Projects for photographers

65+ Photography Project Ideas You Can Start Today

Do you want to sharpen your skills, learn fresh techniques or just have fun with your camera? Photography projects help you accomplish all three.

Through themed projects, you can capture unique images that follow a certain framework or style. Your project can last a week, month or year—depending on how in depth you’d like to go. To offer you inspiration, we’ve compiled 68 creative photography projects that are appropriate for all skill levels.

Once you’ve completed your project, be sure to create a photo book with your images or select your favorite for a canvas print.

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1. Self Portrait

By switching the focus from other subjects to yourself as the subject, your photography takes on a whole new perspective. When setting up your shot, choose a landmark item to use as a stand-in until you’re ready to jump in the frame.

Play with auto and manual focus with your stand-in until you get the shot just right. Then, enter the scene using the timer option.

2. Wisdom

For the wisdom project, the goal is to gather photographs of those who have offered you wisdom or a helpful perspective. You might feature grandparents or mentors—or be inclined to include young ones who have provided you a fresh angle on life.

Aim to capture individuals in their natural state, especially if it’s in a location where they shared a special moment with you.

3. Candid Photo

Photographing someone in their natural state allows for their true personality to shine through. With a candid photography project, incorporate a range of human subjects for a diverse collection, or capture the same subject across different settings and days.

Building a portfolio of several candids allows you to paint a vivid persona of your subjects.

4. Street Style Photography

Authentic street style photography allows you to snag shots of the latest fashion—all without the strut of the runway. Look for colors first (either eye-catching or stunningly neutral), then watch for the cut and structure of the clothes.

Aim for overall beauty within the frame, including the street or walkway, so the focus isn’t solely on the clothes.

5. All About The Details

Create a collection of shots with unique subjects that focus on the details. Whether the photos are for an engagement, graduation or everyday occasion, you can take portraits of smaller details, like wisps of hair, relaxed hands and prominent features. Making your subjects feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera is the first priority. Plan a single shoot for various angles to help capture what looks best on a given day or moment.

6. Natural Element

Plan for your gallery of photos to include candid shots of the subject in their element. Whether they love the beach or like to craft, you can capture your subject in their favorite space or place to go.

If a subject feels awkward in front of the camera, have him or her lean against something vertical, like a fence, wall or car. They’ll feel more anchored and their body angle will offer the photo some character without seeming unnatural.

7. Pet Photography

From cats to dogs to horses, the heart and soul of your pets can be captured with the right technique. Incorporate natural light in your shoot keep watch of your pet’s eyes. Expressions and personality often shine through and it’s a great time to capture these moments.

8. Motherhood

Being a mother is one of life’s greatest gifts. When we’re parents, beautiful moments take place along with messy and chaotic ones. Encapsulate the full spectrum of motherhood with photos from quiet moments like snuggling with your child to lively times like cooking together in the kitchen.

With any photography project, it’s important that your images tell a story.

9. Panoramic Pictures

A popular technique for landscapes, panoramic photography enlarges the viewpoint beyond the normal size of a camera lens. To ensure there are no gaps in your panoramic shot, overlap your image by 15-30%.

You’ll also want to keep your camera as level as possible to ensure the photo is even throughout. Don’t forget that panos work well for vertical shots, too, like waterfalls and deep canyons.

10. Sunsets Photos

Sunsets make for stunning photos—especially when executed well. For maximum beauty, be sure to slightly underexpose the sunset for rich and dramatic colors. Use manual mode and a fast shutter speed for underexposure, or use aperture priority with exposure compensation.

Make your sunset even more magnificent by arranging an object or scene in the foreground of the sunset, like a lake or mountain.

11. Fog

Mist and fog are natural elements that can enhance the beauty of your photography. Check the weather to determine when fog might pop up. Oftentimes the best lighting for fog photos occurs in the wee hours of the morning or late in the evening after sunset. The low lighting causes a slower shutter speed, which means a shakier camera.

Keep your camera as still as possible or use a tripod. The best places for foggy photos? Open bodies of water and other sweeping landscapes like fields and low rolling hills.

12. Cityscapes

Hovering skyscrapers and diverse skylines are part of what makes cityscapes such attractive photography. For a cityscapes project, try different vantage points across the city to see what works best (think: a popular lookout compared with a more secret locale).

Prepare for an after sunset shoot, allowing the city lights to pop against the dark sky. Remember to use a wide angle lens to cover as much ground as possible.

13. Water (Rain, Ocean)

Whether you’re hoping to create scenes of smooth, flowing water or capture dynamic waves crashing against a seawall, it’s critical to have better than average camera equipment. For nearly every water shot, a tripod is also essential to keep the frame still for the length of the exposure (usually two to four seconds).

Pack along a lens-friendly cloth to remove splashes and water marks. Plan to get wet if you’re banking on a stunning water shot.

14. Seasons

Each season offers its own charms—from snowy branches to colored leaves. Select a location for your seasons project where you’ll snap photos throughout all four seasons. Once the year is complete, you’ll have a collection of stunning images that tell the story of your special place over the course of a year.

15. Star Trails

Spectacular from edge to edge, star trails photography is an adventure to shoot. The first step is to find a clear sky full of stars, but free of pollution and other light interference. Anchoring your camera on a tripod, set your camera to shoot on manual mode. The faster the lens you have, the better.

