The dictionary project

[Mcary]

The way this works is rather simple; you begin by choosing a predetermined period for each session, could be a day, week, or month doesn't really matter.
Then you close your eyes flip open the dictionary and point to a word.
Then you spend the next day, week, or month shooting stuff that is some how related to that word.
Then you start the process all over again 🙂

Equipment/gear doesn't matter use as few or as many different cameras lenses, films, formats, digital as you feel like as none of that stuff really matters 🙂

 

[John Lawrence]

Interesting.

The only slight problem I may have is that my dictionary always seems to flip open to pages with rude words on them!

On the other hand, might make the project even more interesting ....

John

 

[keepright]

Could make for an interesting weekly group project, with everyone going from the allwords.com's 'word of the week' selection: http://www.allwords.com/wow.php They seem to post a new one each Tuesday.

(example site chosen because it was the first result in a google search for "word of the week"…)

 

[Kolame]

😀😀 Sounds funny!

 

[Mcary]

Could make for an interesting weekly group project, with everyone going from the allwords.com's 'word of the week' selection: http://www.allwords.com/wow.php They seem to post a new one each Tuesday.

(example site chosen because it was the first result in a google search for "word of the week"…)

Like the idea of using the word of the week selection from allwords.com

Think a weekly group project would be great way to see how others approach getting images that fit each word especially if the word are verbs or adjectives. The only requirement I see for taking part is that the pics are shot during that week and posted with a week or so after.

This isn't meant to be one of those shoot only this or do only that kind of things rather its meant to help us look for things that we might not normally look for or to maybe make us look at things a little differently way.

Kind of wondering what this weeks word will be, guess we'll see tomorrow.

 

[Mcary]

For August 31 thru September 6th

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+3]Word of the Week--"volume"[/SIZE][/FONT]
Definition--
an amount or quantity, the amplitude or loudness of a sound, the capacity of a three-dimensional container, or a collection of printed sheets bound together.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Discussion--Volume has several meanings depending on the context in which it is used. In mathematics it generally refers to the amount of a substance that a container can hold. For example, the volume of liquid that many soda bottles can contain 16 ounces. In the world of books, a volume often refers to one of a set of books, for example, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Etymology--volume is derived from the Old French term of the same name, which was borrowed directly from the Latin volumen meaning a coil, wreath, or roll as in a manuscript. This meaning comes from the Latin volvere to turn around or roll. So the original meaning of a roll of parchment evolved into a book that is part of a set in the 1500's in France. From there it came to indicate the bulk or size of a book. In the 1600's it acquired the more general meaning of any bulk, quantity, or mass. The meaning of the amount of sound was not recorded until the 1800's. [/FONT]