One way to improve your photography is to challenge yourself with a photo assignment. I’ve tired the “photo a day” challenges and find them to be overwhelming. Who has time to go out and take a picture every day? Try a weekly challenge instead. A weekly challenge gives you 7 days to create a photo for an assignment. Here is my 52-week challenge for 2017 and if you decide to participate post your image on Facebook and tag #photodavem in your images!
The Only Rule:
- Shoot each image during the week it is assigned – do not go through your image archives and look for an image that fits the assignment. Feel free to re-shoot any images you have done previously but be sure to do it during that weeks challenge.
Feel free to interpret each weekly assignment however you like, just make sure that your photo reflects the assignment so that someone looking at your photo can see the concept readily and easily. Have fun with this assignment and don’t let it get you down if you miss a week.
Weekly Assignments:
January
- Jan 1: Self Portrait
- Jan 8: Green
- Jan 15: Water
- Jan 22: Ice
- Jan 29: Weather
February
- Feb 5: Kids
- Feb 12: Patterns
- Feb 19: Birds
- Feb 26: Black & White
March
- Mar 5: Yellow
- Mar 12: Manual Mode
- Mar 19: Bokeh (Shallow depth of Field)
- Mar 26: Handcrafted
April
- Apr 2: Playful
- Apr 9: Springtime
- Apr 16: Rain
- Apr 23: Macro
- Apr 30: Pet/Animal
May
- May 7: Flower(s)
- May 14: Sunrise
- May 21: Slow Shutter Speed
- May 28: Waterfall
June
- Jun 4: Panoramic Landscape
- Jun 11: Nostalgia/Old
- Jun 18: Summer
- Jun 25: Stars
July
- Jul 2: Red, White & Blue
- Jul 9: Low Angle
- Jul 16: Mountains
- Jul 23: Pioneers
- Jul 30: Cityscape
August
- Aug 6: Feet
- Aug 13: Nightscape
- Aug 20: Back to School
- Aug 27: Fast Shutter Speed
September
- Sep 3: Street Photography
- Sep 10: Silhouette
- Sep 17: Sunset
- Sep 24: Abandoned
October
- Oct 1: Fall
- Oct 8: Hands
- Oct 15: Orange
- Oct 22: Candy
- Oct 29: Scary/Frightening
November
- Nov 5: Elderly Person
- Nov 12: Balance
- Nov 19: Food
- Nov 26: Lights
December
- Dec 3: Family
- Dec 10: Red
- Dec 17: Gifts/Giving
- Dec 24: Another Self Portrait