Matt Collen 2019-09-26

The Assigned Subject for October’s competition is:

Twirl

Below you will find a selection taken from our Assigned Subject review we had during our first meeting of the season.

Definition

twirl
/twərl/

verb
spin quickly and lightly around, especially repeatedly.
“she twirled in delight to show off her new dress”
synonyms: spin (round), pirouette, whirl, turn (round), wheel, gyrate, pivot, swivel;

noun
an act of spinning.
“Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror”
synonyms: pirouette, spin, whirl, turn;

 

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Things to keep in mind:

Ask yourself, “What can you twirl?”
Hair, A dress, A skirt…
Batons, Pin Wheels, Ribbons, Etc…

You can see from the definition and sample images that twirl implies motion so keep that in mind while you’re shooting this assigned subject.  Think of the ways you can show motion in your shots like using a slow shutter speed or perhaps the use of rear curtain sync with your flash.  Be creative and you just might have the shot which has that special wow factor the judges are looking for.