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Open Up Your Creative Side Through Different Photography Projects!

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 Looking for a simple, fun, and relaxing thing to do? Feel like adding a creative activity to your day without getting your hands dirty? There is so much fun, relaxation, and satisfaction to get out of photography, whether it be a fun trip with your camera to capture a beautiful skyline, or cloning your dog to trick your friends. Since I first picked up a camera, I have had the privilege of doing many different simple and abstract photography projects. These opened my creative floodgates and can bring out your artistic side as well. Following is a collection of examples of these fun projects that would inevitably bring out your creative side while reducing your anxiety at the same time. I was very lucky to have The Trevor Zoo on my campus at boarding school, so it was only just a short two minute walk from my dorm to all the animals with my camera. With a few connections to the staff and director of the zoo, I was able go into many of the exhibits with my camera, including my favorite
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Does Photography Really Reduce Anxiety?

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Do you ever feel the urge to make sure that you get some good pictures everywhere you go? Believe it or not, this urge is no mere coincidence. Whether it is the simple act of pulling out your smartphone and taking photos with your friends on the weekend to post on Instagram, or bringing a high end digital camera on a vacation with beautiful views, or even building a pinhole camera out of a red pepper (I witnessed the creation of this camera first-hand!), you are subconsciously satisfying your mind and reducing anxiety while doing any of these different forms of photography! Red pepper pinhole camera - created by Huarui Zhang. While it has become widely known that social media is addicting , this fact is often accompanied with a negative connotation. Unfortunately, many people miss that there is much more to the story. There is a major upside to the use of social media, and the desire to record your life through these platforms. When certain addictions are tamed and honed into healthy h
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