Yes, you did read correct - a new photography challenge is about to be born!
4 Ways Photography Challenge is a creative photography meme, which I'll be co-hosting together with my friends Diana from the Studio 56, Liz from Belles Belongings and Margie from Nihao, Cupcake!. We met one another via Art of Composition online photography course. You might remember that we held a mini-blog hop a month ago, to cherish the good time we had in the class - learning of composition and photography, shooting a whole lot of pictures and sharing them with one another.
We've been talking about finding a way to keep the flame alive, that was awakened during the photography course. Our wish is to keep on taking pictures of new themes, looking at the world around us with curiosity - seing things in our everyday environment in a new light.
The fruit of this wish is "4 Ways Photography Challenge", which will be launched this Thursday.
4 Ways Photography Challenge is a monthly creative meme, where we wish to challenge you and one another in finding 4 ways of photographing the monthly theme, which in April is
Self Portraits in 4 Ways
4 Ways Photography Challenge is open to everyone!
No experience is needed, every sort of camera is usable - both cell phones and iPhones have good quality cameras today. I wouldn't know how to take pictures with an SLR-camera, since I'm used to take photos with my little and handy Canon IXUS point & shoot camera and iPhone. (An SLR is on my wish list ... I hope to get one and learn to use it one day :)
If you wish to sharpen your photos or adjust the light or saturation, there's plenty of free programs to do it with, I use PicMonkey and Pixrl - I've heard that Photobucket and Picasa are also easy to use.
The theme self portraits arose from our inexperience - self portraits was actually the assignment, which I found as the most difficult one ... I still don't think it's easy. Therefore - more pictures, more practice, more experience ...
The themes will change from month to month, we'll let you know on Thirsday the themes for May to August.
The afternoon sun made such a nice reflection on the red onion ... it caught my eyes and I caught my camera, taking 4 different pictures of it
- this is my pre- 4 Ways Photography Challenge :)
A warm welcome to my new blog friends Anne and Kelekia!
I hope to see many of you on Thurdsay!
Nina
PS: We've decided that 4 is the maximum amount of views / photos - not a minimum - so you're more than welcome to join also with one self portrait
ooh...that sounds like fun...but I hate self-portraits! :-0 I'll have to be very creative!
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling, Jill ... I'm also most comfortable behind the camera, not in front of it! No hurries or pressures - if the inspiration comes over you, join this month, if not, there's a new theme next month! I've taken a picture of my shadow - that was a fun way of doing a self portrait :)
DeleteThis sounds like much fun! And yes - self portraits are my most challenging & under-developed area, too. Will be a good area to try and grow!
ReplyDeleteThat's true, Amanda - I'm a newbie with self portraits - not really so keen on doing them, but as it was theme on the course, I gave it a try. Susan Tuttle's IPhone self portraits have inspired me a lot - they have such an airy, artistic look.
DeleteSelf portrait? Oh, crap! I don't like my picture taken at all...:)JP
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling - hi hi, your 'Oh crap' just made me chuckle :)
DeleteSound thrilling for a new challenging and creative - But self portraits first out of the box -- Oh boy I can just hear it..can you hear me...wink!
ReplyDeleteI'll join in the fun!!! see ya then
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Your self portrait was so great - the one you shared in a post with a Creative Friday Challenge (where I asked how you did it) - would be lovely if you'd maybe used also that one?! Hugs :)
DeleteThis is a great idea, a wonderful photography challenge. I may not join in but will be eager to see the results. Your photos of the onion give a wonderful example of what you are talking about.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, thank you, I'm also excited and happy of being able to be be a co-host in is challenge. Self portrait is not the easiest theme, but the next ones will be not so challenging. I'm also most comfortable taking pictures, not being the subject in focus ...
DeleteWow, Nina, this is outstanding. Are you taking a class? I'd love to know more.
ReplyDeleteHi Marilyn, I took the Art of Composition-class with Tracey Clark via Big Picture Classes - I learned a lot during the 12 weeks!
DeleteThis sounds like fun. I've shied away from self portraits, but I might be game for this challenge.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to think about this one, I'm not that good at photography challenges.
ReplyDeleteMy mom has always been very strict that she doesn't want my photo all over the internet but I want to do this so badly!!! Since I have never done any self portraits it would be so fun to do and to learn all about it. I plan on maybe making her lots of yummy food and being extra nice and then I will talk to her :)
ReplyDeleteHi Yolanda, just a quick note to you to say, that you do not need to have your face on the self portrait - it can be a shadow of your self, a your hand holding a pencil while you're writing a letter - or you might want to use from you lovely photo from your blog button! A photo where you're unrecognisable - a face is not needed for a self portrait - I've made one of my ear!
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