Once you have your shot prepared, select drive mode for consecutive shots rather than a single frame. With your remote, let your camera take photos for thirty minutes up to a few hours, depending on the length of star trails you’re creating.

16. Drone

Capturing still images with a remote-controlled drone opens up the options for angles and perspectives in your photography. Consider sending a drone above a beach, golf course or mountaintop.

Increase the altitude of your drone for a more impressive viewpoint and try GPS mode for a more stable shot.

17. Food Photography

As a still life technique, food photography requires a few main ingredients: good lighting, props and style. Place your items near natural lighting or use a flash to give the photo a balanced look. When it comes to the arrangement, consider adding in table setting details like plates and silverware.

Amplify the photo’s texture with decorative pieces like colorful fruits and sprigs of herbs. For a well-rounded food photography project, shoot a variety of foods and dishes.

18. Black and White Month

Instead of using the full color spectrum, this project idea prompts you to capture images in black and white only. Two-toned photography provides a different perspective or feel to your work, and gives you a chance to highlight people, places and objects in a novel way.

For instance, a close-up of hands be enticing when displayed in color, but in black and white, the image paints the story that all humankind is united.

19. Everyday Moments

Photos that showcase a slice of regular life contain a certain genuine beauty. When preparing for everyday moment shots, make sure subjects are comfortable. People should interact as if you aren’t even present.

The true magic happens when you’re able to capture two people’s true connection.

20. Random Acts of Kindness

The random acts of kindness project prompts you to capture someone doing something thoughtful or helpful for another person. By photographing these moments, you’re telling a larger story of humanity.

To be successful in this project, you’ll need to keep a keen eye out for small acts of generosity, like a young man holding the door or a little girl smiling at a stranger.

21. Shoes For a Week

Narrow your photography focus for a week by capturing different styles of footwear. From boots to sandals to athletic shoes, diversify your image collection. Be sure to utilize a range of angles to create unique stories for each photo (i.e. a guy lounging with shoes on, two people talking while standing, a woman running).

22. Comfort Zone Challenge

Pushing the limits of your creativity often leaves you with impressive and surprising results. With the comfort zone challenge, throw caution to the wind and experiment without expectations.

Maybe that means you’ll shoot a paragliding experience, a fireworks explosion or animals in action. When you’re snapping shots, play around with your shutter speed, aperture, focal length and movement.

23. 30 Strangers

Taking a photo of someone whom you’ve only just met can be thrilling. It can also be personally and professionally rewarding. Through the 30 strangers project, you’ll capture 30 portraits of people you’ve never met before. Find people on the street, in a shopping mall or at a park.

Be sure to ask each person’s consent first before posting publicly. The 30 strangers challenge will certainly stretch you outside of your artistic comfort zone.

24. Duotone

Duotone photography refers to a multitone production of an image, usually imposed through photo editing techniques. The superimposition of a contrasting color halftone (normally black) over another color halftone enhances the middle tones of an image.

Photographs with one main object, like a flower, seashell or tree, are ideal for creating duotone effects.

25. Perspective

Perspective photography can take many forms: those shot from a low angle, ones with strong leading lines and those that look straight up into the sky. Whether your scene is a railroad track or skyscraper, your image should emphasize the angle and the unique perspective you’re hoping to give the viewer.

Train your eye to notice patterns, lines and reflections you can capture from different angles.

26. Coffee

Not only is coffee delicious and rejuvenating, it’s also a work of art. Collaborate with a barista on a latte design or the type of mug to use. Choose a simple backdrop so the coffee remains the focal point.

A dark backdrop is best if you’re aiming to capture the steam rolling off of a warm drink.

27. Create a Photo Album

Let your memories last forever by creating a photo album for a recent vacation, an adventurous summer or a year filled with fun. Design your photo album with a theme in mind to build cohesion. Vary your layouts from page to page for texture and personality.

28. Traffic Lights

When photographing traffic lights and other light trails, the best time is during or after twilight on a night when minimal wind is present. Based on your camera angle and objects, you’ll need to adjust and experiment with your settings.

Often times, shutter priority mode is ideal along with a shutter speed of six seconds. Make stability a non-issue with a tripod, and remember you won’t be using a flash.

29. Happy Days

Allow joy to take the center stage of your photos. Whether they’re candid shots of family members interacting or a single subject, make sure the smiles are natural. Enhance the happiness level by highlighting the subject with ample natural lightening.

30. Photo Scavenger Hunt

Challenge yourself and your fellow photographers by setting up a photo scavenger hunt. Rather than choosing objects and locations to capture, create a list of photography styles to achieve. For instance, your list might include building a motion blur or catching a clear action shot. At the end of your hunt, you’ll have a collection of impressive photographs.

31. Night Scenes

Night scenes, also known as low light photography, allow you to make the most of dark scenes that are hard to capture. When less light is present, it means you’ll also have slower shutter speeds, which equals more camera shake. For this reason, landscapes and long exposures at night time require tripods.

Whether you’re shooting special moments around the campfire or gazing up at the stars, utilize a wide aperture or a low f-number to let in as much light as possible.

32. Polaroids

Polaroids offer a timeless feel and give photos a natural frame. When creating a collection of polaroids, be sure to switch up your angles and perspectives. Try a few upclose shots of objects along with macro shots of mountains and lakes.

