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06/09/2005 01:36:50 PM · #1 |
I would like a list of challenges - has anyone made one or is there an easy way to get one, other than going throught he archives? I can't think of a way.
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06/09/2005 01:40:01 PM · #2 |
What do you want exactly, Matt?
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06/09/2005 01:41:11 PM · #3 |
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06/09/2005 01:42:13 PM · #4 |
BOOM! that's what I wanted. Thanks moody!
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06/09/2005 02:36:31 PM · #5 |
Here's the plain text of challenges and descriptions if someone can use them as well.
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Decisions
Details: We all have to make them. Creatively shoot a decision.
Beauty
Details: Beauty is very hard to describe, but we all know it when we see it. Take a photo that makes the viewer say "that's beautiful."
Granular
Details: Take a photograph in which your subject is granular, such as powder, sand, salt or dust.
Lighting
Details: Lighting is arguably the most important element in photography. Without light, you can't capture an image. Use lighting in a creative fashion this week so that the lighting itself is a key factor in your composition.
Apple
Details: Take an apple (the fruit, not a computer!) anywhere, do anything you like to it, but make the shot your own.
Silhouettes II
Details: Silhouettes are created by backlit subjects, which causes them to appear solid and without much detail. Submit your best silhouette taken this week!
Five
Details: The 5th day of the 5th month in the 5th year of the century. Shoot anything relating to the number 5.
Triangle
Details: Take a photograph where this basic shape is clearly shown as a key element. This may be a triangular object, or a group of items forming a triangle.
Outside Looking In
Details: Capture the view of looking in from the outside.
Dreams
Details: Take a photograph that represents what you see in your dreams.
Late Night
Details: Take a photograph outside late at night.
Moods
Details: Take a picture that captures an emotion.
Minimalism
Details: Create an image where your subject is the strong point of the image, but only occupying a very small portion of the image space.
Jewelry Advertisement
Details: Photographing jewelry is a challenging task. Managing the reflections, color and sharpness of a small, multi-faceted object takes skill. See how well you can photograph jewelry in such a way as to be suitable for use in a print advertisement. Good luck!
Tacks!
Details: Tacks?
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Details: Your photograph must contain one or more of these items.
People II
Details: Formal and informal portraits, candids, group shots – just ensure that 1 or more people are the focus of your image.
Abandoned Buildings
Details: Residential or commercial, rural or urban, abandoned buildings often have unique textures, colors and character. Show us a great photograph of a
building that is no longer in use.
Extreme Action
Details: Take a shot that exemplifies extreme action with or without motion blur. And, as always, composition should be a major consideration.
Rubber Ducky
Details: April showers bring rubber duckies! Your challenge is to photograph one rubber ducky on a blue background. You must use at least 3 light sources. You
must have water and exactly 5 green grapes in the photograph. You must use an aperture between f/6 and f/10 (for typical point and shoot cameras, this setting
can be achieved using your landscape mode). Be creative and have fun!
Accidental Letters
Details: The shape of letters can be found in nature and in other objects. Create an interesting photograph containing something which has the shape of a letter but wasn't intended to be one.
Pet Portrait
Details: Here's an opportunity for all those domesticated animals to be the center of attention! So pamper your pets at the groomer... and then capture a
portrait that you would be proud to keep in your wallet, ready to show whenever somebody asks to see "your kids". Have fun!
In the Beginning...
Details: In the Beginning...
Free Study VIII
Details: We are Springing a surprise Free Study on you, so don't Fall down on the job! Submit your best shot taken in the next four weeks.
Cemetery
Details: Tread lightly this week as you take your best picture of this challenge topic.
Bored
Details: Try not to bore your audience, but depict boredom in your photo.
Stock Photography II
Details: It's time again for you to put yourself in the shoes of a freelancer trying to sell your work to a stock photography company. Make your photograph sellable, but be as original as you can. Good luck!
Best Friends
Details: Your challenge this week is to make the special relationship of "Best Friends" come through in your photo.
Lines
Details: From the hockey rink to the shopping mall to the palm of your hand, lines can be found everywhere. Use this challenge to creatively capture a line or set of lines.
Surrealism
Details: Create a surreal photograph using only standard photographic techniques. Be creative! Good Luck
Ansel Adams
Details: Take a photograph in the style of this famous black & white photographer.
Billboard
Details: Take a photograph that might grace a highway billboard (those large signs you see on the side of the road). Your submission should be in landscape
orientation, and should be twice as wide as it is tall to simulate a common billboard aspect ratio (recommended submission size is 640x320 pixels). Title your entry with what the billboard would be promoting.
Light On White
Details: Take a photo in which the background is white and the subject is predominately a "light" color. Be mindful of over-exposing your highlights!
Passing Time
Details: Take a creative photograph that depicts something people do to pass the time.
1970s
Details: What's shakin'? Your groovy challenge this week is to capture the essence of something straight out of the 70's, man. Dig it!
Separation
Details: Your challenge this week is to capture the idea of separation in a picture.
Bridges II
Details: The challenge is to photograph a bridge. A bridge may provide you passage across a river or you may be bridging from one state of mind to another. A bridge is not always a physical structure. Let your imagination run freely as you choose a bridge to photograph.
Self-Portrait III
Details: It's time once again for everyone to become better acquainted! Find your best side, and submit a self-portrait.
