do what i do - take pictures of anything that moves and anything that doesn't. focus on the extremely ordinary, then you start spotting the unordinary.
or find a little kid and lend them your camera and see what happens (make sure you have insurance!)
i'm attempting to take photos of everything i eat and drink today for interest. i haven't time to take arty photos of each foodstuff, but if i did that could be a very nice little project.
Hey! I'm hoping to go to college to do photography but i don't know what they are lokking for to be in my portfolio. Do i just take pics og things i like? And is it wise to take pics of people, or is it not professional enough??
i find generally that it's good to have some external instructions to make you photograph stuff you wouldn't normally, or approach a subject in a different way.
the question is, what do you use to provide the instructions. are there good websites out there for that kind of thing ?
or, simply take a dictionary, open at random and do a study based around whatever word you randomly point to.
I want to be a casual photographer in the future or now....if only i had a camera...but I wanted some ideas of what to take pictures of.
do what i do - take pictures of anything that moves and anything that doesn't. focus on the extremely ordinary, then you start spotting the unordinary.
or find a little kid and lend them your camera and see what happens (make sure you have insurance!)
most of all have fun.
i'm attempting to take photos of everything i eat and drink today for interest. i haven't time to take arty photos of each foodstuff, but if i did that could be a very nice little project.
here is the result:
http://www.funkypancake.com/blog/archives/001332.html
Hey! I'm hoping to go to college to do photography but i don't know what they are lokking for to be in my portfolio. Do i just take pics og things i like? And is it wise to take pics of people, or is it not professional enough??
i studied electronic engineering and my day job is as a regulation manager for an Internet company - so i speak as a complete no-brain !
however, my advice would be to talk to a couple of colleges and see what they want from a portfolio. maybe get some examples of what others have done.
i'd always recommend doing stuff you are interested in ! even if it doesn't go in your folio then you'll enjoy and learn whilst doing it.
forcing yourself to do some different stuff can be a good discipline too though.
good luck !
here was the result of my food experiment:
http://www.funkypancake.com/blog/archives/001332.html
i find generally that it's good to have some external instructions to make you photograph stuff you wouldn't normally, or approach a subject in a different way.
the question is, what do you use to provide the instructions. are there good websites out there for that kind of thing ?
or, simply take a dictionary, open at random and do a study based around whatever word you randomly point to.