If You're Bored With Your Camera Read This Book (If you're ... Read This Book 2) by Demetrius Fordham

Author:Demetrius Fordham [Fordham, Demetrius]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Octopus
Published: 2017-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

RESTRICT YOURSELF

Restrictions breed creativity, and that is a fact. As with life in general, unlimited time and resources can often make you lazy and sloppy. By placing artificial restrictions upon yourself, you’re introducing a new rule or set of rules that cannot be changed. As a result, you’re forced to find a creative workaround, explore new possibilities, and, ultimately, grow as a photographer.

Try one or more of the following creative constraints:

RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF SHOTS YOU TAKE

Digital memory is cheap these days and you’ll never have to worry about running out of space for pictures, but pre-digital era, photographers were limited to just a handful of shots at a time and they still managed to capture iconic images. Channel the greats and limit yourself to just 36 shots in one session. Be more measured and intentional by taking the time to study each frame and find the worthiest shot. Most importantly, shoot for quality and not quantity! Once the 36 have been taken, put the camera down.

RESTRICT YOUR TIME

If you’re anything like me, I work best under time pressure. When I’m on set for a shooting job and the clock is ticking, my mind switches to a completely different mode and I’m forced to think and shoot fast (and well). Go for a photo walk and allow yourself only ten minutes to find that one perfect photo. Once the time’s up, put the camera down. Conversely, you could force yourself to stay in one spot for an extended period of time—not moving for an hour on a busy street corner (like you did in “Shoot in One Spot”)—which opens up a completely different set of possibilities.

RESTRICT YOUR SUBJECT MATTER

This might sound similar to shooting one specific theme, but this is going a step further. Here, you’re not just shooting, say, buildings; you’re shooting just one building over and over again. Study it from every possible angle; find ways of positioning yourself to capture perspectives that are not so obvious or cliché. Try returning at different times of day or on different days of the week and see how that building changes with light. You might end up with hundreds of pictures that are uninteresting to you, but you’ll also likely end up with some incredible shots that you wouldn’t have accomplished without a creative constraint.

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