For many people, a funny thing happens when they put down their big fancy rig and, instead, use their simple camera phone. When you're not worried about all the settings, your brain instead turns to more artistic endeavors. You essentially can become more creative once you are freed from the shackles of all those settings, buttons and switches.
Take any good photography class and chances are the teacher will give you an assignment. These assignments can take many forms, some help you master camera operation or photographic techniques while some of the most valuable assignments involve expanding your creative skills. It’s the creative assignments that can really stretch you as a photographer and teach you to see the creative possibilities in the world around you.
