This is an idea I had for a self challenge. Basically think of a photography trope… an idea that has been done to death. Photoshoot on railroad tracks. Portrait in front of a rustic brick wall. Picture of homeless person looking sad. Take that idea and use it as a starting point. Figure out a way to turn it on it’s head, or to shoot it in a way that no one’s ever done before. It doesn’t have to be mind blowing or super insightful, but you have to try and figure out how to make it different and your own.
There are so many photography tropes out there. guy with a guitar. girl with suitcase. wingback chair in a field. bed in a field. Choose one and then add one as many ideas as you can. Maybe the bed in the field is on fire. Maybe the guy with a guitar is terrible, and everyone wants him to stop playing. Maybe the chair in the field is being used by wildlife. Subvert, break, and rearrange the elements of tropes into something new. Remix remix remix.
Challenge - Trope to Treasure
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