Ever caught yourself intensely concentrating on taking a good picture and not getting anywhere? This is natural and happens to each and every one of us – from time to time. What I find helps the most, in these cases, is to start looking for the more obscure picture. By this I mean focusing on details or “going in close” to use a bit of weird jargon. Keeping pictures as simple as possible is also a very helpful thing to remember, when photographer’s block strikes.

Personally I also find it helpful going over some good and tried and tested photography literature written by some of the truly great photographers in the business, both past and present. If you haven’t yet read Ansel Adams‘ book “Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs” you shouldn’t hesitate to purchase it at your nearest bookshop. It is one of those book that makes you realise how simple some of his most amazing compositions are. It also impresses one of the most important truths upon your mind, for Ansel Adams was quite right when he mentioned, almost in passing, that: “You don’t take a photograph, you make it”.

Happy snapping!