Hi all!
I'm *really* sorry I haven't read the whole thread, but it's 51 pages!!!!
In any case, one of the first excercises on my photography workshop is the ABC.
This excercise consists on photographing the whole ABC but not posing anything. I mean, using macro, odd angles, shadows, etc.... So obviously the objective is having a nice composition, exposure, focus, etc AND get all the letters... the hardest it is to identify the source object, the better!
It's really an interesting excercise... hope it helps