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| Digital Assignments 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January | Let there be light | An image created in the dark of the night illuminated by natural or artificial light. |
| February | Toys | An image of an object used by a child of any age for pleasure rather than for a serious use. |
| March | Weather | Capture an image of a weather related Phenomenon as a key feature in the composition. |
| April | Reflection | An image incorporating a reflection. |
| May | A moment in time | An image capturing a instant in time of an object/process obviously in motion. |
| June | No Assignment (Year End Awards) | |
| July | Calm | An image that conveys a sense of calm. |
| August | Patterns in nature | Natural patterns or regularities found in the natural world. Examples include waves, foams, cracks, meanders, trees, clouds… |
| September | Street photography | Wikipedia defines street photography as “photography conducted for art or inquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents.” Street Photography does not have to be done on the streets, you can do street photography anywhere. For example A captured image of an activity involving a summer event such as Fairs, Markets, Celebrations or Competions. |
| October | Wabi Sabi | The Japanese aesthetic sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature. Rusted vehicles, dead leaves, driftwood, cracked or brocke objects are examples. |
| November | Fall colors | Create and image that captures the magic of fall foliage in the northwest. |
| December | No Assignment (holiday party) | |
| Print Assignments 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January | Colorful costume or clothing | Any image where the primary subject is wearing a colorful costume or clothing. |
| February | Winter in the PNW | Any image, taken inside or out, that portrays life in the PNW in winter. |
| March | Interior architecture | The interior structural details of a building. |
| April | A dock or pier | An image where the primary focus is a dock or pier. |
| May | Flowers | Flowers. |
| June | Wildlife in Monochrome | Any wildlife in monochrome rather than color. |
| July | Cityscape at night | A nighttime image of a city or part thereof. |
| August | Sports | An action shot from any sport, individual or team. |
| September | School | An image related to any aspect of attending school. |
| October | River or waterfall | An image with a river or waterfall in it. |
| November | Wind | Any image that portrays movement caused by wind or the effects of that movement. |
| December | No Assignment (holiday party) | |
| Digital Assignments 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January | In the Dark of the Night | Image easily identified as being be captured during the period of 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise. |
| February | Winter in the Pacific Northwest | A captured image which is representative of living in the Pacific Northwest. |
| March | Long Exposure Required > 1 sec | An image captured using an exposure time of greater than 1 second required for low light conditions, to smooth out the flow of water or to show motion. |
| April | Something Old and Something New | An Image whose subject is a comparison between old and new objects of similar type or function, for example a dial phone and a smart phone. |
| May | On the Water or In the Air | Activity or objects on the water or in the air. |
| June | Architectural Photography | From Wikipedia, “Architectural photography is the subgenre of the photography discipline where the primary emphasis is made to capturing photographs of buildings and similar architectural structures that are both aesthetically pleasing and accurate in terms of representations of their subjects.“. |
| July | Fourth of July | An image captured of activities, decorations, celebrations associated with the Fourth of July holiday. |
| August | On or From the Farm | An image captured of farmland, structures, animals or of the activities in the production of agriculture products. |
| September | Identified with Washington State | A captured image of object, activity, or person(s) identified with Washington State. Examples: Washington State Ferries, Starbucks Coffee, Mount Rainier, Floating Bridges, Fish tossing in the Pike Street Market, etc. |
| October | Looking through a Window or Doorway | An image captured from either side of the window or doorway (inside or outside). Window or doorway could be in a structure, vehicle, boat, airplane, etc. |
| November | Wide Angle Images | An image captured with an angle of view 55 degrees or more. For a full frame sensor camera, an image captured at a focal length of 35 mm or less, for a APS-C sensor camera, an image captured at a focal length of 24 degrees or less and for a micro four thirds sensor camera, an image capture at a focal length of 17 mm. |
| December | No Assignment (holiday party) | |
| Print Assignments 2021 | ||
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| January | Whimsy | Playful, fun or humorous image |
| February | Hands | Image of hands in everyday life |
| March | Dramatic sky or clouds | Cloudscape or sunset or other sky scene outside the ordinary. |
| April | Pastels | Anything in pastel colors |
| May | Minimalist | An image containing only essential information. |
| June | Landscape | |
| July | Stillness | An image conveying a feeling of stillness or quiet. |
| August | Moving water | May be natural or human caused |
| September | Repeating patterns in nature | Any form or line in nature that repeats |
| October | Multiple exposures | Created in camera or in photoshop |
| November | Autumn beauty | Anything the maker finds beautiful in autumn (need not be colorful leaves). |
| December | No Assignment (holiday party) | |