Shoes! I don't find them often, but they're such a question-raising subject. I have a "project" that I call "Cinderella" where I photograph lost shoes. Obviously, that happens rarely so the progress on the project is slow, but they're some of my favourite images. I also think that film photography lends itself to starting 36-image mini projects. Load a roll of film, think of a theme and shoot your 36 images. When you store negatives in a negative sleeve, it usually has a few fields you can fill in: roll number, camera, theme. My theme is usually an activity or a place - the city I visit, walks with my daughter etc. It can be more specific too, like doors, cars, trees. The plan for my next roll is "hands". A market should be a great place to start...
@ForsgardPeter, I've been thinking about doing a photography project, so I decided to search TH-cam for "Photography Project" and this video popped up. I truly believe this is going to help me come up with some projects and get out there to learn and gain experience. Also, I did hit the like button, and I subscribed as well. Finally, thank you for your time and effort you put in making this. From scripting to filming to editing, uploading, etc, your time and work are sincerely appreciated. I'm brand new to the photography scene, so your help and advice helps more than you can imagine. Thanks again, stay safe, and be well. Randy in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Photo projects are so good. on 1/1/11, i started a 365 photo a day project, I thought i would last a few months, but 11 years later I was still doing it. And I NEVER missed a day, even tho somedays it would get to evening and I remembered....Most years I had a "Theme" every week to help me focus. I am not looking at doing a new one similar, but not daily. So I loved this video for the inspiration.
A really important and useful video. I especially appreciate the idea of storing a collection of the best images swapping out the weaker ones and adding in the better ones over time.
Terrific! I got the project fever in 2012 with reflections. I know, not original. Funny thing is, just as I thought of it, you were showing a few of your reflections. Yes, architecture in water puddles. One of my faves is a reflection of our flag in the glass on a wall-mounted brass lantern. It is true, having an objective, a path you say, not only gives direction and purpose, it is incentive to go hunting, image shopping if you will. Anyway, this video should be useful to all amateurs and casual shutterbugs. Thank you.
A wonderfully inspirational video, Peter.! One thing folks can also do, at the completion of their project and they are thrilled with their results, is have their images published in an Ezine or even a small printed book/booklet to give to friends, family and to themselves. This is a wonderful video - so well done!
I love photo projects for getting you out of a rut in photography. I've tried a few in the past. I started a 365 photo per day project a few years back but stopped after 7 months. I got the flu and didn't feel like shooting anything and I got stuck trying to figure out what to shoot. Sometimes having no constraints on what you shoot just overwhelms you with too much choice. The next time I started a 365 project I picked a different theme for each week and had no trouble shooting an image each day. I finished that project easily. I would definitely recommend having a theme or focus for a project it takes away choice paralysis.
Thank you again Peter Yes I need a project to help make better images, rather than coming back with a number of random shots that hold nothing. "Learning to see" I find harder than learning the technical side and the technique. .lost my inspiration/Drive some weeks ago this has been the item I needed. Thank you again.
Hey Peter, funny you mention this. I’ve just started a 12 week evening class course at my local college and part of it is to do project. I’m just deciding what to do it on.
Great Tips! I will start s new project this weekend. Just lastnight I was kinda sad and depressed that I have a good camera and some lenses but I don't ho out and shoot anymore. TH-cam has its way of recommending videos when you needed them most 🤩
Excellent Video and content...great ideas, great pictures (especially seeing all this, maybe not each and every individual Photo...)and very likable presenter. Thanks for giving me some ideas for current difficult times. Stay safe and all the best from Germany :-)
Thank you Peter! I'm a poor self-starter for photography -- other than family pictures. These project ideas are great -- and I can see where while working on one project something may catch your eye (or your camera!) and lead to another project and so on. With me the danger will be never completing any of the projects because I get excited by the new ones and lose interest in the original ones!!!
You can look at those first projects as a path to the next ones. If you loose interest on aproject, maybe it is not a good or right for you. Keep searching.
Peter, thank you for creating this video. It reminds me to look at the ordinary and make it extraordinary. I have a full-time job, so photography is a hobby, but I don't get out and do it enough--a project would put me on a path. I am thinking about what my project will be. Thank you.
