{"id":1652,"date":"2020-05-23T01:31:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T23:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nadinewilmanns.com\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2025-04-18T16:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:49:51","slug":"self-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nadinewilmanns.com\/de\/self-assignment","title":{"rendered":"Self-Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Text und Fotografie: Nadine Wilmanns<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKlick hier f\u00fcr den Text auf Deutsch oder scrolle weiter nach unten <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In order to grow as a photographer it is very important to give myself an assignment for a personal project. Single strong photographs are all well and good. But a series of pictures can tell a much stronger, more complex story. Plus, personal projects contribute to a convincing body of work. They help with developing a unique style. And they challenge us to go out of our comfort zone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Of course, I constantly have the pursuit to document life. Or on a smaller scale document an event, a holiday, or a summer. However, I would benefit from a more specific self-assignment; from narrowing down my focus in order to gain more focus, if that makes sense.<\/p>

And I would profit from taking on a more conceptual approach. Photographer Steve Simon recommends writing down a specific headline and description for each self-assigned project. \u201cThis can help clarify and focus your vision for a consistent point of view. It helps to form a framework for the project\u201d, he says. \u201c(It helps to) keep a tight thread around a theme, to make sure that all photos reflect that headline and to stay on point.\u201d<\/p>

The big question now is: what to self-assign?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Um mich als Fotografin weiter zu entwickeln, sollte ich mir selbst Auftr\u00e4ge f\u00fcr pers\u00f6nliche Projekte geben. Einzelne ausdrucksstarke Bilder sind sch\u00f6n und gut. Aber eine Bildserie kann eine viel \u00fcberzeugendere, vielschichtigere Geschichte erz\u00e4hlen. Au\u00dferdem bilden pers\u00f6nliche Projekte einen guten Fundus an Arbeitsproben. Sie helfen dabei, einen einzigartigen Stil zu entwickeln. Und sie animieren uns dazu, uns aus unserer Komfortzone heraus zu bewegen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fokus einschr\u00e4nken<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nat\u00fcrlich bin ich st\u00e4ndig darauf aus, das Leben zu dokumentieren. Oder in einem kleineren Rahmen vielleicht eine Veranstaltung, einen Urlaub, oder einen Sommer. Allerdings w\u00fcrde es mir guttun, wenn ich mir spezifischere, pr\u00e4zisere \u201eAuftr\u00e4ge\u201c erteilen w\u00fcrde. Wenn ich meinen Fokus einschr\u00e4nken w\u00fcrde, um mehr Fokus zu gewinnen.<\/p>

Und ich w\u00fcrde davon profitieren, die Sache konzeptueller anzugehen. Fotograf Steve Simon empfiehlt, eine bestimmte Schlagzeile und eine Beschreibung f\u00fcr jedes selbst bestimmte Projekt zu notieren. \u201eDas macht deinen Blick klarer. Es hilft dir, dich auf eine durchg\u00e4ngige Erz\u00e4hlung zu fokussieren und deinem Projekt einen Rahmen zu geben\u201c, sagt er. \u201eSinnvoll ist, das Thema genau einzukreisen und sicherzustellen, dass alle Fotos des Projekts die Aussage der Schlagzeile treffen.\u201c<\/p>

Die gro\u00dfe Frage ist jetzt: Was k\u00f6nnte ein Thema sein?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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