Shoot for 1/21
This is a classic photography exercise, intended to encourage the creation of images that have some sort of relationship to each other. This relationship may be defined by mere proximity or it could be some sort of visual narrative or journey.
Imagine a 4 foot by 4 foot box on the ground, drawn with invisible chalk that only you can see. Place this box somewhere in the world...your backyard, the Target parking lot, a park, on campus, the woods, a cemetery...anywhere you are inclined to venture. It will be best if it is outside, so you have plenty of light, but a very bright interior might work. Stand in the middle of your box and create as many pictures as you can. Do not leave your box when photographing. Point the camera up, down, out, wherever. Notice what catches your eye and pursue it, visually. Zoom in, zoom out. Try different framings—get radical! The more you look the more you will find.
Shoot RAW, if possible. ISO 400 recommended. Shoot shutter priority, with a shutter speed of at least 1/60th second. Make sure pictures are sharply focused.
In class 1/21
From the large group of photographs generated, create a visual narrative consisting of at least six images. The narrative should make sense in some way—create some kind of internal logic or justification.
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