Photography Project No. 1: Local environmental portraits
There's most likely a wealth of photographic opportunity in your local area, which you've never explored.
Undertaking an environmental portrait project will certainly change this pick a specific theme, such as work,
leisure, or living spaces and go from there. Word will soon spread and you'll be surprised at how many people are open to
being photographed and how many new people you'll meet.
Photography Project No. 2: Windows and doors
Windows and doors are everywhere: we are bombarded with them on a daily basis. Choose these everyday openings as a
photo project however and you'll soon see the interesting and unusual jumping out at you. Peeling paint, smashed windows,
ornate knockers and wonderful windows boxes this project is sure to yield a great set of photographs and is something
that'll improve with time: the further you travel, the more interesting and diverse your project will become.
Photography Project No. 3: On-going documentary
Find something going on locally, that interests you, but that you aren't involved with yourself and document it,
regularly. This could be anything from dinner dances to five-a-side football matches the key is to pick something
that will hold your interest and often this means something slightly alien to you. Introduce yourself and make a date to
go regularly and show your images to those involved. This type of project makes great material for a local exhibition.
Photography Project No. 4: From the hip
Shooting from the hip is a great technique and, if you've never tried it, makes a great basis for a street photography
project. With your camera at waist level, you shoot upwards, without looking through the viewfinder
so your subjects don't know they are being photographed and you are rewarded with genuinely candid photographs of
people, with the added bonus of an interesting perspective. Make a date with your hip and the street at least once a week,
or shoot everyday on your way to work...
Photography Project No. 5: City Swap
Get out of your comfort zone and document life somewhere drastically different.
This could mean travelling to the other side of the world, but it needn't the UK is so economically and
socially diverse place, that you neednt go far to be somewhere unfamiliar. You could catch a train to Chelsea or
Hackney for the day and come away with a great set of photos from each, as you'll find you respond well to the challenge of capturing the unfamiliar. Sometimes, in our own towns, we become blind to the photo opportunities around us,
as we consider our everyday to be 'normal'.
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