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Photography
Imaginative film-making
in Archives, Photography
The following article was written and published in May 1973. I thought you might find it interesting, as it looks at a few imaginative ways in which to make films — with a cine camera and actual film! Most of the techniques described can still be achieved with video.
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Read MoreCreative writing exercise: reflections; I remember
The exercise was to take photos on the theme of reflections, and then write about one of them.
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Man in a hat, sepia version, by Terry Freedman
The Oulipo of photography
in Oulipo, Photography
The principles of Oulipo can be applied to photography as well.
Read MorePhotoPrompt #59: Man in a hat
I find pictures like this help me if I’m attempting to write ‘hard-boiled’ fiction.
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An alleyway, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #58: An alleyway
My kind of place: nice and quiet. Can’t think why…
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Sculpture near Paternoster Square, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #57: Sculpture near Paternoster Square
This is a great geometric pattern in my opinion.
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Two soft drinks, by Terry Freedman
Solitude: a poem
I don’t write poetry. My days of doing so have been over for several eons. However, the first homework we were set, and which I completed and submitted, was to write a poem inspired by a photograph. Here goes.
Read MorePhotoPrompt #56: A park scene
I like photographing scenery in black and white, even though it may seem counterintuitive to do so.
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Dr Tel and School Band, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #55: A band
Dr Tel and School Band.
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Private, keep out, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #54: Private, keep out
I think if I were a fiction writer I could write a decent short story using this picture as a prompt.
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Shoreditch, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #53: Shoreditch
To be honest, I don’t know what sort of creative writing this picture might inspire, but I think it looks nice!
Read MorePhotoPrompt #52: A hole
I thought I’d better take a photo of the last remaining hole before that, too, disappeared.
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a Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
A writer's diary: day 2
A great stimulus, I find, is photography. I always try and take a digital camera with me wherever I go. It fits into a pocket, and now and then there’s a great shot just waiting to be taken.
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You, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #51: Big words
What are big words doing in the City of London?
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One of several metal balls leading up to the Millennium Bridge
PhotoPrompt #50: Stainless Steel Ball
What’s a stainless steel ball doing near the iconic Millennium Bridge?
Read MorePhotoPrompt #49: A gunpowder magazine
Imagine being in the same (small) building as 10,400 barrels of gunpowder…
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Metal box in a park, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #48: Metal box on a pole in a park
I have no idea what this is for, or what it contains.
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PhotoPrompt, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt round-up
Here’s a list of the “photoprompts” published here so far. Can they stimulate your creative writing juices?
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