Quarantine photography - Staying creative during coronavirus lock-down - Android
The coronavirus outbreak has the world on lock-down. This has become a photographer’s nightmare. Landscape, street, nature, and event photography are very limited, and often near impossible. But this doesn’t mean we can’t stay creative when confined to our homes.
If you need some tips to stay active and creative as a photographer during the COVID-19 quarantine, I’m here to give you some great tips and ideas.
I’ve been hiding behind walls too, but this doesn’t mean my photography career (and hobby) is on halt. On the contrary, the situation has pushed me to learn and find great images in otherwise ordinary subjects. I’m polishing my eye for composition, thinking outside the box, taking great photos, and even making money. All from home!
Photographers can’t get comfortable. Constantly evolving and improving is part of our nature, and with so much downtime it’s crucial we work on learning more. Thankfully, many companies and influencers are supporting the community by making their otherwise pricey courses free. Here’s a list of some great ones!
While paid courses have much to offer, the internet is full of free material. For starters, here at Android Authority we create plenty of photography educational content. There are also amazing YouTube personalities you can follow to fine-tune your skills and get new ideas. Let’s give you some recommendations.
Photography organizations and personalities know you are having trouble staying creative, so many are holding challenges for you. They usually set topics and take submissions. These can later be rated, shared, or discussed online. This is a great way to think outside the box and create something from nothing. And you may even get some prizes!
If the lock-down doesn’t allow you to see the big picture, focus on the small one. We have much to learn from the little things in life and there is beauty to be found in all objects. Macro photography is about shooting small things up close. Surely you have flowers, textured walls, pets, and many other cool-looking objects to use as subjects.
We have a full article on what macro photography is and how to do it, so give it a read by clicking the button below.
We know you can’t exactly be receiving guests at home, but shooting portraits can be a very lucrative business and you are home doing nothing. Why not start practicing? You can set up a studio at home and shoot all kinds of solid background portraits. Acquiring cool backdrops is also possible, if you really want to get into it. You could even start something more interesting, like pet portraits. The photo above was shot by our own David Imel in a small room. You can do awesome things indoors!
Product photography is a very lucrative market. If you have a good eye for photographing objects, you should give this one a go. You can later work on finding clients, as the market is on hold, but if you can build a portfolio it will help for future business.
Pick your subject! It can be anything anyone would want to sell. Got milk? Photograph it. Throw in some Oreo cookies and make it look like an ad. Or shoot your phone. Maybe your vacuum cleaner! Literally anything that people buy and sell will work.
Those who like the idea of having passive sources of income should get into stock photography. People need photos for advertising, design, content, and more. These don’t sell for much, but they can sell multiple times and get you good earnings in the long run. It’s not a
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