Comments on: I clearly suck at photo challenges

By: Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:15:07 +0000

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By: Andrew Lighten

Andrew Lighten — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:03:40 +0000

I’ve given up on relying on the RSS feed. It’s a pain, but the only way to get it is to visit http://photochallenge.org every day.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:43:50 +0000

My challenge is getting the daily topic!!!

I’ve found that the RSS feed comes through late in the day, and if I’m not online, I have no easy way of getting the topic…

By: skye

skye — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:24:55 +0000

I agree, don’t give up so easily. Forgive yourself for not being able to do every challenge and just move on to the next one. There are a lot of weekdays when I leave in the dark and come home in the dark, which doesn’t leave me a lot of options photo-wise. For instance, the zipper shot, I know of this great store in the city that has a gigantic zipper along its store front, and I would’ve loved to have used it for the challenge. Unfortunately, there was just no way to get there that day, and so I made due with what I had in the house. I’ve found that it’s not so much what you photograph, as it is challenging your eye to see that same object in a different way. I fail a lot, but that’s all part of the learning.

Keep at it!

By: Andrew Lighten

Andrew Lighten — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:10:24 +0000

Actually, Gary, that’s a good point. Aiming for 300 shots isn’t unreasonable.

By: Gary Hegenbart

Gary Hegenbart — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:00:47 +0000

Don’t give up so soon. Just because your local stuff may be boring to you, doesn’t mean it’s boring to others. It’s only day 17 and I’ve found it challenging to come up with shots. Clouds might be my downfall.

I’m personally hoping to get 300 shots for the challenge. If I manage that, I’ll be happy.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:21:04 +0000

Maybe you could photograph the clouds of dust raised by people crossing the street to avoid you after you’ve photographed the haberdashery store zippers.

By: Andrew Lighten

Andrew Lighten — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:55:42 +0000

Why, you got some zips I can take photos of?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:21:25 +0000

A chat with your wifey might have provided some inspiration..

By: Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:00:31 +0000

It’s all relative I suppose. Things that are commonplace to you may be interesting to other people…

I am wondering about the clouds theme myself. We have had bright blue skies for the last week. If all else fails, I’m going to draw some clouds on a sheet of paper. Or maybe light paint a cloud on a wall at night. Feel free to use my ideas.

One thing you could try is to put things in an out of context setting. The zipper of your folded jeans on a shelf of the refrigerator.

At any rate, it’s good to see you trying. If it wasn’t a challenge, we couldn’t call it a challenge.