Finding Local Inspiration: Fall on a Farm
Fall has officially started on the east coast of the United States! Temperatures have finally mellowed, pumpkin spiced everything is available for sale, and the trees are starting to show their fall colors. So last weekend I headed out into rural Virginia to get a few images in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
One thing I often hear from new photographers is that they don't have anything to photograph, and they can only travel once or twice a year. That sentiment represents a lack of creativity! There are photographs to be found everywhere you look. So today I'm sharing over a dozen images that were all taken within a 300 foot radius of a farm house in rural Virginia - all made on the same day (although taken at different times to reflect changing sun conditions).
You don't need need to travel to exotic locations to make some photographs, and I challenge you to find some local inspiration in your back yard!
A white picket fence surrounding the property lines.
Playing with reflections and silhouettes in the window. That's actually my mom sitting at the kitchen table.
A shed sitting along the edge of the property.
A pile of fresh leaves on the lawn
Two ladders leaning up on the side of the workshop
Peeling paint on the side of the shed
Playing with the high contrast late afternoon shadows on the leaves
The view from the back of the property
Looking over the fence toward the neighbor's farm
The tree in the front yard
A workshop with an old horse-drawn carriage in the back
A pile of leaves on a table in the yard