Find Dramatic Photo Ideas At Flickr
A Search Of Flickr Will Produce Some Dramatic Photo Ideas
Professional and novice photographers alike are sometimes at a loss for dramatic photo ideas and their uses. Methods often used include driving around the community, walking through unfamiliar neighborhoods, and looking at magazines. There's a more readily available resource you can use.
Use Flickr to get dramatic photo ideas you can use
One great place to look for dramatic photo ideas is on a photo-sharing site called Flickr. Yahoo bought it, so you know it's going to be a reliable and safe service.
Flickr is one of the most popular sites for sharing your photos, but there's more you can do there. You can discover some interesting ways to use your photos. Let's start with your search for dramatic photo ideas.
Flickr has made it easy for you to search the best photos on the site. After signing up and entering the site, you'll see links across the top. Click on the Explore link and it will take you to a page containing some awesome photos.
You can use the drop-down menu and pick a month. The options go all the way back to August 2005. Or you can scroll down to the bottom of the page where you'll see tags, also called keywords. Pick a topic and you will land on a page of photographs related to that topic. There, you can view the thumbnails or click to view them as a slide show.
Look specifically for photos that are unique and catch your eye. Your first impression will tell you if it's a dramatic photo idea you'd like to pursue.
Study each one and try to determine what makes that particular photo so interesting. It might be color, subject matter, how the elements of the photo are arranged, the angle it was shot, or creative use of open spaces.
Print out all those dramatic photo ideas, find similar subjects, and then practice your skills. See if you can improve on the photographer's version of the subject. Get creative and you will be amazed at how this quick search of Flickr will help your photographic eye.
Once you have your own collection of awesome photos, you can go back to Flickr, upload them and create your own slide show. Then, you can share them with friends and anyone you wish. But don't stop there.
While you're inside your Flickr account, go back up to the blue Explore link and this time, click the small gray arrow beside it. You'll get a drop down menu. Choose the last option, "Do more with your photos". This will take you to some great ideas of things you can do with all those dramatic photo ideas.
You can create special gifts imprinted with your favorite photos, including paperweights, framed art, posters, sticker books, greeting cards and a whole lot more.
Next time you're looking for dramatic photo ideas, head on over to Flickr and you're sure to find a good selection of examples to help improve your creative focus.
« 10 Reasons Why I Love Shutterfly | Home | The Five Commandments Of Photo Sharing »
