Timmins Challenge
Option 1: Adventure Tourism
Take a photo (or series of photos) that describes Revelstoke's outdoor adventure industry. This can be an action photo, or a lifestyle photo. It's a good time of year for this as we are now into the multi-sport season. Activities can include skiing/snowboarding, cycling, mountain biking, skateboarding, hiking, climbing, paragliding, running. This can be coordinated with a 'model', or taken on spec. Think of it as if the City of Revelstoke has hired you to take an adventure sports photo for them.
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Option 2: Photojournalism
Take an environmental portrait - can be someone they know, but not a family member or friend. A photo of someone in their workplace or environment (car mechanic, bank manager, athlete, police officer, animal vet, city garbage pick up worker, parks canada employee, an elderly person, school principal, bartender, chef, local shop owner, etc...) Try and make the photo tell the viewer what this person's story is. Think of it as though a magazine or newspaper editor has asked you to take a portrait of someone to go along with a story about them.
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Challenge: Product Shoot
IN this challenge you are going to imagine you have been hired by a company to do an advertising shoot for a specific product for an upcoming magazine spread. Pick one of your favourite brand / product you like and create a scene that represents the essence of the item and brand. You may want to consider doing a single impactful image, a blend of multiple images or creating a still life scene that describes the product. As an added challenge place the brands logo (and slogan) on the image in an impactful manner and style.
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Challenge: Tacky Tourist
IN this challenge you are going to be a tourist in your own town. You are capture an image that encompasses the feelings, the lifestyle, the experiences and surroundings of the city of Revelstoke has to offer. using your image you are then going to create a postcard by adding some stylized design / text to compliment the image.
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Challenge: Movie Poster, Album or Book Cover
In this challenge you are to create a poster, an album or book cover. Choose which ever option is the most interest to you and create your own vision related to your selection. You must have taken at least one (1) image as part of this challenge (will likely be a composite type image). Bonus marks: If you take and combine more than one image.
You will need to include any relevant names, titles, logos, etc... on your final image. Make sure your image matches the feeling, mood, emotion, etc... of your desired genre. Here is a tutorial to help get you started. |
Challenge: Imitation
Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...in this challenge you are going to prove it. For this challenge you are to find a well know piece of work (photograph, painting, etc...) and set out to create a replica of the original image in your own creative vision. Attention to detail, framing & Perspective, colours, tones, feeling & expression, etc... are all key elements you need to pay attention to.
PLEASE INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL IMAGE YOU ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE FOR COMPARISON. |
Challenge: Action Figure
IN this challenge you are going to create your own mini movie set using action figure. you are create a surreal like image, capturing emotion of the figures. You can create a favourite scene from a movie or create a whole new scene that follows the story canon. Think about setting, adding effects like smoke, fire, explosions, etc... Character placement and positioning, camera angle, Depth of field, etc.. to really set the mood. Here is a behind the scenes look at how to capture these kind of images.
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Challenge: Making a Toy look Real
IN this challenge you are going to take a small toy and attempt to make it look like the real deal. you will need to pay carful attention to the details in this challenge. Make sure you place the toy in an appropriate setting, need to consider toy positioning with the background, as well as think about lighting, blending, reflections, colour, etc...Here is a step-by-step tutorial to get your started.
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Challenge: Alphabet
IN this challenge you are going to create your own version of the alphabet as seen through the lens. You find objects (natural or man made) that symbolize the letters of the alphabet. You will need to obtain all 26 letters to complete this challenge. After you have captured all your letters you are to create a neat and tidy collage of the letter (in order).
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Challenge: Collage
IN this challenge you are going to create a collage of similar objects. Some examples of items could be doors, door knobs, windows, vehicle rims, water bottles, etc...pretty much anything. You will need to capture a minimum of ten (10) images for your collage, but more the better. Images should show some sort comparison / contrast in the images (for example: new vs old) and elements that show character.
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