Make a lens about a trip you took as a child. Take the same trip again and compare. Be sure to visit some of the same places and include photos from places you visited the first time and new photos from the current trip. Add a poll asking people if there is a childhood trip they would like to repeat. They can say what it is in the guestbook. Add a text module with ten tips on taking a re-trip.
March 17 is rolling around quickly but you still have time to make a “luck” inspired lens. How about an interactive lens where people share that one item they own that makes them feel lucky on certain occasions. Like that lucky sweater you wear to interviews or the lucky cap you wear to sporting events….
Write a review of the motion or picture camera you are currently using. In the intro give a brief explanation of the importance of photography in your life and how often you use a camera. Module ideas (in no specific order): a text module explaining the basic features of the camera you use, be sure…
I watched a great video from TED today featuring Sheena Iyengar talking about “How to Make Choosing Easier”. Within the first few minutes I could plainly see how this relates to creating lenses that visitors will choose to buy from. It really drove home that the less is best way of making lenses is the…
Today is International Women’s Day (March 8). Make a lens in honor of a important woman in your life (or a few important women). If you are going to make a few lenses then plan to index them under one lens. You might want to do the index lens first with a brief description of…
I make my poached eggs the exact same way I did when I first learned how to make them over 25 years ago. On the stove in a boiling pot of salted water. In fact, I still have what I call my “poached egg” spoon from back then. My husband keeps trying to throw it…
Support your fellow lens masters by creating a recipe index lens of the best recipes. Using the featured lenses module feature five recipes for the following categories: beverages, appetizers, side dishes, entrees, and desserts. If you end up finding a lot of recipes lenses you like (and I’m sure you will) you can make a…