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Photography Challenges

Photography challenges are a great way to improve your photography. Think you need to buy a new camera or the latest gadget to improve your photography? Think again.

5 day photography challenge

The photography challenges you'll find on this page include monthly, seasonal, 52 week projects and are perfect for beginners to practice and perfect your photography with a solid structure for inspiration and motivation.

These challenges offer you expert advice, tricks of the trade, and suggested starting points to get your creative juices flowing.

What can you expect from these photography challenges:

  • Shooting and non-shooting challenges.
  • Get my top tips for success.
  • Exercises that will push you through your sticking points.
  • Discover ways to look at everything differently.
  • Your creativity will be expanded.
  • You will learn to take more interesting photos.

The best way to improve your photography is by challenging yourself and by being consistent with your practice so you can really cement your learning. These challenges are designed to guide you to see the world a little differently and bring out your creativity while pushing you to edge outside your comfort zone at the same time.

NEW for 2021: 5-Day Photography Challenge: join our photo editing photography challenge and sharpen your editing skills. All RAW files provided, as well as practice images to work with for texture overlays and sky replacement challenges.

Are you ready to start challenging yourself? Take a read of the top challenges below to get going.

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Holiday Photography Challenge #2 – Traditions

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: December 23, 2020

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The holiday season is upon us so we’re going to take advantage of that in a photography challenge to photograph your holiday traditions!

Holiday Photography Challenge #1 – Twinkle Twinkle Little Lights

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: December 23, 2020

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Introducing our new series of photography challenges around a holiday theme! This week it’s all about twinkle and bright lights.

Light Painting Experiments to Improve Your Photography

by Matt Chesebrough | Last Updated: June 15, 2020

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In this article, through a couple of different experiments you’ll learn the basics of light painting and explain some of the science going on behind the scenes in this unique long exposure photography technique.

Home Project – Macro Photography with Oil and Water

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: June 1, 2020

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Here’s a fun photography project for you to try at home. This one is all about macro photography of oil and water.

Stay at Home Project – Soap Bubble Photography

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: May 18, 2020

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Here is something really fun for you to try at home – soap bubble photography! Best of all you don’t need a lot of fancy gear to do this.

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