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Assignment: Capturing the Personality of a Community

Don't be bashful! If you want comments, give comments. You don't need to be an expert photographer to express your opinion about the work of others. You don't need to go into great depth. A simple remark about cropping, composition, color, subject matter, etc. can be of just as much help to a budding photographer as an in-depth critique.

Your assignment is to take street photography. Find a location that allows you to be relatively unnoticed, yet able to view people as they go about their normal activities. You don’t want to use a flash, because it is distracting to your subjects and prevents you from getting the most candid shots. Choose a photo that displays interesting lighting conditions. For example, you might be able to get a silhouette of a person or show the sun or a street light hitting your subject’s face in an unusual way.