Variety is the Spice of Life Part 2: Themes

There are so many ways that you can expand your skills as a photographer and keep things fresh and exciting at the same time. All of us at Captured share a common goal that we want for our readers and just all the photographers out there. We never want you to lose passion for taking photos. That's why we want to promote creative thinking in any way we can.
     In our last post, we talked about ditching our bubble, and seeking a better means of making beautiful photography. I hope you all took us up on our challenge, and even more importantly so, I hope all of you had fun with it as well. We want to run a few more ideas by all of you, just in case your creative juices aren't quite flowing yet. Our challenge was a very broad means of breaking from the norm, but now we want to focus back on some specific themes that will produce great pictures.
     The first photo theme that you should try is taking "mono-pictures." Mono-pictures is when you only take pictures of one specific color in them or even just black and white. This is a great way to switch things up a bit, and make you see pictures in ways you haven't yet seen. If you have never tried mono photographs, I highly recommend it. It forces you to see pictures in a new light, and you might find you like a picture much better than if it was all in color.
     Next, if the photo walk challenge was a little too broad for your tastes, and you prefer specific points of interest or even just more guidelines on what to look for, we suggest the A-Z challenge. The A-Z challenge is when you take 26 photos, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet. This seems easy until you get to letters like Q, X or Z. If it makes it easier, set themes for the photos, instead of what the picture is. For example, you could take a picture with someone with their hands over their ears, and call the picture "quiet."
     Lastly but definitely not least, you could have a good old scavenger hunt. Similar to the photo walk, you set up a list of pictures to take and assign point values to each. This allows more specifics then the photo walk and you can do it and have fun with a bunch of your friends. Go out and take as many pictures as you can in a specified period of time and the person with the most points win. Plus, you also get to look at everyone's pictures, which always makes for a good time. Continue to think of new ways to keep your passion for photography alive and well.