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07/06/2005 05:08:27 AM · #1 |
I was wondering how you people create your challenge entries, do you go out, try to find something fitting, or do you try to create it, then in studio or by arranging objects and/or people.
I hope you understand what I am trying to say here. I've been in a horrible downward spiral, both generally and 'photographically' speaking, and I am trying to get myself started again.
I am more of a finder than maker, I dislike 'formal' and 'staged' photography for some reason. (Probably because I don't have access to a studio :))
How do you do it?
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07/06/2005 05:27:43 AM · #2 |
I tend to stumble over things, my metal entry is one of thoose I saw it and then tried to make something from it, My Macro is one which I found in the garden then I waited for the right light, Like you I tend to be spontaious . with my shots .
I usually havent a clue what my entry will be just a vague idea , and then I walk around looking for inspiration!!!!
Hope this helps .
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07/06/2005 05:36:31 AM · #3 |
.. i tend to 'find' things when i least expect it.... 99% of my images ( challenges or not ) are all staged, my main goal in life is to document my girls life... all for fun..... but i have never used a studio as i don't have access to one either....
i love trying to come up with challenge entry's, but i don't usually do very good in them, but it takes me out of my square sometimes and thats the main thing to me.....
have fun.....!!!!!
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07/06/2005 05:51:51 AM · #4 |
i tend to 'make' the most of the opportunities i 'find' ;-)
sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. i do tend to be a little less stressed when i'm simply out shooting around, as opposed to trying to craft a shot. my last three challenges are perfect examples of how this happens for me.
macro - i didn't have time to buy a reversing ring, so i tried to do it handheld at that 11th hour, wound up with a stupid shot that i had to take a mulligan on.
obsolete - i had an idea for a shot, but started running out of time trying to 'create' it, and almost didn't have enough time just to take a simple shot. lotta stress in that.
it finished with a 5.6
leading lines - i selected my favorite shot out of the 3000+ shots i took that week.
it finished with a 6.0
for me, it's best to be shooting a lot, keeping the challenge in mind while i'm out. at the moment, i haven't really developed the ability to 'visualize' a winning shot and execute it properly--i guess that's the 'challenge' dpc holds for me... |
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07/06/2005 06:02:11 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
i tend to 'make' the most of the opportunities i 'find' ;-)
sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. i do tend to be a little less stressed when i'm simply out shooting around, as opposed to trying to craft a shot. my last three challenges are perfect examples of how this happens for me.
macro - i didn't have time to buy a reversing ring, so i tried to do it handheld at that 11th hour, wound up with a stupid shot that i had to take a mulligan on.
obsolete - i had an idea for a shot, but started running out of time trying to 'create' it, and almost didn't have enough time just to take a simple shot. lotta stress in that.
it finished with a 5.6
leading lines - i selected my favorite shot out of the 3000+ shots i took that week.
it finished with a 6.0
for me, it's best to be shooting a lot, keeping the challenge in mind while i'm out. at the moment, i haven't really developed the ability to 'visualize' a winning shot and execute it properly--i guess that's the 'challenge' dpc holds for me... |
i think this is what i was trying to put across.... thanks skiprow..lol....
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07/06/2005 06:04:21 AM · #6 |
Personally I 'find' photographs, mainly because recently I shoot in more of a photojournalistic style.
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07/06/2005 06:09:40 AM · #7 |
I have a diary of local events, things which will provide 'opportunities'. I usually have a choice of 3 or 4 different themes for each week. Then when the challenge comes out I will look to see if there are ideas I can develop.
Example1 (5th place) - Local Village Steam Fair - 
Example2 (9th place) - Public access to Gaping Gill Pot hole (twice yearly event) - 
Example3 - (18th place) - Local English Civil War re-enactment event - 
So I guess I make space for finding my submissions
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07/06/2005 06:43:56 AM · #8 |
In most of the cases, for challenges, I first try to imagine my shoot and to compose it in my mind. I often refer to something (a place, a shape, an emotional image) I have seen before. I then go out and try to "find" or even "compose" the subject I was thinking at, ensuring that the compostion still looks natural.
 This applies for example to my entries in the "Darkness"...
 ...and in the "Leading lines" challenges.
Message edited by author 2005-07-06 06:51:08.
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07/06/2005 06:49:15 AM · #9 |
| A Camera is a Box with ahole in it, It needs an eye and a brain to create a photo. |
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07/06/2005 06:50:51 AM · #10 |
For my personal taste, I believe strongly in having the eye to find the shot, some planning ahead as Falc does is a big help, but then sometimes I think about some places where I might stumble across something and go.
I am not very good at staging shots, as my challenge history shows.
** Think I need to buy a Macro lens ;) **
If I had a studio, with the proper equipment I might discover a new avenue to explore, but until I have a house I'll prefer to treat the challenges as my weekly hunt ;) |
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07/06/2005 06:52:48 AM · #11 |
After I hear the topic I try to think what could I photograph to fit that, If I don't know what to shoot I sometimes search for ideas e.g. at stock sites.
Occasionally I see something that fits & shoot it.
Sometimes I have taken a photo and then see the topic & note it fits.
Mostly I invest time in the shot to make it right. The leading lines is an example where I saw a similar shot and went to the location to compose my own shot. |
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