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  • Photo Challenge Friday Week 14: Photo Message

    Hi it’s that time of the week again. For Week 14 I did a challenge from Photocrafty: 75 Creative Camera Projects For You And Your Digital SLR by Sue Venables. This weeks challenge was Photo Message which is to write photo messages on a whiteboard and share them with people which I did for 7 days over on my Instagram @lucyandthelens and I am going to share them on here along with a few responses.

    I decided to do this challenge for this week because I hoped to bring some positivity into the lockdown. I started and ended the week with the same message to say Stay Home, Stay Safe, Protect Your NHS as I wanted the message to be reiterated and people to bear it in mind.

    Here are the messages for the week:

    • Day One and Seven
    • Day Two
    • Day Three
    • Day Four
    • Day Five
    • Day 6

    Just a few responses to the questions too. For Day 3 creative I had experimenting with radial gradients, documenting the barren cityscapes and dancing in the park. For Day 5 teaching the best response of the week was I’m building a dark room, think I’ll get top marks for homeschooling my kids science.

    For next week for week 15 I am going to be doing another challenge from Be A Super Awesome Photographer by Henry Carroll. Week 15’s challenge is Be Gross. This means photographing things that you would normally find in the rubbish or picking up rocks or rotted wood in the garden and photographing the things that lie beneath.

    If you enjoyed this weeks challenge join in with next weeks Be Gross challenge and tweet or Instagram to @lucyandthelens and don’t forget to #begross.

  • Photo Challenge Friday Week 13: Make A Scene

    It’s Friday and You know what that means it’s photo challenge day.

    Last week I set my week 13 challenge which was another challenge from be a Super Awesome Photographer called Make A Scene. For this challenge I used toys and other objects as props to create a scene. Henry says to use a lamp to create dramatic lighting and experiment with backgrounds to make the scenes more theatrical.

    This week I took out a selection of Sylvanian Familiies And A 50mm Lens and some other objects to create my scenes.

    Here are this week’s results:

    • Lets Go On An adventure
    • Lets Go On An adventure
    • Lets Go On An adventure
    • Lets Go On An adventure
    • Stay Healthy Kids
    • Stay Healthy Kids
    • Lets Plant Kids
    • Lets Plant Kids
    • Lets Plant Kids
    • Lets Plant Kids
    • I Want To Ride A Unicorn
    • I Want To Ride A Unicorn
    • What Do We Read Next
    • Workout Time
    • Workout Time
    • Workout Time
    • Lets Play Chess
    • Read To Me
    • I Believe I Can Fly
    • I Believe I Can Fly

    For next week in Week 14 I am going to be doing a challenge from Photocrafty: 75 Creative Camera Projects For You And Your Digital SLR by Sue Venables. Week 14’s challenge is Photo Message which is to write photo messages on a whiteboard and share them with people which I will be doing for 7 days over on my Instagram @lucyandthelens and I will share them on here and maybe some of the ressponses to them next Friday.

    If you enjoyed this weeks challenge why not have a go at next weeks Photo Message challenge and tweet or Instagram to @lucyandthelens and don’t forget to #photomessage.

  • Photocrafty by Sue Venables : A Review

    Last Week I spent lots of time reading Photocrafty: 75 Challenges for you and your DSLR. The reason I chose this book to read at this point was because most of the population are self-isolating at home due to the Corona Virus Pandemic. I was hoping to find some challenges that you can do at home and luckily there are some exciting ones.

    Sue Venables is a Lecturer in video and photography at city of Westminster college. Sue says “we should look for magic moments everyday” which is an analogy I really resonate with because I feel as a photographer you should always be looking for an image and these moments will jump out at you when you don’t expect it. Take your camera everywhere and just snap what you see and capture those moments. Remember “The best camera is always the one you have with you” don’t think you need to have all the expensive kit.

    Hope you’re ready as Sue has set 75 challenges for us to do in Photocrafty. I will be doing these challenges on Fridays on my Photo Challenge Friday posts and ticking them off when I’ve done them. You can also join in if you’re interested as I post the next challenge on my blog the week before.

    The book starts off with the very simple techniques in the challenges and as you go through the book the challenges get more and more complex. In fact, some might require me to rope in a glamourous assistant like they do in magic shows.

    I thought I’d discuss the top 5 challenges that intrigue me most in this book rather than listing all 75. So, here are my top 5:

    • Photo Message

    I chose this challenge because I feel that this is one most of us need right now to keep each other in a creative mindset and to encourage each other in this difficult time. For me this one will work best for Instagram and should be next week’s challenge to start on Saturday using a whiteboard or pieces of white card.

    • Shoot 50 Shots

    I absolutely love the idea of this challenge in that you simply pick one subject and photograph it in 50 ways. I’d hope this one helps me think more creatively and out of the box.

    • Photojourno

    Taking photos and capturing a story through image and text is something I love, and I can’t wait to do this on the street again when I’m able to spend time doing street photography. Id love to photograph and make notes on the story.

    • Your Bubble

    In my opinion this is the coolest one, you go out photographing with a glass dome or Crystal Ball. The idea is about how we all exist in our own little world (Our Bubble). I’ve done this before here’s a link to my related post: Crystal Ball Photography

    • Bring History Alive

    The Idea is to take an old photo you already have or from the internet and go back to the same place and photograph what’s there now or recreate an old photo. During My MA I did this for my how do we use public space project as I was showing how the space had changed over time. What we used to use it for and what it used for now.

    To conclude my review, I found this book to be extremely informative on each challenge and I’m so excited to try them out. Sue mentions what some challenges mean in their original languages., she gives us a deep insight into what settings you should use for some of their challenges and gives a list of kit you might need.

    I hope you enjoyed this review stay tuned for more blog posts and reviews.