In February we had a movie night to dissect some classic films with incredible cinematography. Have you ever wanted to create the kind of emotion you find in moving pictures- in your photography? That’s what we are working on with this challenge! Practice this in your own photography. See if you can add emotional depth and cinematic visuals to your personal project. Bring in images from your personal project to receive feedback on.
Read MoreYou have made a number of photos throughout the year. This challenge is about revisiting them and deciding on a few of your favorites. It’s all up to you! Then bring in 1 - 3 printed images. The images must be under 5x7” in size. Then we are going to fill our cornucopia with images and have a print swap
Read More‘Mimic to Mastery PT II ‘ The Series’
Now that we have found a photographer and a style that was interesting to us- let’s work in this new way and continue to explore what we have begun to learn. This month we will focus on creating a series of work in the style of the photographer we researched last month. This challenge will result in a series of work. 3-6 images that compliment one another/tell a story/or the like.
Read More‘Mimic to Mastery’
Think about how you learned to walk, dance, shave, apply makeup… you probably saw someone doing it and then you practiced it by mimicking what you saw. Eventually you became good at it and added your own personality to it along the way, hopefully!
This month we are going to learn by mimicking!
‘Archi-Texture’
There are all sorts of manmade structures around us. Let’s really look at them this month. Begin to explore the created shapes, textures, lines, colors and relationships of the world around us. Look for new angles, dimension, interest in what seems familiar or mundane even. Unless of course you prefer the amazing… just explore!
Read More“Photo Colab”
To have the opportunity to work with another photographer. Get to know someone else, learn about each other's work style. Figure out how to be photographers together for this challenge! What does collaboration with another photographer look like to you? Maybe you each learn something new from one another or just learn one another. Step out, reach out and be a little adventurous… make a friend!
“Make it Fantastical”
An adjective. conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs. fanciful or capricious, as persons or their ideas or actions: We never know what that fantastic creature will say next.
Read MoreTime to explore the Abstract! This is a digital challenge…
Read MoreWho doesn’t like to play in their food!? Now you have an excuse! We are excited to have David L Reamer as our guest for this challenge!
Read MoreDon’t let the weather stop you from making photos!
Read MoreIn December Zeb Andrews is going to give a presentation on the value of personal projects. You won’t want to miss this! Plus we are having a party!
Read MoreIt takes practice submitting work to competitions & galleries. Not to mention curating your own work for books or even Photo Club PDX challenges! So we are going to look at the art of curating submissions. A panel of ‘blind’ jurors are going to help us with this challenge.
Read MoreInspiration for creating an image or body of work can come from a number of ‘things’. What about other art form such as from Poetry?
Read MoreOur thoughts affect our photography.
Our lack of noticing these thoughts will continue to affect our photography.
Many times this goes on subconsciously.
Chose any over-used photo cliché, such as .... selfies, nudes, flowers, selective color, food photos... etc and go 1 of 2 directions with it.
Read MoreMost Photographers make photos using the aspect ratio of 4:3, 3:2, & 1:1. Get “out of the box” and think about our compositions in unfamiliar (to you) shapes.
This challenge is to help teach and encourage us to add greater context to our photography, through writing.
Read MoreThis challenge is to get us looking with new eyes at something we may have seen with our own eyes and in photographs many times over.
Read MoreAdd in a new technique to your photography. Your image must include at minimum 1 of these 3 colors, Pink, Orange and Yellow.
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