Andy Young

Julia Gazeley

Jonathan Gazeley

Paul Seward

This week there is no restriction on what you can point your camera at, although Paul has suggested an exercise which explains how to use a box [...]]]> The last few Challenges have been themes rather than challenges in that the instructions related to the subject of your photo, not the method of taking it.

This week there is no restriction on what you can point your camera at, although Paul has suggested an exercise which explains how to use a box to frame your photos in-camera.

You can read the article for full details, but the gist of it is…

• Find a box and cut the ends off
• Stick the box over the end of your camera, so it appears in the image
• Take photos using the box as a “frame”
• You are not allowed to crop your photo!

Photos taken from diyphotography.net

I haven’t tried this before, but Paul assures me it’s an excellent way of helping you to think carefully about the composition of your image.  Think about the parts of your subject you want to include, but more importantly think about what you want to leave out!

It’s slightly more technical than the Challenges we’ve had in the past but everyone should be able to do it.

Let’s see what you can come up with! Entries in by noon on Tuesday 2^nd March, please. Good luck!