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Imagine, for a moment, if you could travel through time… More precisely, think about traveling forwards through time, to watch something that has happened in the past. You can, and it’s something that is easily achievable through the magic of time-lapse photography.
Time-lapse photography allows us to watch long events in a matter of moments, or seconds even. Imagine watching a spider …
Our photo assignment themes are all about helping photographers to improve their craft and broaden their creative scope. By participating in these assignments, you will gain experience in practicing photography “rules”, composition, camera techniques, and many other creative exercises specifically designed to help you see differently. Break our of your own creative shells, and let’s have some fun!
Assignment #6 Theme: Textured Photos
Timeframe: Apr 12th to Apr 26th, 2013
Entries are to be submitted here: Assignment #6: Textured Photos (PhotographyBB Community)
The challenge is to take a BRAND NEW photo representing the given theme.
This is one assignment that I would encourage everyone to try out. Not only does it get you thinking about textures and surfaces, it also helps us to imagine which type of scenes would work well as a textured image. Textured photos fall more into the digital-art or fine-art photography realm than “natural” photos, but they do help us to explore our artistic side while learning more about layers and blending modes in post process.
In my example above, I used a simply flower shot as my base photograph, along with two different textures. One texture was a plain concrete wall, while the other was a shot through some tree branches.
Here is a fantastic YouTube video from Matt Nicolosi on how to work with textures in Photoshop. He provides some easy tips and tricks for producing beautifully textured processing quickly and effortlessly:
Important (Please Read): With all of our photo assignments, the object (besides having fun) is to learn something new, even if that means learning how to see the world around you in a different way. Therefore, we only accept entries for new photos which have been taken during the assignment time frame (see above). You may submit up to 3 entries in total.
In our efforts to help photographers grow and improve, our photography assignments are designed to test and push your creativity to the limit. These photo assignments are intended to encourage our members to see the world in different ways, try new camera techniques, and photograph subject which you may normally shy away from. We feel that in doing this, you will ultimately find new challenges for yourself which will help us to all grow as photographers. Our photography assignments are open to everyone at all skill levels and are to be submitted through our assignments section in the PhotographyBB Community. Membership is completely free and you can register in seconds, then do fun things such as sharing photos or discussing photography all day long. We have a supportive and friendly community of photographers and beginners, and this is a great way to get to know one another. Have fun, and happy photographing!
The driving force behind every photograph is a desire to create strong, compelling photographs that move our viewers emotionally. Whether we’re simply shooting a gorgeous landscape, or portraits of cherished people in our lives, the better equipped we are to create strong images, the more satisfying (and impressive) the results will be. What if you had mentors like David duChemin, Dave Delnea, Sean McCormack, Piet Van den Eynde, Martin Bailey, and Nicole S Young to guide you in your journey – for free? Today, you do.
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Our photo assignment themes are all about helping photographers to improve their craft and broaden their creative scope. By participating in these assignments, you will gain experience in practicing photography “rules”, composition, camera techniques, and many other creative exercises specifically designed to help you see differently. Break our of your own creative shells, and let’s have some fun!
Assignment #5 Theme: Reflected
Timeframe: Mar 7th to Mar 25th, 2013
Entries are to be submitted here: Assignment #5: Reflected (PhotographyBB Community)
The challenge is to take a BRAND NEW representing the given theme.
This is one assignment theme that I always enjoy attempting on ANY shoot. Reflections are a completely different animal when making photographs because many of the typical compositional rules, and even things like focus and metering, get thrown out the metaphorical window. Shooting reflections truly forces you to look in places you may never have otherwise looked for inspiration, and makes you far more alert to the opportunities surrounding you.
Some tips to keep in mind for this assignment:
Important (Please Read): With all of our photo assignments, the object (besides having fun) is to learn something new, even if that means learning how to see the world around you in a different way. Therefore, we only accept entries for new photos which have been taken during the assignment time frame (see above). You may submit up to 3 entries in total.
In our efforts to help photographers grow and improve, our photography assignments are designed to test and push your creativity to the limit. These photo assignments are intended to encourage our members to see the world in different ways, try new camera techniques, and photograph subject which you may normally shy away from. We feel that in doing this, you will ultimately find new challenges for yourself which will help us to all grow as photographers. Our photography assignments are open to everyone at all skill levels and are to be submitted through our assignments section in the PhotographyBB Community. Membership is completely free and you can register in seconds, then do fun things such as sharing photos or discussing photography all day long. We have a supportive and friendly community of photographers and beginners, and this is a great way to get to know one another. Have fun, and happy photographing!
Our photo assignment themes are all about helping photographers to improve their craft and broaden their creative scope. By participating in these assignments, you will gain experience in practicing photography “rules”, composition, camera techniques, and many other creative exercises specifically designed to help you see differently. Break our of your own creative shells, and let’s have some fun!
Assignment #4 Theme: One One-Thousandth (or faster)
Timeframe: Feb 17th to Mar 4th, 2013
Entries are to be submitted here: Assignment #4: One One-Thousandth (or faster) (PhotographyBB Community)
The challenge is to take a BRAND NEW representing the given theme.
Last time it was all about long-exposures. This time, we want you to crank up that shutter-speed to a MINIMUM of 1/1000th of a second – or FASTER! To make things even more interesting, we want you to do it WITHOUT the use of flash. Just as with long-exposures, fast shutter-speeds freeze our world-in-motion and can yield some of the most surreal photographs. The challenge here is to think about what type of subject you could freeze in a thousandth of a second, then, find a creative way to photograph it. Some important points to consider are where you will set your focus, how fast you can push the shutter speed (and if it makes a difference), your ISO, and your ambient (or direct) lighting. Shooting high-speeds often requires many, many attempts – enjoy the process. Here are a couple of great videos (below) to provide inspiration for your challenge. Happy photographing!
Important (Please Read): With all of our photo assignments, the object (besides having fun) is to learn something new, even if that means learning how to see the world around you in a different way. Therefore, we only accept entries for new photos which have been taken during the assignment time frame (see above). You may submit up to 3 entries in total.
In our efforts to help photographers grow and improve, our photography assignments are designed to test and push your creativity to the limit. These photo assignments are intended to encourage our members to see the world in different ways, try new camera techniques, and photograph subject which you may normally shy away from. We feel that in doing this, you will ultimately find new challenges for yourself which will help us to all grow as photographers. Our photography assignments are open to everyone at all skill levels and are to be submitted through our assignments section in the PhotographyBB Community. Membership is completely free and you can register in seconds, then do fun things such as sharing photos or discussing photography all day long. We have a supportive and friendly community of photographers and beginners, and this is a great way to get to know one another. Have fun, and happy photographing!
