Congratulations July Monthly Photo Contest Winner: Anna Parsons

Anna Parsons is the July Monthly Photo Contest Winner with this entry for the "HISTORY" topic. Anna had this to say about her entry: "I am 100% amateur.... Thanks for giving me an excuse to get out there and do something creative!" Anna gets to choose what we will all shoot this month, and when she gets back into town, I will let you know what the topic is.

Vote Now For July's Monthly Photo Assignment: "HISTORY"

Vote for your favorite interpretation of the monthly assignment topic: "History." Polls will be open from now until next Monday with the next month's subject announced at the same time. The winner of this assignment picks next month's topic.

Feel free to leave your comments about why you voted for a certain picture here. These assignments are designed to stretch our imagination, challenge our interpretation of topics and start shooting on a regular basis. Constructive criticism only helps us all get better at the craft we share and love.

Monthly Photo Assignment Due This Sunday

July's monthly assignment "HISTORY" is due by Sunday. Please email submissions to shebawheeler@picture-yourworld.com or post them to the new Picture Your World Photography Flickr group.

A painful knee swollen to as large as my head kept me sidelined all weekend. That's what I get for getting back out on the volleyball court too soon before my last knee injury healed. So I didn't get to go to Dinosaur Ridge or the night shoot with Illuminate Photography Workshops. So I've got one week to get my History assignment done too! Good luck with your images everybody!

July Monthly Assignment Posted: "HISTORY"

The votes are in and HISTORY will be the topic for July's photography assignment. Brush up on the rules by reading this past post.

You will have from now until July 27 to submit an entry. Voting polls will then open and the winner will be announced on August 1.

Need some inspiration for this topic? Efrain Cruz, director of Illuminate Photography Workshops had this to say about capturing "History" as a photographic concept:

"I think this is a great idea. You will likely get so many variations, perspectives, and interpretations that the field will be beautifully vast. It might also be such a vast field that photogs could get stymied by the vastness of it all. They could get lost in the scope that they do nothing, or nothing creative. However, I think that a lot of great work will come out of it."

Some of my readers have already commented that they think the topic is too broad, but don't get tripped up by that. Use this as a great opportunity to think outside of the viewfinder. What does history mean to you? How could it be crafted compositionally in an image? I'm looking forward to seeing some amazing interpretations. Good luck everyone!