On Deadline: Blog Monthly Assignment Due on Sunday

You are officially ON DEADLINE! All entries for the March Blog photo assignment: YOUTH and MATURITY are due to my email by Sunday, March 22 at midnight.

Please email images to srwheelr@comcast.net. Include: a link to your photography site, Flickr page, etc. and a watermark to protect your image. Images should be no larger than 800 on the longest side.

Brush up on the rules by reading this previous post.

Blog Monthly Contest Extended from February

I don't know about you guys, but February was a crazy busy month for me. So crazy indeed that I didn't have enough time to shoot an entry for my own blog's monthly assignment topic! Seems as if other photographers were in the same boat as well, as no entries were turned in last month for the topic.

Since I think the topic was a good one and the lack of entries wasn't because of a lack of interest in the topic itself, I think the best way to handle things is to just extend the topic through March. That way, my blog readers have TWO months instead of one to challenge themselves to shoot the topic chosen by January's photo assignment winner Amy Martin. Even Amy had to miss out on shooting for her own topic since she had shoulder surgery last month.

So here it is: March's assignment is: YOUTH AND MATURITY. I asked Amy to explain her topic so everyone would get a better idea of what to photography. Here's what she said:

"Sheba,
I was envisioning youth and maturity together. Example would be a mother and baby. I got the idea from a photo I purchased. It had a young green plant on the window sill of an old window with peeling paint. It looks like it was taken in a village in Italy. Another example would be a young kitten sleeping with an old dog. With there being an endless number of combinations of youth and maturity, I thought people could find something that interests them. Hope this helps."

You have from NOW until March 22 at midnight to turn in an entry. The photo must be taken during this time frame, as the goal of this assignment is to keep us all out shooting regularly and working on our conceptualization skills.

Please email entries to srwheelr@comcast.net

Entries should include EXIF data and be no larger than 800 on the longest side. Watermarks are optional to help protect your photo from unauthorized usage.

Monthly Photo Assignment Announced: "Youth and Maturity"

Amy Martin, January's photo assignment winner, has chosen the topic for February 2009. The assignment is: YOUTH AND MATURITY. I asked Amy to explain her topic so everyone would get a better idea of what to photography. Here's what she said:

"Sheba,
I was envisioning youth and maturity together. Example would be a mother and baby. I got the idea from a photo I purchased. It had a young green plant on the window sill of an old window with peeling paint. It looks like it was taken in a village in Italy. Another example would be a young kitten sleeping with an old dog. With there being an endless number of combinations of youth and maturity, I thought people could find something that interests them. Hope this helps."

You have from NOW until Feb. 22 at midnight to turn in an entry. The photo must be taken during this time frame, as the goal of this assignment is to keep us all out shooting regularly and working on our conceptualization skills.

Please email entries to srwheelr@comcast.net

Entries should include EXIF data and be no larger than 800 on the longest side. Watermarks are optional to help protect your photo from unauthorized usage.

Congratulations January Photo of the Month Contest Winner: Amy Martin

Congratulations Amy Martin for your winning entry in the PYWP Photo of the Month: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS. This month's poll was another tight race with only four votes separating the top entries shot by Amy and Sean Donnelly. The topic was difficult but fun, giving the photographers who entered a chance to stretch their creative muscle.

Since this the second contest Amy has one in a row, she has promised us that she will host a session on shooting pets. Pet photography is definitely something I've been wanting to learn how to do better. Besides bragging rights, Amy gets to choose February's monthly assignment, which will be announced tomorrow! So make sure you come back to see what the topic will be!

VOTE NOW For January's Photo Assignment: "THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS"

The polls are now open for January's blog photo assignment: "THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS." The entries this month are wonderful, so have a good time choosing your favorite interpretation.

Besides bragging rights, the winner gets to choose next month's topic. Cast your VOTE NOW!

On Deadline: Monthly Photo Assignment Due on Sunday

You are official On Deadline! Entries for the January Photo Assignment: Seven Deadly Sins, are due no later than Sunday by midnight. Please email your entires to shebawheeler@picture-yourworld.com.

The photos should be no larger than 800 on the longest side. Watermarks are optional but highly recommended. Also, please include a link to your website page, Flickr account, etc. where others can view more of your work. And have fun. This is a challenging topic, and I can't wait to see what people have come up with. The voting polls open on Monday.

