Canon LTM Okay, oh wise ones: photo ideas!

Canon M39 M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
Henk W said:
A brewery is great. In this case I would prefer colour. Try some reflections in the copper brew kettle. And get close to a glass of beer, catch that clear shiny golden fluid.
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Just one word of caution: a brewery/restaurant is a private space. I wouldn't take pics inside unless I have the owner's and subject's permission. In the street... it's fair game! :)
 
I'll get permission first.

Two out of the four of us that go have memberships to the bar...I just don't have one yet because I haven't been there long enough. I've seen other people with cameras in there. It's kind of a great place for learning how to handhold a camera. Lighting is very dim. :)
 
Glad to hear that. It's just that people can be particularly sensitive to cameras these days, but if you have permission, by all means, go ahead! :)
 
Got the lens now...it's a lovely piece of work. Now to decide what to shoot with it.

My fall colors shots have to wait a week or so due to it being way too warm here, so I figure that street shooting will be what I do. I hope that I do okay...the framelines are a bit tough to see. I'm going to pretty much compose with the 50mm framelines to center things and hope for the best. :)
 
Who was it that told all his subjects (including President Eisenhower) to JUMP! ...then shot them with early studio strobe? Feininger? There's an idea.

Better: ask strangers to strip, then tell them to jump. Should be interesting. :D
 
Fall colors are appearing way too fast up here. I'm afraid it'll be gone by week's end. It is rather warm here too (mid '80s yesterday and today, after we had 60s), but you know, officially, in these five time zones, there is no such thing as global warming.

You can't get too close with the Ultron (closest focusing distance is 0.9m), but here's an idea: you have a picture of you dipping your feet, right? Well, how about you framing different things with your feet? You have the Ultron for it. It is and idea.
 
Fashion a small stuffed animal like a teddy bear and take pics of it in different places. Pose it with hot dog vendors, people in the street, anyone willing to smile. A friend of mine, coincidentally from Iowa, used to carry a plastic lobster called "Antonio", and collected shots of it with her daughters and with all kinds of people.

Just another thought. After all, we have a reputation to maintain! ;)

Congratulations on the lens! :)
 
What about shooting expressive behaviour, for instance somone directing traffic or expecting change from a note at a store.. an argument. Or anyone animated using a slower than normal shutter.

Just a thought.

I like the teddy bear idea best so far.
 
Stephanie Brim said:
Would you consider it odd that my camera has its own pillow? I'm kind of going with the idea that if it's beside me, I'm going to get ideas when I sleep. Hasn't worked so far, but who knows? :D
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Instead of sleeping with your lens you need to press it against your forehead - the way the psychic Edgar Cayce is said to have read books.

At the very least , you will end up with a very interesting dent in your forehead from your lens cap which might be photo worthy.

It works for me. :)
 
I've been thinking about this longer than I should have *but* why not turn a disadvantage into something else? I was born in London. I've lived in London all my life and although I've travelled I cannot say I have a unique insight into any foreign locale. Small Town America may be boring to you but it is another world to me and probably to most of Europe. Why not photograph what you know but really think about what it means to you. I live within walking distance from Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and numerous other photo opportunities but I have nothing to really say about them it's not about photo -opportunities it's about communication. If you have something to say you must say it - and I live on the most boring place on earth is a valid statement. Check out the work of Martin Parr for inspiration (I'd lend you the book but the postage is a bitch)
 
Toby's comment reminds me of something from a graphic design course I took years ago.. one of the projects was to design a poster for a town/city that would encourage people to live there.. most of the students picked a city that had a specific cultural attraction.. be it a museum or sports stadium.. but one student picked a tiny little hick town not too far away.. he went there and photographed a convenience store at night when nobody was in view.. his 'selling point' was "what a night life!".. it was the only A the professor gave on that project

the point being, what you take for granted might be something other people are fascinated by
 
Good points... A smaller community might seem boring, but it's a matter of viewpoint. Large or small, it keeps changing, if only in detail. The store window mannikin gets a change of clothes, some person who's "always been there" suddenly is missing, perhaps retired, moved away, died of cancer, and you missed saving something of them while you had ample opportunity. Find the farmers' market. Buildings are demolished or moved, and new buildings go up. I keep watch, behind an auto body shop, on their ever-changing pile of dented and cut-up car body pieces... occasionally interesting colors and shapes. There's a back yard I stop by, that keeps changing in interesting ways. We smaller-community residents need to find our photo ops in different ways than larger places with their bustling pedestrian scenes.
 
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