Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Limitations (Not!)



I've been having Fun With Photography this week, playing a game to see what kinds of images I can make while following two simple rules:

--My personal pictures have to be shot with a 24mm lens.
--I have to shoot the pictures no farther than 50 yards from my door.

I started the game thinking these arbitrary constraints would be challenging in their limitations, but I'm finding that, in practice, the rules I've set up are surprisingly freeing.

I'd probably never approach a professional shoot with only one camera and one lens in my bag, but what I'm experiencing this week by playing with fewer toys will certainly influence the way I "see" next time I set out with a whole arsenal of equipment.