Welcome to Practice Makes Perfect, ToadMama Edition. Or PMP, for short. My new (April 2020), weekly, photo challenge.
Daughter, Shannon, inspired this challenge when she asked me for some photography practice tips. First, I tried wracking my brain for ideas. I got nothing. Then, I did a Web search for “photography practice tips” or something like that. That’s how I found this post, which has quite a few (40!) good ideas. I actually used a modified version of one of that author’s ideas for our first challenge. (I suspect I may be borrowing some more of those tips to use later on.)
But first, the PMP GUIDELINES:
1. Have fun.
2. Anyone can join. No demerits will be issued if you miss a week or ten.
3. Photos you share must be captured specifically for the challenge. That means you can’t use old images or even a recent capture that accidentally fits the theme. This “challenge” is not a contest. The primary goal is to get you taking more pictures. Other objectives are to get you thinking about making good photographs, learn how to use your cameras various settings and lenses (if you have a DSLR), learn basic photographic techniques that anyone can employ (framing, composition, etc.).
4. When sharing, link directly to your post or album (not your main blog URL, not your main Google Photos or Flickr feed, etc. I reserve the right to delete improper links.
5. You MUST link back to or share the address for my PMP page. The address is http://toadmama.com/practice-makes-perfect/.
6. I strongly encourage you to look at and comment on the work other participants choose to share. Who knows, you might make some new, like-minded friends.
7. Have fun. (Yes, repeating this rule was intentional. If you think of this as a chore, you might be wasting your time. Of course, it could start out as a chore then morph into something you look forward to and maybe even love!)
For now, I think Sunday morning is a good day to target for sharing. I’ll create a new PMP post on that day. Participants can add comments to that post sharing a link to their images.
PMP #1: Eye Power
Candid photography. Is eye contact better or not?