Pain
Details: Try to capture the emotion Pain in your photograph. Good Luck!
Pink
Details: Capture a photograph where the color pink is the primary color in the shot.
Road Signs IV
Details: Back for the fourth time, photograph a road sign. This topic will never die!
Three
Details: Photograph anything relating to the number 3.
Light
Details: Any definition of the word is acceptable for this challenge. Enjoy!
Old and New
Details: Create an image showing a juxtaposition of old and new.
Faceless
Details: Photograph human beings engaged in normal human activity. The restriction - they are faceless. Their faces must not be seen.
Breaking New Ground
Details: Now is your chance to show a photographic technique that you consider to be innovative. Choose your subject, photograph it with your own unique
technique or style, and then describe that technique or style in your comments with the photo for viewing after the challenge. And last but not least, be creative and have fun!
Architecture II
Details: Creatively capture an interesting photograph of architecture.
Movie Titles
Details: For this challenge, the title of your submitted photo must also be the title of a movie. This doesn't mean your photograph has to be somehow related to
the actual movie. The movie title you pick should just be an appropriate title for your subject matter. So be creative and have fun!
Bokeh
Details: Technique Challenge: Loosely defined, bokeh is the quality and "feel" of the out-of-focus foreground or background elements of a photo. It isn't very
interesting by itself, but take a photograph whose subject is enhanced by the bokeh of the background.
Best of 2004
Details: Submit your best photograph taken in 2004
New Year's Resolution III
Details: Share your New Year's Resolution in a photograph.
Where's Waldo? II
Details: Same as before, hide a person in your otherwise person-less photo.
Candid II
Details: Same as before. Take your camera with you everywhere this week, and capture a candid moment. Try to emphasize the mood of the moment while not
forgetting the technical elements of photography.
Mechanical
Details: Photograph something that is mechanical and doesn't use electronics as a means of operation.
Hidden Faces
Details: Photograph a face "hidden" in the world around you. Look for objects that clearly could be viewed as eyes, nose and mouth. The face you submit
may not be something that is intended to be a face (that is, not a person, animal, insect, toy or anything else that has a "face").
Classy Holiday Decorations
Details: Almost like last year, but this time you should photograph the classiest display of holiday cheer that you can find! :)
Pets and Their People
Details: Pets have an uncanny ability to lavish people with their love. Capture the affectionate relationships that exist between pets and their owners.
Deja Vu
Details: Pay tribute to a previous ribbon-winning image, either by imitation or parody.
Wind
Details: Capture this elusive subject for your challenge photo this week.
Broken
Details: Creatively capture your interpretation of broken.
Yellow Revisited
Details: Photograph your interpretation of the color yellow. The color yellow must lead to the impact of the photo.
Landmarks
Details: Landmarks exist in many forms. From a prominent identifying feature of a landscape to a site with historical significance, they can offer great photo
opportunities. Find a landmark and show off your creative vision in capturing it this week.
Lucky 7
Details: Your challenge this week is to take a photograph which contains exactly seven of the main subject. Good luck!
Humor II
Details: It's been a while since we had a good laugh. See what you can come up with this time to make your viewer crack a smile!
Authority
Details: Authority of some sort exists everywhere you look. Rules and regulations are everywhere. Photograph a great example of authority.
Low Tech
Details: Shoot something non-electronic that would be considered "low" technology.
Time Passing
Details: Take a photograph that illustrates the passing of time.
Black & White II
Details: Reduce the world to a palette of grays, and focus on light, shade, line, texture and form.
Heroes
Details: Be they firemen, costumed superheroes, or just a personal idol, we all understand the concept of a hero. Submit a photo that illustrates a "hero".
Macro Without Bugs or Flowers
Details: Take a macro shot (or at least an extreme close-up) of something that is not a bug or flower. (For the purpose of this challenge, "bug" refers to any
insect, arachnid, worm, larvae, etc. that would be classified in the arthropoda phylum.)
Indecision
Details: Take a photograph that shows or represents indecision.
Calendar
Details: Your challenge is to take a picture that would look good in a yearly calendar. Your photo title should be the month to which your photo belongs.
Impressionism
Details: Learn about the techniques of impressionism, and incorporate them into a photograph.
Bizarre Nature
Details: Mother Nature often has quite the sense of humor. Photograph something natural that makes you laugh or wonder in amazement.
Music
Details: Creatively capture an image that conveys the idea of "music" to your viewer.
Poverty
Details: Photograph your interpretation of the word poverty.
Implied Lines
Details: The human eye is very good at seeing lines, whether they really exist or not. Take a photograph that uses implied lines (for example, the "line" made by a row of trees) as a compositional element.
School Days
Details: Take us back to the "good ole golden rule" days! Photograph something that represents education.
Night Shot II
Details: Calling all night owls! Take your best photograph after the sun goes down.
Communication
Details: Photograph something used to convey passing ideas or information from one person or group to another person or group.
Defining Feature
Details: We often remember someone for the little things about them or their personality, or what makes them who they are. Take a picture of a person's
defining feature. Find someone, find what defines them, take a picture of it. Title your entry with the feature you are illustrating.
October Free Study
Details: Submit your best photograph taken during October of 2004.
Parts
Details: Photograph 'part' of something. Do not photograph the entire subject. Be creative with your angle and approach to your subject.
