Think Before You Shoot!

[Mike Burnett]

Cut a hole (4"x6", or what ever ratio your camera uses) in some card, and use it to compose an image. Take a picture of your card at arms length, then, recompose the image with your camera, and snap the shot. Take ONLY ONE exposure (of the final, recomposed image) with your camera; make sure the settings are the way you want them BEFORE you snap the shot. Only ONE entry per poster.

The idea behind this is to enhance our ability to see and visualize an image before we even look through the viewfinder. Too many of us (myself included), haphazardly snap away, without thinking; let's try to make a few great photographs instead of a lot of crappy ones!!!

Here's an example:

[GwenieThePooh]

this shot was well thought-out so i don't overlap myself