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!

Vote Now: Which Topic Should Be July's Monthly Photography Assignment?

I've contacted both Mike and Athena who tied as winners of the June Monthly Assignment topic "Night Shot." Since winner gets to chose the next month's topic, I asked both of them to tell me what they would like to spend July trying to shoot and I would like my readers to vote for the final topic. Which one do you think you would have the most fun capturing this coming month:


A) Fireworks



or


B) History

I will open the poll now and it will have a quick turn around, closing this time tomorrow evening.

Vote Now for June's Monthly Assignment: "Night Shot"

Vote for your favorite interpretation of the monthly assignment topic: "Night Shots." Polls will be open from now until next Monday with July's subject announced at the same time.

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