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This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Advice on Indoor Solo Shooting/Mental Illness + Disability (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Comrade_Zach@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hello all,

I'm not going to get into a super detailed account of it, but the short version is I have moderate to severe depression, anxiety and ADHD, as well as an ongoing chronic pain issue that doctors aren't super helpful with to date.

All of this to say that its very hard for me to get around, and I generally don't have other people to do photography stuff with. I have folders of pictures and inspiration and stuff but..I don't know, it's either on the harder side to do on my own or I tend to be more of a behind the camera person.

I love photography though, I literally spend a ton of my free time on here, fb groups, youthbe, etc. It just feels like the part of it i struggle with is coming up with ideas on my own that can be done in my house or in a very dull suburb area if I even can get outside.

Does anyone, maybe anyone in a similar situation, have any suggestions? This whole thing is starting to really bum me out. I'd really love to start making horror/spooky photos but i get stuck here often.

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[–] jackystack@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Simply start taking picture. Look for shadows and highlights in rooms when the sun shines through the window at an interesting angle, food shots, patterns, etc. Take pictures of the dull suburb area and artfully compose whatever item you are taking pictures of. Look towards the grown for reflections in puddles, mushrooms, or textures. Drag the shutter, zone focus, try unconventional compositions.

Even if you have no motivation, if you start taking pics and commit to 30 exposures before you stop (per day) then you'll eventually start refining your process.

This will also help keep you reflexive with your camera.

Some photographers, like William Eggleston, spent a lifetime taking of taking pics of his life--ended up being a lecturer and featured in MOMA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Eggleston

To me, this guy is an inspiration -- he persisted with his fascinations by drawing off of whatever was within reach at any given moment and is now a living legend.