I have often referred to the 'Photographers Must-Do' list, usually questioned by @shanne ;-) so I thought I would start a list of the photographs you simply 'Must-Do' (or ones that inevitably crop up from time to time). This is NOT a criticism if you have already taken shots on the list (cos I certainly have) merely a collection of shots that excercise any photographers mind.
Here we go:
1) Water drop splash
2) Water drop macro on a leaf
3) Sunflower
4) Bubble
5) Traffic trails
6) Fairground blur
7) Coastal sunset
8) Butterflys wings . . . . . please feel free to add your own 9? 10? 11?
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Love heart made from book pages.
love heart made from a filter.
Red Balloon in the blue sky.
Love hearts cut out of paper and placed on a washing line with pegs.
Reflection in sunglasses.
The list is endless :o)
your own feet
sand writing
doors
hdr shot of a bridge , underpass or pier
beach sunset silhouette
sleeping cat
dog catching a ball
busker
bokeh lights
levitation
clones
grafitti
passengers on a train/bus
colorful drinking straws
shoe laces in the shape of hearts
hands made in the shape of hearts
hands made in the shape of hearts framing the sun
crayons
light writing
Sunrise
Sunset
Oceans
Rivers
Buildings
Bridges
Selfie; nude optional
Portrait
Forest
Plants/Flowers
Bugs; Combine with above, but purely optional.
Statue
Daytime
Nightime
Weather event; Hurricanes, Cyclones, floods but stay safe when doing it.
Event; Any sort will do
Obscure
Abstract
Seasonal; Snow when it snows, sun when it shines, windy when there is wind.....
Touristy things; Don't take your camera on a ride that may see you lose it.
By theme
Park
Combination of any 2
Combination of any 3; Try and keep Selfie; nudie out of this if possible.
On the way to ......
On the way back from.......
Place of interest; in your opinion. You know we'll agree.
Water; allowing you have alreay done the ocean and the river, droplets, bottled water or puddles qualify.
Street;
Animals; Has been stated squirrels get extra attention.(In Australia, please insert Possum here.) Always need to have cute factor.
Reflections
Anything that stands out on the computer after your original idea went pear shape and you took an additional 188 shots before you find something you are actually pleased with.
Food dye applied to approx 80% of the suggestions above.
Waterfall; extra marks if there is a long time exposure and/or lots of moss.
Bokeh; I need so much to find out what this means. Same with SOOC
Fireworks.
Cute kid shot.
Clouds.
All of the above in colour, b&w, antique, sepia, selective colouring.........
Moon. All crescents and the whole of it.
Stars; espicially where you leave the exposure thingy open for hours and you track them.
Lone anything; Cloud, tree, duck, person, car........
AA dog while it was peeing
a dog straight into its face with a flash
people's portrait while they were eating
rushing people at a railway station
hands doing different things
weird leg positions.
Shoes
Interesting people
Standing people only
camera on the floor
from the back
...
the list could go on... nice thread!
Loved the suggestions and so many I totally agree with. I have an idea for a discussion next week, similar kind of theme! Made me smile on a mundane Tuesday evening :) Thanks all !!!
-eagle in its natural habitat
-lightning
-long exposure ferris wheel
-dandelion poof blowing away
-end-to-end rainbow
-trash the dress
-carved pumpkin on fire
-wedding dress portrait in cemetery
-portrait in rain
My list from May, based on what everyone else seemed to be shooting at the time :)
* Water drop splash
* Close up of insect
* Fizzy fruit
* Weird abstract thing
* Random architectural thing
* Totally overprocessed nothing
* Fruit still life
* Flower(s)
* Body part close-up (eyes, hands, feet etc)
* Coloured pencils doing something interesting
Now I'd add:
* Bubbles
* The Moon
* Sunset and/or sunrise
* Arty attempt at food of some description
* Arty attempt at food of some description that's already been consumed (used plate/coffee cup etc)
* CD reflection
* A bird in flight
* A bird not in flight
* A bee in flight
* A bee on a flower
* Reflections on water
* A duck or two having a swim
* A staircase
* Historic building/feature
* Photo taken on the street
* Photo taken from ground level
* Dew on spiders web
* Random wild animal native to your location (squirrels/possums etc)
* Dragonfly
* Butterfly
* Rainbow
* Candle flame
* Dandelion
That's all I can think of for now, but I'm sure there's more :)
Spider webs (so difficult!)
Bokeh
the super close-up eye that actually looks good
Things people need to STOP TAKING PHOTOS OF:
baby in a basket
their lunch
them with their boy/girlfriend on a park bench
themself in a mirror (unless it's unusual)
themself in their underwear (PLEASE)
themself with their friends (unless it's on a timer.)
clasped hands
writing in the sand
a carved tree
themself next to a car/monument/famous location
No offense to anyone who might have posted those, but they're ALL over the internet. Seriously.
railroad ties from tie level with approaching train
sunlight splashing through a cave opening
smoke on water
fire on ice
much more but they have all been covered here
- Three slices of Wensleydale cheese, on a blue china plate
- Remote control in bucket of water
- Cloud that looks like a person dancing
- Table and chairs
- Raincoat hanging up on a peg
- Four grown men in a Reliant Robin
- Your best friend in a suit of armour
- Cadbury's Curly-Wurly
I'm new to photography, and very much learning...but these ideas are all brilliant (well mostly all!)....trouble is, now to work out how to achieve the photos I see in my mind's eye!
