The Concept:
It is time again for our weekend edition of Today’s Photo Minute which we call, Shoot and Share Remember the goal is to get the camera out, shoot images for the two challenges and then share those with the rest of the community. I am excited about this weekend’s challenges because I think it will get us experimenting and being creative.
The Assignment:
Challenge 1: Sports Equipment Certainly one of the losses during this crisis has been the opportunity to watch, attend or participate in current sporting events (who would have ever guessed we would be watching recordings of sporting games from years ago and actually enjoying them!). Anyhow, since there are no sports for us to photograph, I think it would be cool to capture an image of a piece of sporting equipment, etc. that you wish you could be playing or shooting the actual game right now. One example is above where I did a photo of a baseball glove and sent it to the Charlotte Knights where I would otherwise likely would have been shooting. If you have a creative way to represent a sport without equipment but that the viewer would know what sport you are highlighting, that would be even better.
Challenge 2: Least Used Lens (or least used focal length) For this challenge, the idea is to get you out shooting with a piece of equipment that you do not use often or are not as comfortable with. This can be a new lens to you, a lens that sits in your bag most of the time or if you do not have more than one lens, than try shooting at a focal length on that lens that is not your normal range. For example, on a 18-55mm, you might shoot different subjects at 18mm if you do not usually use the wide focal length. Make sure to try this chosen lens on various subjects not just one so that you build your familiarity and challenge your creativity.
When you get your images ready by late this weekend, please share those with the rest of us who are participating as well. If you are on Facebook, please post them as a comment to this particular post. If you are not on Facebook, feel free to email your entries to brian@thephotoclassroom.com and I will be glad to post them with your name. For the least used lens photo, include what lens or focal length you used for the shot. Happy shooting and have fun!