How to look for inspiration – The big apple

Five years ago I went to New York and I was really intrigued by the skyscrapers and their lines rising up the sky. The architecture and the pulse of the city were a great experience with lots of pictures for my inspiration archive.

Last time we looked at photos zooming in on nature. This time we will zoom out and look closely at the surroundings of New york city and its exciting environment.

Lines everywhere you look, a paradise for exciting compositions
 
This picture does not have vibrant colors but the mirroring effect with the windows and the lines meeting each other makes this photo a great source of inspiration. Sometimes a dull image can be surprising if you look good enough.
When you crop the original photo you can see it more
First I notice the soft blue colours, that are reflecting from the sky in the windows of these buildings.
Then my eye is drawn to the interesting geometric shapes. See the photo below. There I marked the shapes in black.


With the lines and colors I start to experiment in Illustrator. I’ve used the beautiful blues from the photo above.

I combine digital and nondigital mediums to get my creativity going. What about you?

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