2020 WEEK 39: Objects in Motion

This week we’ll be attempting to capture the concept of motion in our photos. In other words, capturing the feeling of motion in an otherwise static scene. In terms of technique, you will need a shutter speed slow enough to achieve blur of the objects in motion, but the specific shutter speed will be relative to the speed of your subject. READ MORE →

WEEK 38: Pets, Domestic and Domesticated Animal Portraits

Animal Portraits as a Photography Challenge is nothing new here at The Trevor Carpenter PhotoChallenge. In 2018, Maaike, one of our contributors at the time, had her very own Pet READ MORE →

2020 WEEK 37: Colorful Macro

This week’s challenge is to take a macro photo with bright, bold colors. The subject itself can be anything you like: Natural or man-made, common or unusual, indoors or out. READ MORE →

2020 WEEK 36: Favorite Quotes

As I was looking through my folder of favorite quotes recently, it occurred to me that it might be fun and inspiring to make picture quotes for our photo challenge. For this week’s challenge, I want you to first select one of your favorite quotes, then take a photo that supports the quote. Finally combine the two by placing the quote on your photo. READ MORE →

WEEK 35: Antique, Vintage & Historical

I wanted to do an architectural detail of old, Antique or Historical structures. However with COVID-19 and the uncertainties from week to week, I’m broadening the scope… 360 Image Gracie’s READ MORE →

2020 WEEK 34: Silly, Unusual, or Creative Portraits

This week’s challenge is to create a silly, unique, or creative portrait. The only rule is that you can’t take a normal, everyday portrait. Instead, try to do something fun, READ MORE →

2020 WEEK 33: Astrophotography

This week we’re going to be looking up at the night sky. The night sky offers a plethora of photographic opportunities and in case you’re wondering, yes, you can accomplish the challenge from your backyard or balcony. You might think that you can only take photos of the night sky in areas with no moon and no light pollution, but that isn’t entirely true. There are plenty of options for city dwellers to photograph the night sky. Your camera will always “see” more than your eyes can see, so you might be surprised at what you can capture. READ MORE →

WEEK 32: WATER and WATER CRITTERS

Water, it’s everywhere, it’s responsible for life on earth and without it, we wouldn’t be here… Our planet is covered with more water than land, our bodies are made up on average of 60% water. READ MORE →

2020 WEEK 31: Intimate Landscapes

An intimate landscape photo is one which isolates a small section of a landscape. It encompasses the area between grand vistas and macro photos. An intimate landscape might be taken in an area with grand vistas, but it could just as easily be a photo taken in your backyard. Intimate landscapes tend to create order from apparent chaos by focusing on repeating shapes, lines, texture, etc. Click through to find links to articles that further discuss the concept of intimate landscapes. READ MORE →

2020 WEEK 30: Light Painting

For this week’s challenge, we’ll play with Light Painting. The basic idea of light painting is to photograph one or more lights as they move across the image. Depending on READ MORE →