have much spark to play anymore. However, I don't give up. Just let it gather dust for a bit if you really have no use for it. Eventually I get a spark and start playing again. Troubleshooting 101 (see also: LightRules,perryge):
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JimG I feel thoroughly satisfied  12,255 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jun 2005 Location: Australia. More info | May 21, 2008 00:13 | #3 Go for a walk or ride somewhere (beautiful, interesting or just wherever) and just see what happens... look for small things, look for big things, try sticking just one lens on (a prime, say) and see what you can find through that. Gear Listhttp://www.codastudios.com.au
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RedDot Senior Member  627 posts Joined Feb 2008 Location: Trapped Inside the Penta-prism More info | May 21, 2008 00:15 | #4 take a photo of the colour red, or take a photo of things that are cirular. I tried to write my signature, but my pen ran out and I put a big scratch on my monitor
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BKGInc Goldmember  More info | May 21, 2008 00:17 | #5 BoingoBongo wrote in post #5565655  I'm sure this never happens to anyone here, but hypothetically, if your camera had just been sitting around unused and lonely- what would you do? Where would you take it and what kind of pictures would you take? Of course this is purely hypothetical. I only ask because my...uh...friend wants to know. I would never let my camera go unused.  Dude, I have the same problem. Sometimes I just go into my back yard and start shooting everything that moves. I am lucky, I am right between the mountains and the beach. About an hour and half either way. So sometimes I just get in the car and go. R5 Gripped | RF 24-105 f/4L | RF 70-200 f/2.8L
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Rafromak Goldmember 1,967 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: Alaska More info | May 21, 2008 01:32 | #6 Just date a new, interesting, and pretty woman (I assume your friend is a man). Soon enough he will be taking lots of photos of her 7D, 5DII
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thekid24 pro-zack-lee  8,547 posts Likes: 7 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma City,OK More info | May 21, 2008 02:18 | #7 If its your hobby...let it sit. If its your livelyhood then ya gotta pick that thing up and shoot something.
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funhouse69 Senior Member  999 posts Likes: 6 Joined Mar 2008 Location: Boston, MA More info | May 21, 2008 04:16 | #8 I can totally relate to this, I love photography and took so many pictures a few years ago (Ten's of Thousands) then the camera sat in the bag for well over a year. At times I would even bring my camera to various places / events and never even take it out of the bag. My Online Gallery
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JoeCyr Senior Member  989 posts Likes: 15 Joined Mar 2006 Location: Northern Maine More info | May 21, 2008 04:38 | #9 Go to work. Canon 1D (Mark III) (Mark IV),
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qtaran111 Senior Member  530 posts Joined May 2007 Location: London More info | I agree with Joe, try something different; if you usually shoot landscapes, go shoot some people (with your camera Camden Photographic
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bluefox9er Goldmember  1,706 posts Joined Jun 2007 Location: UK,don't move ehre,it rains a lot, it's incredibly violent and the women pee standing up.. More info | May 21, 2008 06:02 | #11 try macro or another photographic genre you have not really explored... http://www.flickr.com …s/sets/72157602470636767/
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Rankinia Senior Member 449 posts Joined Mar 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia More info | May 21, 2008 06:29 | #12 Buy a new lens. Something different. 1ds, 30d, 17-40/4 180/3.5, mt-24, 580ex2
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timnosenzo Cream of the Crop 8,833 posts Likes: 14 Joined Sep 2005 Location: CT More info | May 21, 2008 06:30 | #13 Red Dot wrote in post #5565697 take a photo of the colour red, or take a photo of things that are cirular. Are you just looking for a new avatar? connecticut wedding photographer
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Terrywoodenpic Senior Member  869 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: Saddleworth England More info | May 21, 2008 06:55 | #14 I am a project based photographer... Terry_______________
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Another hobby? How about metal detecting (coin, relic, or gold)? There are very interesting metal detecting clubs in the UK 
Sorry, couldn't resist. For non-work photos, however, I understand what you mean. Nature walks, car shows, shoot a road race, take it to a friend's wedding, go see a baseball game. Anything that interests you. And then, once there, try something different and uncomfortable for you...a different technique or style. 
