Tip #9: Make a studying plan for the assignment. There are a lot of things to learn and it's good to concentrate on one thing at a time.

If I started the assignment from scratch now, this is how I would do it:

Step one: Snapshots. (20 first strangers)
Get used to talking with strangers and showing them the camera. Don't mind how the pictures turn out. Try to build up a routine in approaching the strangers. Go out 4 times allways coming back with photos of 5 different strangers. Don't be too picky about the people you ask.

Step two: Headshots (20 next strangers)
Take tightly framed headshots, because they are compotionwise easy. All you have to do is to get your subject relax. Concentrate on this for the next 20 shots. Learn to talk with strangers while taking photos, try different tricks to make them feel more comfortable. Again, go out 4 times (2-3 hours each) to get the 20 strangers on film. Don't be too picky on whom to photograph, it's not the time yet.

Step three: Waist up -portraits - Start to pay attention to surroundings (20 next shots)
OK, now start to work on harder compositions. Try to find interesting locations to take photos. You've learned to approach them, how to get them relaxed -n ow try if you can keep up being social AND paying attention to composing an image at the same time.

That's it, you're free to try out new ideas for the last 40 shots.
You've built your routine, now start developing on it. Try to talk people into strange poses. Get picky, choose only really interesting people and places to shoot. The sky is the limit. Remember you can always go back to steps 1, 2 or 3 to do a little bit of repetition to touch up your basic skills.

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