I'm going to deviate from the assignment and do a book review. I have been in a winter funk that was sucking all my creativity out of me so I went to the library for inspiration. I came across a book called "A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book" written by two bloggers Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman.
http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/ This is a great book to get creativity flowing again. They have a lot of ideas on how to shoot fun portraits using unusual backdrops but also how to take better pictures in general. I like the ideas on how to shot interesting photos about your life and your friends lives.
Also on the importance of candid shots. My favorite photos of my son are the candid ones but you have to be fast to get them but well worth the effort.
If I had to describe this book in one word it would be "fun". Sometimes life gets too serious and this was a nice outlet for me to remember how to put fun back into my photos.
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