Thread: What's a photography project that you've had in college?? ?

I'm in high school, but we don't really have PROJECTS, the class is just taking pictures, and making prints. Which isn't much of a challenge considering I took the class year too. So, I want to challenge myself, y'know. Just for myself, and see how I do with it. So, please tell me some?

We had a list for our main project. For that list, we had to take photos of what each word meant to each of us.

Life - a flower or person for example
Death
bird's eye view - shot from above
ant's eye view - shot from a low point upward
motion
reflection
self portrait

You can probably find a list online. We also were encouraged to find personal projects. Some people took only photos of doors. Others did bikes. Some preferred cars or animals. Even another found quite a few abandoned shoes on long walks. Learn to get on all levels and every angle. You'll soon learn where your best shot is and how to get it.

We had a list for our main project. For that list, we had to take photos of what each word meant to each of us.

Life - a flower or person for example
Death
bird's eye view - shot from above
ant's eye view - shot from a low point upward
motion
reflection
self portrait

You can probably find a list online. We also were encouraged to find personal projects. Some people took only photos of doors. Others did bikes. Some preferred cars or animals. Even another found quite a few abandoned shoes on long walks. Learn to get on all levels and every angle. You'll soon learn where your best shot is and how to get it.

Great question. I suggest:

taking conceptual photos with plastic cameras
www.lomography.com

shooting a series of photo noir

Also, join www.jpgmag.com - the sites always got inspiring themes like Faith icons, Homage to Cinema, Out of Place...

Alternative processes (most require a darkroom, not all)
http://www.alternativephotography.com/process.html

And you can try different speed films to experiment with techniques & outcomes, etc.

Hope that helps & good luck with your photography!

We had a list for our main project. For that list, we had to take photos of what each word meant to each of us.

Life - a flower or person for example
Death
bird's eye view - shot from above
ant's eye view - shot from a low point upward
motion
reflection
self portrait

You can probably find a list online. We also were encouraged to find personal projects. Some people took only photos of doors. Others did bikes. Some preferred cars or animals. Even another found quite a few abandoned shoes on long walks. Learn to get on all levels and every angle. You'll soon learn where your best shot is and how to get it.

Running the film through the camera twice (just double the ISO setting so you don't end up with a roll of film that is over exposed) shooting different subjects each time through.

Shoot using a 25a (red) filter and IR film outdoors of people and old buildings

Ask your instructor how to do a nine negative test and then do that ... that will take you a few weeks to do it right.