In my latest article for Jay & Varina Patel's Visual Wilderness website, I write about five ways that I have cultivated creativity and improved my photography as a result:
Think of yourself as a creative person.
Banish expectations.
Develop your observational skills.
Set aside time for practice and experimentation.
Try working within constraints.
You can read the full article and see the example photographs on the Visual Wilderness website. Have you found any of these practices or others to be helpful in your photography? If so, I would be interested to hear about your experience in the comments.