A few of my friends and I have been wanting to do this for some time. It's not particularly original. It's not particularly difficult. But I think it could be a significant step into making all of us better photographers.
Each of us in turn shall set a theme each week, and we will post our results to a group on flickr. I shall also post my photo here, as well as any winners/interesting discussions that should arise.
What do I hope to gain from this? Well as much as a photographer has his own personal goals, we all like affirmation when we come up with something good. I think by discussing and mulling over potentially challenging themes, we should be able to drag ourselves out of the ordinary and try something different. No photographer, professional or otherwise, would disagree that your nice expensive camera won't take amazing photos sitting there in your bag. You need an incentive to get out there and take photos!
Today is a good example. London is cold. It looks like it's going to rain. The sky is dull. I would never think of shooting anything today in a million years. But I have this challenge. I set the theme of "Reflection" this week and I feel the pressure to come up with something. So I'm going to try something and that's a better start than sitting here watching the sopranos!
Wish me luck!
You can check out our progress here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1525365@N22/
Has anyone else tried this and what were your experiences?
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