Ideas

Welcome to Boost Your Photography's "Inspired Ideas" page! Here you will find an index of previous posts that are geared towards photography ideas and inspiration. If you are looking for more general advice about photography tips or topics, check out our Tips and Tricks section. More posts are always being added, so check back often or follow by email, RSS, or social media.

For ease, this section has been dividing into two categories: Instant Ideas, those you can do with a minimum of planning or prep, and "Planning Required" Ideas, those that may take a little more time, effort, or planning on your part to accomplish. Enjoy!

Instant Ideas

This is a collection of posts containing ideas and inspiration that you can implement immediately.


Make the Shot:
Water on CDs

Make the Shot:
Droplet Refraction

Make the Shot:
Spoon Reflection

All about Bokeh
(the basics)

Shaped
Bokeh

5-Minute Heart-
Shaped Bokeh

How to Freeze and Photograph Bubbles

Shoot Successful
Self-Portraits
Master the Heart-Shaped Shadow

Puddle
Reflections

Flipped
Reflections

Make the Shot:
Close-Up Eyeball

Better Food
Photography

Photograph
the Harvest

Try Found
Book Poetry

Start a Series:
From Where I Stand

Slow Sync
Photography

Boost Your Photography
Ideas for a New Year

Quick Tips
for Fireworks

5 Tips for Better Sunrise and Sunset Photographs

Street Photography

Portrait Photography
Basics

How to Photograph
Architecture

Photograph
the Seasons


"Planning Required" Ideas

These Inspired Ideas may require a little more planning or timing to accomplish.


Steel Wool
Photography

Light Painting:
How to Spin an Orb

Long Exposure
Fair(e) Photography

Shoot the Moon with the
Photographers' Ephemeris

Stacking Photographs:
Beyond Star Trails

Yes, Go Chasing
Waterfalls

Panning in
Photography

Collages:
Start a Collection

Fun with Fizzy Fruit Photography

Capture a Day
in a Single Image

Capture the Seasons:
Rephotography

Rephotography:
Dear Photograph

How to Photograph
Ghosts in 1 Exposure

Spooky Levitation How To with Photoshop

How to Photograph
Traffic Trails

Take Better
Snow Photographs

How to Photograph
Holiday Lights

Creative Christmas
Photography