As in anything in life, everyone has their own style - how they perform, what is attractive, preferences; things like that. Developing a style may be one of the most difficult things for a person to deal with. Once you fall into that comfort zone though, things improve.

I have noticed this to be the case lately with my photography. Developing a style has been important for me so that I can pull some feeling out of a shot and I feel more like ‘I created this’.

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How to…

The biggest jump I made in my personal style of photography came after beginning to take advantage of my favorites that I have tagged on Flickr. I took a careful look at what attracted me to the images that I had selected as favorites and why they were worthy of being favorited. This made me realize what I like to see in an image and further encouraged me to create images that I am drawn to and satisfied with.

If you are a Flickr user and not using your ability to favorite photos, I must strongly encourage that you do. Browsing, critiquing, and mimicking can be just what you need to feel motivated, inspired, and gain some creativity.

(Included image is of some of my favorite images on Flickr)