Sunday, October 31, 2010

Day 303

The color of the day is orange. Make a photograph that is full of orange today.


Day 302

Today, let's illustrate the emotion of being happy. Make a photograph that represents happiness to you.

Having a house full of friends and tons of yummy food = happiness!


Day 301

Make a photograph with compositional elements that mimic a face. No real human faces!


Day 300

Make a photograph today that has a strongly centered composition.


Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Day 299

Reaching up, reaching for, reaching out, or reaching in. Show the action of reaching in a photograph today.


Day 298

Make a photograph today where vertical elements or lines dominate the scene.


Day 297

Make a high-contrast photograph today. Keep in mind that color contrast can be as effective as black and white.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Day 296

Communicate motion in a still photograph. Blur is one way, but maybe there are others you can find.


Day 294

Illustrate the idea of time in a photograph today. Be as literal or abstract as you want to be with your interpretation.



Day 295

Plastic is everywhere. Make a photograph that illustrates a use of plastic in your life today.

Day 293

October is breast cancer awareness month. Make a photo of something pink to support the cause.



Day 292

Double your art today. Make a photo of something you've created or crafted.

Day 291

Make a photograph of an object or surface that has a glint or a sparkle in it today.


Day 290

Make a photograph of a curved line or spherical surface today.


Day 289

Make a photograph of an edge of something today. The edge of a knife, the waters edge, or some other edge.

Stanley on the edge of the couch:

Day 288

Illustrate the act or emotion of tension in a photograph today.

Strategizing for the Ryder Cup:


Day 287

Fire is dramatic, as it its effect. Make a picture of a flame or something changed by fire or flame.


Day 286

Think upside down & really change your view point. Make a photo where you or your subject is upside down.

The coffee maker parts are upside down almost every day.


Day 285

Stairs and ramps lead the eye and take us places. Make a photo of a stair or ramp that you see today.


Day 284

Let's start out the new week by making a photo with a red point of interest. Make sure your subject really stands out.


Day 283

Create a photograph with a distinctly asymmetrical composition today. Pick a subject that goes with the theme.

Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical:


Day 282

Make a silhouette today by positioning a darkly lit subject in the foreground against a brightly lit background.

Day 281

Make a photograph today of an interesting subject with as vertical or high a point of view as you can manage.


Day 280

Illustrate an aspect of modern culture today. Make a photo that communicates the feeling of abandoned or discarded.

Day 279

The warmth of wood takes on many shapes and forms. Make a photograph of something made of wood today.

Day 278

Paper can have texture, be folded, made into an airplane, or crumpled/torn. Make something with paper, then make a photo.

Day 277

Bathrooms are full of hard surfaces, textures, and personal implements. Find an inspiring photograph in a bathroom today.

Our bathroom is not particularly attractive. But there are a lot of textures:


Day 276

Make a photograph that emphasizes the horizon. It's your choice whether to place it on the third lines or to center it.


Day 275

Make a photograph that plays two complementary colors off of each other today.

Day 274

Simplicity is economy. Make the simplest photograph you can today. Take things out until you can't remove anything else.

Day 273

Make a photograph of a vanishing point today made by converging lines.




Day 272

Create a photo that illustrates the word "ouch" with your own personal interpretation.


Day 271

Power plugs are ubiquitous. Can you make a creative photo of such a common thing? Try it today!

Lauren at the Tate Modern in London: