Sooner or later we all find ourselves in a creative rut that results in boring, uninspired images. This quick tutorial provides seven pro tips for getting your artistic juices flowing in a hurry so that the photos you make will once again be interesting and impressive.

According to South Korean photographer Alex Kim, this lack of inspiration often results from lazy, bad habits. Kim has struggled with this challenge himself, and today  he demonstrates seven quick solutions that will provide a big boost in creativity.

Kim’s tips are presented in the context of street photography, but they’re equally powerful with other popular genres. He introduces the lesson like this: “I’m going to share the most common mistakes that street photographers make that results in a boring photo.”

At the top of Kim’s list is always shooting from eye level, even though a different vantage point, either higher or lower, will enable you to boost impact by experimenting with unique angles and perspectives that are far more dynamic and compelling. In other words, if you shoot everything at eye level there a good chance that you’re missing out on photos with maximum depth, dimension, and drama.

One of Kim’s favorite methods for getting out of this familiar trap is to crouch down and shoot from the hip or with the camera close to the ground, and he proves this point with interesting imagery. As he explains, “low angles can make a subject appear larger and more dramatic by creating a presence that’s difficult to achieve with eye-level imagery.”

Conversely, shooting down from above provides another uncommon perspective that can make photos stand out from the crowd. This approach will make subjects appear smaller and add a unique sense of openness.

So far we’ve only scratched the surface of Kim’s helpful advice, and there are six more bad habits and solutions to consider. Along the way he demonstrates how camera settings, thoughtful composition, and even the subject itself will determine the level of creativity inherent to every image you shoot.

Kim’s popular YouTube channel offers many more instructional videos that will result in better outdoor imagery, so pay a visit and put his expert advice to work.

We also recommend watching another game-changing tutorial we posted recently from another accomplished pro who demonstrates how to employ custom vignettes in Lightroom to create outdoor photographs with maximum impact.

Accurate Colors are an essential component of every image you capture unless, of course, monochrome is your thing. To get everything right it’s important to understand the Color Space settings that are available, and how they impact your work.

Like with most things in photography there’s no “right” option  for every image you make, because the “correct” choice depends upon how you intend to display and share the photo(s) in question. This seven-minute tutorial from the Photo Feaver YouTube channel clears up all the confusion in barely seven minutes.

Instructor James is a passionate landscape photographer and post-processing expert whose shooting and editing lessons cover a wide range of topics geared toward beginning and intermediate shooters. He kicks off today’s episode with this: “What defines the colors of your photos is the Color Space you shoot in,” and there are more options than you may know.

SRGB and Adobe RGB are the most commonly used settings, but there’s also ProPhoto RGB and CMYK. James explains what this terminology means, how it matters, and why a firm grasp of the differences is super important.

James explains that “a Color Space is like a box that includes the range of colors your image can contain—otherwise referred to as “color gamut.” Some of these boxes are small, while others are “massive.” And as you’ll see, “choosing the right Color Space is critical to how your images will look on the screen and appear in print.”

The term SRGB is an abbreviation for “standard red, green and blue” introduced in 1998 by HP and Microsoft to work with the Web, computer monitors, and color printers. This very small color profile has both benefits and drawbacks, but it became the global go-to choice—at least for a while.

Of course imaging technology has changed significantly since the 90’s, which is why James walks you through newer Color Space options, explains what they represent, and the pros and cons of each.

So which setting should use when? After watching the video you’ll be able to delete this question from your list of unexplained photo mysteries. Then head over to the Photo Feaver YouTube channel where there’s much more to learn.

And on a related note, don’t miss the tutorial we featured earlier from another top expert who explains in-camera techniques for capturing winter photographs with accurate colors when snow covers the landscape.