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.

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.

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:

Day 270

Make a photograph today dominated by browns or other earthtones. Explore how the color influences your subject choice.

These look big, but they're really tiny - they're buds from a crazy German plant.

Day 269

Fences and walls can divide or demarcate. Make a creative photo of a fence or wall today.

Day 268

Make a photograph that shows an interpretation of your favorite indulgence or guilty pleasure.

Cheese. Lots and lots of cheese.

Day 267

Make a photo of an interesting stack of books or magazines. Consider how you handle repeating lines in your composition.

Day 266

Symmetry can be calm and soothing. Make a photo today featuring symmetry, either in subject or composition.

Day 265

Communicate chaos, disorganization or messiness in a photograph. Find some beauty in it.

There's a part of me in chaos that's quiet
And there's a part of you that wants me to riot
Everybody needs to cry or needs to spit
Every sweet-tooth needs just a little hit
Every beauty needs to go out with an idiot
How can you stand next to the truth and not see it?
Change of heart comes slow..


It's not a hill it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
Do you believe me or are you doubtin?
We're gonna make it all the way to the light
But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight

Day 264

Use a mirror as part of a composition in a photograph today. Show yourself in the image if you'd like!

Day 263

Make a photograph of something that is soft, or at least looks that way. Convince the viewer of the softness.

Day 262

Some carry a talisman, amulet, "lucky charm", or just a comforting thing in our pocket. What do you carry?

Day 261

Make a photo of two complementary objects arranged in a pleasing composition, one large and one small.

Day 260

Showcase the beauty of living foliage! Make a photo of a single leaf or an entire "greenscape" today.

I can't decide, so I'm posting both - even though I suppose the cabbage is no longer living

Day 259

Preparing or eating food is a rhythmic part of life. Make a photo of a meal you prepared or ate today.

Not everyone's thing, but I tried Liverwurst at yesterday's Fall Festival:

Day 258

Hard shadows can emphasize texture and edges. Find a scene with lit with hard shadows today and make a photo.

I don't think this really fits the assignment, but I'm using it anyway. The shadow of the Eiffel Tower. As seen from the top!

Day 257

Use a door or window as a framing device to contain a smaller scene today.

Through the window of the train, on my way to Paris:

Day 256

Make a photograph of a path, sidewalk, trail, or road today and post it. Lead our eye through the scene.

My favorite kind of path: one that leads to my manicure/pedicure salon!

Day 255

Sunday challenge: Play with scale today. Make a photo of something small that looks huge.

Day 254

Plastic or glass, make a photo of a bottle or grouping of bottles today and post it.

Day 253

Find a strong series of horizontal lines or elements and make a photograph of it today.

The staircase in the Virgin Megastore on the Champs Elysees:

Day 252

Make a photograph of the front of a building today. Could be your house, the bank, or city hall.

Day 251

How did you get around today? Make a photograph of your transportation and post it.

Day 250

Make a photograph with either a 9 or 6 (components of today's date) in it represented in some way and post it today.

Day 249

Welcome the new week (and holiday in the US) by making a bright cheery photo outdoors and posting it today.

He doesn't look cheery, but that's because he was just about to doze off...

Day 248

A person's hands can tell a story. Take a picture of someone's hands today.

Day 247

Water sustains life. Color enhances life. Make a photo today combining color and water.

Can you spot the rainbow?

Day 246

Make a photograph of one of the least expensive things that you cherish.

Grand total in 1994? $65. I've had it on ever since. Value? Priceless.

Day 245

Make a beautiful photograph of something commonly thought of as ugly.

Day 244

Make a monochromoe photograph today. Either use a single color subject/background or make it monochrome in post.

Forever in...

Day 243

Illustrate your local weather today with a photo. Rain or shine. Cloudy or clear. Communicate what it's like to the world.

I screwed up this photo, but I kinda like it, so there you go!

Day 242

Make a photograph featuring a diagonal line or series of diagonal lines. Pull our attention through the photograph.

Day 241

Make a photograph of something cold today. Ice cubes, frosty beverages, or the freezer aisle at the grocery store.

Wait...what!?

Day 240

Use repetition to create an interesting photograph today. Grids, patterns, or a series of lines will all do the trick.

Day 239

Make a photograph of something metallic today. Put the emphasis on texture and light.

Day 238

Make a photograph with soft light today. Try to almost totally eliminate shadows on your subject.

Day 237

Make a photo of a tool today. Screwdriver. Pliers. Computer. What's the tool you find most important on a daily basis?

Taking a picture of my iPhone or computer would be too easy. So (other than Diet Coke) here's the one thing I just couldn't live without!