Assignment: Object Series

One of the mistakes that I find many new photographers making is that they find they need to put every possible element of a story or scene into each photograph that they take. This leads to photos that can be quite cluttered, that have too many focal points and that confuse the viewer of them.

Your assignment this week, is to bring in objects and photograph a series of nine of the same (you may also photograph at home). This can be ANY type of series. For example, maybe you’ll shoot 9 pairs of shoes, maybe 9 piles of dirt, 9 cups of coffee…etc.etc.etc. Remember as always, creativity is key. Try and shoot all of them during the same time period so that your photos are closely related. Make sure nothing is in frame that could be distracting, have a solid background and good lighting. Below is an example of how to achieve the look of professional lighting at home.

 

IMAGES DUE FRIDAY 5/3, FINAL COMPOSITION SAVED AND POSTED TUESDAY 5/7
LAST_FIRST_OBJSeries in MAJOR FOLDER

You may also shoot this assignment at home, if you do not wish to bring your objects into class. If you are bringing in objects, however, do so ASAP since you'll have to take turns photographing.

And for those of you with an SLR, some F-stop tips:

An example of my work, shot with a flash, using black construction paper behind and underneath object. Obviously, I shot more then nine, so I could pick and choose which ones I liked best. I also thought 20 made the image more interesting.

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