Seven Characteristics of Creative Thinking
1. Receptivity - Be open to new ideas; welcome new experiences.
i am open to new ideas and they honestly make art better because they keep art new.
2. Attentiveness - Every experience is potentially valuable.
especially when taking pictures, being attentive is important because the best moments are the ones that the everyday eye misses.
3. Conviction - Tenaciously pursue an independent path.
if you follow other peoples ideas as an artist, your work will never be truly your own, that is why conviction is important.
4. Curiosity - Research unusual topics; analyze unfamiliar systems.
curiosity can be the turning point of any project, it causes people to go out of their comfort zones and find their own great art.
5. Wide Range of Interests - With more components, the number of
combinations increase.
with a larger field of view, you see more which can make any good art ten times better.
6. Seeking Connections - See the similarity between disparate parts.
seeking connections helps because it can give the viewer a good point of interest.
7. Complexity - Combine the irrational with the intuitive.
the irrational is the interesting and the intuitive is what people see every day, together they are the high points of great art and creativity.
