Challenge 6 - One Lens Challenge - Wide Angle

Ok, I haven't posted any challenges lately, but here's one that's a lot of fun and a great learning experience. Everyone has zoom lenses these days and that can make for some lazy photographers, instead of moving around to frame our subject we stand in one place and zoom our lenses in and out. We miss out on a lot of creative photos that way. By standing in one place and zooming in or out we are only changing the size of the subject in the frame, it doesn't change the relationship between the subject and the background, only when we move the camera position does the relationship between the subject and background change. We need to get out of the habit of just zooming the lens to frame our subject and to heip break that habit, I've come up with the latest challenge:

One Lens Challenge - Wide Angle

Zoo at 12mm

Using only your widest angle lens or setting a zoom lens to its widest angle an not changing it go out and shoot a days worth of photos and you'll be amazed at how creative you can become. You will now have to move closer to your subject to fill the frame and as you move closer look at how the relationship of foreground to background changes, you will try shots from different angles, from up high and down low, you will be more aware of lines, shapes and patterns. It's a lot of fun too and easy on the back cause you're not lugging around a lot of equipment, just your camera and wide angle lens.

Like I said I gave myself this challenge last week and just using a 12mm lens went out and took some photos at the zoo.

Get out there and try it yourself, you'll have a lot of fun and learn how a wide angle lens sees the world.

More Zoo at 12mm Photos

and you can read more about my photo adventures here: Digital Images Blog

Creative Challenge 5 - Still Life

Ok folks, this next Challenge was suggested by Summer, she says with all this cold weather she's suffering photography withdrawal and suggested a Still Life Challenge. So lets see your most creative Still Life Photos.

You know I don't really have that many Still Life photos but I looked through my Galleries and found this photo taken a few years ago in Bob Kulon's basement during an indoor Studio Lighting shoot. It was set up by my good buddy Tejas, he placed a feather boa around a wooden bird. Bob just shook his head as we took photos of this setup!

Creative Challenge 5 - Pets

Vicki came up with the next challenge, she says it's always a challenge to get photos of your pets, so the next challenge is..... the Creative Pet Challenge

KING


To see more photos of King, click on his photo.

Everyone is welcome to participate!!!!

Challenge 4 Creative Snow and Ice Photos

Frozen Brandywine Falls

Frozen Fence

Well there's plenty of ice and snow out there so the next challenge is Creative Ice and Snow Photos. If you're brave enough to venture outside you can get some great shots of the ice and snow, look for patterns like the Frozen Fence photo above, look for interesting shapes formed by the snow drifts, use side lighting to show the texture of the snow, take macro shots of icicles, take scenic winter scenes, anything goes as long as there is ice or snow in the photo. Use your imagination and get out there and shoot!!! Have fun! Everyone is invited to participate.

Challenge 3 Creative Holiday Photos

Out of Focus Christmas Tree Lights



The next challenge came from a suggestion by Summer, she suggested Christmas Ornaments, but since everyone celebrates the holiday season in their own way, I've decide to make it a Creative Holiday Challenge. Take creative photos of anything to do with the holiday season both indoors or outdoors. Have fun, this Challenge will run through the month of December.

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