Wildlife
Details: For the purpose of this challenge, "wildlife" should be considered non-domesticated mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians living in a natural
environment. Now that you know what to photograph, take your best shot!
Wacky Foods
Details: Exotic fruits, odd combinations, or a brand new culinary creation. Creatively and tastefully photograph some food that you just don't see every
day. Keep in mind the international nature of this site.
Complexity
Details: We've captured simplicity, now it's time to capture something that is involved, intricate and elaborate.
Touch
Details: Represent the sense of touch in your photograph, or make the viewer feel your subject.
Stopped Motion II
Details: Catch your subject mid-action -- that means no motion trails! Let's see how well your timing meets your creativity. Good luck!
Team Sport Action
Details: A "team sport" is a contest between a group of players on one team simultaneously competing with a group of players on the other team. Your challenge: capture the action of a team sport! (For clarity, your
photo does not need to contain the entire team or even multiple people, the sport you are photographing just needs to be a team sport!)
Mirrors
Details: Photograph anything you want, but your photograph should include a mirror. The mirror should be evident in the photograph.
Smoke
Details: Take a photograph where smoke plays a major role in your composition.
Masters' Free Study 1
Details: Congratulations to all those who have received ribbons. Only members who have placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in 2 or more challenges are able to participate in this challenge. Good luck! This is an experimental challenge.
Backlighting
Details: Technique Challenge: Backlighting is the idea of shining light at an object from behind, or lighting areas behind the object you want to highlight. You can photograph anything you want, but the use of backlighting to enhance the photo is key. Here's the catch: the subject must not become a silhouette because of the backlighting.
Travel Guides
Details: Take an image that represents an area as a visitor might see it. Enter landscapes, buildings, people, animals or detail studies that might be used in a travel guide book to your chosen destination.
Framing
Details: Capture an image where the foreground subject frames the rest of the image.
Fairy Tales
Details: Dreams can come true. Present photographic evidence that those imaginary creatures and characters you read about as a child are actually real!
Hope
Details: Photograph something that represents hope.
Nude II
Details: A follow up the Nude challenge. Again, keep it tasteful, and have fun.
Neon
Details: Neon is the 10th element in the periodic table. It is colorless but glows in an electric discharge. Neon is also used to describe an extremely bright color. Use this challenge to creatively photograph "neon"... but
please, no "Open" signs!
Botany
Details: Botany is the science or study of plants. Capture a well-composed image that has plant life as its central theme.
Vanishing Point
Details: The vanishing point is the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge together. Compose and photograph an interesting shot that illustrates this concept.
Feet
Details: Take a picture that has feet in it. Be creative and original!
Once in a Blue Moon
Details: In honor of the blue moon tonight (for at least most of the world!), your challenge is to compose an interesting photograph where the color blue is a major component of your entry. (Try to be more creative than a hue-shifted picture of the moon!)
Miniature
Details: Compose and photograph something "miniature" in such a way that it conveys to the viewer that the subject of your photo is a tinier version of
something that is normally larger.
Macro IV
Details: A DPChallenge favorite and a favorite of digital photographers everywhere... Get up close and personal with the subject of your choice. You need not specifically use your macro feature, but your image should be a close-up shot.
Everyday Objects
Details: Take a common, everyday object that most anybody would recognize and use it as the focal point of an interesting photographic composition.
DPC Album Cover
Details: The ficticious band "DPC" needs a photograph for their first album cover and three words to go along with their acronym. Your challenge is two-fold: first, come up with a three-word name for the band to explain to interviewers what "DPC" stands for, and second, photograph something appropriate for their debut album cover. Be sure and title your submission the 3 words you came up with for the band. (For example: "Deranged Primitive Cantaloupe".)
Chocolate
Details: White, dark, milk, melted, solid... chocolate comes in many forms and shades. Compose a photograph using chocolate as your main subject of focus.
Balance
Details: Among other things, balance is a state of equilibrium or a harmonious arrangement of proportion. Take a shot that illustrates the concept of balance.
Words
Details: Take a photograph where complete words -- not just individual letters -- play a creative role in your composition. Please remember: No text may be added to your submission (during post processing).
Freedom II
Details: Create a photograph representing freedom, but do so without showing a flag, landmark or symbol of any specific country.
Advertisement Revisited
Details: Your job is to photograph a product and have it appeal to your audience: the users of DPChallenge.
The Color Purple
Details: It's time for another color challenge. This time around, your submission should show or suggest to the viewer the color purple.
Extraordinary
Details: We've had a Mundane challenge. Now shoot something extraordinary!
Color Studio Portrait
Details: Capture a color portrait of a person in a studio-like environment. Pay special attention to lighting (some studios use natural window light whenever
possible), pose and appropriate background, as these are some of the key factors in a formal studio portrait.
Newspaper
Details: Take a journalistic shot that would appear in a newspaper. Make your title the headline.
Selective Desaturation
Details: Highlight one or more elements in your photograph by converting the surrounding areas to grayscale.
Choices
Details: We all face many choices every day. Take a photo representing a choice that you must make.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Details: Photograph a mode of transportation -- your options are limited to planes, trains, and automobiles.
Waiting
Details: Your subject should convey the feeling of waiting for something.