For polaroids with human subjects, allow for plenty of natural light and aim for candids.

33. Letters/Signs

With any inanimate object, the challenge with photography is to bring it to life. With letters and signs, try to enrich the shot with the surrounding scene whether it’s greenery or a neat light fixture. Angle your lens in a way that makes the lettering most striking.

Build a full photography project with at least five to ten different signs.

34. Action Shots

To nail a clear action shot—for sports, animals or anything else—the most important aspect is to be prepared. Consider pre-focusing your shot, so when the subject enters the frame, you’re ready.

Because it may take several shots to capture even one solid photo, shoot in short bursts for a few seconds at a time. Keep extra space at either edge of your frame to allow for your subject’s movement.

35. Abstract

Fundamental to abstract photography are lines and curves. The shapes you highlight will guide the viewer’s eye to a certain engaging element. To get up close and personal with an object or design, use a macro lens. With the macro, your photo composition will have clearer resolution and sharpness. Complete your project by gathering a collection of abstract photo pieces.

36. New Lens

Your camera equipment plays a large role in your work as a photographer. Your tools, like your lenses, can fundamentally change the structure your art.

To sharpen your skills, try using a single lense for an entire month. Ideally, the lense will be new to you—allowing you to master the new tool and broaden your photography skills.

37. Architecture

Photographing architecture—whether modern or classic—presents unique challenges. Consider capturing an array of building styles for your portfolio and don’t forget to mix up your angles. Vary your shots by choosing a different weather conditions and times of day.

Through your diversity of shots, you’ll have richer story of the buildings’ relationship with the environment.

38. Thankful

To enhance your gratitude and happiness, consider completing a thankful project where you take one photo every day of something you’re grateful for. From flowers to pets to family members, find subjects that have personal meaning to you.

By capturing what you’re thankful for, you connect deeper with the people, places and things that surround you.

39. Sunday Mornings

Whether you’re enjoying a cup of coffee or a good book, snap a photo every Sunday morning for one month or a year. Capturing everyday occurrences through photography is a form of artistic journaling, helping you to document life’s big and small moments.

40. Top View

The angle of your shot makes all the difference in how appealing and engaging it is. Try a series of photos where your perspective comes from the top. Amp up the creativity by getting higher for your shoot and using a wide angle lens.

A busy environment, like a packed street or active household, can become a striking composition when using a top view perspective because it offers necessary distance from the cluttered setting.

41. Guilty Pleasures

We all have foods and activities we love despite feeling that they might not be held in high regard. Perhaps your guilty pleasure is cream-filled donuts or binge watching reruns of your favorite sitcom.

Collecting images of your guilty pleasures will likely bring you humor and levity, knowing that these items are a part of you, but they don’t necessarily define you.

42. Silhouettes

Forming a distinct contrast between light and dark, silhouettes highlight one or multiple subjects. Ensure your subject is backlit with the sun behind them. The best times to shoot silhouettes are in the morning or late evening.

Build a stunning image by setting the scene with open space, like in a field or along the beach. Set up your camera angle facing the sun, then ask your subject to stand between the sun and you. Play around with the exact angle until you have a strong contrast.

43. Prisms

Create a collection of photos shot with prism filters on your lens or by placing a prism in front of your lens. The light that dances off of the prism will add creative effects to your photography by dispersing light before it hits the camera. Secure your camera on a tripod so you can have your hands free to play with the prism and lighting.

Prism photography can include large subjects like nature scenes and architecture or smaller objects like books and candles.

44. Symmetry

Finding subjects that offer you symmetry is the foundational step for this photography project idea. Look for symmetry in architecture and nature, but don’t leave out human and animals subjects. Smaller details, like hands or feet, often make for the perfect symmetrical photo.

45. Bokeh

Bokeh photography is denoted by one unique characteristic: a blur produced in the out-of-focus area of an image. The blur, produced by a lens, helps direct the focus of the photo. A fast lens is necessary to achieve this technique, with at least an f/2.8 aperture.

With a wide open lens, you can create bokeh with subjects like butterflies, humans and fencing around a baseball field. These photos are perfect for framing around your home.

46. Action Figures

Due to their size, action figures are easy to rearrange and shoot from multiple angles. Bring the scene to life by having the figures interact with each other. If you’re looking for an extra challenge, tell a story through your action figures, like one you would find in a comic book. Include action shots against a simple backdrop.

47. Steel Wool

Although it may seem like steel wool photography would require expensive equipment, it is a surprisingly inexpensive technique. For this project, you’ll need the following: a camera, lens, tripod, shutter cable, steel wool, string, stainless steel whisk, lighter and protective gloves. In a dark location—away from combustible items and other people—burn steel wool that’s loosely packed in a whisk.

As the steel wool burns, spin the whisk either vertically or horizontally to create the desired effect. The burning will only last about ten seconds, so you’ll want to set up for at least five seconds of exposure time. Steel wool photography creates wild and interesting images, but be sure to follow safety precautions to avoid hazards.

48. Macro

To enhance your skills and test out a nifty shooting technique, try macro photography on tiny subjects like insects, match-heads and flowers. Keeping your budget in mind, choose a magnification lens that lets you make super small items appear larger than life. For your macro project, vary your subjects.

Consider nature’s smallest members, miniature household items and up close shots of human elements for your portfolio.

