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LVPC Photo Challenge

Welcome to the LVPC Monthly Photo Challenge

The LVPC monthly Photo Challenge is a great way for all members to get involved and share images with the club. This year, the photo challenge topics have been selected in hopes of encouraging all members to become more thoughtful photographers while increasing photographic knowledge and sparking creativity.

We've never met a photographer who didn't hope to become "better" at their craft. Our hope is that the challenges will help novice photographers advance beyond the snapshot as well as inspire more advanced artists to pick up their camera and and explore photographic possibilities with purpose.

New challenges will be introduced in a monthly email. The challenges are meant to be fun for all and noncompetitive. All members are invited to submit THREE images for each challenge. Simply upload your images to a personal album and tag the with the tag indicated in the email. The tags allow us to find your images for display. You will find the tag in the pulldown tag menu when you upload your images. Your images will be compiled at the end of the challenge and displayed in an album on this website and on the private LVPC Facebook page. Only THREE images per photographer will be displayed in each albums so show us your best work.

While submitting images from your archives is allowed, we hope that you'll take the opportunity to pick up your camera and get shooting. Consistent practice is the best path to improving as a photographer. You are also welcome to use creative techniques and processing to fully represent your photographic style.

We hope that you will find these challenges engaging and enjoyable. We look forward to seeing your images!

All Challenge Participants will be entered for our Photo Challenge Raffle:
Each month we will award a $25 gift card to one lucky challenge participant! Every member who submits at least ONE image for the challenge will be entered to win. The winner will be chosen by random drawing and can choose a $25 gift card from Dan's Camera City, B&H Photo, or Amazon.

Current Theme

December Photo Challenge

A Unique View

Our November featured speaker, Betsy Wilson, is an artistic spirit who utilizes a wide variety of techniques to create images that are completely unique. In her presentation, she shared a wealth of ideas for seeing subjects differently along with techniques for making pictures that truly engage the viewer. She invites experimentation with every day subjects
but challenges us to develop our photographers eye with experimentation. She does not rely heavily on gear, just a sense of curiosity and play to find joy in the process and the images she creates.

Photograph by Katherine Fisher

Our December challenge is to make pictures with a different point of view. Push yourself to see things in a new way and look at subjects with curiosity. The possibilities are endless. These are some of the techniques Betsy Wilson suggests for creative exploration:

Shoot Through
Slow Shutter speeds
Wabi Sabi
Macro Closeup
Panning
Reflections
Bokeh
Lens choice
Scannography
Post processing
EXPERIMENT - How many ways can you shoot a subject

Many of these techniques can be practiced indoors and are great options to engage yourself in your photographic interests during the winter months.

All members are invited to submit a total of THREE images for the challenge. Upload the images to a personal album on the LVPC website and tag your images 12/25_UnqView from the pull-down menu. Detailed instructions and an brief instructional video are linked below.

This Challenge Will Run Until
January 3, 2026

Future Themes

Upcoming Challenges

January -Birds & Wildlife
Opens December 3
Tag: 1/26_Wild

February -Landscapes
Opens February 26
Tag: 2/26_LScape

March - Still Life
Opens March 1
Tag: 3/26_Still

April - Art of Abstract
Opens March 30
Tag: 4/26_Abst

May - A Photo Project
Opens April 26
Tag: 5/26_Project

How to Participate

For best viewing and for our downloading, prepare your images with 1280 pixel width for landscape and 720 pixel width for portrait, max file size 3 MB. Upload your images (3 max) to your member album.

Member Login, Profile, Website: Photo Albums, Open an Album (pencil), Add Photo(s).
Select the Correct Challenge TAG from the pull-down list for each image. Do NOT create your own TAG.
You are done! Your image will be manually loaded to the Challenge Album
after the challenge concludes.

For additional instruction, click on the "Challenge Instructions" button below, or watch a short video.

Challenge Instructions

Watch Short Video