This week I thought I'd do a bit of a technical challenge to see how well we know our cameras, and what we can learn from doing something a little bit different.
The Challenge:
Shooting Blind
The subject matter is completely up to you, but you are only allowed 10 shots. For 5 of those shots you can look through your view finder. For the other 5 resist the urge and shoot them without the use of your viewfinder or screen. Sometimes when a photographer is working a unique location it can be hard to get the shot you want because you're eyeball can't go where the camera can. This is an exercise to help you learn how the camera can be an extension of your eyes.
Submit your favorite photo from each set of 5.
I almost didn't do this weeks challenge, but as I was taking pictures of a project that my class is doing, my eye stopped on a fabric backdrop that my kids were using to put pictures of themselves flying in the sky. I decided to use it as my challenge. Since I had kids working as the time and the last time that I chose personal photography over my classroom management, a student was bitten by another student, I didn't take mass amounts of time on the project, but I do really like the 2 pictures that I chose.
This was the favorite one from my blind shots.
Here is my favorite from the looking set.