49. Double Exposure

Double exposure, also known as multiple exposure, is a technique that combines two images in a single image. By using double exposure, you can create a distinct effect like a mirror image or ghost-like presence. The layering technique can be done with or without photoshop, depending on your equipment and skill set.

50. Escapism

Photography, like any type of art, can be a form of escapism. Through the camera, we can create images that help us step out of reality and into our daydreams. Prepare for your escapism photography project by thinking of your ‘happy places’ or locations you go to get away.

After brainstorming, head to one of those locations and shoot scenes that offer a mystical aura—whether it’s birds fluttering in the forest or the clouds lifting off of the mountains.

51. Shadow Art

Just as light is a critical element to photography, so is darkness. With shadow art, the focus is placed on the subject as it blocks light from reaching a surface, like a sidewalk or table. Experiment with the angle, distance and size of your light source to alter the intensity and scale of your shadows.

Consider humans as your subjects, but inanimate objects, too, like musical instruments, buildings and action figures.

52. Texture

From brick walls to tiled roofs to wooden fences, textures are all around us. Complete a photo challenge where you take one shot of a textured surface every day. Turn on your auto focus to ensure the object is in perfect focus. Adjust your distance from the subject based on how much detail you want in your image. This idea is perfect if you’re also looking for creative Instagram photo ideas.

Aim for a ninety degree angle when you shoot the image so your texture is lined up straight with the camera.

53. 365 Wardrobe

On each day of the year, snap photos of your clothes before you begin the day. Arrange them differently—sometimes orderly, sometimes more carelessly—to gain a sense of how your mood changed from day to day. Remember to include accessories like purses, shoes, belts and headbands.

54. Suspend Time

Photography is a powerful art medium: it can even pause time. Whether you’re suspending an item with a fishing line or taking a shot of someone jumping, you can create the look of time being stopped. Start this photography project by choosing three items or people you’d like to suspend.

55. Balloons

Bursting with color or more neutral tones, balloons make for versatile props. Let helium balloons off into the sky and capture photos as they float up. Surround the birthday girl with balloons in an otherwise empty room. Or tie a balloon to a child’s wrist and photograph them as they wander through a park.

56. Hotel Carpet

If you travel frequently, the hotel carpet project may be the right kind of fun for you. Next time you’re walking through a hotel lobby, glance down at the carpet beneath your feet. All sorts of patterns and colors are used in hotel carpets across the world. Take a snapshot (ideally at a 90-degree angle) of each carpet for a collection that will help you remember all of the places you’ve been.

57. Doors

Across neighborhoods and cities, doors provide insight to each home’s character. For this photography project, set out on an adventure to collect as many styles and sizes of doors as possible. Choose a macro approach, where the whole door makes the shot, or go micro by narrowing the frame to door handles and styles of wood.

58. Juxtaposition

To build juxtaposition in your photographs, place two opposite subjects next to one another. Like a blue ocean and a green forest, the contrast between the two is noticeable yet stunning. Types of juxtaposition might include a person and their shadow or a thin item next to a thicker item. For this photography project, try several contrasting subjects or locations.

59. Irony

Photos full of irony can be humorous or thought-provoking. Maybe you snap an image of a tow truck hauling another tow truck or you notice a descriptive sign in a place that doesn’t quite seem to fit. When it comes to ironic photos, a keen eye is needed along with a quick wit.

60. Fairy Lights

Fairy lights make for beautiful focal points. You can wrap the lights around a tree, weave them between human subjects or fill mason jars with them. Build a larger scene by ensuring no backdrop distractions are present or capture the fairy lights up close.

Regardless of what subjects and scenes you decide to shoot, proper exposure is crucial.

61. Smoke

For this photography project, choose smoke as your primary accent. Incense sticks are easy to use and allow you to play with various colors. Your setup should ensure ample ventilation for the smoke to escape the room. Some photographers merge two photographs (one of the smoke and one of the object) to design a special scene, like one of a toy train blowing smoke or a tea kettle steaming.

62. Vintage Cars

From sporty models to classic town cars, vintage vehicles never go out of style. Look for vintage makes at car rallies and exhibitions, although sometimes you’ll come across them in your everyday happenings. The golden hours, right after sunrise or right before sunset, are ideal for shooting cars. Highlight specific parts, like bumpers, trunks and hoods for diverse perspectives.

63. Faces In Things

You’ve probably seen images that double as a face and another object. In this photography project, you’ll create a similar effect. Take a close look at nature, food and furniture to locate hidden human faces. Compile as many faces as you can, and see if your friends can guess what’s in the images.

64. Frames

Alter your perspective by shooting your subject through a picture frame. The frame technique works best outdoors where you can place ample distance between your lens and your subject. Consider creating scenes with a woman standing on the beach, a tree in an open field or a tall building at the end of a street.

65. Reflections

Any body of water—like a lake, river, pond or swimming pool—can act as your reflective tool for this photography project. You’ll want to avoid direct light on the water to eliminate glare. Practice using reflections on waterfront cityscapes or mountains overlooking a lake.

66. Take My Hand

When you can represent human connection in photography, the emotion of the image is strengthened. Head out on a hike or stroll through a garden to practice photographing two hands linked together.

