As a photographer I am often stuck in ordinary places and it takes a lot of creativity and imagination to make my pictures extraordinary.

I challenged myself this week to find an extraordinary shot in the ordinary spots I found myself in this week. It was amazing for me to see how I could get amazing pictures anywhere I went even if it didn’t seem like the prettiest location.

Rustic Wheelbarrow

Both of these shots are located just outside my back door. This rustic looking wheelbarrow I thought was an interesting piece to photograph. When I first saw it I didn’t think the location was very cool, but as I worked on the way I cropped the picture and angled myself it turned into that extraordinary shot I was looking for. My husband helped me a lot critiquing my working and helping me decide which ordinary spots made the best extraordinary shots.

The Morris Minor

How often do we have projects that sit without being touched, this old Morris Minor was my dads car when he was younger. He plans to restore it, but hasn’t got around to it yet. It sits in our backyard where weeds are growing up, around and through it. Depending on what angle or perspective you look at this old Morris Minor you could get an extraordinary shot in this ordinary spot of a backyard. Since it was an overcast day I got a gray background in the clothes I set the Iso at 400 with a f stop of 22 so that I wouldn’t have much bokeh

After challenging myself to find extraordinary shots in ordinary spots I am more aware of whats around me. I want to find amazing shots in difficult places so that this talent will set me apart from others. I look forward to using this idea more in the future during photography trips and sessions.