Most of my photos are purely by chance. I do take the time to compose my photos (well most of them) Most of the time I don't plan my shots, just look around and see what I see.
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Me too. Time is so short that I just have to snap during my day to day life. Maybe when winter arrives I will have more time to play around with effects and that sort of thing. What I do like is the project makes me look and appreciate what is around me. For example today I ducked down to the beach to take a shot on the way to meet the school bus. Normally I wouldn't do that.
I don't plan my shots either... in fact, the few times I have tried to do a planned shoot, the end result was terrible! It's something I need to work on. I'm much better at seeing what is interesting than making something interesting from scratch, if that makes any sense. Like you said, it's not that I don't take care in composing and setting up my photos once I find something, but I don't go out with anything particular in mind. The drawback to that method is that when you get to the end of the day and nothing has presented itself yet, it can be hard to come up with anything!
@slowtidenz that's one of my favorite things about doing this project! I've seen so many great scenes I would have missed if I hadn't been on the lookout or gone slightly out of my normal way to see what I might find.
It depends on the day for me. Some shots I'll get the idea in my head earlier in the day and then go shoot it later on, while other times I just stumble across something and think that it would look neat.
Once in a while I'll go out shooting with friends and get a batch of photos and use a few of those.
I plan to take pictures. That's about all the planning I do. I do have some things I want to photograph, such as lighthouses and such, that I do when I get the opportunity. But, other than that, I take the pictures as the opportunity arises.
It's a mixed bag for me, but even when I'm out randomly shooting, I'm already telling a story in my head for each of my shots. Some though are planned for days, or longer. :)
I walk,I explore,I shoot.( even when it is just inside my cabin on really inclement days)Sometimes if I have photographed a subject I really liked..but was not happy with the result...I will plan to return to it and shoot it again.
i do a combination of both Mike --------------sometimes i plan an actual shot -more often I plan what I want to take but then snap and change settings and experiment - and then because I have my camera on me most of the time I just snap away and look forward to what I may have captured :)
I love playing around in photo editors ---------------I take way way to many photoslol
Most days it's pot luck what I get, but then I'll spot something and think 'I'll come back for that another day eg at a different time or when I'm needing something'. Only change to that is when I've done a theme month when I might well put some more thought into it. Too much of my life is regimented, it's nice to go with the flow..!
I give thought to what I want to shoot and will go out of ny way to get it, then it can all go out the door and I will take something completely unexpected.....
if something presents itself or just catches my interest I'II change focus.... I'm very flexible and random I think...it helps me if I have a theme....
Sometimes I plan shots. Especially if it is for a specific thing or idea. I get an idea on an area I want to shoot. Once I am there, the ideas come from mainly just checking around and seeing what works and what doesn't. Quite often what I thought wouldn't work, actually works better than what I thought would. Does that make sense? If not I am off for another coffee!
A bit of both, I have some ideas in my head and if by the evening I have nothing I've chanced upon I try to get a planned shot done. Alright in theory but a few of my planned shots have failed dismally. Then it's hoping I can get a pet shot before bed!
I plan lots of shots in my head but never actually get to carry them out. I do sometimes go out with the intention of taking a particular shot and it comes off but mostly spur of the moment stuff. I suppose I set up potential shots of birds by feeding them near trees etc but you are never sure what may come along.
On occasion I pre game by researching locations both on internet and in person and go back for what I call a target destination shot. But mostly I simply go for a walk and observe and the shots jump out at me. And sometimes it's best to sit and observe and let the shots come to you. But whenever I'm stuck, go for a walk.
During the cold dreary winter months, I plan a lot of my photography. I like to try new things that can be done indoors. Once the Spring arrives it is a crap shoot so many things to photograph outside!
a little bit of both. i like to document the day but i also go out on walks regularly, so the surroundings become quite familiar. sometimes i will take shots of the same thing over several days, at different times of day, and find out which i like best (lots of little things will be different: lighting, weather conditions, etc) :)
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Once in a while I'll go out shooting with friends and get a batch of photos and use a few of those.
I love playing around in photo editors ---------------I take way way to many photoslol
if something presents itself or just catches my interest I'II change focus.... I'm very flexible and random I think...it helps me if I have a theme....