What is a 'project' for a competition?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:28 pmStupid question - but already thinking towards Sunbury Court next year.
I enjoyed the News from Ratville. I especially liked the second shot of the three white ones together.
What 'project' should you adopt for yourself? Starting early to think about it is a good idea. Gives you time to consider possibilities and then look for images. I had some thoughts.
Designs: depending on what's available where you live, you may think of a common 'design' theme and then search out a collection of images to fit. Diagonal Lines, Triangles, Rounded Shapes, etc. One that comes to mind that shouldn't be too difficult would be Arches ... freestanding structures, doorways, windows, etc...
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Public Art: does your town have much in the way of this? If you have a lot to choose from, you could search out funny or odd examples...
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Tell a Story: sort of a takeoff on photojournalism. Are you going to do something or take part in something that lends itself to a start-to-finish illustrated story? It might be a bus trip to visit a famous garden, an outdoor art fair, a band concert in the park. This is one I did in connection with my church's construction of a new school gym. I wanted to show the progress of clearing the land, construction and, finally, first use...
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Landmarks: think about local landmarks that everybody takes snapshots of. Try to do something different. You could take all of your photographs through a window; the more interesting the window shape, the better. Or, you could take all of your photographs as reflections in a window (or from any other smooth surface)...
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Just some thoughts. Have fun.
Rusty
