2016 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 17: B&W – STEADFAST - The 2022 Trevor Carpenter Photo Challenge

This black and white challenge is one word: STEADFAST

stead·fast, adjective: resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.

It’s a simple definition, but leaves the challenge open to wide interpretation. No matter what genre of photography you prefer, you should be able to find something to represent the concept of steadfast, just it shoot in a black and white. While subject is a concept and may be difficult to represent, don’t forget about the technical aspects of your shot: framing, lighting, composition, and exposure. Your composition should speak to the concept just as much as the subject does. The shoot and the subject should convey the concept together.

It took me a while to find some examples, not because there was a lack of subjects, but because I wanted to find photos that used composition to represent the concept. For me, each of these examples visually represents the word STEADFAST, and each for different reasons.

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The rules are pretty simple:

Post one original photograph (Your Image) shot each week per theme posted on this blog to Google+, Facebook, or Flickr (or all three). Tag the photo #photochallenge.org or #photochallenge2016.
The shot should be a new shot you took for the current weekly theme, not something from your back catalog or someone else’s image.
The posted image should be a photograph, not a video.
Don’t leave home without your camera. Participating in the 2016 PhotoChallenge is fun and easy.

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