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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Variety is the Spice of Life Part 1: Photo Walk Challenge

All of us at Captured wanted to issue a little challenge to all our devoted readers out there. This challenge is designed to not only spark creativity in you, but also shake you out of what we like to call the "photographer's bubble." If you look through your photos in your camera, what do you see? Is it mostly pictures from around your house, or of the same friends over and over again? Even if they are good pictures, which I'm sure they're great, there probably isn't much variety to your picture taking.
     So our goal in this challenge is to break you out of your "bubble," and into the amazing world of wonderful, creative pictures. So here's the challenge. Firstly, set a location where you want to shoot your pictures. Whether it's a specific place in your town/city or just all over the place; just remember to never limit yourself. Secondly, diversify your picture taking, meaning don't take fifty pictures of the same thing or same type of thing.  Thirdly, don't be afraid to be spontaneous! Ask to take pictures of people, even if there complete strangers, unless you prefer taking them from a distance; just don't look like a creeper! Capture feelings, emotions and the many interesting sides of people. Maybe even create themes that you want your photos to fall into.
     This type of spontaneous photography usually produces your best work, because it's not constricted or limited by anything. Improve your skills by practice, practice and yes more practice!

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