I’ve found a really fun and useful photography forum. Anyone interested in a little challenge should check it out. They give bi-weekly “assignments” and you can enter your photos. This period, the assignment is SOUND. How fun is that? The previous assignment was WHITE. Click on the word “sound” and go out and take some photos to enter. The photos have to be taken in the time period of the assignment and I had one that I posted, but I’m still solving how to make it post big. If I click on it I can see it full-size, but still.
Anyway, a great way to learn about taking better photos is to look at other people’s pictures. I think the assignments on this website will lead to taking better pictures also. It’s free, no pressure, and as you venture out to look for photos of sound, or white, or water, or whatever the topic is, you’ll have to think creatively. And when you find a subject, you can try different angles, different lighting, different focal lengths – no one but you will see them until you’re satisfied.
Here’s the photo I entered – I haven’t taken much in this two-week period. In fact, I just realized I took my photo on the first Friday of September at the Latination opening at Metro Gallery. Oops! So I’ll be disqualified. I think I’d better go in and erase my post! So – here’s what I would have entered had I not just erased it.
The sound of people walking
Just for fun, I looked for some photos I remember that illustrate sound.
The sound of a pelican landing
I took the pelican from a boat in Morro Bay. So many pelicans, so much fun. I love photograping pelicans. One of the collages in my show opening Oct. 2 at Metro Gallery is called Pelidactyls.
The sound of the Canadian Snowbirds
Last October we were at an air show in San Francisco, and I got this picture of the Canadian Snowbirds. You’ll find this in a collage also! Look through the gallery and see if you can spot it – it is an altered landscape.
The sound of rustling wings
I was out at Hart Park here in Kern County as I am ever fascinated by the peacocks. I felt very lucky when this fellow turned his back on me and rustled his wings!
The sound of music
I took this photo in Florence in 2007.
The sound of busy birds
Took this little guy in the train station in Venice. We were waiting for the train to Florence, having an espresso, and the birds were flitting though the cafe.
The sound of silence
This, too was in Florence.
The sounds yet to come
And this, which you will see in many of the Altered Landscapes, was in my friend Jeff Johnson’s living room on his cherry ranch. Great, old-fashioned victrola.
Just in case you missed it yesterday, here’s the poster for the show opening Oct. 2.
This post was fun. The next couple of days, I’m going to look for photos of sound to post on the forum. You should, also! Happy shooting.
