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Both of these are of course incredibly fun, but shifting your perspective has two key benefits: It does not cost anything and it can massively benefit our photographic eye in the long term. Why does this work? Even if we don't notice it, we all have a soft spot for something specific when taking photos: Some photographers might prefer shooting interesting places, others interesting people, one might like busy, bustling spaces while another one prefers vast, open, minimalist shots. A challenge like only shooting a specific shape or color forces us to get out of our comfort zone and shift the ways in which we see the world and search for subjects. Objects, places and scenes we might have discarded as rubbish yesterday are suddenly interesting and the hunt for our goal opens up new possibilities and helps us stay alert. And the best thing? When repeating this with different challenges, our general perspective eventually broadens and we might even discover new motives, scenes and opportunities we might have discarded even just a few weeks earlier. My yellow challenge As mentioned at the beginning of this post, shooting a series in yellow was not an intentional decision. It rather was the result of two factors coinciding, one being Tom's post on Instagram and the other being the casual snap of the assistance button at the tram stop. That photo reminded me of the challenge Tom Bitterlich did and I started looking around, discovering the guidelines and the yellow car passing by. I continued for a few days, shooting anything yellow I encountered. While some shots worked, most didn't, but it resulted in a series of ten pictures that I feel worthy of showing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a827ebf47901e59b3868189/1789498597447-KI4ANOK86XULK7G4B6KT/YellowChallenge-02.png Blog - Monochrome Challenge - Leading lines Yellow guide lines for visually impaired people can be seen on the floor of a tram station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a827ebf47901e59b3868189/1789498598641-B0E076HF1QD16SVD2KYS/YellowChallenge-03.png Blog - Monochrome Challenge - Yellow Car A yellow car speeding past. 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