PRACTICE MAKES ALMOST PERFECT BUT THE CHALLENGE IS REWARDING BY ERICA MILLER

Creativity is something that is practiced. Photography is an art that lets me test my imagination to have compelling results. Very rarely, can I make something creative on the first try. I go for quantity, so to get one great image I take close to fifty other pictures. After taking each picture, I examine them and ask myself questions like, “how can I improve this picture?”, “how should I change my angle?”, and “what can set this photo apart?”. Once I start brainstorming and answering my own questions, I start to produce exceptional results.

Acceptance and awe drives my creativity. After I create a piece, it is my goal to be pleased with what I have done and for others to acknowledge and be wowed by the outcome. This does not just go for photography but for all of my work. I give myself constraints because I have found with constraining myself, the struggle forces me to think more creatively. I give myself deadlines to have things completed by a certain time and limit myself to the tools I need to make something. When I have all of the time and resources in the world, I do not tend to accomplish anything with much originality. The challenge of creating something and making it unique fuels the impact of my endeavors. When I have overcome a challenge and made a remarkable end result, I feel satisfaction and accomplishment. That feeling is what makes me want to keep creating.