Photography Tasks
There are so many ways to take photos and keep things interesting. Try some, or all, of the tasks below and see what you come up with:
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Draw/paint something - look outside your window, draw or paint what you see trying to make it more colourful and interesting.
Go for a walk - take 30 photos without any intention of trying to find something. You'll be amazed with what you notice.
Print photos - it's amazing how many photos we take but don't print. Print them on nice photo paper at a shop and display them in a book.
Visit a gallery - get inspired by seeing how the professionals do it. Look at the Galleries page on this site.
Break the Rules - learn what the basic rules of photography are and take photos that go against them.
Total Blur - use either the manual focus on your camera or Photoshop to blur your image. How far can you go before you can't see it?
Low Key photos - take photos with minimum light. You'll need to experiment with your camera to achieve this but it's dramatic.
Negative area - this are large areas with nothing in them. Take photos with something in the corner and a big empty space.
Use a Polaroid - ask your parents if they have one in the loft start shooting.
Takes photos on themes - e.g. Lines, Colours, Shapes, People, Symmetry, Perspective, Looking Up, Looking Down, Reflections
Double Exposure/Dispersion - look them up on the internet - there's loads of examples/tutorials.
Make something interesting - choose an otherwise boring subject and try to photograph it to make it look more appealing.
Paint with Light - use a slow shutter speed to draw a light picture in the dark with a torch.
Night shots - use your automatic mode or manual (if you're that good!) to take photos at night with key lighting.
Action! - capture action packed images of movement. This can be anything from a sports match, to cars driving or someone throwing something.
Changed Perspective - shoot from low, shoot from high, turn the camera sideways - anything to change the view.
Shadows - take pics of shadows cast from strong light sources across surfaces.
Texture - Find and photograph as many textures (e.g. rough, soft, fluffy, sharp, smooth) as you can find.
Props - convey someone's character by photography them with objects that say something about them.
Bokeh - use this Japanese skill to blur lights at night to a series of circles (look it up online).
Wrapped - cover someone in a sheet and capture them moving inside of it and creating shapes.
Shoot a series - photograph an number of objects on a similar theme, e.g. flowers, toys, tools.
Replicate your fave image - find a famous photo and try to recreate it yourself.
Serious Meanings - choose something that you feel strongly about and want to voice. Can a photo get your idea across?
Photo a Poem - find one in a book or online, take photos that would illustrate the book/poem based on what you read.
Shoot Black and White - change the mode to Monochrome and use that only for a series of shoots. It's refreshing!
http://digital-photography-school.com/7-photography-projects-to-jumpstart-your-creativity/
Draw/paint something - look outside your window, draw or paint what you see trying to make it more colourful and interesting.
Go for a walk - take 30 photos without any intention of trying to find something. You'll be amazed with what you notice.
Print photos - it's amazing how many photos we take but don't print. Print them on nice photo paper at a shop and display them in a book.
Visit a gallery - get inspired by seeing how the professionals do it. Look at the Galleries page on this site.
Break the Rules - learn what the basic rules of photography are and take photos that go against them.
Total Blur - use either the manual focus on your camera or Photoshop to blur your image. How far can you go before you can't see it?
Low Key photos - take photos with minimum light. You'll need to experiment with your camera to achieve this but it's dramatic.
Negative area - this are large areas with nothing in them. Take photos with something in the corner and a big empty space.
Use a Polaroid - ask your parents if they have one in the loft start shooting.
Takes photos on themes - e.g. Lines, Colours, Shapes, People, Symmetry, Perspective, Looking Up, Looking Down, Reflections
Double Exposure/Dispersion - look them up on the internet - there's loads of examples/tutorials.
Make something interesting - choose an otherwise boring subject and try to photograph it to make it look more appealing.
Paint with Light - use a slow shutter speed to draw a light picture in the dark with a torch.
Night shots - use your automatic mode or manual (if you're that good!) to take photos at night with key lighting.
Action! - capture action packed images of movement. This can be anything from a sports match, to cars driving or someone throwing something.
Changed Perspective - shoot from low, shoot from high, turn the camera sideways - anything to change the view.
Shadows - take pics of shadows cast from strong light sources across surfaces.
Texture - Find and photograph as many textures (e.g. rough, soft, fluffy, sharp, smooth) as you can find.
Props - convey someone's character by photography them with objects that say something about them.
Bokeh - use this Japanese skill to blur lights at night to a series of circles (look it up online).
Wrapped - cover someone in a sheet and capture them moving inside of it and creating shapes.
Shoot a series - photograph an number of objects on a similar theme, e.g. flowers, toys, tools.
Replicate your fave image - find a famous photo and try to recreate it yourself.
Serious Meanings - choose something that you feel strongly about and want to voice. Can a photo get your idea across?
Photo a Poem - find one in a book or online, take photos that would illustrate the book/poem based on what you read.
Shoot Black and White - change the mode to Monochrome and use that only for a series of shoots. It's refreshing!