Challenge themes

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

I've been meaning to post this for ages.

I have the themes sorted until August 2012 but if anyone wants to suggest any technique based themes I'm happy to hear them. I'll use the best ones.

PM please.

Thanks AB

[The Great Soprendo]

Any chance you could post up the themes you've already had (I've only been joining in this year and don't want to suggest anything you've already done).

I'll have a think then.

Cheers.

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

The nature of the competition / challenge changed at the beginning of the year. Previously the winner of the previous month got to choose the next theme, which meant that the themes weren't technique based.

So we only really have to look back to January for the themes for the current structure, which I think is working pretty well. The shots so far this year have, on the whole, been way better than last.


So:


Contre Jour
Composition: Rule of thirds
Urban Fragments – no people or skies
Chiaroscuro

[phil]

I think we could have "best photograph of phil" - i would feel fairly confident on that one

or what about themes like small things, in your kitchen (or some other room) transport or people working (lots of surreptitious pictures followed by smb members legging it and shouts of "Oi! what do you think yer doing -b****r off!"

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

As I said, looking for techniques, not subjects. We had a year of subjects.

[Iain Hesford's Bait Box]

Originally Posted by AB22 Easy Tiger

As I said, looking for techniques, not subjects. We had a year of subjects.

I like the techniques thing. Then you pick your own subject to match the theme.. makes it a real challenge

[tom tom macute]

How about something like ' In the style of.........'
Ansel Adams,Edward Weston or others.
There are plenty websites of their work to gain inspiration from




Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it may be.

Edward Weston

[ThankHeavenForShed 7]

Originally Posted by tom tom macute

How about something like ' In the style of.........'
Ansel Adams,Edward Weston or others.
There are plenty websites of their work to gain inspiration from




Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it may be.

Edward Weston

There might actually be something in this...if we end up going through a whole range of techniques then something like this could provide a lesson in the history of photography as an art. How about a theme along the lines of Cartier-Bresson's 'decisive moment' quote?

[AB22 Easy Tiger]

Originally Posted by tom tom macute

How about something like ' In the style of.........'
Ansel Adams,Edward Weston or others.
There are plenty websites of their work to gain inspiration from




Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it may be.

Edward Weston

I'm ahead of you both.


Already in the list for the end of this year / early next: Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Though it will be "Inspired by the style of..." rather than "In the style of..."

There will also be an opportunity to recreate a famous photograph but in your own style.

I'm going to close this now but please feel free to PM me with ideas.