Many artists take make work about what they know. Take 15 pictures of Jones while utilizing the guidelines for taking better pictures. You will identify which guideline was used for each picture so really look at your view finder/LCD screen when taking pictures.
Below is a list of prompts that you can use for ideas or you can come up with your own. The purpose of this project is to look at a familiar environment in new or different ways and to make purposeful decisions when taking pictures and creating compositions.
Find shapes in the bathroom Cropping objects in a locker
Framing in the bathroom Reflections in bathroom mirrors or windows
Patterns in courtyard Portrait of a friend-step back & use rule of thirds
Visual cropping in classroom Pattern in the hallway
Friends talking or hanging out
Socializing at lunch
Pictures of hands and food at lunch
Feet in the hallway
Close up of trash or discarded materials
Portrait of someone without seeing his/her face
Draw viewer’s eye/movement in the link
Lay down on floor- view looking up
Personal items (backpacks, books etc)
Extreme close up in the court yard
Interaction of two or three people
Stand on a chair- take picture looking down on subject
Stairwells- different angles or perspective
Unexpected patterns & shapes on shelves
Picture outside looking in
Inside (from link or front doorway) looking out
Go to an area unfamiliar to you and take the picture from an odd angle
Take picture from the ground or lower than subject
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