Monthly Photo Assignment Announced: 7 Deadly Sins

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Amy Martin, December's photo assignment winner, has chosen the first topic for the new year. The assignment for January 2009 is: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, which are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. "I hope people have fun with it," Amy said in her email to me announcing her topic. This one seems filled with photographic possibilities. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

You have from NOW until Jan. 25 at midnight to turn in an entry. The photo must be taken during this time frame, as the goal of this assignment is to keep us all out shooting regularly and working on our conceptualization skills.

Please email entries to srwheelr@comcast.net

Entries should include EXIF data and be no larger than 800 on the longest side. Watermarks are optional to help protect your photo from unauthorized usage.

Congratulations December Monthly Photo Contest Winner: Amy Martin

Image by Amy Martin

Congratulations Amy for your winning blog entry for THE DECISIVE MOMENT. This month's assignment drew the most votes ever with 52 people casting for their favorite image. I'm very proud of the entries this month and want to personally thank everyone who took the time to shoot. You got the best compliment ever: numerous statements from people saying they had a hard time deciding whom to vote for because all of the entries were so great. Only three votes separated the to top entries shot by Amy and Armando Martinez!

Besides bragging rights, Amy gets to choose January's monthly assignment, which will be announced tomorrow! So make sure you come back to see what the topic will be!

VOTE NOW For December's Photo Assignment: "THE DECISIVE MOMENT"

The polls are open! Please vote now for the best interpretation of December's photo assignment: THE DECISIVE MOMENT.

Inspite of the busy holiday season, the blog received four excellent entries for this difficult subject. So show them some love by voting today!

On Deadline: Monthly Assignment Due Sunday by Midnight!

You are officially On Deadline! Submissions for this month's blog photo assignment, THE DECISIVE MOMENT, is due in to my email by midnight on Sunday.

Send your entries to srwheelr@comcast.net, sized no larger than 800 on the longest side, and please include a link to your business website, Flickr account or any other site to help promote your photography.

Good luck!

December Photo Assignment Topic Announced: The Decisive Moment

Sean Donnelly, winner of November's photo assignment, has chosen December's photo assignment topic.

The topic is THE DECISIVE MOMENT

(C) Image by Henri Cartier-Bresson

"There was a plank fence around some repairs behind the Gare Saint-Lazare train station. I happened to be peeking through a gap in the fence with my camera at the moment the man jumped." - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 - August 3, 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism, an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the "street photography" style that has influenced generations of photographers that followed. Cartier-Bresson is now synonymous with the term "the decisive moment" -- "There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment."

"Photography is not like painting," Cartier-Bresson told the Washington Post in 1957. "There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative," he said. "Oop! The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever."[3]

Sean, who takes photography classes at the Denver Darkroom, struggled with capturing this assignment given by instructor Nick Reti, so he's curious to see what others can come up with. Reti described the assignment as: "The defining moment or passing time. Time can be shown in many ways in a photograph, a person can define time, a group of people, the seasons, time of day. In this assignment challenge yourself to define a moment or passing of time. Rusted fences, seasonal references, peeling paint. Take a photo that defines a specific moment or passing of time."

So there you go. Those explanations should be more than a enough to get you started. Just follow these guidelines please:

The rules:
1) The image must be taken between NOW and Dec. 28. The goal of the monthly topic is to get us out there shooting new subject matters on a regular basis. Interpret the topic as you wish, as long as the window is the main subject. Submit a photo related to the topic to my email at shebawheeler@picture-yourworld.com.

Please have EXIF intact. Photos not taken during the time frame will not be included.

Please send photos no larger than 1MB and add a watermark if you see fit.

Now, GET OUT THERE!

Congratulations November Monthly Photo Contest Winner: Sean Donnelly

© Image by Anthony Sean Donnelly

Congratulations Sean for winning November's monthly photo assignment contest! The theme was WINDOWS. Sean gets to choose December's topic, and I will post his choice on Monday.

Vote Now For November's Monthly Photo Assignment: "WINDOWS"

Vote Now for your favorite interpretation of November's monthly photo assignment "WINDOWS." Thank you to all those who took the time to shoot for this assignment and turn in an entry. These topics seem to keep getting more and more challenging. I hope you learned to see your subjects in a new light. And good luck to everyone.

The winner will choose December's topic, which will be announced on Monday.

On Deadline: Monthly Assignment Due By Midnight!

You are officially On Deadline! Submissions for this month's blog photo assignment, WINDOWS, is due in to my email by midnight tonight.

Send your entries to srwheelr@comcast.net and please include a link to your business website, Flickr account or any other site to help promote your photography.

Good luck!