Competition themes are designed to broaden our photography skills and push us to "shoot new". Each monthly themed competition will also have a 2- year time requirement [all parts of the image must have been shot within 2 years of the competition date].

October 16, 2007  Street Photography/Photojournalism

Photographed in towns and urban areas where the image tells a story. An example might be a couple walking down a busy sidewalk holding hands or a policeman in the middle of an intersection directing traffic. However, It is not necessary to have a person in the image. A "going out of business" sign in a store window also tells a story. Rehearsed or posed performances are not permitted. Behaviors should be unaffected by the camera's presence.

February 19, 2008    Still Life

An arranged composition using inanimate objects in natural or artificial lighting, indoors or outdoors. The subject, composition, lighting and photographic technique are what count and the photographer must have orchestrated the scene him/herself intentionally to control and produce the photograph.

April 15, 2008  Geometry in Photography

Capture an image where the predominant elements are geometric shapes (circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, etc.).  The compositional elements may be specific [Subject-based], such as a wall with a door & doorknob & windows, or implied [Design-based], where the photographer searches for designs, such as rectangles, circles, etc. without concern for the names of the objects. For example, Subject-based could consider a scene with land, ocean and sky, whereas, Design-based could see the same scene as three rectangles of different tones and sizes. The idea is to look for geometric shapes to capture on film or sensor.