I'm sitting here searching my mind for something profound to say and... I'm coming up blank... feels like those days when I'm totally uninspired to create anything. But how to break through it?

Go to a local area. Take one lens or restrict yourself to shooting at a chosen mm on your zoom lens. Spend an hour shooting whatever you see around you, without too much thought about "Is it stock?" or "How's my composition?" or "Are my settings correct?" You will probably end up with a lot of crap, but you might get one or two images that surprise and inspire you.

Go to the bookstore. Look through photo books and magazines. For illustrators, peruse the children's books! Take a sketch book or notepad and jot down descriptions (or sketches) of images that ...