CREATIVE SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY
It’s time to go beyond the single snapshot. In this assignment, the objective is to capture an experience by shooting a series of images. Tell a story by taking thirty shots in thirty minutes with your smartphone.
Settings:
Smartphone: Your phone is made for this kind of spontaneous shooting.
DSLR and PAS (point-and-shoot) users: Leave your camera behind and head out with your phone, if it has a camera.
Step 1
Charge your phone and set a timer for thirty minutes. Then simply take a shot of whatever grabs your attention at one-minute intervals. Don’t stop to think, “Will this make a good shot?” Just shoot it.
Step 2
Take a walk, bring someone with you, go alone, sit at your desk ... anything goes.
Step 3
Make a collage of your favorite shots from the day.
Step 4
This photography excercise is excerpted with permission from Creative Photography Lab: 52 Fun Exercises for Developing Self-Expression with your Camera
by Steve and Carla Sonheim and published by Quarry Books.
