This week's challenge is all about details.

The Challenge: Reflection
The Interpretation: Various
For sone, it could mean a literal mirror reflecting a model.
Or, it could mean a glass window reflecting the onlooker.
It could also mean a symmetrical shot, that, while not a literal reflection, does have elements that reflect upon one another. A duplex, for example. Or two towers of a church building side by side.
It could also be about introspection: reflection upon one's life choices. Rodin's "The Thinker" for example. Read More…

The gig this week is to play with aperture: wide open aperture, shallow depth of field.
This is a technical challenge, and wide open in terms of creativity.
So… how will I make this happen?
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The challenge this week is to photograph something with the theme: Something I Made.
Now, first, I take this to mean that the first person can be the person I photograph; for example, I can photograph a boy wearing a jockstrap that *he* made, and he would be the I in the challenge title.
Because what I make most are photos.
And taking a photo of a photo doesn't seem… well… very photogenic. Read More…

This week's challenge is back to composition basics: Leading Lines
So… where will these lines lead?
I'm of mixed mind about the challenges this year: on the one hand, I'm not getting many models to volunteer to pose for me; on the other hand, maybe it's because the prompts aren't building an image in my head that requires hot sexy naked men, so I'm not trying as hard. Read More…