- Photographic device (DSLR camera or camera phone)
- A neighbourhood to walk in
- Notebook if you wanna take notes
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Neighbourhood Watch: Lesson 1
Equipment
Guiding questions
Think about these questions as you work your way through the lesson:
- Does the time of day have a role in what type of photos you want? Or the weather? Pick your walk times strategically ...
Instructions
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Before you shoot, review your notes to get a good idea of what you want to shoot more of
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Head out with a list in your head (or on your phone if you are forgetful like me) of what you are looking for
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Take photos on your walk that fits the VIBE/tone/feel/concept/story you want to pursue
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Do this scavenger hunt/photographing process at least 2 - 3 times, to get as many photos as you can. This can be an ongoing process over a couple of days
Lesson content
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The output for this project will be a wee photo book inspired zine made in response to New Zealand's lockdown. So, first off you are going to need to figure out what you are wanting to say in this zine/what your concept is. Is there a clear story or will you take a more abstract and poetic approach? Are you answering questions in your zine or asking them? Think about how you want people to feel when viewing your zine. This is where you can get as crazy as you want. Think about how the photos you take can build your concept and show your ideas.
For example, in my zine I wanted to focus on details of hard and soft textures that I found. I had identified a few things in lesson 2 that I wanted to find more of:
- Mixing hard and soft textures
- Pink hues
- Lighting around dusk (pinky)
- Block colours mixed with soft shadows
- Shadows, organic shapes vs not
This is a time to be a lot more mindful of the photos you are taking. The aim is to get the photos you planned for/wanted. Be more purposeful when shooting, take less photos than in lesson 1, but more photos of what you like.
Pink hues - amazing!
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Example of mindful photo taking