Len’s Photography Exercises
Weekly learning challenges to sharpen your photography skills, seeing and Creativity
These photography exercises are designed to help you develop your photography skills and knowledge. They are your practice sessions. They are the artistic equivalent of practicing your musical scales.
Please post your photographs that address each exercise in the comments below and discuss what they are teaching you.
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The new exercise gets announced Monday morning, via email.
For maximum benefit join with my other photography students and complete each new exercise as it is released, and post your photographic answer in the comments below each exercise. Then take a moment to join in the conversation.
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I would like to see that this becomes a great learning community. It is a great way to stay connected with me as your teacher if you are a past student. It is also a great way to get to know my teaching if you are interested in learning more.
I believe in encouraging you to be your best. To create for yourself. To enjoy photography. To always grow and improve.
Here you won’t find me telling you many answers. Instead you will find me asking you questions and giving you exercises to expand your knowledge, skills and attitudes about your photography.
If you are enjoying these, then please pass this on to other photographers. The more the merrier.
Please do enjoy. I hope you get as much out of doing these that I do.
Regards
Len
Beginnings
Start here… These first few exercises are recommended prior to starting on the others….
Giving feedback to other photographers requires effort. Before we start the learning exercises. You need to understand the power of positive feedback.
This weeks current exercise
Be in with the crowd and current discussion. Post your answer before Monday when the new one gets posted.
There are many great photographs of two objects. Yet we are told in straight composition theory that one or three is better. This weeks exercise explores working with pairs.
Camera Craft
Sharpen your camera techniques
You need to know which shutter speeds you can reliably use. The only way to do this is to work them out.
How well do you know your camera. Can you use it without thinking. Do you intentionally practice. Here is an exercise that makes you practice.
All Exercises
There are many great photographs of two objects. Yet we are told in straight composition theory that one or three is better. This weeks exercise explores working with pairs.
You need to know which shutter speeds you can reliably use. The only way to do this is to work them out.
Searching for the tipping point in any visual medium is worthwhile. Spend some time trying to break your compositions, find that very special edge between success and failure.
This exercise is about pushing past the obvious and trying to see more that what initially meets the eye. This exercise will need you to visit a relatively random location.
A dutch angle is a cinematographers technique that skews the horizon at an angle. Explore what intentionally tilting the camera can achieve and how it effects the visual language of a photograph.
In this weekly exercise you will be asked to create photographs in the style of one of your favorite artists, artworks or artistic techniques.
How well do you know your camera. Can you use it without thinking. Do you intentionally practice. Here is an exercise that makes you practice.
Giving feedback to other photographers requires effort. Before we start the learning exercises. You need to understand the power of positive feedback.
A place to ask questions, and have them answered by Len.