June Free Study
Details: Submit your best photograph taken during June of 2004.
Deep Depth of Field
Details: We've had a shallow DOF challenge. Let's see shots with deep depth of field!
Team Sports Without Players
Details: Creatively capture the notion of any team sport without photographing the players themselves.
Threes
Details: Photograph three of anything. Three dogs, three clouds, three fingers. The number three, the word three. Have fun!
Banana
Details: Compose your photograph any way you like, so long as you've got a banana in it.
Multiple Light Sources
Details: Lighting is the most important element in photography. Make the obvious use of multiple light sources a key factor in your composition this week. As
always, use your imagination and be creative!
Unusual Viewpoint
Details: Take a photograph from an unusual viewpoint to improve composition and add interest.
Habits
Details: We all have them, some good, some bad. Pick a habit and photograph it to the best of your ability. (Remember that encouraging or depicting the use of
any illegal substance is a violation of DPC Terms Of Use.)
Centered Composition
Details: A centered subject can be very arresting and dominate the composition. Take a picture where the main subject is dead center.
Opposites
Details: Black and White. Left and Right. Take a photo of two opposite things.
Something New II
Details: Shoot something you have never entered before -- taken in a place you have never taken pictures before.
Rusted
Details: Rusty objects can lead to engaging photographs. Your challenge is to find something rusted, and then look for ways to compose an interesting picture around it.
Abstract
Details: Abstracts are about lines, shapes and colors. If it is recognizable as an object - it is not an abstract.
Proportion
Details: Take a shot that shows proportion or the lack thereof.
Where You Live
Details: Show us your village, town or city, from a new perspective. Put the guide books to shame, and be creative!
Serendipity
Details: The word 'serendipity', coined by Horace Walpole in 1754 to express his delight at a fortunate yet accidental discovery, is based on an old name for Sri
Lanka (Serendip) and a local fairytale of three princes who "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest
of....". Create an image that represents Serendipity.
Silhouettes
Details: Silhouettes are created by backlit subjects, which causes them to appear solid and without much detail. Take a photo that has a silhouette as part of your composition.
Strength
Details: Photograph your representation of strength or power.
Window View
Details: Find an interesting window view. The window glass or frame must be included in the photo to make it obvious it's been taken from a window.
Wheels
Details: From the car to the roulette table, wheels of all types abound! Your challenge this week is to capture any type of wheel in your photograph.
Chaos
Details: Creatively photograph chaos in whatever way you see fit.
Out of Place
Details: Take a photograph where something or someone seems odd and out of place.
Motion Blur
Details: Intentional motion blur is an effect that can be achieved by zooming on a stationary subject, panning a moving subject, using long exposure, etc. Search for subjects that will be enhanced by this treatment.
Orange
Details: Orange is defined as "any of a range of colors between red and yellow." See how creative you can be in composing an interesting shot where orange is the
primary color without photographing the fruit called an "orange" (or any of its similar varieties, like tangerines.)
Magazine Cover Revisited
Details: Choose your favorite magazine, and try to take a cover photo! The title of your photograph should be the name of your magazine.
Parallel Lines
Details: Photograph a subject where parallel lines provide or strengthen the composition of the image.
Portrait
Details: Portraiture is a classic photographic form that typically captures the face of a person. Have a go at creating a portrait.
Off-Screen Expectation
Details: Your subject should be shot and cropped (and posed, as it were) to imply something exciting, frightening, REALLY COOL, yummy, tempting, or
otherwise compelling somewhere past the edge of the image.
March Free Study
Details: Submit your best photograph taken during March of 2004.
Design & Engineering
Details: Create an interesting image of design and/or engineering. Some examples could include interesting architectural design, mechanical devices, gears and
pulleys, etc. Be creative!
Silence
Details: A followup to the sound challenge, convey silence to the viewer.
Fire
Details: Do your best to photograph fire in some form. Here's the catch: the flames cannot come from a candle. (And please, let's not become arsonists, either!)
Conflict
Details: Depict any kind of conflict you choose in your photo.
Mundane
Details: Take something ordinary and make it look extraordinary.
Black
Details: adj. being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light. Take your best shot at capturing something black. Be creative and use your imagination! Not quite what you were expecting, eh? ;)
Textures II
Details: A texture occurs in a photograph because of the interaction between light and a three dimensional surface. Use this information to make the viewer "feel" the appearance of your subject.
The Four Elements
Details: Create an image representing your choice of Earth, Air, Fire, or Water.
Letting Go
Details: Capture a feeling of letting go in your photograph.
Shallow DOF
Details: Shallow depth of field is often used to isolate a subject from its surrounding environment or to make it stand out. Find a creative use of a shallow depth of field for this week's challenge.
Your Shadow
Details: The groundhog only gets this one day to see his shadow, and so do you! Your challenge is to go take a picture of your shadow -- Creativity is a must!
Garage Art
Details: We've created art in the kitchen. We've created art at the office. Now it's time for some Garage Art! Using the kind of things you'd typically find in a garage, design and then photograph an interesting composition.
Things That Go Together
Details: Like a hammer and nails, the world is full of things that just seem to be a "couple" and go well together. Creatively compose and then photograph two
things that "go together".
