Photographic technique is no secret and – provided the interest is there – easily assimilated. But inspiration comes from the soul and when the Muse isn’t around even the best exposure meter is very little help. In their biographies, artists like Michelangelo, da Vinci and Bach said that their most valuable technique was their ability to inspire themselves. This is true of all artists; the moment there is something to say, there becomes a way to say it. - Ralph Gibson - from his book Déjà vu [cited in: Creative Camera December 1972, p. 401]
Perhaps today you need a little inspiration.
Do something fun today that you've been putting off.
Last week, being in the desert was extremely inspiring to me.
Give yourself permission to enjoy a creative spark today.
It's easy to mistake great art as the source of the spark within us, because such art moves us -- but in reality is the spark within us that creates great and beautiful art.
Posted by: George Arvanitis | April 27, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Pablo Picasso said once:
Ïnspiration exists, but it gets to you while working.
maybe the translation is not exact, but the idea is that.
i think the same
:)
Posted by: bernardo villar | April 27, 2008 at 06:31 PM
That was more brilliantly put than I thought was ever possible. Awesome, awesome...
=Matt=
Posted by: Matthew Saville | April 28, 2008 at 01:17 AM