Where do we get ideas?

I had a very good question from a photography buff who has taken my beginners class in Digital Photography and is looking to take my advanced class and it is worth delving into here.  The question Debbie asked is "..you always have the neatest ideas for pictures..how do you do it?"

Thanks for the compliment!  It comes from two things:

• Know your client...by talking to them.  Try to find out what is important to them and see what makes them tick.
• Look at everything..there is an image in every single view of life you see,  The challenge is to capture it in the camera so that everyone else shares your perspective as well as that of your subject!

Let's take an image I captured recently as an example:

Katie is one of my senior clients.  She is creative and is open to ideas..this was one of hers!!

Four cans of silly string and a lot of thought...this is what you can get!

The important thing is that it fits her sense of humor and would be right in line with her personality.

It is important that what you take as a photographer reflect what the subject is like and what their personality is like.  Otherwise, it's just somebody doing what the photographer tells them to do. It just doesn't make something that is treasured..that is the goal of a great photographer!!!!!

Thanks!  More soon!