Chinese Zodiac
Details: To complement our current 'Zodiac' challenge, and to celebrate the Chinese New Year, we present this special speed challenge. Take a photo representing any of the Chinese signs. For those of you who don't know, these are as follows: Dog, Pig, Rooster, Dragon, Ox, Sheep, Horse, Rabbit, Snake,
Monkey, Rat, and Tiger.
Zodiac
Details: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Take your best photo representing one of these
signs.
Painting with Light
Details: Use a non-stationary light source (for example, a moving flashlight in your hand) as the primary method of illuminating your subject in a creative manner.
Road Signs Re-revisited
Details: It's that time of year again. Wish us all a happy second birthday.
National Geographic
Details: Try your best at a shot that might appear in National Geographic.
Point of View
Details: The position from which something is photographed is the point of view. Be creative with your point of view this week to come up with a picture that is
made more interesting because of the point of view you chose.
After Dark
Details: Nocturnal creatures only come out at night. Use this challenge to be nocturnal and capture something that is more interesting because you photographed it 'after dark'.
New Year's Resolution II
Details: It's that time of year again... share your New Year's Resolution in a photograph.
Action Shot
Details: This week, capture your subject in motion.
Tacky Holiday Decorations
Details: Photograph the tackiest display of holiday cheer that you can find! :)
Motivational Poster
Details: As seen in many offices/work places. Your title should be the motivational phrase.
On the Edge
Details: There are many boundaries in our world. Create a photograph that speaks to these transitions, borders, edges.
Macro III
Details: Get up close and personal with the subject of your choice. You need not specifically use your macro feature, but your image should be a close-up shot.
Vehicles
Details: From rockets to chariots and everything in between, vehicles are used to transport people or things. Use this week's challenge to creatively capture
a method of transport.
Water
Details: Photograph something where water plays an important role in your composition: an ocean, river, lake, stream, creek, puddle, bathtub... or whatever else you can think of.
Simplicity
Details: Clarity of expression; lack of sophistication; absence of complexity; plainness. Capture the essence of simplicity in your photograph.
December Free Study
Details: Submit your best photograph taken during December of 2003.
Shapes
Details: Make the shape of your object the most important aspect of your photo.
Giving Thanks
Details: Photograph something that you are most thankful for.
Money
Details: Capture an image representing money. Sounds easy, right? Here's the catch: you can't include any real currency (or the likeness of real currency) in
your shot. Good luck!
Soft Focus
Details: Use this technique in an effective way to convey a message to your viewer.
Scents and Aromas
Details: A smell is the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated. Your challenge is to capture the concept of "smell" by
photographing something that is often associated with an aroma or scent.
Surprise!
Details: Unanticipated; suddenly and without warning; astonishment. Try to capture the essence of surprise in your shot this week.
Propaganda
Details: One of photography's most powerful uses -- now it's your turn to give it a shot.
Literalisms
Details: Take a common phrase and create a photographic representation of it.
Book Titles
Details: Take a picture with a suitable title that is also a title of a book.
Sacred Places
Details: Churches, Synagogue, Temples, Nature. Photograph a place sacred to you.
Halloween
Details: A Halloween theme for October 31st. For those that do not celebrate halloween, just photograph something spooky!
Still Life
Details: This is a classic subject for many forms of art. Be creative, and have fun.
Infinite
Details: Photograph something seemingly infinite.
Grace
Details: A swan's appearance, a relgious tenet; photograph something that personifies or represents grace.
Shadows II
Details: Use light to capture shadows.
All Alone
Details: A single object or subject, composed and shot to give a feeling of loneliness or solitude.
Lighting
Details: Make use of light to really set the mood tone of your photograph.
Recipe (Food)
Details: Make something out of a recipe book or web site. Photograph before or during or after and use that as your submission. You should put the recipe in the details section of the submission.
Science
Details: Convey to your viewer the subject, study, or results of science.
Exposed
Details: Things that used to be concealed - now revealed...
Urban Landscapes
Details: Shoot anything with buildings - from cities to villages.
Dreams and Nightmares
Details: Take your best photo that represents either a dream or a nightmare.
Irony
Details: Get your sense of humor in order and show us a bit of irony.
Flight
Details: Photograph something in flight, either man-made or natural.
At Rest
Details: Your subject should be placed, seated, or lying stably, with a feeling of calm to the shot.
Macro II
Details: It's probably your favorite button on your camera, so we might as well get some more use out of it! Get up close and personal with the subject of your
choice. You need not specifically use your macro feature, but your image should be a close-up shot.
Freedom
Details: Photograph what Freedom means to you. You may decide for yourself if this is or is not related to 9/11.
Life
Details: Photograph your interpretation of Life.
Sports
Details: Capture the action of any sport. Have fun!
Nostalgia
Details: Use your camera to take the viewer back to another time.
Insects
Details: Get intimate with an insect or group of insects of your choice and photograph away.
Back To School
Details: Since it's that time of year for half the world, photograph something indicative of going back to school.
Oops!
Details: Photograph something gone wrong.
Repetition
Details: For this challenge, your photograph should include a repeating element or theme.
Tools
Details: Take a picture of a non-computerized tool.
Monuments
Details: This one's pretty straight-forward... Photograph a monument! As always, be creative and enjoy yourself.
The Past
Details: Photograph things that give a sense of times gone by.
