One of my possible subjects for Project 2 for  Photography & Social Media is my local area and local landmarks so I decided to do some research into landmark photography.

This article made me think about working in some close up/detail images like this one of the Sydney Opera House

You can still tell what it is and it’s not your usual landmark photo.

‘Beyond the Postcard – 14 Tips for Creating Unique Photographs in Iconic Locations’ is a really interesting read, and I picked up some ideas that could make my shots more interesting – looking at shooting from new angles, looking at different lighting, using special effects, playing with focal lengths and depth of field.

and then I had a look online to see what other type of shots people are taking for some inspiration….

I love this idea of the Time Sliced project. Such a cool way to showcase a landmark.

Another cool idea. Taking a shot of a landmark but from a different perspective.

And finally the Souvenir series where the photographer holds postcards/souvenirs in front of landmarks.

So I thought I’d look at some inspiration for each of my theme ideas to see if any spark what I want to do for my second project.
I thought I’d look at food photography first.

Some great foodie shots:

  

  

Inspiration to read:

• Digital Photography School Food photography intro
• DSP 7 Tips for Aspiring Food Pornographers
• DSP Food Photography Techniques and Tips
• DSP 10 Tips for Mouth Watering Food Photography
• The Serious Eats Guide to Food Photography
• Photojojo The Ten Tastiest Food Photography Tips
• Cookie + Kate Food Photography Tips for Food Bloggers

You can check out part one of the challenge here.

Challenge 4 –  clear the clutter (portrait)

Challenge 5 – Black & white

Challenge 6 –The ‘Look Down’ shot

Challenge 7 – Shapes and lines

Working towards picking my three images to use for Project 1.

Here's some of the test images I'm thinking I might use, a bunch of test selfies

 

  

(aka images I would like to try myself)

images link to original source (where available)

 

I’m a huge fan of black and white images and this looks classy and pretty timeless

I picked this one mainly because I’m a huge fan of Ali Edwards.

Love the backlit effect and it’s black & white

Perspective

Reflections. Love the idea of playing with reflections – water, mirrors, windows, reflective metals

Like the idea of having the camera in shot. this is something different

Relaxed and shows personality.

Looking at past student images for Project 1 I've been drawn to a different couple of styles and am giving them a go for my project.
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Reflection

Persistence is key; don’t stop until you’ve got the image you want.

Stop the comparison. (I really need to remember this one!)

photography style is as individual as the person pressing the shutter, and comparing oneself to a different photographer serves no purpose other than to derail creativity.

For as long as I can remember I have always loved photography and the art of photography. There is just something amazing about a well formed shot, or even a not so well formed shot especially when it evokes a memory.

Photography for me is one of the ways I can capture a memory, a fleeting moment in time. It can also be fun and be just for the love of a scene or an object or a sunset.

Oh that was a bit deep and meaningful ;) Anyways, I take photos for the love of creating and capturing memories. That's about it really.