That’s right, we are happy to introduce the second season of our famed Daido Royale Challenge.
For those of you un-aware, we ran a challenge where we all had to use a coolpix-esque camera to take Provoke era black and white photographs for 5 months. We even had a little meet up or two here in the UK.
What?
This time around, we are gonna make things a little simpler.
You can use any camera, any format.
We will still be sharing photos every week.
It doesn’t matter what camera or format you use, as long as the end result is Are, Bure and Boke.
(not sure what Are Bure Boke is? It is explained further down.)
Having said that, a lot of us are going to be using point and click digital compact cameras. If this is your first Daido challenge, or you’ve never done street before, we strongly recommend you get a cheap coolpix to start off with.
When?
Officially, we start photographing right away, we do 3 warm up weeks, where people don’t have to share, but we probably will. Then the first day to share is 25th Feb.
We are gonna run for about 12 weeks, making our last date May 12th. This period has been chosen specifically for the shorter days, making it easier to get that golden light just after work, or on your way home. With longer shadows throughout.
Its also nice to have to shoot out in bad weather, rain and wind and gloom make for extra swagger in your photos.
Where?
All conversation will take place in the #collaboration category, this includes talking about what cameras (for the first few weeks), arranging little voice/video meet ups to discuss, and talking about methods. We will also be trying to encourage each other to keep getting out.
Every week, we will share our photos in the #gallery using the Daido tag.
What is ‘Are, Bure, Boke’?
These are Japanese words to describe a specific set of variables. The challenge is about making these things really present within the photography.
It translates to ‘grainy/rough, blurry, out-of-focus‘
It’s about working out how to make a pleasing photograph, when everything ‘technical’ might be wrong.
It’s about just getting out and photographing as much as possible, on your way places, on days out, keeping that camera at hand.
It’s about breaking the way you photograph.