67. Picception

A relatively new technique, picception images incorporate another camera or photo into the shot. It can be a picture-in-a-picture style or something more subtle like a photograph of someone taking a photograph. While often informal, picception shots can be formal if intentionally designed.

68. Neon

Often eye-catching, neon photos provide a stunning mix of light, shape and color. Whether you’re on the Vegas strip or exploring your hometown at night, take photos of neon signs with your camera’s evaluative meter exposure setting. Choose a low ISO of 200 or 100 to avoid noise. Be sure to place your camera on a tripod for stability.

No matter which photography projects you decide to complete, remember to enjoy the process and save copies of your photos. Design a themed calendar or metal print to showcase your results.

13 of the Best Ideas

Personal photography projects are one of the best ways to help you improve your photography. Being focused on a particular topic you will develop more than if you photograph random subjects. Learning as you regularly take photos for your project will accelerate your progress even more.

We all like to get better at the things we enjoy doing. How we approach our photography has a direct effect on whether we will improve much over time. Taking photos now and then with no real direction will not help you develop your technical or creative skills.

When you work on personal photography projects you will become a better photographer. You’ll be able to compare your photos over the period of time you are working on your project and see your development.

Contents

How to Come up with Personal Photography Project Ideas
- 365 Photography
- Take Photos of One Subject
- Day in the Life (Day in My Life)
- See Everything in Black and White
- Use Only One (Prime) Lens
- Practice Composition One Rule At A Time
- Photograph Your Other Hobby
- Make a Personal Photography Project of Your Community
- Volunteer as a Photographer
- Illustrate Songs You Love
- Emulate a Master
- Create a Photography Project Book
- Become a Self Portrait Artist
Choosing Personal Photography Projects

Using your camera each day, and combining this will some study, will help you build your skill more than if you don’t incorporate any study. Learning a little each day and putting it into practice is the best way to grow as a photographer.

How to Come up with Personal Photography Project Ideas

Some photographers struggle to come up with project ideas for their personal photography. The best encouragement I can offer you is to make a photography project on something you enjoy a lot. The more you take photos of what you love, the more exceptional your images will be.

Combine photographing what you love with on-going education. This will build your photography skills more than anything else. Learning a little and putting it into practice often will help you keep your ideas alive and more easily come up with new ones.

Make a point of pushing your photography abilities beyond what you are comfortable with. The main risk in photographing something you really enjoy is that you become complacent and capture images that are all very similar. This is why learning step by step as you work on your photography project will help your progress and growth as a photographer.

Ideas for photo projects are important. What’s also necessary is that you are committed to the continuation of your project. If your motivation wanes and you become disinterested, your personal photography project idea will be no fun. This article will help you come up with some good ideas.

365 Photography

Sometimes known as project 365, this idea for a personal project has a long history. I remember reading about the concept of taking a photo a day when I got my first camera. That’s nearly 40 years ago. 365 Photography has remained popular throughout the world because it’s effective.

Taking photos each day for a year will make you a better photographer. Combine this with learning a little about photography each day. You will see a progressive quality increase in your pictures.

Doing a search online and you’ll find lists of ideas of what to photograph for the 365 photo challenge. These lists may not be so helpful, depending on what you like to photograph and where in the world you live. I think a personal photography project is more effective and fun when you come up with ideas of what to photograph yourself. These lists can be helpful used as guides for inspiration, but I don’t think they work so well if you stick to them rigidly.

Kevin Landwer-Johan

Being self-motivated leads to success when doing a 365 photo challenge. Having a well planned and mapped-out study guide helps keep you energized throughout the 365 projects. Having a photo challenge associated with the 365 lessons means you put into practice what you are learning, as you are learning it.

If you take your focus off having to come up with ideas of what to photograph every day, then you’ll be less anxious. Focus on learning and the ideas of what to photograph will come to you naturally. You could also combine this with some of the following photography project ideas I have listed below.

Take Photos of One Subject

Concentrating your photography on a single subject eliminates the need to come up with other ideas of what to take pictures of. Find a subject that intrigues you and challenge yourself to take interesting photos of it.

You might like to photograph your kids or your pets. Maybe you love being in your garden or walking in your local park. The more you can easily incorporate your idea so it’s a regular part of your routine, the more likely you are to succeed.

You don’t need to photograph lots of different things. Sometimes photographing one subject will improve your photography even more.

Bicycle parked by a colorful wall. © Kevin Landwer-Johan

Day in the Life (Day in My Life)

This is another well-seasoned photo project idea. Taking photos from dawn until dusk. Following a routine and so that you compile a series of photos that tell a story.

You could make it about any topic that changes during the day. Your own life could be the most convenient.

Start taking photos in the morning and throughout the day. Keep in mind who your audience might be. It could be friends who know you or people on social media who may not know you. Think about what you are photographing and how people will relate to the images you are presenting to them.

Akha hill tribe women picking tea. © Kevin Landwer-Johan

See Everything in Black and White

We see everything in color. Choosing a topic of black and white for a personal project you’ll have to develop a habit of seeing in black and white. This is one of the best photography tips I can give you that will help produce stronger monochrome images.

It’s easy to convert digital images to black and white. Taking photos purposely to display them as monochrome images requires you to think differently. This is a great photo project challenge that can be used in conjunction with any other photography project idea.

