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- 10 Photography Assignments to Stimulate Your Creativity
- Group Boudoir Photography: The Latest Trend
- New Documentary on the Secret Street Photographer
- 15 Examples of Surreal Photos Taken with a Fisheye Lens
| 10 Photography Assignments to Stimulate Your Creativity Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:09 PM PDT Quick Reminder: Only 2 days left! in the popular deal on: Lightroom Training Course Discount This article will provide you with 10 photography self-assignments that you can use to get your own creative juices flowing. They are designed to help you grow in skill as a well-rounded photographer while helping you build your portfolio at the same time. Many of these projects are best executed over a period of time, rather than in a single session.  “Waiting” captured by Jack Nobre (Click Image to See More From Jack Nobre) 1. The Park Bench. Take your camera and a tripod to a park, and find a busy park bench. Set yourself up some distance away with a long lens aimed at the bench and pre-focused. Settle in, and for the next few hours, take images at fixed time intervals, say every ten minutes. This is really an exercise in time lapse photography. I think the resulting images would make a fun photo essay. The setting stays the same, but the subjects change at random. 2. Evolution of Construction. Find a nearby construction site, and take a picture every day. If you choose the same vantage point each time, you’ll end up with a series of images that show the building in progressive stages of completion. 3. Through the Seasons. This exercise is similar to number two, but is best done in a less urban environment, and over a longer period of time. Find a landscape that you can shoot in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. The works especially well if you live in a place that receives snow in Winter, and where the leaves on the trees turn colour in the Autumn. 4. Self Portrait. The concept of this is simple: take a picture of yourself every day. It helps to use a tripod and shutter release, rather than limiting yourself by trying to shoot with the camera at arm’s length. You are the most patient subject you could ever work with, so use this to your advantage. Get creative, overact, dress up, and use props. You decide how you want to show yourself to the world! If you do an internet search on this topic, you’ll find related Flickr and Twitter groups, where you can share your images.  “self portrait” captured by shovona karmakar (click image to see more from shovona karmakar) 5. A Day in the Life of… This is a great project to document a particular occupation. For example, you could take photographs of a nurse at work to show all the various aspects of his or her job. It may take you more than one day of shooting to capture a representative set of images. 6. Get to Know Your Neighborhood. So often, we never really take a good look at our own neighbourhood. Make it a point to walk around, and shoot ten images of the area where you live. Do this once a month, or even once a week, if you really get inspired. 7. Color Challenge. This is a fun challenge for an urban environment. Take you camera downtown, and give yourself a few hours to take pictures. Choose a colour (or for added challenge, have a friend pick the colour for you), and shoot only objects of that colour. By the end of the session, you’ll be surprised how that colour jumps out at you! When you’re finished, it’s great to take your best images and assemble them into a collage or mosaic. This is something that can be done in Adobe Photoshop. 8. A Collection of “Somethings.” Whenever you’re out, carry your camera, and be on the lookout for whatever “something” you choose. It could be feet, garbage cans, vegetables that look like faces, bicycles – you name it! Get creative, and pick a theme that you don’t usually see in pictures.  “construction pipes” captured by Lisa (Click Image to See More From Lisa) 9. Pet’s Eye View. Pretend that you are your pet. How would you see the world if you were a dog? A hamster? Shoot a series images from the perspective of your pet’s eye level. 10. After Dark. We don’t always think to take our cameras out at night. Try shooting after dark. If you’re in the country, you can shoot moonlight or star trails. In the city, you can shoot vehicles’ tail-light trails or downtown buildings. Wherever you are, you can try light-painting – using a long exposure, and moving a flashlight over parts of the scene. Hope these ideas inspire you to get out there and start shooting! About the Author Popular Lightroom Training Deal Ending Soon:Adobe has just released Lightroom 5, and the changes have made this leading photo program even more powerful! But every time they change things up it means time re-learning the software and adapting its new features. Pro photographer Phil Steele has updated his popular training course to educate photographers on how to master all aspects of the program (including version 5) and we were able to negotiate for our readers a 30% discount which ends in a few days. It can be found here: Lightroom Made Easy Course at 30% Off Go to full article: 10 Photography Assignments to Stimulate Your Creativity |
| Group Boudoir Photography: The Latest Trend Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:43 PM PDT Though boudoir photography for individuals has been around for quite awhile, a new trend in female bonding has redefined the sexy genre as a luxury to be enjoyed with friends. Women are commemorating bachelorette parties, milestone birthdays, big trips, maternity, and even divorces with scantily clad group photo shoots. The following clip details this fad and highlights photographer Chris Lo Bue‘s boudoir photo business (for those of you reading this by email, the news report can be seen here): Photographers interested in adding boudoir to their repertoire can take some advice from Lo Bue’s experience. He helps women get comfortable in front of the camera by encouraging them to invite their friends, allowing them to bring their own lingerie, offering glamorous hair and makeup sessions, striving to make them feel pampered, and airbrushing the final images, as requested.
