My Favorite Sources of Inspiration for When I’m Feeling Dry
Inspiration is one of those words that’s certainly used to death in the blogging space but I couldn’t think of any other ways to talk about what I plan to in this post. Blogging for me is a creative outlet, nurturing a desire to produce beautiful imagery via fashion that I kind of have always had but didn’t have the words or tools to articulate. If you go through my blog archives, especially from about 2014/2015, you’ll find that in a lot of my posts I talk about how dissatisfied I was with how my blog looked because I had this vision that I couldn’t seem to make translate. Like with many other art forms,I found that was it a matter of constantly doing it, and building that muscle over time. And over time I have invested in, and learned how to make the images and blog posts you see more true to the ideas in my head. That said, there are times when I feel very uninspired by what I’m putting out there, and the lack of posts on here last week speaks to that. I had pictures that I could have turned into blog posts, and I have several drafts that were never finished because I couldn’t honestly put them out. Thankfully, I am back in a place of loving the images I’m making- I think that’s because I’m feeling  more in control of my imagery as I am learning more editing things and how to photograph things- and I’m excited to share what I make with you. That said, I have found that in the times when I am feeling dry, there are certain different spots of the internet I run to, and I wanted to share them with you. Reader be warned, there are quite a few.
Pinterest is my favorite thing in all the world because wow. It’s a stream of endless gorgeous photography; so many visual experiments that do the most interesting things; so many plays with color; I could go on for days about how much this app has grown my visual sense, and how much inspiration I find on here but I’ll let this board I made speak for itself. Pinterest is just the absolute best place to find and curate inspiring photography.
@ASIYAMI_GOLD
Asiyami Gold’s Instagram is probably the one I am most personally influenced by, and most in love with. I find her story super inspiring and love how well she expresses herself through her imagery. There’s a regal quality to every photograph that stuns me every time. Her travel imagery and her fashion sense all have a beautiful flow to them that makes her photos look alive. I definitely think seeing her account solidified for me my love for warm, brown tones and that rustic/sunset energy in a photograph. She always inspires me to think of more beautiful colors and to appreciate and experiment with different textures.
@FINDINGNEEMA
@MUSESUNIFORM
Neema (left) is an academic and nomad extraordinaire. She has traveled throughout the African continent and diaspora, documenting her experiences through beautiful images that she shares on her insta. I love her feed for how personal it is, and how much of a sense of who she is you get from her photos. She also uses the warm tones that I so love in photography, and does interesting things with her poses and composition that I learn from all the time.
Nelly (right) is the woman behind muses uniform on Insta. I believe she is Parisian, and I live for her clean, vibrant and really quite maximalist approach to fashion photography. Her compositions are never boring; her use of pattern and texture is always so poignant, and every image of hers leaves me feeling like I’ve been told a story that I won’t forget for a long time.
These accounts all really help me when I’m in a rut. I learn a lot from them about voice, about personality, about photography and editing. There are a lot more that I go to for other things as well, and I think I’ll put together a Part 2 of this post to talk about them as well. I hope you guys found someone new to check out, or are going to get to creating a Pinterest account.
As always, sending you love and light,
Amoafoa.
