The purpose of my blog is not exclusively talk about photography. It reflects my various interests, and many times those interests are being talked as a solo subject or overlap with photography themes.
Although, we already talked about how doing activities outdoors has many benefits for your overall health. Recent studies also shows that even it is beneficial protecting the brain from Alzheimer’s disease as there are many stimuluses in your brain when you are walking outdoors. Therefore, in the week of Mental Health Awareness, I would like to approach this subject from a creative perspective.
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
A Creative photography Challenge for your Walking Routine
Every morning during weekdays I walk to help my body and my mental health; I go outdoors even in rainy days or with snow. To make my routine more appealing I started to take pictures with my phone during those walks. You might wonder what is special issue about that? I would like to clarify that I detest to use my phone to snap photos, but I am using it as a mental exercise. I force myself to take new captures from the same spots. I push my brain to be more creative and I train my eyes to see in a different way.
“I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To me, that makes photography more exciting.”
The beauty of this activity is the wide range of options. You can choose to take pictures of the same area, building, road or even statue, but capture them in different ways.
I don’t spend more than five minutes to take the image because the main purpose is to physically exercise. On the other hand, I also want to impose myself to think fast. However, if time is not a problem for you, you can enjoy this in a more mindful approach.
The images that I posted here are examples of the same group of trees that I take pictures during my morning walking routine.
During my hikes, there are many objects that I take photographs. It varies from a solo tree to different roads and paths; however, I take photos of them with different perspectives and I post them in my stories in Instagram and Facebook as a way to force me keep going with this habit.
If you are going for a walk and decided to take this challenge I invite you to post some images in the comments area of the announcement of this blog post in my Facebook Page or tag me so I can see them.
I hope you liked this idea, and bye for now.