Week 1

Timed Self Portrait- B

A selfie, the old-school way! No holding the camera or mirrors.

Week 2

No Peeking- A

Cover your view finder with cardboard. For this week, you ONLY get 20 shots. No deleting any either!

Week 3

Architecture- B

Building – structure or any type of architectural design.

Week
4

Long Exposure- A

Anything, day or night, shutter speed must be 1 second or more. PS: there’s no moon out this week!

Week 5

Low-light Portrait- A

After sunset-use only ambient lighting. Reflectors ok!

Week 6

Transportation- B

Car, truck, plane, train, motorcycle, etc.

Week 7

Street Photography- A

Capture the scene, tell a story in one shot. Anywhere public!

Week 8

Negative Space- A

Use it wisely – keep your subject minimal and your scene big.

Week 9

Artistic Motion- E

Make it blurry; slow your shutter and track your subject.

Week 10

Daytime Moon- A

Photograph it during the day – Bonus points for including another feature with it; bird, plane, etc. PS: it’s a full moon.

Week 11

Portrait (headshot)- B

Find a person – shoot.

Week 12

Landscape Weather- B

Clouds, storms, blue skies and so on. You pick the conditions.

Week 13

Emotion- B

Without showing a face or full face, show some emotion.

Week 14

Urban Landscap-e B

Like nature landscapes, find yourself within a city and go!

Week 15

Colors- B

Find the brightest colors and incorporate them in your photo.

Week 16

Macro/Close-up- A

Easy, right? Take a closer look at some subject. Bugs, flowers, eyes.

Week 17

Food- B

Wait, what? Food, yes…pretty dish or not so pretty. We always need good food in our life.

Week 18

Bokeh- A

Using a shallow depth of field, figure a cool shot including some amazing bokeh. Hint, shiny/sparkly objects give really good bokeh shapes.

Week 19

Replication- B

You’ve seen this; replicate a photograph, historical landscape, or even a family portrait. Show the original too!

Week 20

Symmetry- B

The more balanced the better for this week’s challenge.

Week 21

Manual- A

Shoot in manual for the week. Do it! If you already do, this is a free week for your own creativity!

Week 22

Aerial or Higher
Perspective- A

You don’t have to buy a helicopter, but a bridge, or top of a building will do. Hope you’re not afraid of heights!

Week 23

Bold- B

Find a bold color in your scene; red, purple, orange.

Week 24

Black and White- B

Let’s show off a very beautiful black and white.

Week 25

High Key- A

Washy, light, airy and beautiful!

Week 26

Pinhole- E

Take an old camera body cap, poke a very tiny hole in the center. Before putting on camera make sure there is no debris or loose plastic. You can use a small sewing needle with pliers and lighter to heat it.

Week 27

Family- B

Portrait of a family, the meaning of family.

Week 28

Patterns- B

Like the beat of a drum, patterns; either repeating or unique.

Week 29

A Lonely Tree- B

Find out where a lonely little tree resides near you. Trees need love too!

Week 30

Off Camera Lighting- E

You can use phone, flash, LED, or any other source of light. Light your subject uniquely.

Week 31

Underexposed- A

Everything underexposed this week by at least 2 stops.

Week 32

Silhouette- A

Sun, Light, Headlights, use it wisely. Make your subject dark.

Week 33

Rain shower with streaking
rain- A

August usually has some good rains. With this challenge, not just a rain shower but slow your exposure and make the rain beautiful! This can be swapped with any other challenge if no rain.

Week 34

Minimalistic- B

So simple, it screams beautiful or unique.

Week 35

Children- B

Let’s see the best children’s photo, portrait, action, or other.

Week 36

Rule of 3rds- A

Left, right, or center. Align it to your liking.

Week 37

Window- B

Show a scene through a window inside or out.

Week 38

Shadows- A

Make the darkness work to your advantage. Any shadow will do.

Week 39

Reflections- A

Use any reflection you find to enhance your scene. Bringing a water bottle is ok!

Week 40

Laughter- B

Genuine capture of laughter. You can tell jokes, make silly faces; but let’s see the laughter.

Week 41

Free Week- B

Use all the challenges to create your own idea.

Week 42

Mysterious/Faceless- A

Don’t tell the whole story by showing the whole story. Let the imagination run wild with the small details.

Week 43

Abandoned- B

Anything abandoned.

Week 44

Full Moon- A

It will be a full moon this week! You have just one week!

Week 45

Fall colors- B

Let’s see those beautiful shots! Any colors are good. If colors haven’t changed you can swap 45 with 47.

Week 46

Thankful- B

No challenge here, just something or someone you’re thankful for.

Week 47

Fire- A

Long exposure, short, but full of fire! Small or big.

Week 48

Messy- B

Anything messy; mud, pre-cleanup, landfills.

Week 49

Water scene- A

River, lake, stream, ditch, etc.

Week 50

Art- B

Watch for copyrights, but if it’s artsy show it off.

Week 51

Stars- E

This will be the hardest challenge if you haven’t done it before. Long exposure, short exposure, trails.

Week 52

Holiday- B

Lights, gifts, meaningful moments during the holidays.