Photo Walks: Take A Hike!

Photo Walks: Take A Hike!

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust

     I'm sure you've all heard about photo walks, but have you all participated in one? If not, you should. It's loads of fun, and you can end with some really cool pictures you'd have never thought to make otherwise! There's all different kinds of photo walks too: 

• Themed walks - Maybe the idea is to walk down a busy road and only take pictures of cars
• Group walks - You'll likely find a group on Flickr, if not check the Community section on Craigslist
• Solitary walks - You're walk'n solo. No pressure, very relaxing....
• Objective walks - For example, minimum of 100 pictures, no round objects, no red objects, etc.
• Make one up! - Be creative, be limiting, and stick to it! Your brain will work harder to make it happen!

     These are some pictures I made just this morning on a quick photo walk through my neighborhood. It's not award winning stuff, but it helped me to get the day rolling and I made some images I've never made before.

     Again, you can go with a formal photo walk group, maybe bring a friend along, or just go by yourself. There's also the option to drive more than you walk; essentially, you drive to random locations around town, get out and take pictures for a little while, drive to another location, and on and on... This can be bad on your gas mileage, but great for your practice. It also allows you to find new locations for shooting later. This how I find a lot of the spots that I take models for photo shoots. Just be careful about where your driving, parking, and walking. There's a lot of people & businesses that don't like having photographers around.

     Well that's the post for this week. I was out my own photo walk, and thought it would be good to remind you of how fun it can be...so get out there and start walking! As always, thanks for reading, and leave a comment about how you go about your photo walks!