10 Ways to Use the Weekly Flickr Theme

The weekly Flickr theme can be an inspiration tool for creatives of all kinds. Here are just a few quick ideas to get your thoughts flowing.

1. Shoot some new photos that fit the theme.
2. Try to recreate one of the photos, but add your own flavor.
3. Create a piece of artwork based on the theme word or one of the submitted images.
4. Write a scene and include the theme word.
5. Choose one of the submitted photos and write a story synopsis about what you see.
6. Brush the dust off older photos and submit them to the group pool.
7. Come up with a character based on the theme word or one of the images.
8. Compose a musical piece based on an image.
9. Choose a photo and make a list of words based on what you see.
10. Describe what happened just before or after one of the photos was taken.

Those are only a few ways to use the weekly theme. Can you come up with more? Tell us how you would use them as a creative prompt.

Photo by Frederic della Faille