5 in 5 - July 2013

 

Welcome to my first post which will be a regular feature from hereon. 

 

 
 

On the 5th of each month I shall be posting

5 photos that I have taken in 5 minutes. 

 

I love setting myself small challenges,

I find it focuses me, gives me motivation, and more than anything I have fun!

 

Being playful and experimental is a great way to learn,

and my previous post tells about how '5 in 5' evolved.

It also includes 2 example videos.  So if you have time, you

might want to make a cup of tea and make yourself comfy.

 
 

And here is your personal invitation

to join me! 

 

Because there is nothing I like more than online community

of friends who share and learn together. 

   

 Here is the plan:
1. Choose a location.
2. Have your camera ready.
3. Set a mobile timer for 5 minutes.
4. Take as many photos you can until the time is up.
5. Choose 5 photos to download and share by using the linkytool. 

That's it!!

And a couple more things. I know from experience if I have too many deadlines I can not meet them all, so I would rather you take part than be under pressure or unable to. So,

Do the photos have to be taken or posted on the 5th?   The answer is no. 

Take your photos whenever inspiration or opportunity takes you.

And you can post your photos for that month anytime up to the 25th.


And on 5th of each month I will post an invitation for you to join me again. 

As well as posting my photos I will include things that may inspire, prompt, or add fun. I do hope this idea sparks you as much as it does me! I love photo challenges and so I hope you will join in when you can. And if you want to post more than once during a month, that's great. Just do a separate linky so we can come see!

 

So let's get started! 

 

Recently I went to London and to avoid commuters I always leave early.  This means I arrive early for my meeting and I am not someone who gravitates to a coffee shop.  No, I grab my camera and find somewhere that will spark me.  On this occasion I decided to
take photos in the locality so I took some photos around Oxford
Circus. This set me on a roll so I set my timer again and took
photos of shop window displays. It is amazing how you see things  when you look from a different perspective... reflections in the glass, colours and angles of displays.

 

The two experiences were entirely different, and they demanded different approaches. Already I was being challenged in a positive way.

 

And then, still with time a-plenty, I went to John Lewis. Now I love their displays and they did not disappoint. I reset my timer and did two photo shoots before going to a green space. And I started over again! Now, I am not obsessive about setting time for taking photos!But on this occasion I wanted to experiment. To check that 5 minutes was realistic and achievable to set as a monthly challenge.  I had considered 10 in 10 minutes but choosing and downloading 10 photos takes time in itself and could be overwhelming.  So I decided to keep it simple and that day I came home with lots of photos I was really pleased with. So here are just some: 

 

5 photos taken in 5 minutes:

 

 

 

 

The bench was a bonus as it also counts as part of Rinda's 2013 Summer Scavenger Hunt. This is another photo challenge that I love to take part in!  I've you've not heard about this you might want to join in. Go here to find out more and hopefully we can enjoy each others photos there too!

 

I have spoken about how and why I took these photos, but that is not expected.  Just post your photos, and if you have time or want to tell us about them that is a bonus.  If I have missed anything or you need clarification please let me know. This is all about learning through doing!!

 

So that's me. Now it's over to you. If you'd like to join in please click on the linky below.  As a thank you I'll be offering a small giveaway to the first person who does this, and as 5 is an important number here, the 5th person to link will also receive a thank you.  

As with all sociable gatherings it is good to mingle, so please pop over to say hi to at least two or three others who are here. Thank you for visiting and if you stay to join in, an even bigger thank you !!

PLEASE NOTE:
I experimented with a trial Link tool and did not realise that the list would be removed when it expired.  So I am trying to add other 5 in 5 posts here. It will take time to find them so apologises if it takes time.

Ruth

WOYWW - PASSPORT TO ART

I have signed up to Passport to Art this month. During July I will be working in an Atlas that I bought at a charity shop.  Bernice suggested that in advance pages are torn from the book leaving one for each day plus a couple more if you want to do double pages or add anything extra.  So on my workspace today (actually the dining room table again!) is my Atlas minus a pile of torn out pages.  I was quite excited about removing these because it occurred to me I can sew these together and make more books!  Or I can use them in other ways. I love maps!

 

 

Also on my workspace is the paint I used.  Tester pots from a well known DIY Store.  They had a large range of colours and were selling them off cheaply.  Nearly all of them are chalk based and as I have been using PaperArtsy paints which are also chalk based I thought I would give these a try to see if they were a suitable substitute for some projects.  So far so good!!  I won't use them for anything special, but where I want to be experimental, I am happy to try out different mediums.  On these pages I covered the page in the paint using two colours, then when it was nearly dry I gave a spray of white Dylusions.  It has worked well as a base cover and more layers will be added to my pages using masks and other techniques.

Bernice is giving daily prompts and tutorials, including a quotation for the page. I haven't got as far as adding these as I only discovered the course a couple of days ago. But I am catching up and enjoying the messy play. Another suggestion was to add masking tape before painting, then lift to reveal the page underneath. I like this effect and I added white Dylusions spray after which helped to soften and blended the strips. 

If you want to go check out this course for yourself you will find details here.  I will be posting more photos as I complete the pages.


Another thing on my workspace this week is my sewing machine.  I do not want to show this as it would reveal giveaways that I am making for my new monthly challenge that starts this Friday 5th.  If you like photography you may like to check it out.  Called '5 in 5' you are invited to take 5 photos in 5 minutes and then post....  you've got it.... your favourite 5!  There is more information here so please pass on details to anyone you know who might be interested.


Meanwhile over at Julia's there are lots of other exciting projects and workspaces being shared.  You never know what you might find, so why not pop over and say hello.  Thank you for visiting and have a good week.