You call them projects and I've always thought of them as themes. I have a number of themes I look for when out shooting and they really help to create a challenge. How to make something, so commonplace, interesting in a photo. Another way to approach this is to make your project the human foot print. It pulls together a variety of subjects, like coffee cups, garbage and shoes, into one. A completely different type of project I like to do is to sit in one location for about an hour, with a zoom lens, and look for as many shots as I can find from that one point of perspective. I typically come home with at least one keeper. Frankly, I've always assumed most aspiring photographers do this sort of thing, but perhaps I'm mistaken. I have recently become a Google Maps contributor. This creates photo assignments for me, and again the challenge to find a photo of an otherwise boring subject, in many cases. I also find it interesting the number of views each photo gets, on Google maps. It tells me what photos people find most compelling, and I'm often surprised its not the one I would choose.
Yes, I think that projects and themes are quite close. I know quite a few photographers that do just like you do. Sit and wait. It is a typical approach by many street photographers. Photos on Google map is an interesting thing. I think people look different things on photos on Google Map vs. when they are looking at photographs in other places.
Peter, I would normally ask this in an online session but the time difference between Finland and Australia makes this difficult. I have a EM5 MKII which I have set up according to your instructions in some of your videos to show under and over exposure (the blue and orange areas). This works fine except that it only shows up on the LCD screen, not through the viewfinder. Have I missed something or is this something to do with the EM5?
We can probably work something out and over come the timezone differences. You need to go to the Special menu J and turn on the highlight/shadow from the Info Settings. That might be missing from my instructions.
Your portfolio link appears to be dead. and speaking of dead -- the deadpan delivery of "now I have shown you images that are totally garbage" lol lots of nice images - I think that project concept is great as well as do you keep a top X for various topics because when you group images together and build a theme, as you say you start to see things in new ways and you get more of a focus to developing a style. Great video as always and the mentoring intrigues me.
Haven’t take a single picture for over 3 months, it all started with dropping my em1 mk2 with 12-100 pro lens I sent them for a service and they got stuck in customs for 6 weeks it was 8 weeks before I got it back and have now lost all my enthusiasm. Ive had my camera back for more than a month and its still in the box it was sent back in.
I walk one street in my city, Key West which is a naturally postcard pretty town and on that street I look for things and I have no idea what they will be. Or I walk a block at night in black and white and maybe automatic mode and let the camera see. It’s weird but I get stuff to post on my web page every day.
Yes, I was expecting to see ceramic mugs and I was surprised that people would leave those around. But yeah, at least here in the US we'd say coffee cups to refer to the disposable cups, and a ceramic or non-disposable can be a cup or a mug. If it's metallic it's probably a thermos.
I enjoy your videos and watch them every week. Surprised and a little disappointed with the video about "projects". All I saw was the Apple logo on the screen. Distracted from the content of your talk.
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Shoes! I don't find them often, but they're such a question-raising subject. I have a "project" that I call "Cinderella" where I photograph lost shoes. Obviously, that happens rarely so the progress on the project is slow, but they're some of my favourite images.
I also think that film photography lends itself to starting 36-image mini projects. Load a roll of film, think of a theme and shoot your 36 images. When you store negatives in a negative sleeve, it usually has a few fields you can fill in: roll number, camera, theme. My theme is usually an activity or a place - the city I visit, walks with my daughter etc. It can be more specific too, like doors, cars, trees. The plan for my next roll is "hands". A market should be a great place to start...
I think you are really underrated, this was great way to show some approaches to projects.
@ForsgardPeter, I've been thinking about doing a photography project, so I decided to search TH-cam for "Photography Project" and this video popped up.
I truly believe this is going to help me come up with some projects and get out there to learn and gain experience. Also, I did hit the like button, and I subscribed as well.
Finally, thank you for your time and effort you put in making this. From scripting to filming to editing, uploading, etc, your time and work are sincerely appreciated. I'm brand new to the photography scene, so your help and advice helps more than you can imagine. Thanks again, stay safe, and be well.
Randy in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Thank you very much. I hope your photo project is succesful.
Photo projects are so good. on 1/1/11, i started a 365 photo a day project, I thought i would last a few months, but 11 years later I was still doing it. And I NEVER missed a day, even tho somedays it would get to evening and I remembered....Most years I had a "Theme" every week to help me focus. I am not looking at doing a new one similar, but not daily. So I loved this video for the inspiration.
