Comments on: Promoting Passion Week 28: $15 Challenge

By: The must-do $15 challenge to boost your creativity • Old Mountain Art

The must-do $15 challenge to boost your creativity • Old Mountain Art — Sat, 21 May 2016 10:35:45 +0000

[…] Lately I’d been mulling over ideas for my photography, but struggling to be inspired enough to shoot anything. Then last month, Brooke Shaden blogged about her challenge to make a conceptual photograph with a budget of $15 or less: […]

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 23:01:18 +0000

Hi Brooke, Thank you for this challenge. I finished my image, and ended up spending $0. Instead, I went “shopping” in my closet (found an old costume from a play I did), and a friends house (borrowed the bird cage). All elements are mine, except the gorilla, which was found on Wikimedia Commons, for free. It was fun to put it all together, as it was an idea I had in my head for a long time – and this challenge prompted me to finally do it. https://www.flickr.com/photos/inbytheeye/14634052080/

I also wrote about the inspiration behind it here: http://inbytheeye.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/glass-cages/

Thank you again! Lisa

By: Ailene

Ailene — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:00:29 +0000

Thanks so much for the inspiration Brooke! It’s taken me a while but here is the first of my photos: http://oldmountainart.com/must-do-15-dollar-challenge-boost-your-creativity/

By: Louise

Louise — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 16:45:48 +0000

Hi Brooke, thanks for such an inspirational post, I think its such a nice idea to challenge everybody with a $15 shoot, you're getting behind us to give us all a little push :) I can't wait to see the results from everybody in the comment section. I did notice as I was reading through the comments that you were asked about how you make your money from photography. This is something I'm struggling with and have loved the idea about licensing photographs for book/album covers and have spent a long time trying to figure out how to go about that. Would you mind telling me how you do that and if you use a specific agency to licence your images? Thank you again for continuing to inspire so many of us. secretstare

By: Kelsey Kienitz

Kelsey Kienitz — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:10:49 +0000

I’m a little late to this! This all kind of came together without me realizing it until I was on my way to my location. Anyway, here’s my image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kelseykienitz/14655212966/

By: Rainie

Rainie — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:43:06 +0000

I tried my hand at this this weekend. I am new to photography and you have inspired me to try new things. I don’t have a website but I added my photo to flickr would love to hear your comments! Total cost $3
https://www.flickr.com/gp/46104424@N07/80W42D

By: Shasta

Shasta — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 20:06:29 +0000

Yay!! I’m so excited! I’ve been without internet for almost 6 weeks now and I just got it today! Time to catch up on Brooke!! 🙂 Stunning image, love the colors and the overall feel of it!!

By: Don't Shoot Blanks Weekly Web Finds #10 | Don't Shoot Blanks

Don't Shoot Blanks Weekly Web Finds #10 | Don't Shoot Blanks — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:16:13 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:08:35 +0000

In reply to Richard Perkins. If you do decide to shoot film, I'd recommend a Holga camera for it's more dreamlike images, straight out of the camera. That would seem to be right in your wheel house.

By: Jorge C.

Jorge C. — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:04:54 +0000

Hey brooke, I’m a guy living in Peru and that just learning to shoot, I have to tell you that your pictures are amazing, they are very inspiring, plus a budget that things get fascinating. I was a bit lost in that photograph but you’ve opened my eyes, I really hope you take a little time to read this. I hope someday achieve something worth taking that you can see it and give me your opinion criticizes.

PS:Sorry for my English, I’m using a translator.