{"id":1678,"date":"2012-07-16T11:31:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T11:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/re-photo.co.uk\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2012-07-26T20:44:56","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T20:44:56","slug":"getting-ideas-ami-vitale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/re-photo.co.uk\/?p=1678","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ideas – Ami Vitale"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favourite photographers, Ami Vitale<\/em>, talks to Grover Sanschagrin<\/em> of Photoshelter about finding ideas and inspiration<\/a> and being thoughtful in photography, and of making sure your body of work builds to something you can be proud of.<\/p>\n

She comes up when asked with seven ‘top tactics’ to find great story ideas:<\/p>\n

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1. Read voraciously
2. Talk to many different kinds of people
3. Localise and humanize bigger issues.
4. Think visually about an idea.
5. Write a lot. Put your ideas on paper.
6. Be an observer of life.
7. Trust your own instincts!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You really have to listen to her explaining these to get the full meaning of some of these, and she goes on to discuss the last point in more detail making two further important points:<\/p>\n