Category: Photography
Canon recently kicked off a new photo competition called, The Assignment and the way they have structured the contest is making me wonder, “What type of photographer am I?”
Canon has asked that you submit 1 photo and place it into 1 of the following categories:
- Are you able to capture pure emotion in a single shot? Can you portray a person’s life-story with one photograph?
- Are you talented at seizing that instant when the game turns? Have you caught the moment of absolute glory on record?
- Are people mesmerized by your images of imposing mountains? Do your city shots positively buzz with life?
- Does your photography reveal hidden details of everyday objects? Can you unveil secrets through close-ups?
First off, the way they’ve structured this contest is a bit limiting. Shame you can only submit 1 photo and I don’t think all photos fit neatly into one of the above categories.
But, saying that, trying to narrow down what type of photography I enjoy is something that’s been on my mind.
As a beginner, think it’s important to just go out and start taking as many photos as possible. You never know what type of photos you’ll enjoy until you’ve tried them all! But after that initial learning phase, it’s maybe time to focus on your best work.
My tips:
1) Organise your photos and make a special category for your “Favourites”. Be very critical and only add your best work. After awhile, you’ll probably start to see trends. For example, turns out a good portion of my favourites shots are Macro, which was a total surprise.
2) Look at other people’s photos. And then look some more. Flickr is a great way to view photos by subject, type, camera, lens…and anything else you can think of. Get on there and just start searching. A cool place to start is their “Interestingness” category.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 12:44 pm