An old key cutter in his street stall. © Kevin Landwer-Johan

Use Only One (Prime) Lens

Restrict yourself to photographing everything with one lens. Especially if it’s a new one. Limiting yourself like this, and using only a prime lens, will heighten your awareness. Looking at what to photograph using a single focal length will reshape the way you think about composition.

If you’ve recently bought a new lens, attach it to your camera and leave it there. For a zoom lens, leave it set to one focal length. Try to make as many interesting compositions without changing focal lengths.

Cave interior. © Kevin Landwer-Johan

Practice Composition One Rule At A Time

The compositional rules are taught for a reason. Using them often makes your images stronger and they help build your sense of how to arrange elements within your frame.

Many photographers don’t practice their craft as a musician practices with their instrument. Study the rules of composition. Choose one and work it until you know it inside out and backward.

Look to make your chosen rule the format of your composition for a week, or a month, or longer. Aim to become proficient in knowing when and how to apply it. Then move on and practice another composition rule in the same manner.

Photograph Your Other Hobby

Photograph things you enjoy. Your images will have more feeling because of the connection you make. Choose one of your other hobbies and create a photo project around it. Maybe you like gardening. Photograph your garden. You might enjoy cycling. Photograph bicycles. Whatever you enjoy doing, think about how you can make an interesting series of images for your project.

Close up of an old bike. © Kevin Landwer-Johan

Where you live and interact every day. Take photos of the people you meet along the way. Have a story to tell them about what you are doing and don’t be shy to ask. People make a community. Aim to build a collective portrait of the people who inhabit your locale.

Take pictures of the trees, architecture, and transportation. Think about what makes your community unique and make a collection of photos to illustrate this.

Volunteer as a Photographer

Put yourself forward and offer to take photos for a non-profit organization. It might be your place of worship, your kid’s school, an animal shelter, a social group, etc. Choose something that will interest you.

This can be quite a challenging personal project because you will have to take photos that meet others’ requirements. This to me is the main difference between an amateur and a professional. Professionals have to take photos to please someone else. They must provide photographs that their clients or editors want.

Being a volunteer will provide you with a wonderful opportunity to grow as a photographer and to bless others with the photos you take.

Illustrate Songs You Love

Think about music and how you can illustrate the lyrics of feel of your favorite songs. Engaging with this type of photography project will push you to think abstractly. How can you show an image of what you hear in the music?

Stretch your mind and be as creative as you like. There is no right or wrong way. Be flexible in your intent and the expression of what you enjoy most in the songs you love to listen to.

You could choose to restrict your style to a particular genre that you like to shoot. Maybe you like street photography or macro photography. Use any style you like to be the basis of how you illustrate and have fun doing it!

Emulate a Master

My two on-going personal photography projects are both inspired by famous photographers.

I make photomontages. I first started producing them after seeing a documentary about British artist David Hockney. He was making what he called a photo joiner. This got me hooked. Working with multiple photographs and putting them together to create cubist like artwork is great fun.

I also produce these as videos. Mainly working with photographs. Sometimes including video clips. I combine them on a timeline and add movement.

Irving Penn inspired my other main photography project ideas. Penn was a master of natural light and had a portable outdoor studio. After reading about it I adapted the idea and made my own outdoor studio. I take it with me when I visit mountain villages here in Thailand and make portraits of the ethnic minorities.

Find a photographer whose work you love and emulate it. This will push you to become a better photographer as you seek to see the hidden style in their photographs and begin to create your own.

Outdoor portrait of a Karen woman smoking a pipe. © Kevin Landwer-Johan

Create a Photography Project Book

It could be a fiction or a non-fiction book. Think about the story you want to tell and then go about illustrating it with the pictures you take. Plan your book and map out the photos you think you’ll need.

Set yourself a deadline so your project does not become endless. Think about how many pages you want and how you will publish it. This could be something you plan to give as a gift or use to present as a portfolio of your photography to others.

Become a Self Portrait Artist

Many people struggle to come up with ideas for personal projects. Choosing to take self portraits is a great way to overcome this problem. With self-portrait projects, you always have your subject on hand. Your portraits can be made at home or anywhere you feel comfortable.

I’m not talking about selfies you’d take with your mobile photo, but well-composed, lit, and styled portraits of yourself in various situations. Think about how you can include props to make more interesting portraits.

A man takes a photograph of himself during a hot air balloon festival. © Kevin Landwer-Johan

This might seem challenging at first for some people. Think about it and how it will help your understanding as a photographer. Particularly if you are someone who likes to photograph other people. Taking self-portraits will give you a better understanding of what it’s like to be in front of the camera. Give it a shot! You may love it.

Choosing Personal Photography Projects

Whatever type of personal photography project ideas you think of, your commitment to is key. Photographers are often not focused on personal projects or practicing in some way or another. They rely on picking up photography tips here and there and have a random approach to improving their craft.

Tackling the 365 Days of Photography or any other project you commit to will make you a better photographer. Being committed to a plan and having a focused purpose you will start to see your photography develop in ways you may never have been able to imagine.

15 projects that will unleash your creativity

Every photographer needs inspiration and development. We have prepared 15 ideas on how to improve your photos. 15 projects that will unleash your creativity and give you a second wind!

