Stuck in alockdown rut? From shooting safely to becoming an admin master, here’s some ideas to keep your career and creativity moving forward

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If you’ve read all your books, exhausted your DVD collection, finished the entirety of Netflix, and you’re left twiddling your thumbs, then don’t fear – help has arrived. While you might be itching to get outside and start shooting again, the national lockdown has other ideas. Luckily, there are still plenty of ways that you can explore new business opportunities and keep your creative juices flowing.

No matter what photographic genre you shoot, lockdown has affected us all. But there are still some unique opportunities that can be explored during this enforced downtime. Whether you’d like to learn an interesting new skill, catch up on backlogged admin, or you simply want to spend more time shooting for fun, we’ve rounded up 10 top tips to help you achieve your career and creative goals.

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01 START A DAILY PROJECT 

It’s perfectly understandable if you need a little extra motivation to dust off your camera and capture some photos at the moment. This is why a daily project can be so useful. Why not set yourself a 30-day challenge to shoot every single day? The specific framework of the challenge doesn’t matter – it’s all about having the intention and following it through. When those 30 days are up, you’ll have a bunch of beautiful new photos for your portfolio.