Photo.net Monthly Project

by Josh Root; created March 2008

Each month, as part of the Photo.net Newsletter, we present the Photo.net users with a suggestion for a project or theme that they might like to work on. Sometimes the best way to learn something new is to have a reason to give it a try.

You can click on the images below to see the results of these monthly projects.

Need to know how to submit your images to the monthly project? Read the instructions RIGHT HERE.

June '08: Stopping Motion

One of the most wonderful aspects of photography is that we can freeze for eternity a moment that would have otherwise passed in the blink of an eye. Giving us insight into the world we never otherwise would get to see. Try going out and using a high shutter speed (or electronic flash) to stop motion completely. Use your camera to show the world something it never could have seen otherwise.

May '08: Slow Shutter Speeds

For many people, photography is all about freezing a moment of time. 1/30, 1/500, or even 1/8000 of a second. But what about the power of capturing 1/4, 1/2, or even 5 whole seconds of time? Slow shutter speeds give photographers a world of creative opportunities. Huge depth of field with small apertures for landscape photography, smooth flowing water in a image of a stream, or light streaks left by dragging the shutter when handholding, all are interesting techniques made possible by slow shutter speeds.

April '08: Global Moment

The April '08 project is a global collaboration between photo.net members. First mentioned by Tero Pylkkanen and then promoted by Pete Millis, we are encouraging all photo.net members to try and take a photo at the same time across the globe. The time chosen was: April 5, 2008 at 15:00 UTC/GMT. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

March '08: Window light

Window light is some of the best lighting in the world. It is soft, it's magical, and best of all, it is free. Find a scene lit only by window light and see what you can do with it. Take a portrait by window light. Or just let the light wash over a classic "bowl of fruit" still life. No matter what, you will learn why photographers have been relying on window light for years to create beautiful images. User images were posted to a thread in the "No Words" forum for this project.