2021 WEEK 44: B&W Fruits & Vegetables à la Edward Weston

While on the surface it might seem like this week’s challenge is about vegetables, it is really about lighting, i.e. lighting that makes the vegetables look like sculptures. Consider your light source and add reflectors as necessary to enhance the shape and contours of your subject. Also experiment with the direction of the light hitting your subject to see how it changes the interpretation of the contours. Click through for more details and examples. READ MORE →

2021 WEEK 43 HALLOWEEN PHOTOGRAPHIC WHEEL OF INSPIRATION

HALLOWEEN PHOTOGRAPHIC WHEEL OF INSPIRATION…

It’s a little mix up of the old with the new. A spin may bring you back in time to one of our older Halloween Challenges or bring you to a new and wonderful idea to inspire a fabulous Halloween image READ MORE →

2021 week 42 – Patterns in Nature

This week’s challenge is to find and take a photograph of a Pattern in Nature. A pattern in general is a structure characterized by a more or less uniform reptition READ MORE →

2021 WEEK 41 – FLASHBACK Challenge

This week as a flashback challenge, I’m bringing back this old challenge from 2008 inspired by both the founder of The PhotoChallenge, Trevor Carpenter and Jeremy Brooks who was not only an early contributor but a very good friend of Trevor’s READ MORE →

2021 WEEK 40: Rhythm in Composition

One very potent element of composition is rhythm. Usually it’s hiding in plain sight: One rarely tries to find elements predominantly linked to music in photos. Yet it can be READ MORE →

2021 WEEK 39, Landscapes

Your Challenge if you choose to accept it is to produce a Landscape scene Example’s of the different types and approach to landscapes photography by the equally Inspirational Ulrike Lukasczyk. READ MORE →

2021 WEEK 38: The Power of Awe

The opportunities to experience awe in our daily lives abound if we simply choose to look for them. And that is your challenge this week: look for, notice and photograph something that elicits awe in you this week. For extra credit, try to photograph your subject in such a way as to elicit awe in the viewers of your image. Click through for more details and examples. READ MORE →

2021 Week 37: ISO- The Highs and Lows

It’s time for a new technical challenge this week and we have made it all the way to the third and final member of the exposure triangle. To recap we READ MORE →

2021 WEEK 36: SHIPPING & SUPPLY CHAIN EFFECT

I want you to focus on how the impact of the current logistics and supply chain issues are affecting your local community. That leaves a very broad spectrum of possibilities from shipping vessels to the food you serve on your table. READ MORE →

2021 WEEK 35: Super Guest Challenge

Let’s focus on our challenge, it’s a simple photography challenge themed around the word “FARM”. Very much like our “FISH” challenge, I’m giving you total artistic interpretation.

That means I want you to think carefully about your subject first and then create to the best of your abilities, an amazing photograph that relates to the word “FARM”. READ MORE →