Today I realize that the creative process is not so simple that it can be reduced to a formula - go here, wait for muse, shoot, paint, draw. It is not a reactive process dependant on a magic fairy appearing and beating you with an inspiration-stick. Creativity is something you actively work at, and the more closely you know your own process, the more reliably the muse appears. Having said that, I think we all know that some days just do not go the way we want, and sometimes that's chalked-up to being uninspired, or bored, or lazy. I really believe that the more you understand what inspires you, the more readily you can put yourself in her path. I know what gets my creative juices going. For me, the flower or piece of land that has great light, nature, interesting people, and exotic places where the homogeny of the west has not replaced the beauty of human uniqueness with a strip mall, or the fashion of the day. So putting myself in a place I connect and resonate with, getting out, wandering aimlessly - that inspires me. "Put yourself in front of interesting stuff...I say."
