Stay at Home

_ Continuing our special section dedicated to photography projects that you can tackle indoors. This month, how to shoot some arty abstracts at home, build a photo website and present images like a pro

hile it can be hard to follow the latest lockdown logic, one thing you can rely on is our content dedicated to enjoying photography at home. No mixed messages here – just regular encouragement to keep calm and camera on. This month’s offerings explore how to shoot abstract images of everyday objects in your home, and exercise your creative muscle at the same time. If you shoot any keepers, we have suggestions for how you can present them in new and different ways. Finally, don’t miss our latest reader lockdown gallery!

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When you set yourself the challenge of producing creative images at home, it can be hard to get going. We show you how you can overcome creative block.

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readers are continuing to banish the lockdown blues! Here’s the latest selection of your creative captures to arrive

he most difficult part of being creative at home is getting started. As a portrait photographer, I mainly work outdoors, or on location with a larger team. So I initially felt a little stuck creating a project at home. This is usually the case when I’m presented with a project that doesn’t involve other people to photograph or bounce around a few ideas.

TI always intended to create an abstract project. In the past we used to joke that if something didn’t quite go to plan, “Just turn it black and white, add some grain and call it art.” Joking aside, it’s best not to think about it for too long: just pick up your camera and start taking photos.

I recently required a slightly longer lens, the Fujinon 56mm f/1.2, for street photography. I stuck it on my Fujifilm X-T3 and started snapping away. After the first five or six photos of looking

Feeling creative? Create your own abstract pieces of artwork, and have fun at home. down the EVF, I noticed the lens could be quite slow at focusing, especially if I was too close. In this moment, my small project began to take shape. The best part of this project is that you barely need any kit: just relax and have fun snapping around the house.

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SEPTEMBER 2019