I was so delighted that my picture of my friend's daughter's sewing-machine won EOTB51 - thanks to all who voted for the lovely Beryl. And many thanks to @mzzhope for hosting the last round. I love this challenge and I know that keeping an eye out for possible subjects has really added something to the way I take pictures. So do have a go!
In the words of the challenge creator Jeff Walker:
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
"For those of you that don't want to commit to a specific set of words for a month, are intimidated by the thought of being pushed by another 365'er, don't want to be constrained to a specific mundane object, aren't feeling the week's theme, feel you don't have the creativity, time or tools for album and wwyd challenges but still want to face down and conquer a challenge, I have just the challenge for YOU!
(Also, if you enjoy facing all the above challenges and can't get enough of challenges and want to add another challenge to your arsenal, this is for YOU as well!)
Here's the lowdown (and its fairly simple):
Your challenge is to find something most people would not consider to be beautiful, and find a way to capture it that IS beautiful. You can achieve it any way you desire. This challenge will help you with your composition and lighting skills. The way you compose the shot or the way you use light will usually be the way you bring out the beauty. It will also help you look at your surroundings differently. Everything is potentially a beautiful photograph. Its not a matter of finding something to photograph, its a matter of finding a way to photograph something that makes photographing it worthwhile.
There is not specific item you have to photograph for this challenge. And the only rule is that the subject you photograph has to be something that, if people were watching you photograph it, would be wondering what has possessed you to photograph something so plain, bland, boring, ugly, etc. Beauty is where you find it, and it is all around you. Train your eye to see things differently."
The challenge begins now and runs through to Friday 19 June at midnight BST.
Entries must be taken within this timeframe.
I will announce finalists for voting shortly thereafter and then everyone on 365 will vote for the winner. Whoever receives the most votes will then have the honour of selecting the five finalists for Eye of the Beholder 53.
@mastermek Entirely up to you - sometimes it will be obvious to the viewer, and it's just that you've made a mundane/ugly subject beautiful, and sometimes it'll be a macro shot of the inside of a washing machine that people might like to guess at ...
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