Today in my Senior Portfolio class we did what our teacher Nigel Poor called a Quick snap challenge. The rules for this exercise were simple; we had to go for a walk and collect things we found interesting, bring them back to our studio space and photograph them. Our time limit was ninety minutes, and then we shared one photo with the class for discussion. I thought this was an incredibly fun exercise, I got so carried away with re-arranging the objects that I almost didn’t get it done in time to share.

Exercises like this are helpful because I think that when you let loose and have fun with something like this you open yourself up to new creative possibilities.

I used this as a way to further practice some ideas I have had recently about how I document things I find interesting. Below are the results from what I made and a few from my classmates. Enjoy!

J. William Kraintz II

Try it yourself!!

• Go for a walk and pick up things you find
• Bring them back to your space and photograph them in any way you like
• Give yourself a time limit if you like (playing around with setting different limits to what you are doing can also encourage creative thought).