I’m all for limitation projects. Basically that means, anything that would limit you in your photographic options that will ultimately force you to be more creative with your photography. This can be one of several things. In ‘ul’ fashion:

  • Have a photo of the week (as suggested above)
  • Shoot only with a prime lens (non-zoom)
  • shoot only in Black and White
  • Limit the number of photos (pretend you only have 24 photos like film)
  • shoot with a fixed manual setting (one you don’t normally shoot with: Eg: all shots must be f/16 @ ISO 400)

In the end, there are all sorts of limiting factors. I generally think these are great ways to boost your creativity because you become a specialist over time and master certain crafts of photography.

Nevertheless, I think your first step was a good one (the 365 project) by taking a photo every day. Now you just need to work your scenes more. Make your photos tell stories rather than being a documenter. Basically, the world doesn’t need another macro of a flower… or a subject that shows off how great your camera and/or lens is. I’ve found that when I first got into photography, I really paid attention to EXIF info on people’s photos… and that the GREAT photos I forget to even look at the EXIF.

Anyway, that’s enough ramble. I’m curious to see what you end up doing in your next photo project.