I was picking my teacher's brain the last week of class, asking her how she got to where she is today as a professional. It all started for her, twenty years ago, by simply doing it. Being active and hands on. It wasn't until she started experimenting that she really started understanding the art of photography. That is my hope too. And I've definitely learned so much already in the last 6 weeks. My photographic horizon's have been broadened! I know and understand my camera so much better...I'm finally beginning to grasp the ever elusive science, the innerworkings of aperture and shutter speed (among other things). ...I've really enjoyed it! I hope you enjoy it too as I share these photos with you...
Project #1
1. The place where you live.
(Discover your camera)
Take different pictures at different times of day, in different light. Take them from different positions--distant, close-up, from beneath and from above. What are the things you like, or dislike, what is meaningful and worth remembering? When there is little light use a tripod, or place your camera in a steady position and use the self-timer. Of course you can take a picture of yourself and your companions...
There are a few more I could post...but I'll stop there. You can go to my flickr site to view the others. This was a perfect first project to get the wheels in my head turning. How do I capture something that is so familiar to me in a fresh and new way? My own home, what I see every day...I decided to start capturing images of things that are in my home, but also images of things that actively take place in my home every day. My housemates and myself in the active state of 'living' in our home. Those menial tasks that we do all the time, like washing our hands, but we would never think to take a picture of it. These moments, the simple things of daily life, whether it's standing in front of the mirror of the bathroom or cooking or ... you get the idea.
which one is your favorite and why?
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