Capture and Connect Challenge
Task 4 - "DAY IN LIFE" REPORTAGE
There are some family events we always capture in a reportage mode:
The less you personally participate in the event, the easier it is to capture it in a nice way.
That is why most people hire photographers or ask friends to document some really important events, for example weddings.
Reportage is a very nice genre it combines action and portrait photography.
The main idea of the reportage that everything and everyone is captured in a natural and spontaneous way.
The story of your life per se!
So it is really worth it to start making family reportage or to master it if you have already started.
The best way to practice is to make pictures of very common family events – for example Sunday breakfasts.
You can choose something else but these should be activities in which all family members are taking part.
In this way you can capture those events from different perspectives.
And at some point the reportage itself will become a family activity!
There are really no strict rules. You just take the camera and go and capture what you see.
With time you will learn to see some patterns of events, some cute little things everyone is doing in their very special way (licking sticky fingers, making knights out of crumbles, hanging spoons on the nose etc).
The best part of the reportage is that this is your real chance to get into picture, because in order to capture the chosen event in its full glory everyone should be captured.
You can ask your partner or your children who are 4+ to take a couple of pictures of you, when you are doing something (having breakfast).
You do not have to take many pictures at once. When you take them regularly you will have plenty of them and they will tell a wonderful story of the time you spent together.
- birthday parties,
- vacations,
- Christmas days etc.
The less you personally participate in the event, the easier it is to capture it in a nice way.
That is why most people hire photographers or ask friends to document some really important events, for example weddings.
Reportage is a very nice genre it combines action and portrait photography.
The main idea of the reportage that everything and everyone is captured in a natural and spontaneous way.
The story of your life per se!
So it is really worth it to start making family reportage or to master it if you have already started.
The best way to practice is to make pictures of very common family events – for example Sunday breakfasts.
You can choose something else but these should be activities in which all family members are taking part.
In this way you can capture those events from different perspectives.
And at some point the reportage itself will become a family activity!
There are really no strict rules. You just take the camera and go and capture what you see.
With time you will learn to see some patterns of events, some cute little things everyone is doing in their very special way (licking sticky fingers, making knights out of crumbles, hanging spoons on the nose etc).
The best part of the reportage is that this is your real chance to get into picture, because in order to capture the chosen event in its full glory everyone should be captured.
You can ask your partner or your children who are 4+ to take a couple of pictures of you, when you are doing something (having breakfast).
You do not have to take many pictures at once. When you take them regularly you will have plenty of them and they will tell a wonderful story of the time you spent together.
YOUR TASK Nr. FOUR
(TO DO TODAY & TOMORROW)
Let us make a reportage about your day! You can take all pictures on one day or split it in several parts and spread over several days.
1. Make a plan!
Think about your family typical morning routine, typical day activities and typical evening routine.
So you will have three parts: morning, day and evening.
A couple of pictures about every part is enough!
For example, you can have 15 photos for the whole reportage: 5 for the morning, 5 for the day and 5 for the evening.
But if you feel like taking more – please do!
This way you will take pictures in different parts of your house and in different light.
2. Please include all family members and get into the pictures yourself (just ask someone to take pictures of you).
3. Use different perspectives
Try to do what we did for the last task:
- start further and make a wide shot, being on the level of your subject(s);
- come closer and go around a little bit (explore all the sides);
- come really close and take a top shot (climb up if need).
In this way you will have a nice variety in your photographs.
4. Capture favourite or typical activities of your kids and other family members (see our first task).
You can use the worksheets, to keep all your notes together (see the email!).
When you are done with the tasks - you can send me your results and share them in a facebook group.
So I can give you the feedback.
The feedback is coming on Wednesday!
1. Make a plan!
Think about your family typical morning routine, typical day activities and typical evening routine.
So you will have three parts: morning, day and evening.
A couple of pictures about every part is enough!
For example, you can have 15 photos for the whole reportage: 5 for the morning, 5 for the day and 5 for the evening.
But if you feel like taking more – please do!
This way you will take pictures in different parts of your house and in different light.
2. Please include all family members and get into the pictures yourself (just ask someone to take pictures of you).
3. Use different perspectives
Try to do what we did for the last task:
- start further and make a wide shot, being on the level of your subject(s);
- come closer and go around a little bit (explore all the sides);
- come really close and take a top shot (climb up if need).
In this way you will have a nice variety in your photographs.
4. Capture favourite or typical activities of your kids and other family members (see our first task).
You can use the worksheets, to keep all your notes together (see the email!).
When you are done with the tasks - you can send me your results and share them in a facebook group.
So I can give you the feedback.
The feedback is coming on Wednesday!
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