Making boudoir photography a shared experience not only creates a fun memory for clients (Via Petapixel), it’s likely to generate more sales. Each woman in the group is inclined to make a purchase after the session. Pleased clients who feel great about how they look in their photographs will share them with other friends, who may also be persuaded to book their own photo shoots. This new photography trend stands to benefit everyone involved. For further training on boudoir photography:There is a full guide on the difficult art of Boudoir Photography aided by Speedlights. Michael Zelbel has developed a method to shoot wonderful beauty photos with a set of lighting gear, that is so small, it fits into his carry-on luggage when traveling. It’s easy to use and enabled him to walk into any bedroom and turn it into a stage for breathtaking boudoir photos within minutes. The guide also carries a 60 day no-questions-asked guarantee so there is no risk in trying it. Remember to use the voucher code PICTURECORRECT for a discount. It can be found here: The Art of Boudoir Photography with Speedlights Go to full article: Group Boudoir Photography: The Latest Trend |
| New Documentary on the Secret Street Photographer Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:49 PM PDT The last few years have seen the rise of one name from unknown amateur to photography legend — Vivian Maier. Over the course of a lifetime that saw her documenting the world around her, at one point taking photos daily with a Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera, she amassed a staggering 150,000 negatives. Most of these have neither been printed nor seen by any other person before their unlikely discovery at a storage location in 2007 (for those of you reading this by email, the video can be seen here): We’ve written about her before, but many of the details of Maier’s life are still being uncovered. The upcoming BBC One documentary, Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny’s Pictures, is another attempt to understand the gifted enigma.
Today, her photos, mostly depicting the streets of Chicago and New York in the 50′s and 60′s, are celebrated for their simple and honest compositions. Though posthumously, she has taken her place as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, if not, certainly the most intriguing.
The story of Vivian Maier is an inspiring confirmation that, in photography, one does not need expensive education or fancy equipment. One only has to SEE. Go to full article: New Documentary on the Secret Street Photographer |
| 15 Examples of Surreal Photos Taken with a Fisheye Lens Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:55 AM PDT A fisheye lens is an ultra wide-angle lens that produces strong visual distortion intended to create a wide panoramic or hemispherical image. It is a fun and funky alternative to a regular photo booth. Here are some examples from photographers all over the world to get you motivated. Give it a try if you want to add a new dimension to your photos. It sure will be fun!  photo by Joe Lohr Photography  photo by maxime nadeau croteau photo by Jeremy  photo by Neil Howard  photo by Nikki Frazier  photo by Evan Leeson  photo by Xavier  photo by Bernhard Latzko  photo by Chris Smith  photo by Davide Gabino  photo by Xavier  photo by patri del sol  photo by Dennis Skley  photo by Josue Enriquez  photo by Vee For more fisheye information you may want to head on over to our fisheye lens shopping guide. If you are interested, one of the most popular fisheye lenses is the Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye. Take photos, explore different styles, be creative and have fun! That is what photography should be about. Go to full article: 15 Examples of Surreal Photos Taken with a Fisheye Lens |
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