1) Project 365

It's quite simple - you just shoot every day throughout the year. It's easy and difficult at the same time. You can shoot with a camera, phone, anything, the main thing is to shoot. You can start Project 365 at any time, not necessarily January 1st. Try starting this project on your birthday, your child's birthday, Valentine's Day, or tomorrow, for example, and take photos for 365 days. nine0003

This project will not only improve your photography, your vision, but will also become your diary. And if you make a photo book or photo album from all these pictures, you will definitely not regret it!

2) One object - 10 different photos

If you want to unleash your creativity, but now, not in a year, take any object and photograph it in 10 different ways. Think about angle, light, color, and so on, so you get a new image every time. This will help you in understanding perspective and composition. nine0003

3) One day of your life

Try to complete this project every month. The idea of the project is simple: you photograph everything from the minute you wake up to the minute you go to bed. You can capture moments of your day, highlight details, or take a photo at the same time every hour, for example. This is a wonderful project to document your daily life and to save things that you may not have thought about before and that you didn't pay attention to before. nine0003

4) Photo on the topic…

In this project you choose a topic for your photo: joy, light, shadow, calmness, street, macro and so on. This project can take one day or several months. Depending on the topic, you will start looking for suitable frames and fill your photo project with them.

5) Composition

Symmetry, color, lines, triangles, texture - choose a composition tool and look for it everywhere. In terms of time, this project can take as much time as the previous one. And this project is great for training our eyes to see different compositions and observe the world around us. nine0003

6) I am grateful for …

Here you will discover not only your creative potential, but also your philosophy of life. Take pictures of what you are grateful for. This project will give you not only beautiful photos, but also positive emotions. You can plan this project for the whole year and find every day something for which you are grateful. However, if you find this idea difficult to implement on a daily basis, then you can simply complete this project for 30 days, or make a list and photograph everything on the list for a year. nine0003

7) 30 days

It's a great idea to photograph every day of your life for one month - it's a great way to document a month of your life. You can even choose a theme for the project. For example, to save the life of your family in frames. Or come up with a theme for each day.

8) Choose one object

This project is similar to the fourth, but here we are not taking abstract concepts, but objects. Choose the theme of the item and take a photo. Example: candy, toys, drinks, bed, road, car, lunch, shoes, etc. The trick is to photograph these things differently each time, noticing them on the street, in the mall, in the window of a store or at home. You will begin to notice what is happening around you. nine0003

9) One year/month - one lens

It's quite difficult, but still. If you have multiple lenses, the idea is to only shoot with one lens per week/month/year. If you really decide to throw yourself such a challenge, then consider all the same lenses with the same focal length. To really reveal something new in yourself)

10) 100 days

Photos on the topic “100 days something. For example, 100 days of summer, or 100 days of your child's life, 100 days of meals, or 100 days of legs. Photograph your chosen "something" for 100 days. And then you can make a photo exhibition)

11) Shooting in black and white

Shooting in monochrome is not as easy as it seems. Good black and white photographs usually require a good range of tones throughout the image (from whites and grays to blacks) or high contrast. Try shooting in black and white for a month. And yes, change your camera settings, not just edit everything in Photoshop. nine0003

12) Self-portraits

How often do you take a self-portrait? Try every week or month to embody an interesting idea and capture not only clients, but also yourself in the pictures. And try to take more than just a selfie.

13) Creating a photo essay

Tell a visual story through images - you can choose any number of photos. Do what feels right and interesting to you (remember, this is your project!). But try to include a wide range of perspectives and details that will complement your photo story. If you want to make the task more difficult for yourself, try to tell this story in just three frames: the so-called introductory, generalizing image, a more specific image, and an image that shows feelings, details. nine0003

14) Taking pictures with a phone

Taking good pictures with a phone is much more difficult than with a camera. You have certain limitations with this type of camera: angle, different depth of field, etc. All of this means that you need to pay a lot more attention to lighting and composition in order to get a great shot. This project will prove that a good photographer can take a good picture with any camera.

15) Project 52

This project is similar to Project 365. Only in this one you take a photo every week instead of every day. Choose an interesting topic for the project (for example: your child, the weather, or your morning) and get started! Copyright © Premium WordPress Themes Download0002 Download WordPress Themes

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inspiration and creativity all year round

class requires a lot of practice. Here's a list of 52 great photography project ideas - one idea for each week of the year. Get inspired and improve your skills! nine0003

1. Drops of water

Leon Dafonte Fernandez.

The essence of the idea of this project is to capture the fall of water drops. This requires a container with liquid that will seep through a small hole. Good results can be achieved using shutter sync and two flashes at low power (1/128), f/22 aperture. In this case, a thickener should be dissolved in water for greater viscosity. Experiment with the frequency and size of the droplets. nine0003

2. Objects falling into water

Martin Heinz.

For this project, you will need a flash that can be controlled remotely, a clear container of water, a backdrop and a tripod. Set the background behind the container over which you attach the flash. Fix the camera on a tripod, enter manual focus mode, select aperture F/8, ISO 200, and maximum shutter speed that is synchronized with the flash. Release the subject into the water and shoot how it falls. nine0003

3. Smoke patterns

Harald Roman.

Photographing smoke remains one of the favorite themes of still life painters. To create a creative project based on it, use Photoshop. First, take a series of good shots with smoke patterns, and then work on post-processing images. Set the blending mode and use Photoshop's Warp Transform Tool to warp the images. Combine different smoke shots into a new interesting look.

