Shoot London
18th May will see the Shoot London event taking over Tate Modern for the day.
Shoot Experience runs photographic treasure hunts around London (and in other UK locations, like Liverpool). This one’s booked out already, though you could book yourself and friends on Shoot London Lite. You’ll follow clues around the South Bank to find ten sites, and take photographs. Teams need to be between two and four people – the more the merrier since the ticket price of £22 is per team, not per person.
And in September, Shoot Shoreditch will be back for the fourth year in a row – followed by Shoot Spitalfields. A chance for photographers to get creative in these edgy East End locations.
While photography is of course an interest you can pursue on your own, I know that often, I benefit from being with other photographers. You can see what turns them on – sometimes they have a completely different vision of the place from yours. It’s the different ways of seeing, rather than technical tips, that I really value whenever I go on a shoot like this.
And of course the competitive element is fun too. After the shoot, Shoot Experience prints out and exhibits the best photos – so you get a chance to see your work on the wall. That’s always gratifying, though it can be frustrating if your photos don’t stand out from the crowd. Still, that’s valuable feedback for next time!
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Looks like fun!
Of course if you can’t go on a Shoot London, maybe you could organise your own ’shoot’… you wouldn’t get all the printing and exhibition services but it could still be good fun with a few friends and perhaps a few drinks.