@becauseican as someone who's just taken an image of my child in a basket, I was at first really repulsed with this idea. However, since the famliy wanted some images, I figure I'd do the cliche, but I coudlnt bear to do it badly...
I think there's nothign wrong with doing something classic but well :)
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Nude selfie :)
Sunrise / sunset
Backlit daisy
Long exposure silky waterfall
Your pet's nose
macro
insects
lights
moon
long exposure cityscape
selective coloring
Scattered pool/ billiard balls on table with shallow DOF
[these are the two all of my photo teachers complained about having to see from every student every semester LOL]
How about the pregnant tummy with overlaid hands? I've seen that one plenty myself.
Love heart made from book pages.
love heart made from a filter.
Red Balloon in the blue sky.
Love hearts cut out of paper and placed on a washing line with pegs.
Reflection in sunglasses.
The list is endless :o)
Full moon
Random sweets
Coloured pencil crayons in various positions.
Bee on a flower.
(I really like the cliche shots though!!)
Light tracing
Yourself holding your camera in a mirror (!!)
colours
refelctions
sand writing
doors
hdr shot of a bridge , underpass or pier
beach sunset silhouette
sleeping cat
dog catching a ball
busker
bokeh lights
levitation
clones
grafitti
passengers on a train/bus
Err... so I reckon..!
shoe laces in the shape of hearts
hands made in the shape of hearts
hands made in the shape of hearts framing the sun
crayons
light writing
Great thread!
lone loon
swallow tail butterfly
Sunrise
Sunset
Oceans
Rivers
Buildings
Bridges
Selfie; nude optional
Portrait
Forest
Plants/Flowers
Bugs; Combine with above, but purely optional.
Statue
Daytime
Nightime
Weather event; Hurricanes, Cyclones, floods but stay safe when doing it.
Event; Any sort will do
Obscure
Abstract
Seasonal; Snow when it snows, sun when it shines, windy when there is wind.....
Touristy things; Don't take your camera on a ride that may see you lose it.
By theme
Park
Combination of any 2
Combination of any 3; Try and keep Selfie; nudie out of this if possible.
On the way to ......
On the way back from.......
Place of interest; in your opinion. You know we'll agree.
Water; allowing you have alreay done the ocean and the river, droplets, bottled water or puddles qualify.
Street;
Animals; Has been stated squirrels get extra attention.(In Australia, please insert Possum here.) Always need to have cute factor.
Reflections
Anything that stands out on the computer after your original idea went pear shape and you took an additional 188 shots before you find something you are actually pleased with.
Food dye applied to approx 80% of the suggestions above.
Waterfall; extra marks if there is a long time exposure and/or lots of moss.
Bokeh; I need so much to find out what this means. Same with SOOC
Fireworks.
Cute kid shot.
Clouds.
All of the above in colour, b&w, antique, sepia, selective colouring.........
Moon. All crescents and the whole of it.
Stars; espicially where you leave the exposure thingy open for hours and you track them.
Lone anything; Cloud, tree, duck, person, car........
AA dog while it was peeing
a dog straight into its face with a flash
people's portrait while they were eating
rushing people at a railway station
hands doing different things
weird leg positions.
Shoes
Interesting people
Standing people only
camera on the floor
from the back
...
the list could go on... nice thread!
-eagle in its natural habitat
-lightning
-long exposure ferris wheel
-dandelion poof blowing away
-end-to-end rainbow
-trash the dress
-carved pumpkin on fire
-wedding dress portrait in cemetery
-portrait in rain
* Water drop splash
* Close up of insect
* Fizzy fruit
* Weird abstract thing
* Random architectural thing
* Totally overprocessed nothing
* Fruit still life
* Flower(s)
* Body part close-up (eyes, hands, feet etc)
* Coloured pencils doing something interesting
Now I'd add:
* Bubbles
* The Moon
* Sunset and/or sunrise
* Arty attempt at food of some description
* Arty attempt at food of some description that's already been consumed (used plate/coffee cup etc)
* CD reflection
* A bird in flight
* A bird not in flight
* A bee in flight
* A bee on a flower
* Reflections on water
* A duck or two having a swim
* A staircase
* Historic building/feature
* Photo taken on the street
* Photo taken from ground level
* Dew on spiders web
* Random wild animal native to your location (squirrels/possums etc)
* Dragonfly
* Butterfly
* Rainbow
* Candle flame
* Dandelion
That's all I can think of for now, but I'm sure there's more :)
Fun discussion!
street/people photography
Selfies - me levitating :-)
Learn HDR
Bokeh
the super close-up eye that actually looks good
Things people need to STOP TAKING PHOTOS OF:
baby in a basket
their lunch
them with their boy/girlfriend on a park bench
themself in a mirror (unless it's unusual)
themself in their underwear (PLEASE)
themself with their friends (unless it's on a timer.)
clasped hands
writing in the sand
a carved tree
themself next to a car/monument/famous location
No offense to anyone who might have posted those, but they're ALL over the internet. Seriously.
Not that I'd call myself a photographer or anything but I've certainly tried (and failed) to get that one on more than one occasion!
railroad ties from tie level with approaching train
sunlight splashing through a cave opening
smoke on water
fire on ice
much more but they have all been covered here
- Three slices of Wensleydale cheese, on a blue china plate
- Remote control in bucket of water
- Cloud that looks like a person dancing
- Table and chairs
- Raincoat hanging up on a peg
- Four grown men in a Reliant Robin
- Your best friend in a suit of armour
- Cadbury's Curly-Wurly
I think there's nothign wrong with doing something classic but well :)