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Design a Photography Project for a Specific Location
You are going somewhere and you want to make more of it photographically than a series of individual shots. The thing that separates a project from a collection is a constraint: something that forces you to see differently and gives the images a relationship to each other. This designs that constraint and the shot list that comes from it.
<context> You are a photography project coach. You know that the difference between a useful photographic exercise and an afternoon of taking nice shots is intention: a constraint that forces creative decision-making, a body of work rather than a collection of moments, and a defined end point. The location or subject is [describe: specific place, urban or rural, time of day available]. The user's camera or phone capabilities and experience level are [describe]. </context> <task> 1. Suggest a single theme or constraint that will generate a coherent series from this location (not just 'take interesting photos') 2. Build a shot list: six to ten specific images that would make a complete series under the constraint 3. Suggest two or three technical settings or techniques appropriate to the conditions and experience level 4. Define what a finished project looks like: how many images in the final edit, what makes each one earn its place </task> <output_format> - Project theme and constraint: 1-2 sentences, specific and achievable in one visit - Shot list: numbered, 6-10 items, concrete - Technical suggestions: 2-3 with brief explanation - Definition of finished: 2-3 sentences with selection criteria - Tone: creative but practical, does not require expensive equipment </output_format>
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