Join me for a 30-day photo challenge! Designed to get out of our winter blues, spark creativity, and create something awesome!
I personally started my photography journey in 2008 by doing all the photography challenges I could find on blogs. It was such a great way to get to know my camera, see how different settings on my camera could change the style of an image, and really just have fun creating and learning.
Living in a winter wonderland is epic and beautiful, but for me, also comes with the winter blues. I need to be constantly challenging myself, reminding myself to get outside even when it’s cold, and I’ve always had so much fun on ‘photo days.’
I’m proud to say I’ve been a wedding & elopement photographer for a decade! I never imagined my photo challenges and playing around with my camera would bring me this far!
Here’s to stopping to enjoy the little things.
This challenge is for anyone! You can participate with film cameras, iPhones, professional cameras or whatever you have. If you feel like a different method like painting or watercolor or something completely different, go for it!
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One of the BEST ways to level up your photography skills and spark creativity is through a fun, creative, and repetitive practice. This 30-day challenge will give you a new prompt each day that’ll push you to try different techniques, subjects, and perspectives.
Don’t stress about following the prompt to a T – be sure to tackle each day in your own unique way with YOUR vibe and style.
Use the prompts as inspo, but don’t be afraid to make each image fully YOUR own. You’ll notice that you start paying closer attention to light, composition, colors, textures, and all those little details you might normally overlook.
Whether you’re new to photography or have been in the game for years, this 30-day challenge is ALL about shaking things up, getting the creative juices flowing, and constantly learning new things.
Get out and immerse yourself in nature! What catches your eye?
What do you think of when you think of your “happy place”?
What’s your object? Why did you choose it?
Dive into the details. Change your perspective by getting up close and personal.
Life and living things are all around us. What little moment can you capture?
What story is the weather telling today?
What does using symmetry do to your photos?
How can you translate sound into a still image?
Find a little happiness and joy. Play I-spy to find something yellow.
Our lives are always in constant motion. Can you capture some of the chaos?
Can you find beauty in the shadows?
Capture something colorful. Can you find a burst of vibrant colors?
Find different light sources to capture.
Unscripted, raw, and real. What moments do you want to freeze?
From sunrise to sunset, the sky is limitless!
Take a moment to smile and think of something you’re grateful for!
Texture is all around us! What do you find interesting?
A powerful canvas.
Change your view, see the world from a different angle. What’s it like to photograph at a low angle?
It’s all about the little things.
Change your perspective. What’s it like to photograph at a high angle?
Is it still water or is the water flowing? Try playing around with your shutter speed to see what that does. What does a really slow shutter speed do? Really fast? What do you like the most?
From street photography to portraits to a self-portrait. Who do you want to capture?
Feel the warmth of the sun! Can you pause time to capture a sun flare? If you can, change your aperture and see how it changes the look.
Freeze-frame your passion. What do you love doing?
Create a visual journey for your eye and see where you can find leading lines.
Can you find something with natural framing? Do you notice it draws more attention to that area?
Are you taking a moment to reflect or did you find a reflective surface?
One of my favorite things to capture at sunset! What subject can you turn into a silhouette?
What repeating shapes or designs stand out to you?
To capture a silhouette you’ll need a bright background (like a sunset in the sky) and a subject that will create a big contrast. To create a silhouette, position the subject in front of a strong light source, like the sun, expose for the background (the subject should be dark), and focus on capturing the subject’s shape or outline. On a camera, use backlighting and manual exposure settings, or with an iPhone, tap to focus on the brightest part, lock the exposure, and take into an editing app to finish up.
Leading lines can be found naturally in things like trees, roads, rivers, or they can be man-made elements like fences, buildings, or railroad tracks. Leading lines are a way to steer the viewer’s focus.
This is when you use different elements to literally frame or border the main subject. It’s like creating a natural picture frame using archways, tree branches, doorways or other objects. Framing helps isolate your subject and draw all the focus right to it.
The aperture is that opening in the camera lens that allows light to travel into the camera and hit the image sensor. It’s measured in f-stops like f/1.8 or f/5.6. Here’s the key – the smaller that f-stop number, the wider the aperture opening. A wider aperture (small f-stop) creates a nice blurred background effect with a shallow depth of field. A narrower aperture (larger f-stop) keeps more of the scene in focus.
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Hi! I'm Kelsey!
My photography journey started in 2009 when I fell in love with documenting moments and capturing people in their element.
10 years ago, I moved to the amazing little mountain town of Breckenridge, Colorado from in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Wild to say I've photographed over 300 weddings and portrait sessions all over. I started this small but mighty team of local mountain photographers to capture whatever season of life you're in.
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