2018 Photography Challenge
Moxi Zombi Marketing presents…
52 Week Photography
Challenge for 2018
Join me in participating in the 52 week challenge for 2018!
I am always looking to grow myself, help others grow, and recruit great
photographers! Post with me on Wednesday’s (either on my FB Page or on your own and
tag @MoxiZombiMarketing) starting Jan 10,2017 and let’s have some fun in 2018!
Story Telling: Good
photographers can take beautiful images of something. Great photographers can
take an image that tells its story. This category makes use of compositional
rules and directed prompts to push you towards not just looking at the beauty
of something, but to find a way to tell that something’s story.
Technical: Technical Aptitude is just as
important as creative inspiration in photography. With that in mind this
category is a mix of in camera and post processing techniques designed to
expose you to new technical skills and techniques.
Artistic Impression: When this category
comes up, you really have room to express yourself. You can interpret the
assignment literally or figuratively. Unlike the other two categories that are
more focused, the idea of this category is to let your creativity shine.
WEEK 1 Story: Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is the first compositional rule most
photographers learn; but most don't know why they learn it. The rule of thirds
is amazing for telling a story. Tell a story using rule of thirds.
WEEK 2 Technical:
SOOC
Straight out of the Camera. No Photoshop. Shoot a compelling
image and post it without edits. No cheating! (Be sure and save the image file
for the end of the challenge!)
WEEK 3 Artistic: Land
Your inspiration this week is land. This could be a
landscape, or an image inspired by the land in some way.
WEEK 4 Story: Mirror
Tell a story using a mirror.
WEEK 5 Technical:
Ten Shots
Shoot 10 shots of the same subject. Each shot should be from
a different angle, distance, and focal length. Share your favorite image from
the set.
WEEK 6 Artistic: Candy
Your artistic inspiration this week is candy. Since this is the
advanced challenge... you can't actually use candy in the scene.
WEEK 7 Story: Forgotten
For the advanced challenge tell the story of something forgotten.
WEEK 8 Technical:
One Shot
Imagine that it is the last frame on a roll of film, and you
have to nail it. For this challenge only take one shot. No deleting, no 2nd
shot. The honor system is in play.
WEEK 9 Artistic: Still Life
Your inspiration this week is Still Life. A couple of pieces
of fruit on a table won't impress in the advanced challenge though... so really
be creative.
WEEK 10 Story: Perspective
Perspective for the purpose of this challenge is the
relationship of objects in the scene. If you really want a challenge this is a
good chance to use forced perspective.
WEEK 11 Technical:
Split Tone
Split Tone is an editing technique where the shadows are
toned one color, and the highlights a second color. Split toning is often used
with color grading in the media to give a scene a desired look and feel.
WEEK 12 Artistic:
Orange
Your inspiration this week is orange. Either the color
orange or an actual orange. Or both.
WEEK 13 Story: Golden Hour
The golden hour is the hour before sunset or after sunrise
when the sun casts amazing golden tones. Find a way to use the golden hour to
tell a story.
WEEK 14 Technical:
Panning
Use the technique of panning to capture a subject in
movement. Panning is using a slower shutter speed while following the subject
with the camera to create the sense of movement in an image.
WEEK 15 Artistic:
Hard
Your artistic inspiration this week is hard. Hard is both an
adjective and an adverb. Interpret this how you wish.
WEEK 16 Story: Leading Lines
Leading Lines are a very important compositional element
that every photographer needs to master. Use leading lines to tell a story. No
train tracks.
WEEK 17 Technical:
Loop Lighting
Loop lighting is one of the most used portrait lighting
techniques. Shoot a portrait using loop lighting. If you don't have an off
camera flash setup, get creative with how you light your subject.
WEEK 18 Artistic: Purple
Your inspiration this week is purple. Purple is the color of
royalty, magic, and mystery.
WEEK 19 Story: Back Yard
Tell the story of your immediate surroundings. Give us a
glimpse into your daily life.
WEEK 20 Technical:
Sky Overlay
Sometimes the sky just doesn't cooperate. This week replace
the sky in your image. If you need a sky to use in the replacement, search
flickr.com for an image to use under Creative Commons Licensing.
WEEK 21 Artistic:
Soft
Your artistic inspiration this week is soft. Just like hard
earlier in the challenge, soft is both and adjective and an adverb. Interpret
this how you will.
WEEK 22 Story: Geometric Shapes
Triangles, squares, and circles. They are all very strong
compositional elements in an image. Find a way to use geometric shapes in your
storytelling.