Thank you for this Peter.
A really important and useful video. I especially appreciate the idea of storing a collection of the best images swapping out the weaker ones and adding in the better ones over time.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Peter for the tip on projects. I do get in a rut at times and focusing on a project will help.
Terrific! I got the project fever in 2012 with reflections. I know, not original. Funny thing is, just as I thought of it, you were showing a few of your reflections. Yes, architecture in water puddles. One of my faves is a reflection of our flag in the glass on a wall-mounted brass lantern. It is true, having an objective, a path you say, not only gives direction and purpose, it is incentive to go hunting, image shopping if you will. Anyway, this video should be useful to all amateurs and casual shutterbugs. Thank you.
Thanks.
A wonderfully inspirational video, Peter.! One thing folks can also do, at the completion of their project and they are thrilled with their results, is have their images published in an Ezine or even a small printed book/booklet to give to friends, family and to themselves. This is a wonderful video - so well done!
Thank you. Yes, a photo book is a very good idea.
i use your idea for my personal project so ty so much
Clever idea of storing a collection of the best images and then swapping in better ones over time.
Peter, haven't even finished the video and this is one of my favorites. Very nice. Thank you.
love your project, it gives me idea.. thanks man❤
Happy to hear that!
I always wondered what photo projects were. But I have a better idea now.
Super ideas Peter. The way the brain locks into whatever you are looking for. Done quite a few abandoned shoes in the last few years
Cool.
thank you .Great idea
I love photo projects for getting you out of a rut in photography. I've tried a few in the past. I started a 365 photo per day project a few years back but stopped after 7 months. I got the flu and didn't feel like shooting anything and I got stuck trying to figure out what to shoot. Sometimes having no constraints on what you shoot just overwhelms you with too much choice. The next time I started a 365 project I picked a different theme for each week and had no trouble shooting an image each day. I finished that project easily. I would definitely recommend having a theme or focus for a project it takes away choice paralysis.
A 365 project is a hard one. Respect that you managed to finnish it.
Thank you again Peter
Yes I need a project to help make better images, rather than coming back with a number of random shots that hold nothing.
"Learning to see" I find harder than learning the technical side and the technique.
.lost my inspiration/Drive some weeks ago this has been the item I needed. Thank you again.
Very inspirational! I like the 1:1 format.
Thank you.
Hey Peter, funny you mention this. I’ve just started a 12 week evening class course at my local college and part of it is to do project. I’m just deciding what to do it on.
Hope you find a project. Would be happy to hear what kinda project you will make.
Excellent video and many Many Great pictures Peter...! Yes, Projects makes us aware. Process and journey.
Some really interesting Ideas. So much better (and cheaper) than buy new gear! Thanks
Yes, it is.
Great Tips! I will start s new project this weekend. Just lastnight I was kinda sad and depressed that I have a good camera and some lenses but I don't ho out and shoot anymore. TH-cam has its way of recommending videos when you needed them most 🤩
Thank you. Hope you will find a nice project and get some great images!
Nice video Peter! You gave me some inspiration.
Great! Hope you find yourself an interesting project.
Thank you...
You're welcome!
Excellent Video and content...great ideas, great pictures (especially seeing all this, maybe not each and every individual Photo...)and very likable presenter. Thanks for giving me some ideas for current difficult times. Stay safe and all the best from Germany :-)
Thank you. Images are funny that sometimes a series of images can be interesting even though some of the individual images are not all great.
Great presentation.Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Thank you Peter! I'm a poor self-starter for photography -- other than family pictures. These project ideas are great -- and I can see where while working on one project something may catch your eye (or your camera!) and lead to another project and so on. With me the danger will be never completing any of the projects because I get excited by the new ones and lose interest in the original ones!!!
You can look at those first projects as a path to the next ones. If you loose interest on aproject, maybe it is not a good or right for you. Keep searching.
Love the reflection images!
Thank you.
Nice concept & nice explanation as well.
Nice thoughts Peter, cheers.
Thanks.
I started a website to help me reflect and think about my photography. It's a fun ongoing project and I really recommend every enthusiast invest in.
