a touch of color
sawdust and cobwebs
Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 30 November 2007 in Miscellaneous.
I snuck into the art department in Georgetown University and was walking around taking pictures. There were a couple students in there who were staring at me. It was very awkward.
I have decided to use this photo (why this photo? I couldn't tell you) to issue a sort of request. My photography is very sporadic. If you look closely at the dates the photos are taken on, you'll realize that entire bunches will come from the same day. I always keep my camera on me though, but a lot of the time, the inspiration just isn't there. So I want to conduct an experiment. If the members of this wonderful community would be so kind, provide me with some prompts. It can be as specific as an apple, or as vague as something round, or as strange as a dragon. I can't promise that anything will come of this, but I want to be able to carry around a list of concepts or ideas and hopefully bring them out in my future photography.
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Photo taken at Georgetown University on October 29, 2007.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. - Shawshank Redemption
kairospix from Singapore, Singapore
hey e.
i've been wanting to thank you for dropping by by pblog so regularly and it's good to see you again
appreciate your comments and feedback
whenever i see your pblog nickname "e." reminds me of e.e. cummings the poet :)
anyway, here's a few very vague prompts for you:
1. contrasting colours
2. textures
3. lines and curves
4. patterns
5. close-in on details
6. reflections
7. minimalist
more specific prompts:
1. love
2. joy
3. peace
4. patience
5. kindness
6. goodness
7. gentleness
hope it lights up your inpiration to shoot :)
30 Nov 2007 5:53am
Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India
Oh! How about trying to participate on some online photo contests and see how it works.
30 Nov 2007 7:28am
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
wow kairos,lots of good suggestions!
hi e.!Great to see you again.I thought this was a very nice and artistic picture of sawdust and cobwebs!The sawdust looked like they were frozen in midair..
Christmas is coming,how about a christmasy theme?:)
Like anything related to christmas,lights,presents,love,gifts,snow,deers...etc
all the best!
30 Nov 2007 8:02am
Olaide from Fort Collins, United States
Thanks for your words on my pblog. Very encouraging. Here is my suggestion, join dpchallenge, redbubble and few other photo sites. You need not compete in any of their challenges but you'll be greatly inspired by different shots posted on these sites.
30 Nov 2007 9:53am
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
I teach photography in my day job and I give students words or phrases to consider as short timed photo challenges. I might send them out for an hour for instance, with the challenge to photograph 25 shots considering such words/phrases as;
'Obsolete'
'New for Old'
'courage'
'tangled'
'out of time'
'slotted'
'sign of the times'
By concentrating on simple ideas such as these, it opens up the possibilities of interpretations of whats around you. In my opinion, its often the little details where the spectacular can be found.
30 Nov 2007 10:21am
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
hey e.--billy's back !!
I had to replace my laptop power adaptor due to failure--and it took over a week(nightmare)..
I've been back-checking your p/blog pal--and here's my fave shot--for title ,narrative,and content:-
http://eureka.aminus3.com/image/2007-11-26.html
here's the ideas list pal..
1.familiar objects in different colours..
2.shadows reversed..
3.as macro as possible..
4.as far as possible...
5.upside down...
6.cut and paste(not layers)...
7.b/w fruits...
8.collage(fashion,fear,dreams)....
9.reverse portraits....
10.humour...
hope there's something that floats your boat pal...
billy
30 Nov 2007 1:01pm
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Can't give any better suggestions than what's already been given.. When I go out to shoot it's what catches my eye/moves me. I stand in one place and almost meditate and usually something just inspires me. Can't be more specific than that.. I'm a touchy feely sort-of person and tend to go with my instincts. ;-)
30 Nov 2007 6:13pm
Marco from Verbania, Italy
very nice...strange and particular composition..well done...
30 Nov 2007 8:22pm
Rags from Plano, United States
Ok here goes:
Your worst nightmare
The future
Self portrait
The love of your life.
30 Nov 2007 11:43pm
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Unique abstract composition, e! I like the contrast of textures and tones, mid-air capture and angle here. Wow, I don’t think there’s much else I can add to all the truly excellent suggestions above! Personally, I tend to go with my heart, and shoot what moves me as I see it, which can range from deep-feeling ones, to fun light-hearted ones. :) The titles and themes basically form themselves as the images come together. :)
1 Dec 2007 1:28pm
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