Category: The Daily Shoot
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Places I’ve Never Been
Books take you to all sorts of wonderful places you can never go, whether it’s Pern, the Expanded Universe, the Rabbit Hole, the Jungle, Discworld, or hundreds more. This is a tiny fraction of the worlds within our books. Prompt: Novelty can help goose creativity. Go somewhere today you’ve never been, even if it’s just… Continue reading
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Negative Space
This was a very difficult assignment for me. Prompt: Negative space can be just as important to a composition as your primary subject. Explore negative space in a photograph. Continue reading
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GRiDpad & iPod Touch
This is a picture of old and new technology in conflict. Prompt: There is often a conflict between traditional and contemporary. Make a photo that shows this tension. Continue reading
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Black and White
I interpret monochrome to mean lacking in color. Prompt: Monochrome photos don’t have to be the result of processing or desaturation. Find a monochrome composition and shoot it. Continue reading
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Kitchen Squares
This is our kitchen sink backsplash. Prompt: Squares and grids surround us in our built environment. Focus in on some squares today and make a photograph. Continue reading
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Move Along
Here are our sheep in the Colorado snow. Prompt: Backgrounds are tricky. They can make a subject stand out or distract from it. Make a photo with a good background today. Continue reading
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Back Window View, Continued
This is some snow built up on the roof of the back porch. It filled the frame with snow, and I’m on the second floor! Prompt: An old adage in photography says, if you want to improve your photographs, move closer. Fill your frame today! Continue reading
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Symbols
Is this Biohazard, or Klingon Batleth? Prompt: Symbols can be simple, ornate, plain, or colorful. Make a photo of a symbol that represents or stands for something else. Continue reading
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Shadow Cat, Framed
Here’s our indoor cat, Shadow, framed by the stair railing. Prompt: Frames outline the focus of a subject. Make a creative photo with natural framing: windows, doors, trees, borders, etc. Continue reading
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Fragile Crystal & Hard Rock
Here’s a wine glass, plus a rock fireplace. Prompt: Fragility conveys tension. Make a photo today of a person or object in a fragile state. Continue reading