Ideas for a Photo Assignment.....

[tinksdad]

These were posted on flicker Strobist board from one of the participants that used to teach photography. Sounds like an interesting assignment.

Thoughts? Takers?


Anyhow here is the assignment:
1. An image of one thing, that says only one thing about it.
2. A person who represents what you wanted to be when you were 6.
3. A kid who loves you... and I gotta see the love.
4. The thing that makes your mom your mom (or dad, or sister)? Shoot it.
5. You know your favorite song? The one you always turn the radio up on? Shoot a photograph to go on the cover of that album. I don't care if I get it... do you?
6. A bridge. From one place to another. One soul to another. One child to another. A bridge.
7. Your most hated food, but make it look so good you are even tempted. You can have people in the shot, but not more than 12.
8. Show me a sports game in a landscape. No athletes, just the game. No sports field, just the game. No balls, no hockey sticks, no buckets of ice. Just the game as a landscape.
9. Happiness.
10. Any musical instrument, with people or not. Here's the deal though, we should feel something when seeing it, not just 'see' it.
11. Cute kitten... nawww... just kidding. Make it a place that seems abandoned, or lonely... if a place can be lonely make me feel it.
12. The one photograph you would want to sum up your photographic career today. You have been invited to show at the most prestigious show in NY and you can show only one picture. Show me that picture.

 

[DVC Jen]

those are some fantasic ideas.

 

[tinksdad]

I thought so as well. Doesn't look anyone else is up to it.......


They're hard and will make you think, but that could be half the fun.

 

[LPZ_Stitch!]

There's some neat ideas, there ... I think I'm going to have to go and see what I can do with these....

I get them all except #8.

 

[Gdad]

My two favorites-

5. You know your favorite song? The one you always turn the radio up on? Shoot a photograph to go on the cover of that album. I don't care if I get it... do you?

6. A bridge. From one place to another. One soul to another. One child to another. A bridge.

I find the music theme interesting- maybe not so much an album cover as just a photographic expression of some music lyrics you find meaningful- and why if one wants to share.

Bridge idea is another that would likely inspire some real creativity.

 

[jann1033]

i don't understand 1 and 8 if anyone can help me out and well the last one might be a few yrs in coming

 

[handicap18]

We can probably work some of that stuff in during our assignments. I do try to keep things somewhat on the simple side to try and get as many people as possible participating.

Interpertation is definately left to the individual and some of these could definately add some interesting idea's to get some people going.

 

[tinksdad]

There's some neat ideas, there ... I think I'm going to have to go and see what I can do with these....

I get them all except #8.

That one is kind of obtuse isn't??? I didn't understand that one either.....

OK, throw that one out!!

Here's a take on Number 1;

Smooth.......

 

[Gdad]

1. An image of one thing, that says only one thing about it.

Here's a take on Number 1;

Smooth.......

Nice Try but Sorry- I think that says Smooth AND Yellow.

 

[tinksdad]

Nice Try but Sorry- I think that says Smooth AND Yellow.

Darn, didn't think of that!! It just said "smooth" to me........

Back to the viewfinder!