10 Photography Projects You’ll Actually Want to Try... @Firstmanphotography

Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Struggling to find your next photography project? In this video, I share 10 creative and practical ideas to help you get inspired, stay motivated, and fall back in love with shooting again.

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0:00 Intro
1:04 Get a scrapbook
1:56 Make a time-lapse
3:30 Get off social media
5:29 Make it cohesive with a new technique
7:10 Build a website (squarespace ad read)
9:05 Printing
10:26 Make a zine
12:06 Buy other photographers work
15:09 Framing
16:50 Go wild camping

10 Photography Projects You’ll Actually Want to Try...

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Early starts, heavy bags, bad weather, long walks, and no guarantee of anything worth photographing. But that is also exactly why it matters, you never know what you’re going to get until you take that first step out the door. DxO Photolab 9 - Get 15% off with offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/DxOPhotoLab 30 Tips in 30 Days - https://geni.us/30Tips Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. 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Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #ai #photography #spon 0:00 Intro 1:02 Ai Generated Art and Photography? 2:57 The Nature of Technology 5:32 Is Ai an Attack on art? 8:24 Squarespace 9:50 Amazing Imagery Vs Fine Art 12:52 The Antidote and Hope of the Future$ $Long Exposure Photography in Torrential Rain……with surprising results!! Adam heads to a stunning coastline in torrential rain to do something that should not be possible: long exposure photography. The results may surprise even a seasoned photographer. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Enter the Raw Room - https://geni.us/RawRoom Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. 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Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #photography #inspiration #spon Intro 0:00 Specialise Early 0:29 Dont Work For Free 3:38 Gatekeepers 5:50 Lexar 7:38 Has to be Technically Perfect 8:35 Work Smarter, Not Harder 10:40$ $I did 90% of film photography with just a digital camera... Film photography, it’s all the rage, but it’s expensive, its tricky and it’s slow. So today I’m gonna show you how you can get 90% of the benefits people love about it, using your digital camera alone. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Enter the Raw Room - https://geni.us/RawRoom Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. 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In this video we look at some of the hard truths that should be considered and discuss a mindset that will set you on the path to success. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman Pre-Order my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan T-Sirts and Merch - http://bit.ly/FirstMan1Store Buy Prints - http://bit.ly/PrintsFirstMan Workshops - http://bit.ly/latestWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #photography #inspiration #spon$