Thats one good way of sharing the images.
beautifu!!!
such a great and detailed video
Glad you liked it!
Nice one, thanks!
Peter, thank you for creating this video. It reminds me to look at the ordinary and make it extraordinary. I have a full-time job, so photography is a hobby, but I don't get out and do it enough--a project would put me on a path. I am thinking about what my project will be. Thank you.
Great, hope you have time to start that project.
Thanks You Sir for a great tip!
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You call them projects and I've always thought of them as themes. I have a number of themes I look for when out shooting and they really help to create a challenge. How to make something, so commonplace, interesting in a photo. Another way to approach this is to make your project the human foot print. It pulls together a variety of subjects, like coffee cups, garbage and shoes, into one. A completely different type of project I like to do is to sit in one location for about an hour, with a zoom lens, and look for as many shots as I can find from that one point of perspective. I typically come home with at least one keeper. Frankly, I've always assumed most aspiring photographers do this sort of thing, but perhaps I'm mistaken. I have recently become a Google Maps contributor. This creates photo assignments for me, and again the challenge to find a photo of an otherwise boring subject, in many cases. I also find it interesting the number of views each photo gets, on Google maps. It tells me what photos people find most compelling, and I'm often surprised its not the one I would choose.
Yes, I think that projects and themes are quite close. I know quite a few photographers that do just like you do. Sit and wait. It is a typical approach by many street photographers.
Photos on Google map is an interesting thing. I think people look different things on photos on Google Map vs. when they are looking at photographs in other places.
Ah you do #shoesmonday too! 😉😀 We started it on G+ and now do it on Instagram
I did not know about that hashtag, need to participate! Thanks.
Some great tips.. Thank you!
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Peter, I would normally ask this in an online session but the time difference between Finland and Australia makes this difficult. I have a EM5 MKII which I have set up according to your instructions in some of your videos to show under and over exposure (the blue and orange areas). This works fine except that it only shows up on the LCD screen, not through the viewfinder. Have I missed something or is this something to do with the EM5?
We can probably work something out and over come the timezone differences. You need to go to the Special menu J and turn on the highlight/shadow from the Info Settings. That might be missing from my instructions.
@@ForsgardPeter Thanks, I also had to switch built in evf style to 3. It does not work on 1or 2. Thanks again for the tip.
Your portfolio link appears to be dead. and speaking of dead -- the deadpan delivery of "now I have shown you images that are totally garbage" lol lots of nice images - I think that project concept is great as well as do you keep a top X for various topics because when you group images together and build a theme, as you say you start to see things in new ways and you get more of a focus to developing a style. Great video as always and the mentoring intrigues me.
Thank you. I have check that link. Thanks for mentioning it.
What about creating sub theme and structure?
Yes, you could do that too.
Haven’t take a single picture for over 3 months, it all started with dropping my em1 mk2 with 12-100 pro lens I sent them for a service and they got stuck in customs for 6 weeks it was 8 weeks before I got it back and have now lost all my enthusiasm. Ive had my camera back for more than a month and its still in the box it was sent back in.
Sounds bad, have you tried to start a project?
I walk one street in my city, Key West which is a naturally postcard pretty town and on that street I look for things and I have no idea what they will be. Or I walk a block at night in black and white and maybe automatic mode and let the camera see. It’s weird but I get stuff to post on my web page every day.
Sounds great!
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luv all, peace 'n luv ya all
those are mugs?
No matter what the subject, they always seems to turn up on top of the litter bins!
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Main photography sikhana chahta hun
Coffee cups, not mugs.
True.
There is nothing wrong with calling them a "mug". There is no saucer!
Yes, I was expecting to see ceramic mugs and I was surprised that people would leave those around. But yeah, at least here in the US we'd say coffee cups to refer to the disposable cups, and a ceramic or non-disposable can be a cup or a mug. If it's metallic it's probably a thermos.
I enjoy your videos and watch them every week. Surprised and a little disappointed with the video about "projects". All I saw was the Apple logo on the screen. Distracted from the content of your talk.
Were you sponsored by apple??????
No, what made you think so?
Wait, this is not the hydraulic press channel.
No it aint. :D
Boring
What is?