Hey, I'm gonna start posting Weekly Photography Assignments for a while.
Every Sunday I will be posting new assignment.

The purpose of this is to get you out and taking some new photos!
You can post as many photos in 1 assignment as you want, You DON'T have to do the assignment.
You can skip an assignment if you want, or do all of them. You can post anytime during the week too!!
Also, you can use as much Photoshop you want! (Just don't completely transform the image, such as turning somebody 300 pounds into a hot 110 pound girl!)

So let's start! If you have questions or suggestions please PM me them!
Every post should have a Photo please!!

Currently have 8 weeks planned.

Week 1/8:
Weekly Assignment 1 - Up Close
One of the absolute best ways to improve your photography is to practice!!! Doing is the best way to see results. In order to help you practice your photography I will be posting a different assignment each week in the blog. Be sure to submit your shots in the forum so everyone can enjoy the results of these assignments.

This week's assignment is to get up close to your subject. Pick and everyday object and focus on a small part of it. Get as close as your camera will allow you to focus and shoot away. Try for different angles and unusual lighting to add to the mystery of this tiny world. From the whiskers of your pet cat, to a fragile Christmas ornament, to soap bubbles, there is an entire world that we often overlook because we don't get close enough!

Here's my first photo for this assignment. Lomo too

Great initiative BlackRose!
I will go shooting tomorrow.

stop saying I will do this and that tomorrow - lol. I have had several people saying that when I post my own assignment threads not long ago and in the end only few people actually did post pictures taken AFTER they saw the assignment.

I am not really a huge fan of macro and up-close photography but I MAY will try to take one or two later

This post was edited by Futurama on Jan 25 2009 05:09pm

Fantastic Idea. Im gonna try and enter all of the competitions!

I couldn't think of anything so i'll use your suggestion

Very nice.

thank-you

i think this is gonna be great fun if enough people enter!

Here you go:

Wow I really like that, good job

Keep em' coming guys!!

I will post one when I find the right picture to take I have to find it before I can take it haha.

I'll get to working on this... I'll see if I can capture anything good...