Jump Start Your Photography

1. Go Through Your CD Collection: Not only will listening to some great music inspire you, but you'll also be able to take notice of the great photography on the cover and within the pages. Sometimes, recreating an old CD cover is a great project. 
2. Take On a Photo-A-Day Project: A photo-a-day project can be a great push towards getting your inspiration going. No matter which time period you go for, the need to have to create something on a deadline could be the push that you need. 
3. Read an Art Magazine: Art/Fashion/Fun magazines are likely to trigger new ideas because they are so packed with great, inspirational, stuff. Fashion magazines have a lot of great photos that one can spend time trying to analyze technique and composition. 
4. Look 360: When you're walking down the street you tend to only look forward, but if you looked sideways, up and down you'd be amazed at the amount of photo opportunities. 
5. Shoot For a Holiday Theme: If there is a holiday coming up then get into the holiday spirit. Take some pictures of an item related to a holiday!
6. Tell a Story in 5 Pictures: Telling a story with just five photos is a challenging task, but is a great way to tap into your creativity.
7. Shoot a Sporting Event: Sporting events tend to be location everywhere, they are great opportunities to take action shots and even portraits. 
8. See an Art Show: Art shows can help you understand a new technique or take a new techniques. But art shows are also a great source of inspiration. 
9. Shoot Your Family: Your family is always there, no need to schedule anythings. Just decided that you want to make the shot and then shoot. 
10. Shoot a Family Event: This is another great opportunity to take a bunch of photos, it's also great because everyone is having fun.