WEEK 23 Technical:
F/8 Portrait
Shoot a portrait using an aperture setting of F/8. Since
this is the advanced challenge, be sure to find a way to isolate your subject
other than shallow depth of field.
WEEK 24 Artistic:
Green
Your inspiration this week is green. Green is the color of
life, nature, and hope.
WEEK 25 Story: Toy Story
Not the movie! Tell a story with toys or about toys. (Kind
of like the movie...)
WEEK 26 Technical:
Light Painting
Put your camera on a tripod at night, open the shutter for
30 seconds, and paint your subject with light. Flashlights, LED strips, and
even laser pointers work great.
WEEK 27 Artistic:
Communication
Your inspiration this week is communication. We live in the
age of endless communication, so there is inspiration everywhere.
WEEK 28 Story: Portrait as Landscape
Shoot a portrait that is posing as a landscape. Tell a story
of the subject using the landscape around them. Fool the viewer.
WEEK 29 Technical:
Water Drop
Photographing a water drop is a mix of lighting, macro, and
patience. There are plenty of ways to pull this off, enjoy figuring it out!
WEEK 30 Artistic:
Family
This time
use family as your inspiration. Since this is the advanced challenge no people
can be in the image.
WEEK 31 Story: Frame Within a Frame
Another classic compositional tool is to frame the subject
within the frame of the image. Use this technique this week to tell your story.
WEEK 32 Technical:
HDR
HDR is the technique of combining several photos of the same
scene but shot at different exposures to create an image with a High Dynamic
Range.
WEEK 33 Artistic:
High Key
High Key could be a portrait; this time it is back as inspiration.
WEEK 34 Story: Stranger
Tell the story of a stranger. Try using their environment to
really inform the viewer of their story.
WEEK 35 Technical:
Stitched Panorama
A stitched panorama is an image made up of several smaller
images stitched together during editing. For an added challenge try using the
Brenizer Method.
WEEK 36 Artistic:
Low Key
Low Key is the opposite of High Key. Shoot an image where
most of the tonal range is on left side of the histogram.
WEEK 37 Story: Balance
Balance is the compositional technique of giving each area
in a scene equal visual weight. You can achieve balance using color, tone, or
juxtaposed subjects.
WEEK 38 Technical:
50mm
Learn to sneaker zoom! Shoot an image using only the 50mm
Focal Length. Either use a fixed 50mm lens or set your zoom lens to 50mm. Since
this is the advanced challenge make sure the image is compelling.
WEEK 39 Art: Water
Your inspiration this week is water. Interpret this how you
will.
WEEK 40 Story: Colorful B & W
Tell the story of a colorful scene. Because this is the
advanced challenge, no flowers. Do it in Black and White.
WEEK 41 Technical:
Levitation
Levitation is part camera trick and part photoshop. Create
an interesting levitation image this week.
WEEK 42 Artistic: Music
Your inspiration this week is music. This is wide open so
have fun with it.
WEEK 43 Story: Movement
Capturing and creating movement in a still photo is a
challenge for every photographer. Use movement this week to tell a story.
WEEK 44 Technical:
Magic ND Filter
Use an ND filter combined with a shutter speed of 30 seconds
or even longer to create your image. Try a waterscape or even a busy landmark
to see the magic happen.
WEEK 45 Artistic:
Cold
Your inspiration this week is cold. Interpret this how you
want.
WEEK 46 Story: Landscape Foreground
Many stories are based around portraits, but landscapes can
have stories also. Tell the story of a landscape by using the foreground as the
subject and the background as the scene.
WEEK 47 Technical:
Shaped Bokeh
This year take it
a step further and create a scene using shaped bokeh.
WEEK 48 Artistic:
Bodyscape
The human form has
been the study of art since art was first inspired. Your inspiration this week
is the human body.
WEEK 49 Story: Blue Hour
The Blue Hour is the hour after sunset or the hour before
sunrise when the sky is dominated by amazing blue and purple hues. Use this to
tell your story this week.
WEEK 50 Technical:
Full Edit
Use the SOOC shot from the beginning of the challenge and
re-edit it to it's full glory. If that shot isn't available feel free to
re-edit any of your past work.
WEEK 51 Artistic:
Fear
Fear is your
inspiration this week. Find a way to show fear in a way that your viewer feels
it.
WEEK 52 Story: Your Story
Tell your story.
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