From the course: The Practicing Photographer

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Give yourself a year-long assignment

Give yourself a year-long assignment

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Give yourself a year-long assignment

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One of the trickiest things about going out to shoot is figuring what to go out and shoot. There's a big world full of potential photos out there, and that can be overwhelming. When you step out the door with your camera. You might, in the face of seeing everything, not really be able to see anything. One way around this is to give yourself an assignment. A working photographer, one who's been given an assignment by an editor or something. Actually, in a way, has an easier time than someone who's free to shoot whatever they want. They've got specific targets that they need to bring back. And that limiting factor can make it much easier to really focus in and see particular images. So, I'm going to help you out here, and give you some ideas. About giving yourself a year long assignment and you don't have to do a year. You could give yourself a shorter amount of time. But I really like the idea of a year because you go through…

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