I need some new ideas for Black and White Photos. I love taking pictures but i need help on deciding what to photograph now. i woould very much appreciate any suggestions. I am open to any new ideas.

-- Liz Spafford (dustystar75@hotmail.com), October 11, 2002

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Liz, We all have our own interests. What unites us ia our love of B&W photography. Go to your school or public library - or to a coffee-serving bookstore. Look at the B&W portfolio selection until you find something done so well that it really turns you on. Copy the style and/or content until you are ready to thy some of your own ideas. That's how most of us learned. Good luck, John

-- John R. Fowler (jazzphotoguy@yahoo.ca), October 11, 2002.

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I take it that this is for your class. Pick something, anything, and do a series of photos with it. I once used a piece of rope to produce a series of five pics with the rope in each one. Try something like this. Good Luck Kevin

-- Kevin Finigan (kevin.finigan@lmco.com), October 16, 2002.

hope I'm not too late but from a photojournalistic point of view, fine something on campus ... ie. spend some time shooting a sport team at practice then go and shoot on the sideline during the game, thats easily accesible ... call the local animal shelter and spend a day shooting there (talk about emotional animal portraits - referencing your thread on emotional portraits) ... shoot a series of portraits on farmers in your area (providing you're in that sort of area) or spend a day with a farmer.... shoot portraits of mechanics in the style of Richard Avedon or Annie Liebowitz (you pick) .... call a vet (large or small animal) ... there are millions of em out there, just make sure ya got enough film ... good luck ...... bill

-- Bill Kennedy (artguy313@aol.com), November 03, 2002.

Liz, Pick a common object (an egg(s) are nice) and work with them in different light/shadow. Old dolls lend themselves to a series. Go to Goodwill and find object and make still life images. Good luck.

-- John (books4321@nospamhotmail.com), November 10, 2002.

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