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Hello everyone :)
I'm going to be going to college soon, i went to my induction last week, I already have homework!!!! my theme is 'A familiar journey photographed in an unfamiliar way' I'm new to photography and this seem to be in photography language :P What does this theme mean by 'photographed in an unfamiliar way'? Im going on holiday soon so ill be going to an airport, i thought that this could be a familiar journey for most people, but how can i make it unfamiliar?. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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I think it means don't just focus on the obvious. You're going to an airport? Don't just take a picture of the airport and call it a day. Try to capture the atmosphere of it in some other, subtle way. Like some family hurrying with kids or somebody constantly checking for their ticket. Of course, an Airport is probably classified as 'private property', it's a good idea to check what their (can't remember word) protocol regarding photography is first.

Then again, it seems like a pretty open assignment, could mean anything to any number of people - when you take see the shot you'll know what it is.
 
First thing that pops in to my mind is a simple walk to the shops, but document the journey by taking a photo ever X steps from start to finish, however, take them from pavement level.

We are used to seeing the world from eye level, seeing it from low down making everything seem bigger and scarier would be the unfamiliar way.

I'd then consider either using a few of the shots in a short series, or even making a stop motion style video.
 
Thanks for the help guys :)
yeah i was talking to my photography teacher about it and he said 'Tom are you going on holiday?' so i said yes. He seems to be pushing me towards taking pictures on holiday so i then thought the travel aspect of a holiday this could be a great idea to base it on :) ill take your ideas onboard and ill see how they turn out
Thanks very much :D
more ideas the better though so be my guest to keep commenting :D HAHA

TOM
 
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Get a wide angle lens and ask to be shown the cockpit. Then you can call it a day ;)
 
it's a shame you could rig a camera to take photos from the point of view of your luggage.
 
I wouldn't really call going on holiday a familiar journey, it's something most people only manage once or twice a year, going to the shops, doing the school run, going to work, out with mates, those are all things that are second nature to you and you see all the time, very familiar. If I was doing it I'd do the same journey but looking for detail, interactions, different angles.
 
A car journey. And photograph all the different road surfaces you encounter.
 
Seba said:
A car journey. And photograph all the different road surfaces you encounter.
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I was going along that theme and was thinking about (if you're not driving) taking shots out of the rear window as we always look forward when we're travelling.....
 
Russ77 said:
I was going along that theme and was thinking about (if you're not driving) taking shots out of the rear window as we always look forward when we're travelling.....
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I like that. Do one every mile.

The idea I had for the road surfaces one would basically be a catalogue of grey images.
 
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I like that. Do one every mile.

The idea I had for the road surfaces one would basically be a catalogue of grey images.
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I don't know, i often see red roads around the coast. What are they for anyway?
 
A familiar journey, so that really rules out the airport and holidays (unless you go to the same place all the time).

What about your daily journey to work/college. You're used to seeing it at eye level, how about shots from different heights of places along the way, or street shots of people you pass?
 
Yeah i see what u all mean that a familiar journey rules out the idea of a holiday. However my teacher seems to be pushing me towards doing the task there. :/
 
ahh yeah i see!!! that is a great picture!! im just going to take as many pictures and experiment to learn new techniques :) thanks for all your help much appreciated :)
 
It's not about quantity, it's about quality. The trap with digital you can fall into is just to take as many photos as is physically possible and hope that one of them comes out okay. Try giving yourself a limit, like you would have with film. That way you're forced to think more about each one, if it's worth taking, what's the best composition for it etc.

Then you end up with not as many photos, but odds are they'd be decent - and that's always better than hundreds of rubbish ones, right? :)
 
Have you got a friend or relation who has a paper round or something along these lines.
you could follow them around and catalogue their daily journey.

just my twopence worth!

good luck for the project :thumbs:
 
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