Comments on: Style: It’s Not What You Shoot. It’s How You Shoot It.

By: Chris Pickrell

Chris Pickrell — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:13:53 +0000

I’m in the process of doing my first “conceptual” shoot. A bunch of my friends want portraits, and I need to broaden my portfolio, but coming from a journalism background, creating a shot isn’t my forte. So I asked my friend to come up with an idea, whether it is an idea or a word. They all did, and I took that idea and built a concept based on what they gave me.

Granted, as a professional it’s probably not a good idea to let the client give you your idea, but for a beginner looking to practice stirring their brain, it could help.

Although coming up with 10 unique concepts did prove to be tiring, with all the research and imagining

By: James

James — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:50:19 +0000

A few years back a photography professor of mine suggested the same thing “cutting out magazine photos”; as my style continues to evolve I have found this extremely helpful. I might add it’s also a great time to study lighting techniques; Take those freshly torn images then try to figure out the type and direction of lighting used.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:46:40 +0000

You sir, are brilliant. This series is fantastic.

By: LaKaye

LaKaye — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:09:35 +0000

This was an awesome post and I can’t wait to get started! All the photo posts talk about getting your “own style” but nobody ever explained how to do it in a way that made sense. I’ll be working on it this week.

Thanks!

By: Karla

Karla — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:40:58 +0000

Thank you, Don.

Well, I’ve completed the first part of the assignment. I have a sore wrist from all the page turning and tearing. I have to say, I’ve ended up with quite a stack. More than I thought I would. It might relect on my desperate need for direction, as I find that I like so many types of images. So, in about seven days, I’ll haul them all out and see what I see.

Thank you for your offer of help. You can be sure that I will be taking you up on it.

Karla

By: wizwow

wizwow — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:52:03 +0000

Karla… that i so cool.
Care to share your progress with us?
Let me know… I am happy to help.

–don

By: Karla

Karla — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:46:35 +0000

Today I bought a stack of magazines from a used book store. Getting ready to start the project of finding my style. This article is extremely timely for me! Thank you!

By: Rowell

Rowell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:58:43 +0000

Wow this is one inspiring post wizwow! I really like the magazine idea and I’m really going to try this out because I’ve been searching for what I love to shoot and trying to define what exactly I want to do with photography. Thanks for putting this up for everyone to see!

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:11:16 +0000

Fanastic post! Looking at unrelated magazines for inspiration is a great tip. I\’ve wondered what my style is for a while. Part of my problem in identifying it is that it has been evolving quickly since the beginning of this year. More importantly, I wasn\’t sure what characteristics I should look for in defining it. These exercises will go a long way in helping me uncover my style and your short list of things to look for when defining style is very helpful. I\’m anxious to read the next post in this series!