Your response to what I'm about to type can and should be "Well, duh," but this is a lot harder than I imagined.

For my first attempt at blind photography, I took a Canon Rebel along on my usual dog walk at a nearby park. I couldn't be blindfolded or I would have broken a bone or at least fallen flat on my face several times, so I waited until I was in places relatively clear of obstructions, closed my eyes, and either wandered around a bit or just sat and waited for something interesting to happen.

It didn't really work because the memory of what I had seen minutes before kept getting in the way of the unfettered creative process I had hoped for.

Here are a few of the shots from today:

The vignetting is from a lens shade, not a software effect. Since I wasn't chimping, I didn't realize the problem until I uploaded the photos.

For more pictures from today's attempt, go to creativepro.photoshop.com.

Next, I hope to persuade someone to lead me around downtown Santa Cruz while I shoot pictures blindfolded. Given what normally goes on downtown, it shouldn't arouse much curiosity.

Terri Stone
Editor in Chief, CreativePro.com