Creative photography accessories may be just what you needed to turn your work around or shake you out of the boredom and boredom of an uninspiring time.
After a good lens , and, of course, the ideal camera for everyone, a selection of accessories are the ones that help us the most as photographers.
Choosing a good backpack or even a suitable strap can mean the difference between wanting to go out or not to take pictures.
However, sometimes what fails us is imagination or inspiration. Well, accessories can also help us with that and that is what I am going to show you in the following lines.
As a general rule, they are usually a good investment, for a relatively low price and space, they can open up a world of creative possibilities.
AN EXTERNAL FLASH
I know that the issue of flash makes you roll your eyes and feel like running away, I know that natural light seems like a panacea to us: well, pretty and cheap, and it is, but the creative possibilities that a external flash are infinite ? .
An external flash allows you to shape the light and has the advantage that you do not depend on the sun to achieve the required result.
COLORED GELS FOR FLASH
We continue in the line of external flash. Some colored gels can be one of the ideal creative photography accessories to get different photos easily, quickly and at low cost.
Here you can see an example of gels for the external flash.
TRIPOD
-I know that it doesn't seem like one of the star accessories for creative photography on this list, but without a doubt, the tripod is one of the accessories that I highly recommend when it comes to increasing your creative possibilities:
- To shoot at slow speeds:
- for night photography (stars, milky way, etc.)
- silky effect of water
- light painting
- Image stacking
- Etc.
In short, for me, some of the most creative photographic techniques are achieved only with a tripod, which is why I consider it a star investment.
REMOTE SWITCH
And there can be no good long exposure technique without a remote shutter release. Another accessory that a priori is not very artistic but that allows you to obtain very creative photographs.
The main advantage of a remote shutter release is that you can control the shutter time without touching the camera, which translates into greater sharpness in your photos (you avoid the movement associated with pressing the shutter), but also play with self- portrait , Lightpainting , etc.
FILTERS
They are usually unknown to many photographers who are new to photography, but they seem to me an ideal investment, not only because of their relatively low price, but also because of their small size and, obviously, also because of their creative possibilities.
Among the filters, the most used are:
- Neutral density filter : for me, the most essential when we talk about accessories for creative photography. The artistic possibilities that a neutral density filter offers you are well worth the investment you can make.
- Neutral density gradient filter: ideal for lovers of landscape photography where the aim is to match the area of the sky with that of the ground so as not to have to give up good lighting in any of the areas of the image.
- Infrared filter: it is designed to eliminate visible light, and let only infrared light pass. The images taken with this type of filter are very original, you can see it in more depth in this article on infrared photography.
- Filter with fog effect.
- Star filter: where it transforms the points of light in the photograph into stars of different points (depending on the type of filter).
And then there are these super creative ones, to take different photos:
- Multi Chamber Filter
- kaleidoscopic filter
You can see more filters to spice up your photos in this article .
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
I will not go into the fact that the best investment if you like macro photography is, without a doubt, a good macro lens . However, if we are looking for accessories for creative photography, without investing too much but at the same time giving us many creative opportunities, we can get investment rings and extension tubes .
Both are very reasonably priced and allow you to get closer to the world of macro photography without breaking the bank ;).
HOME CREATIVE ACCESSORIES
Although they are not photographic accessories in the strict sense of the definition, many of the objects you have at home can help you achieve very creative and original images. I recommend that you search with a photographer's gaze all the objects you have around you, it is a great photographic exercise ? .
I leave you with some ideas:
- A magnifying glass
- A full glass of water
- A pair of sunglasses in front of the lens
- Mirrors
- Etc.
Here you have a lot of ideas for homemade photographic accessories and in this other DIY article we leave you with a few more ideas to create your own ? .
PROPS
If you like portrait photography , your arsenal cannot be without a few props ideas to give your photographs a creative touch (you cannot miss the mega guide that I have left you in the link with Mario tips and tricks).
Depending on the type of images you want to achieve, you should choose one style or another. Here the limit is in the imagination.
- More expensive
- Caps
- baskets
- Flowers,
- Etc.
MONEY
Backgrounds are very important in photography and can save you on more than one occasion. From the classic studio backgrounds to backgrounds with different patterns to give your images a more creative touch.
Simply with a white background and a black one, for example, you could achieve the fascinating techniques of high and low key.
But also any colored fabric that you carry, can work in the background in places where the one you have is not suitable.
OTHER ACCESSORIES FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
The ones that I am going to present to you now are other types of accessories that would not fall into any of the other categories, however, they are very interesting when it comes to doing creative photography, so here they go:
- Prism
- Crystal sphere
- light cube
- colorful lantern
- Light wands for lightpainting
ONE LAST PIECE OF ADVICE
Get yourself a bright target . I do know that we are heavy on this subject, but the difference between one that is not and one that is, is spectacular.
If you can only have one, I recommend the King of lenses , the 50mm f/1.4, which for its price is an absolute marvel.
If you don't have a budget, you can opt for the Prince of lenses(the 50mm f/1.8) which is also very good and much cheaper.
The blur ( bokeh ) that a bright lens like these can give you is unmatched, as is its high degree of sharpness. If you are looking for creativity, one of these objectives can change your life (photographic ; ) ).
THE BEST ACCESSORY IS YOU
Without your own creativity, you can already have all the accessories in the world available and at your fingertips, which will be of no use to you.
It's your unique point of view that can turn a boring image into a super creative one.
Reflect on your images, turn them around, change your point of view, improvise with what you have around you... a creative mind is all you need.
And the best of all is that creativity is learned, every day you have new tricks with which to search and discover your own style.
So much for this article on accessories that will help you in the eternal search for creativity. If you want to delve into the vast world of accessories in general, I highly recommend our complete guide to photographic accessories.
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