MUSE!BANG

[ehowton]

Your ideas, give them to me. I want to take your picture. That is to say, I want to take a picture for you (or of you, if you're localish). Of anything. Tell me what you want a photograph of - it can be as vague or as specific as you like, and it will challenge me to shoot something unexpected.

You are my muses. I need you to step up to the plate. It can be as silly or as serious as you want, but I need some help getting my creative juices flowing.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

P.S. This means you.

Right now.

Thanks.

Comments

One word prompt:

[quicksilvermad.livejournal.com]

Serenity.

Re: One word prompt:

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Wow! How frustratingly open-ended (I'm glad this one came in early ;)

Thanks!

Take a pic of

[nicetwins.livejournal.com]

me. Next week (Weds or Fri). Lunchtime. Be there or be muse-less.

Re: Take a pic of

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

As a Mr. Burns would say, "Excellent!"

[melancthe.livejournal.com]

I only have tacky suggestions. I'm so sorry.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

I'll photograph flypaper?

[schpydurx.livejournal.com]

As I suggested on my blog when the question was posed to me:

"Naked women always make for good subjects to photograph. Just as uniqueblog."

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

I'm now accepting tacky suggestions. The more specific, the better. Some of these others have just worn me out.

Results coming soon!

[thesweetestnote.livejournal.com]

Y,know me! :)

Anything adult in nature. Better yet, maybe a landscape, object or surface that appears to be otherwise(NSFW!). You could do a tease clip, then maybe show what it really is?

Now that's entertainment!

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...an illusion of allusion. Challenging.

Thanks!

Jealous.

[ihamlet.livejournal.com]

The reflection of a man sporting a fedora and smoking (what have you) in a pair of aviator sunglasses placed on the edge of a sharp-cornered table next to a rolled-up or neatly-folded newspaper. Questions?

Re: Jealous.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

None whatsoever.

Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

I bet that trackball you took apart would make an interesting picture.

Mike G.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

I bet you're right.

[dentin.livejournal.com]

Sunken Cathedral.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

OH. WOW.

Okay...

[(Anonymous)]

coin flips in mid-flight? I got nothing. -Chili

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Now that I can do! Thanks!

[ubet-cha.livejournal.com]

Since you're in Texas.

1) Coyotes scrapping over a meal.

OR

2) A dust devil over water on a shoreline.

OR to make it easier

3) The most absurd street sign in your area.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Although I hear them every night (Go Anna Coyotes!) I've thankfully never seen a coyote. I do have an idea about your second suggestion...

[glodowg.livejournal.com]

A very close up of a common object so that the photo appears more as art than a photo.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

I was considering just this on Mike G.'s suggestion - perhaps the outcome will sate both?

Thanks!

[sacredyuja.livejournal.com]

something hot pink.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Hrm.

Hrm.

Yes...hot pink.

Okay! Thanks.

[fionnabard.livejournal.com]

A silhouette.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Oooooh - something very similar, but less specific was mentioned on Twitter by irulan_amy...Pulling this off fascinates me!

The lengths I'll go to for a shot - a glass cutting board sitting atop four olive oil bottles with a desk lamp underneath it, and a taped paper backdrop:



Best part? I GOT TO DRINK THE PROPS!

[panacea42.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm, a few ideas:

the obvious: more kitties! Kitties kitties kitties! I know, been there done that, but they are so fascinating

the frustratingly abstract: the concept of love, how you would express it with a photograph, could be anything

the sensible: as a fan of architecture, a photo of your favorite building; or scenery, or landscape, something you find that makes you feel *inspired* just by seeing it (in NYC this happens all the time, the smallest and most utilitarian of minutiae can be so beautiful or moving).

the specific: 1) an amazing moon 2) a train, if any are nearby (why? I'm not sure, I just like trains, and Atlas Shrugged has reinforced that) 3) go to your favorite street, walk out in the middle of it (be sure not to get hit!) and take a shot up and/or down it

the nude: I have to agree with schpydurx, I think you would come up with a stunning interpretation in that realm (provided it would not cause any problems relationship-wise)...my current favorite is my friend David's work (NSFW, obviously): http://davidagasi.com/home/portfolio/nude

Hope this helps!

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Kitties kitties kitties!
One of mine is hyperactive and the other lethargic. Neither make for easy pictures :(

...in NYC this happens all the time
While Dallas has some outstanding architectural wonders (and I'm tempted to drive into the city for this, don't think I'm not), not so much in Anna, Texas. From the start I've wanted to push out just a little further to see what I could find from a minimalistic approach.

my current favorite is my friend David's work
I like the B&W. And the focus. And the shots where the face cannot be seen. Coupled with the B&W they appear more...distraught? Thanks for sharing.

[irulan-amy.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, my ideas may be a little dull, but it's things I have fun photographing:

- A bursting water balloon
- Sparklers
- All manner of peeling / aging / rusting objects
- Epitaphs
- Store signs
- Macros of pretty much anything

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

I'm already pushing the limits of what my poor little point & shoot can do, and I'm pretty sure "a bursting water balloon" isn't on that list :(

But the other ones! I've seen some amazing things you've shot with peeling/aging/rusting.

Oh, and what ever statues do when they start to decompose :P

[anakngtinapa.livejournal.com]

"Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone."

THIS. But on photo/s. :)

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

I'm going to need a bigger boat.

[unixwolf.livejournal.com]

Are you..Photogoot v2?

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Nah, more like mini-goot. I have a tiny camera and its doesn't get used much :/

[(Anonymous)]

A garden spider (you know the yellowish green and blacked striped ones) that spin those lovely webs. :-)

Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog. I recently figured out how to follow non-blogger blogs, so I've got you added now.

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

HOORAY! (Yes, we had really BIG ones in Wise County - haven't seen many around here but I'll keep my eyes open!)

[kat-rowe.livejournal.com]

saw your answer to "kitties, kitties, kitties" so maybe your skunk neighbor if he's still around?

and kids frolicking? I miss frolicking with the nieces so I'm a sucker for watching grownups frolicking with kids or kids frolicking with each other or with animals or whatever. Also kids being all adorable and asleep are precious. Don't look at me like that; I need to up my estrogen levels and kid!pics do that...

[ehowton.livejournal.com]

Smallish things with big heads. Check.