January can be one of the bleakest times of the year. After the busy-ness of the fall- the months of holiday planning culminating in wonderful festivities and traditions – the quiet and solitude of January can give us emotional whiplash, make us feel a little blue and depleted. Today’s challenge is intended to be a…

Today’s challenge is to photograph water. Water is a wonderful subject because it is readily available in three different forms, liquid, solid (snow, ice) and gas (fog, mist, bubbles) and there are so many opportunities to photograph it. When we think of photographing water, we may initially think of bodies of water like an ocean…

In mathematics, a line is the shortest distance between two points. It is always straight. In art, and in photography, a line is a moving point. So a line might be straight, curved, or zig-zag. Lines contribute to the mood and energy of an image. Vertical lines give a feeling of grandeur, strength, and height….

Images are composed of negative and positive space. It’s easiest to explain negative space by starting with a definition of positive space. Positive space is the area occupied by your subject or other elements in the image. It is an attention hog, it draws the eye. Negative space is the empty space that surrounds positive…

Our psyche is soothed by symmetry because it appeals to our innate desire for balance, order, and structure. Incorporating symmetry into your photography is a great way to create pleasing, calming, and harmonious images. What is Symmetry? Symmetry in photography refers to images that, when divided by a horizontal or a vertical line are identical…

This challenge reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes” by Marcel Proust.  Today let’s look at damaged, imperfect, incomplete things with new eyes. Let’s see the beauty in imperfection. What is Wabi-sabi? Imperfection means lack of perfection, and…

Texture is one of my favorite elements of composition! Learn how to use texture to make your images more interesting and meaningful. What is Texture? Texture is a visual representation of how something feels, whether it is rough or smooth or soft or prickly. The cues we use to determine texture as we look at…

Shadows are often a hindrance to photographers — for example, when you use your phone to take a picture of a bracelet you are thinking of buying and your hand and phone cast a shadow on the bracelet. Or when you want to get a photograph of everyone in front of the shoreline but the…

The rule of thirds is one of the most popular rules of photography composition – in fact it is the first one I ever learned. The rule of thirds guides the placement of your subject within the image. Most of us before we become intentional about photography tend to place our subject in the center…

Another concept word! Winter is the most hygge time of year, with its warm blankets, fireplace hearts, big pots of soup, woolen sweaters, and mugs of hot chocolate so I thought it was a good word for the 28 Day Challenge! What is hygge? Hygge is a Danish word for the feeling and atmosphere of…