rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Wendy, the good news is that you are not alone in that rut. However, you can get out of it. The best way is to take your camera and start looking. Start looking at things you've looked at before, but perhaps never seen. Pick one of those things and find others like it. Start doing a series of those things. That might work. But the first thing to do before you even attempt this task is to get rid of the feeling that there is nothing is photogenic. Everything is, perhaps in different light, night time, or just from a different point of view.
--Bob

Dan De Lion Loc: Montana

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Hi Wendy: Try capturing your emotions in photos. Take photos of greed, love, fear, disgust, admiration... Include people or things or events or objects - anything that says to you the emotion you are feeling. Go out, look around, get in touch with your emotions and then take pics.

Dan

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wanderingbear Loc: San Diego

OK I did not see this option mentioned. That would be Close Up and Macro. I will never forget a line from a photographer/traveler his quote " I SPENT THE SUMMER PHOTOGRAPHING MY SMALL BACK YARD" That might be a little extreme. The other is go to Black and White. Both thoughts are suggestions. Last, put your camera on the shelf for a little time and go Fishing.

Bear

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Do you belong to PPA? If so, you'll have a local or regional chapter and it should be loaded with top notch help.

firtree Loc: Florida, USA

I agree. I loved the Coots.

alby Loc: very eastern pa.

wow .... good idea..... shouldn't be hard to find protesters today,... everywhere

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

Hi I went to your Etsy site, what am I getting for my $10.00, a digital image a 5x7 an 8x10 I wasn't real sure or I missed the info.
Selling pix on line is TOUGH. Ive sold more on ebay than anyplace else.
In fla, everyweekend is some type of fair craft show etc. Frame some Fla type pix and give a try selling them.

As for the slump, just go shoot somethimg different. One of the things I do when I have nothing to shoot and Im bored. I shoot grave stones. I'm attempting to get one from every year. Apparently no one died in 1952 Ive looked thru 3 cemeterys and havent found one. I have most of the 1800's and some 1600 and 1500,
There is always something to shoot, just look around. Someone said they were in a slump and decided to spend a day just shooting intheir yard. They ended up spending months shooting, leaves , different patterns of leaves ,grasses, birds, insects etc.

canon Lee

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blackest Loc: Ireland

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/30/movies/how-creative-artists-court-the-muse.html

Short version the muse inspires the artist to create, quite often they can be husband and wife.