Seasonal Shots
Details: Take a photograph representing one of the four Seasons -- Winter, Summer, Fall, or Spring.
Negative Space II
Details: As before, use the surrounding space of your subject to create the wow of the photograph.
Desolation
Details: Express the feeling or condition of desolation.
Inside Looking Out
Details: Photograph your interpretation of this challenge title. Be creative, and have fun...
The Future
Details: Take a photograph that might give your viewer a glimpse of the future.
Right Angles
Details: Create a photograph where right angles produce the strength of the image.
Movies
Details: Your photograph should mimic a scene from a movie of your choice. Your photograph's title should be the title of the movie.
In the Garden
Details: Simple enough -- compose a photograph somehow related to the garden. Here's the catch... the main subject of your photograph may NOT be a flower.
Fill the Frame
Details: Compose your photograph so that nothing but your subject is in the frame.
Trends
Details: Photograph a trend from any decade -- current or past. Be creative, and enjoy yourself.
Contrasts
Details: Take a picture that demonstrates contrast, where one element is differentiated from an other by light, structure or other compositional approaches.
Round
Details: Show us roundness, however you want to express it.
Temperature
Details: Convey a feeling of temperature (cold, warmth) to your viewer.
Nude
Details: Put the children to bed -- the Nude challenge has finally arrived. Keep it tasteful, and have fun.
A Night on the Town
Details: Photograph a night out, from the bright lights to the gloomy bars, and anything in between.
Unanswered Questions
Details: Create a photograph that leaves the viewer wanting to know the story behind the image... what? why? where? etc.
Speed
Details: Convey the illusion or feeling of speed.
The Letter B
Details: Photograph anything that begins with the letter B. Have fun!
Country Life
Details: Take your best shot at depicting life in the country.
At Work
Details: Photograph a person or group of people doing whatever they do to make their living.
Black on Black
Details: Also known as "low-key," take a photograph using this technique.
Self-Portrait Revisited
Details: There are a whole lot of new faces on the site since we last ran this challenge, so let's see them! Take your best self-portrait.
Off-Center Subject
Details: The main subject of your photograph should be off-center -- not much more to it! Have fun!
Magazine Cover
Details: Choose your favorite magazine, and try to take a cover photo! The title of your photograph should be the name of your magazine.
Office Art
Details: You had lots of fun with the 'Kitchen Art' challenge, so take your camera and your creative eye to the office this time!
Liquid
Details: Here's the catch -- NOT water! Good luck.
Sound
Details: Create a photograph that generates a feeling of 'sound' in the viewer.
Home Sweet Home
Details: Photograph the place you call home -- and be creative doing it!
Duotones
Details: Photograph your subject using only two color tones (black/white, sepia, etc). Good luck.
What is the Matrix?
Details: OK, we're nerds. In honor of the Matrix:Reloaded launch, photograph your interpretation of 'the matrix'.
Complementary Colors
Details: While colors are fresh on your mind, try to use two complementary colors to compose your photograph. For those of you who need a refresher, your main sets of complementary colors are red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple.
Secondary Colors
Details: Mix any two primary colors, and you'll get a secondary color -- purple, orange, or green. Now, take a photograph with one or more secondary colors as the focus of your photograph.
Primary Colors
Details: Back in kindergarten, you learned that your primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. Make some good use out of this fundamental knowledge for this
week's challenge!
Glass
Details: Try your hand at photographing glass.
Postcard
Details: Shoot a photo that would make a great postcard for the city or state you live in. Have fun!
DPChallenge.com Sticker Design
Details: Design a sticker for DPChallenge.com. Full challenge details are available in this thread. Good luck!
DPCPrints.com Sticker Design
Details: Design a sticker for DPCPrints.com. Full challenge details are available in this thread. Good luck!
Transportation
Details: Take your best photo representing 'transportation'. Good luck!
Multi-Image Compositions
Details: Tell a story or create a theme with two or three seperate photographs in the same composition. This technique is referred to as a diptych or a triptych, respectively.
Fauna
Details: noun. Animals collectively, esp. of a particular period, region, or environment.
Flora
Details: noun. Plants collectively, esp. those of a particular area, period, or environment.
Weather
Details: Try photographing weather or the effects weather can have on the environment. Good luck.
Candy
Details: Satisfy your sweet tooth by photographing candy. Good luck!
Practical Jokes
Details: Just in time for April Fool's Day (Apr 1st), photograph a practical joke.
Color
Details: Photograph anything you like, but make color the most important element of your photo.
Pi
Details: ? (pi) is an irrational number. It roughly equates to 3.14159265 or 22/7. Now try and photograph it.
Symmetry
Details: Use symmetry and balance to compose your photograph. Good luck!
Indoor Macro Shot
Details: The long-awaited sequel to the Outdoor Macro challenge! Enjoy.
Time
Details: Photograph the subject of `Time` as best you can. Good luck.
Emotion
Details: This week, capture emotion as best you can.
Green
Details: In honor of St. Patrick's Day, photograph the color green. Good luck!
From Above
Details: A follow up to From the Ground Up, photograph any subject from a vantage point above it.
Kitchen Art
Details: Head to your kitchen for inspiration, and have fun with this one!
Bridges
Details: Bridges, like many other objects, have metaphorical interpretations in photography and in art in general. This week, take your best photograph of a bridge.
