When I first read Boris´ post Travel I was totally infected with the idea of his little exercise! I may not be a frequent traveler in terms of flying to Japan or road-tripping to the polar circle for the weekend. But having been introduced to that quote generator was great fun and I could easily think of packing some Lego and gear, hopping in my car and leaving my neighborhood for a mystery photo session out in the wild. Continue reading “A Physical Exercise- For the Brain”
A Physical Exercise- For the Brain
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Time for a photochallenge – make a book cover
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It’s my time to announce a new photo challenge on the blog. Just like all the previous challenges we have found it in the book: “The photographers playbook“. This time I want to challenge you to make a book cover:
Think of a title for a book that you wish you could check out from the library and make a cover for the book.
Triin Tamm
I hope you will join Shelly and I as we explore what our own book covers will look like.
Kristina
Nostalgic – the idea of what could have been
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My first thought when I read the nostalgia challenge was that this one is written for me.
“As an assignment, create a photographic work that consciously wrestles with the concept of ‘nostalgia’ and photography’s unique relationship to it.”
My second thought was, I don’t even have to do this one because I’ve already done it. I do it all the time; I’m constantly wrestling with the concept of nostalgia. So many of my pictures with the troopers are connected to the theme of nostalgia. Or they are about being a parent exploring the world through the eyes of a child. Or they are about being a child longing for a parents attention or love. Suddenly I started to overthink myself: is this really the concept I wrestle with? I’m not sure… Continue reading “Nostalgic – the idea of what could have been”
Nostalgia
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It seems like forever ago when I posted our latest photo challenge : Nostalgia. It’s been a busy couple of months which accounts for some of the delay, but not all of it. It turns out that when I look closely at my life and attitudes towards nostalgia, I’m not very nostalgic. Continue reading “Nostalgia”
Photo Challenge: Nostalgia
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Our new photo challenge from the Photographer’s Playbook concerns nostalgia.
“As an assignment, create a photographic work that consciously wrestles with the concept of ‘nostalgia’ and photography’s unique relationship to it. The work can be made in any photographic form (although Cotton’s essay focuses on the black-and-white print, it is important to recognize that all forms of photography – color, digital, photograms, camera phones, screen grabs, found photography, collage, projection, and so on – are equally capable of nostalgic power.)
Because of the nature of the assignment’s focus, your imagery might explore notions of the past – immediate or ancient – whether it be photographic, cultural, personal, political, environmental, scientific, or otherwise. But be careful to avoid overt irony, over-sentimentalization, or ‘retro’ pastiche. Genuinely engage with this curious and oddly powerful human emotion through the photographic image.” – Aaron Schuman pg #309
Make it Seem by AliceinCleveland
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The latest challenge is a hefty one. It calls for a total of four different photographs that require a good amount of thought. I was happy to receive it a bit before I headed out for a couple of days that were designated for nothing but exploring an unfamiliar town with a camera. I had all of these grand ideas for how this time would go. I was going to focus on my theme of “fracture.” I was going to figure out where I want to head with photography. I was going to really experiment with Lego Minifigures. I was going to have these wholly profound moments of inspiration and creative omnipresence and the results from these two days were going to be amazing.
Some of that even happened too. Mostly though, normal (not amazing) stuff happened. Continue reading “Make it Seem by AliceinCleveland”
Make it Seem
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This latest photo challenge, ‘make it seem…’, had me struggling from the get go which is why its taken me so long to post a response. Like Kristina, I really enjoy these challenges. Not only can they push me in new directions, they often reveal something that is already present in my photographs. This challenge was no exception. Continue reading “Make it Seem”
I tried to make the images seem sad, beautiful, shocking or urgent…
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I’ve been looking forward to this latest challenge, because I really like these photographic challenges that we do together, Shelly and I. They’re awesome because they allow me to see things in a different context, maybe even get me to try something new or simply get me to think and write about my photographic work. And its even more challenging to do them in conjunction with other creatives because it makes it possible to see another photographers point of view, get others thoughts and ideas about how to create photographic images. Continue reading “I tried to make the images seem sad, beautiful, shocking or urgent…”
A Photographic Labour of Love
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I have before me 15 photo books from our 2nd annual Best of Photography book exchange. Each one is a photographic labour of love; each one is a testament to the talent and variety of photographers in our community. Continue reading “A Photographic Labour of Love”
A little challenge
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Last Sunday I tried to shoot Mikes Outdoor Lightening challenge and I failed miserable at it. After a full week of travelling for Darth Inc. I found myself in the Studio with a cup of coffee, the same little challenge in front of me and the will to succeed this time. Continue reading “A little challenge”