Showing posts with label better photo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label better photo. Show all posts

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Compare and Contrast

Here's a simple exercise to help keep your brain fresh and squeaky clean:

Compare and contrast the picture shown here with the one below. Simply comment on the content of the two pictures for the sheer exercise and for the fun of it (sure is fun).

I recommend the following guidelines:

  • Limit your comment to fewer than 18 items. Do not attempt to cover every detail.


  • No fashion critiques, please.


  • Be as descriptive as possible, because nobody wants to read "the thing in this picture is more ordinary than in the other".


  • Don't forget to compare and contrast.


  • If you're having a hard time picking up details, use your imagination.


  • Use an action verb, if possible.


  • Be sure to proof your comment before you submit it. If it seems boring to you, re-write it in Pig Latin.


  • Your birthday is just around the corner, David, so watch what you say.


  • The same goes for you , Daniel.


  • References to sensitive personal data will be kept in strict confidence here.


  • Try to write in iambic pentameter or haiku. If that is not possible, make good use of alliteration. If that is not possible, free verse will suffice.


  • Go fix a snack before you start.


  • Number your comments and, if you are fluent in html markup, color code your observations by type.


  • Observations about the photograph subjects should remain positive, unless they are about Ben or me.


  • Have fun.