Natural Numbers
Details: Your photograph should include a naturally occurring (not manufactured in any way) number. Good luck!
The Egg
Details: Your photograph must contain an egg. Be creative, and have fun!
Leading Lines
Details: Use this compositional technique to deliver the impact of your photograph!
Despair
Details: Consider the underlying thought that a photograph is about communication and that the best photographs should have something to say other than 'wooh, pretty'. In the spirit of this thought, capture your best communication of despair.
Stock Photography
Details: Put yourself in the shoes of a freelancer trying to sell your work to a stock photography company. Make your photograph sellable, but be as original as
you can. Good luck!
Love
Details: Love it or hate it, it's Valentine's Day. Take a picture representing Love. Enjoy your speed challenge!
Yellow
Details: It's a color, and it's also your challenge.
Rhythm
Details: Repeat a theme to create rhythm in your photograph. Have fun, and good luck.
Where's Waldo?
Details: Here's a new take on a childhood favorite -- hide a person in your otherwise person-less photo!
Perspective
Details: Use perspective to create a dramatic effect with your photograph.
Clichés
Details: For all those who complain about the kids, flowers, and pets -- let's just see how well you can photograph them. Pick a common photography subject, and take the best photo you can.
Before and After
Details: Creatively depict the topic 'Before and After'. Good luck. Have fun.
Square
Details: The main subject of your photograph should be square shaped.
Windows and Doors
Details: Your subject should simply be one or more windows and/or one or more doors. Good luck.
Road Signs Revisited
Details: This week marks DPChallenge's first birthday, so let's see what 'Road Signs' submissions look like one year later! Have fun, and good luck!
Got Milk?
Details: Photograph anything dairy. Moo.
Landscape
Details: This is a classic area of photography that needs little explanation. Do your best to make your photograph as refreshing as you can. Good luck!
Humor
Details: Make your viewer laugh out loud, but keep it tasteful! ;) Have fun.
New Year's Resolution
Details: Shoot something representative of a new year. Enjoy the first ever 48-hour speed challenge!
Song Titles
Details: Pick a song you like, and take a photograph that might represent the song or song title in some way.
Stranger In A Strange Land
Details: Simply photograph a strange something, somewhere strange. Get those creative juices flowing, and good luck!
Travel
Details: It's that time of year where a good portion of the world is traveling. Take your best shot to represent 'travel'. Good luck!
Black and White Portrait
Details: This week you should photograph portraiture in black and white. Good Luck!
Four
Details: In this challenge, your photograph should represent the number 4. Be creative, and good luck.
Body Parts
Details: Choose a specific part of the human body to photograph in a creative manner. Have fun, and good luck!
Your Occupation
Details: Take a photograph representing what you do for a living. Dont work? Take a photograph representing what you do most of the time.
Without the Hand of Man
Details: Photograph a subject that shows NO signs of human intervention. Good luck.
Motion
Details: This week, depict motion in your photograph. Your photograph must be taken this week (12/02-12/08).
Free Study
Details: Welcome to the first members-only challenge! This one is a free study, so take your best photograph whatever you desire. Good luck!
Blue
Details: Take a picture in the theme of the color blue. Your photo need not have anything blue in it, but it should evoke the color in the mind of a viewer. Your
photograph must be taken this week (11/24-12/01).
Photojournalism
Details: Put yourself in the shoes of a magazine or newspaper photographer, and try to capture a shot worthy of the front page. Good luck! Your photograph
must be taken this week (11/18-11/24).
Technology
Details: Your photograph must be taken this week (11/11-11/17). Enjoy.
Macro
Details: Get up close and personal with your subject this week. You need not specifically use your macro feature, but your image should be a close-up shot.
Don't forget, you must take your photograph this week (11/4-11/10).
Superstitions & Urban Legends
Details: Photograph a well-known superstition or urban legend. Keep in mind your target audience as you photograph, since this site spans the globe. The shot
must be taken this week (10/28-11/03).
Illusions
Details: Things are not always as they seem. Setup an illusion to trick your viewers. The shot must be taken this week (10/21-10/27).
Light Source
Details: Use a single, artificial light source to dramatically light the subject of your choice. Your photograph must be taken this week (10/14-10/20). Good luck!
7 Deadly Sins
Details: For those of you who need a refresher: Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Gluttony, Sloth. Pick one or more, and hit us with your best shot. Remember, your photo must be shot this week (10/7-10/13).
Garbage
Details: Garbage! Garbage is everywhere. Compose your best photograph of garbage, trash, or waste this week (9/30-10/06).
Reflections Without Mirrors
Details: Photographing a reflection is easy. Now, here's the hard part: don't use a mirror as your reflective surface and don't show your camera in the picture! Your photograph must be taken this week (9/23-9/29).
Your Corner of the World
Details: Photograph something that represents your corner of the world. This can be anything as small as something in your bedroom, to something as large as a
city or state landmark. Your photograph must be taken this week (9/16-9/22).
Negative Space
Details: In a photograph, the space around the object is just as important as the object itself. Use this surrounding space to create the wow of the image.
Your negative space shot must be taken this week (9/9-9/15).
Fruits and Vegetables
Details: Photograph a fruit. Photograph a vegetable. Photograph a fruit and a vegetable. Photograph as few or as many as you like. Whatever you do, make sure
you photograph this week (9/2-9/8).
