For photographers, this is one of the coolest websites I’ve found: Hocus-Focus. It gives you a nice kick in the ass; some motivation to get up and snapping. Weekly exercises provide readers with a unique reason to get out there and practice. Exercises are fun too! The ideas offered up vary from unique ways to capture action shots to visiting a park and learning about light direction. Afterwards, if you post your pictures to a flickr account and tag them (with the specified hocus-focus tag), you can get feedback from others who completed the same exercise or “kick.” Cool in my book. Continue Reading