9 Every subjects
Wonder in the mundane
Kevin Meredith
The Idea
It is not always essential to have a fantastic subject to shoot; sometimes the mundane and the everyday make wonderful photos. Interesting images can be made of a great many seemingly ordinary things: a solitary leaf, abandoned clothing, memorial flowers by the roadside. One way to develop as a photographer is to take more photos-after all, practice makes perfect. The questions are, what do you take photos of, and when do you find time to take them?
Salt and Pepper
Time spent in a cafe waiting for a meat to be served, or time spent waiting for a bus, can be used to take photos. Why not get a shot out of it?
The Ingredients
- ▶ Any camera
- ▶ Shot list
The Process
One very simple thing ...
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