Candid
Details: Take your camera with you everywhere this week, and capture a candid moment. Try to emphasize the mood of the moment while not forgetting the
technical elements of photography. Your submission must be taken this week (8/26-9/1).
Childhood Without Children
Details: Capture your impression of "childhood" without having a child in your picture! Remember, you must take your picture this week (8/19-8/25).
Pencil
Details: Take your pencil anywhere, do anything you like to it, but make the shot your own. Your photograph must physically contain a pencil and must be taken this week (8/12-8/18). Creativity is essential.
Something New
Details: Not likely to be followed by "Something Borrowed" or "Something Blue", this challenge is to take your best shot of "Something New"! Remember, you must take the picture this week (8/5-8/11).
Something Old
Details: Use your photographic technique to emphasize the age of your subject. Good luck! And remember... your photo must be taken this week (7/29-8/4)!
The Corporate World
Details: The DOW is dropping and scandal is around every corner. Take a shot best representing your views of the Corporate World and/or its effect on society. The photograph must be taken this week (7-22 thru 7-28).
Texture
Details: Keep your eyes open this week and capture your best representation of 'texture'. Your photograph must be taken this week (7/15-7/21).
Free Study
Details: This is your chance to put your new skills to the test. Photograph anything you like, so long as you shoot it this week (7/8-7/14). Good luck, and have fun!
Fear
Details: This one might take a little more thought. Photograph your best interpretation of 'Fear' in any shape or form. Remember, your photograph must be
taken this week (07/01 - 07/07)!
Transparency
Details: Take a shot of anything that's semi-transparent. Play with distortion and colors in objects like cups, eye glasses, stained glass. Be creative, and
good luck. The shot must be taken this week (6-24 thru 6-30).
City Life
Details: This might be relative to where you live, but hit the streets and capture your best representation of 'City Life'. The photograph must be taken this week (6/17-6/23). Good Luck!
Shadows
Details: Use lighting to your advantage, and capture an interesting shot of shadows. Let your creativity run wild, just make sure to take the picture this week (6/10-6/16).
On the Road
Details: Let your imagination run wild, but just keep it on the road. You must take the photo this week (06/03 - 06/09).
Black & White
Details: This challenge is completely open: take a picture of ANYTHING you want, as long as the final result is in black and white. With the new rules, you are
free to shoot in color and alter the photograph in your digital darkroom (image editing software of your choice). Since the technical part of this challenge is a given, you should rely on your creativity to separate you from the pack. The photograph MUST be taken during the week of the challenge (May 27 - Jun 2).
People
Details: Some of the best subjects are the ones we have the least control over. Capture anything you want, so long as your photo has a live person in it. Your
photograph must be taken this week (May 20 - May 26).
Games
Details: Sports games, card games, board games -- it's your choice. Be creative, and make your game obvious and appealing! The photo must be taken this week (5/13-5/19).
Upside Down
Details: It's a camera angle. It's a subject position. It's whatever your creativity limits you to. Your photo must be taken this week (05/6-05/12). Good luck!
Advertisement
Details: Here's the challenge: sell a product! Your job is to photograph a product and have it appeal to your audience: the users of DPChallenge. The product can be _anything_ you want. So be creative! The photo must be taken this week (04/29-05/05).
From the Ground Up
Details: Take your best image from the perspective of the ground up. The photo must be taken this week (4/22-4/28). Use your creativity, and good luck!
Transitions
Details: Capture your impression of 'transitions', and let your creativity really show. Your photo must be taken this week (Apr 15 - 21). Good luck!
Stopped Motion
Details: Catch your subject mid-action -- that means no motion trails! Let's see how well your timing meets your creativity. The photo must be taken this week (Apr 8 - 14). Good luck!
Curves
Details: Just like the title says, use your creativity to photograph curvature. The photograph must be taken this week (April 1st - April 7th). Be creative, and good luck!
Architecture
Details: Use your creativity to capture an interesting shot of architecture. The photograph must be taken this week!
Night Shot
Details: Grab your camera when the sun goes down, and take your best night shot! Keep in mind the importance of shutter speed and aperature value on this one. The catch on this challenge is that the photo must be taken during the week of the challenge. If your file doesn't contain exposure date, we may e-mail you
with further instructions.
Self-Portrait
Details: Take an interesting picture of yourself using your camera's built-in timer, a mirror, your outstretched arm, or any other method that you can think of. This challenge will help towards growing a stronger community -- so we expect everyone to participate! :)
Red
Details: Photograph your interpretation of the color red. The color red MUST lead to the impact of the photo, and remember, post-camera alterations are outlined in the rules. This means no hue/saturation or other colorizations!
Outdoor Macro Shot
Details: Take a photograph outside, up close and personal with your macro function enabled of anything you can find. Good Luck!
Table Shot
Details: Take your camera, place it on a table-top of any sort, and shoot away. The idea is to get a photograph from an alternate perspective not normally
viewed. Good Luck!
Road Signs
Photograph a Road Sign.
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06/09/2005 03:56:46 PM · #6 |
| What exactly is anyone supposed to do with that list? Except training your scrolling finger :) |
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06/09/2005 03:57:35 PM · #7 |
I'm using it to shoot stock. I suppose someone could use it however they'd like. :)
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