Teaching Photography #6: Ongoing: Assignments That Build Vision

After the first six weeks, my niece will have foundation: purpose, seeing, basic technical control. Now the teaching moves from building fundamentals to developing her particular vision through structured assignments. Each one has clear communicative goals, and success is measured…
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Teaching Photography #6: Ongoing: Assignments That Build Vision

◈ Teaching Photography #6: Ongoing: Assignments That Build Vision

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Photos I found #8: Winter Holidays

More photos I found. These are probably late winter/early spring holiday photos in the mountains somewhere in France. Easter holidays maybe. Given the snow I’d think Alps.

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Zine Exchange Club?

There’s a special feeling that comes from holding something you made yourself, something printed or folded or stapled together, knowing it only exists because you willed it into…

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Paws in the sand

I posted this photo last week as my contribution to Aminus3’s photo prompt: minimal. I thought I might as well explain it here.

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