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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.

A few of our most popular challenges

  • Hidden Treasures challenge
  • Use Your Camera Daily
  • Shoot at 100 Paces challenge
  • Limit Yourself to One Lens challenge
  • Shoot Wide Open challenge
  • Shoot in Monochrome, Learn to See Light challenge
  • Long Exposure photography challenge

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.

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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Stay Home Project – Build a Yourself an Online Photo Gallery

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: January 8, 2022

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This stay home photography challenge is to build yourself a small online gallery so you can share your images with friends and family. We could all enjoy some pretty images right now, so get on it and make your gallery!

Stay Home Macro Photography Challenge

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: January 21, 2023

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This stay home photography challenge urges you to get close and personal with your subject and try some macro photography. To get some ideas for subjects and tips on how to shoot macro, click through to the full article here.

How to do a Day in the Life Photography Project

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: September 21, 2022

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Here is a photography project to give you something to do to keep yourself busy for a while. It is fairly involved, but the rewards will be well worth it. I’m talking about doing a day in the life documentary style photography project.

Fun With Light Painting at Home

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: September 21, 2022

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It’s time for a new photography challenge. This month, you’re going to be playing with light – in the dark! Get a flashlight and let’s get started. You can do this, no need for fancy or expensive gear.

Photography Challenge – Processing Before and After

by Darlene Hildebrandt | Last Updated: January 21, 2023

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It’s the start of a brand new year, so I thought it would be a good time for another photography challenge to kick it off right. This one will be about photo editing, but this time you’ll be working on your own images! 

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