A Self Starters Portfolio Assignment - Enjoy!

The listing shown here is an assignment used in my Basic Digital Photography classes. The content dictates to some degree the techniques discussed in the course, and will require the photographer to show a clear understanding of the technique and the application of the technique.

 

You may choose from the following topics for subject matter in your portfolio.

Please limit yourself to two prints per subject category ( i.e. 20 subject categories with 2 different prints per subject chosen)

You may choose one print per each category provided you have a total of 40 images.

 

Electricity                                        Green Technology

Self Portrait                                     Leather

Religious Conflict                             Reflection

Law Enforcement                            Freedom

Historical Still Life                           Converging Perspective

Tranquility                                       Hysteria

Micro Photography                         Water Droplet

Double Exposure                             Fitness

Time                                               Distorted Reality

Pet Portrait                                     Visual Pun

Government                                    Star Trails

Love                                               Chiaroscuro Lighting

Beauty                                            Trust

Death                                              Patriotism

Stop Motion Photography                HDR Photography

Light Trails                                      Worms Eye View

Floral Abstract                                 Medical Technology

Rainbow                                          Prismatic Refraction

Speed                                             Insect Macro

Anger                                              Femininity

 

This portfolio will consist of a minimum 40 images.

 

This is a fun selection of topics, guaranteed to test your skills and your imagination. Have fun with it and let me know about your successes, as well as your challenges!

Another interesting site

The link shown here  [ http://sites.google.com/site/interestingimagesproject/ ]  is another site I started a short while back to allow for anyone who might be interested to post their photographs (in a low res version) for all to see and comment on. It is a forum for constructive criticism, if any, and is intended to build an online presence for having work posted, along with the opportunity to have you peers comment, cajole, and congratulate you on your photographic skills.
Please take advantage of this. Peer review is always helpful. Have a great evenng.
Kendall

NEW Creativity

I started a new project at the first of this year. P365.
This project is a way to force myself to use a lower level technology ; i.e. a Camera phone, to explore a much different, more simplistic view of the world around me. My goal is to take 1 photo a day for 365 days. I've encountered a few technical problems with uploads and file compatibility, but overall it has been a fun effort and definitely worthwhile.
So often we sit back and wait for that "perfect" shot. The breathtaking sunset, the perfect "decisive moment", an adorable mother and child, even the breaking news event. In our complacency we generally are unprepared and more often than not, we don't even have a camera with us to take the "perfect" picture. So much for the perfect shot!
By forcing myself to take a picture everyday I have solved at least one of the problems. Using a much lesser technology than I would normally use to shoot with has forced me to look for unique vantage points, and better compositions solving yet another problem. Interestingly it has also made me much more aware of my surroundings and all the missed opportunities I have had in the past for photos.
Are these images all "keepers"? Probably not, but then that really wasn't the goal to start with. Are the images any good? Absolutely! My plans are to use these images in some way to create a poster or a composite collage representing a year in my life. It may or may not be brilliant but it has certainly accomplished it purpose in motivating me.

Look around you, seek out the everyday, mundane things that we all notice but don't really see. Look at the shapes, the colors, the form. Look at the contrasts between theses things and their surroundings. Open you eyes to new things everywhere!

Try something new in your photography. Its a simple project like this that can revive your vision and creativity. Enjoy!!!
If you have any ideas for ways to inspire creativity or find new motivation I'd love to hear about them. You can reach me at kendall@kendalladams.com.
Have a great day!