Pareidolic smoke illusions by photographer Thomas Herbrich

4. Crossed (double) polarization

An interesting project is obtained by using the effect that polarized light has on plastic. You will need two polarizing filters - ideally one of them should be an A4 polarizing sheet film. Place a sheet of film in front of a lightbox or on a single light source. iPad and most computer screens contain built-in polarizing filters, so if a sheet of polarizing film is not available, some photographers use polarizing filters from old disassembled screens. Attach a circular polarizing filter to your camera lens and rotate it to experiment with the colors that appear on transparent plastic objects (rulers, small souvenirs, CD cases, etc.). nine0003

5. Edible landscapes

Dawid Kasza.

Make food your subject! Here you will need toy figures of people and / or animals and an idea for the plot. The main thing is to frame a narrative scene and use a lot of different products that can look like potential landscapes.

6. Fine art photography and food

A light box and a very sharp knife will help you create photo art from dinner ingredients. Cut fruits and vegetables as thinly as possible, spread them evenly, and then place them in the lightbox. Position the camera directly above your subjects and use Live View to manually focus on details. Set an aperture of F/8 for an appropriate depth of field and an exposure compensation of +1 to +3, as strong light can trick the camera's metering and underexpose the frame. nine0003

7. Flowers in ice

Kenji Shibata.

This is a relatively inexpensive way to create close-up picturesque photographs. Freeze the flowers in plastic containers filled with distilled or deionized water (found at automotive or hardware stores). The flowers will float, so try to secure them in such a way that they freeze underwater. Take out a piece of ice and place it on a clear glass or white plate so that the light can reflect from below. Position the flash at a downward angle and shoot from the opposite side. nine0003

Flowers frozen in ice look like watercolors

8. Oil abstractions on water

Ramón Menéndez Covelo.

Oil floating on water is a great way to create vibrant abstractions. The project is literally desktop. All you have to do is place a few drops of vegetable oil on the surface of the water in a glass bowl with colored paper underneath. Use a flashlight, lamp, or flash to light up the paper. nine0003

9. Oil reflections

This project is similar to the previous one, but the pattern does not use a colored background. Cover the bulb with a white card, using duct tape to secure it, but make sure it doesn't touch the bulb. Place a full bucket of water in front of the lamp, add a few drops of vegetable oil to it. Stir it up, get close and shoot.

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Psychedelic soap abstractions

Ivelina Blagoeva.

This simple idea will help you create bright and original desktop wallpapers or abstract screensavers. You will need liquid soap mixed with glycerin, background cloth, and a macro lens. The colors that form on a soap film appear only when light enters at a certain angle, so it is advisable to shoot near a window with an angle of about 45 degrees. nine0003

11. The art of refraction

Robert McDougal.

Light is refracted as it passes through water, and objects behind water containers appear deformed. This phenomenon can be used in the next art photo project. All you need is a few glasses, a flash, a tripod, and a black and white pattern to place in the background. Fill the glasses with different amounts of water and move the pattern forward/backward to adjust the effect.

12. Kitchen close-up

Roman Tsubin.

Your kitchen is the perfect place for a macro photography project. Reflective surfaces can turn into interesting backdrops for your shots, while a shallow depth of field will transform even the most mundane subjects. Create a triptych in photography from any objects in the kitchen. Take a photo of each separately at the same angle and from the same distance, combine them into one image.

13. Still life with bokeh

Ashraful Arefin.

Something as simple as crumpled foil can be the basis for a creative photography project. Set the subjects on the glass, under which put a piece of dark material. Crumple the foil, then smooth it out and place it in the background. Shine a table lamp or flashlight onto the foil, mount your camera on a tripod, choose a wide lens aperture, light up the scene and shoot a creative still life.

14. Bokeh and small glowing bubbles

Garlands are great for this project, often creating interesting creative bokeh when placed in an out of focus area. Position them far enough away that they are out of focus at a wide aperture. Place an object, in our case a glass, closer to the camera and focus on it. Adjust the position of the colored lights from the garland until they "float" out of the glass. This method can be used to create bokeh by skimming a cup of steam from a hot drink. nine0003

15. Still life with light trails

Light trails can be used in all types of photography and are ideal for creative still life photography. You need a regular flashlight for this, but try removing the top of it to get direct light from a light bulb, over which you can attach colored paper with duct tape. Set the shutter speed on the camera to 30 seconds at an aperture of about f/8. Start moving the light of the flashlight in the frame before you press the shutter button, keep moving throughout the exposure. For example, in a circular motion, you can create a luminous spiral around a bottle in the picture. nine0003

16. Spirals of light

It is necessary to direct the flashlight into the open space of the ceiling. Attach your widest lens to your camera, secure it to the tripod by turning it straight up. Focus on the flashlight beam and set the lens to manual focus. From F/11 to F/16 select Bulb mode and use the remote shutter, keep the shutter open for a minute or so to capture the rotation of light in the dark...

17. Portraits with the Brenizer effect nine0155

This project is based on Brenizer portrait photography, also known as bokerama and bokepanorama. It was invented by New York wedding photographer Ryan Brenizer. This technique allows you to create photographs that appear to have been taken with a lens with a wider maximum aperture. The idea is that you take many shots in different parts of the scene at the maximum aperture of the telephoto lens, and then glue them together in a mosaic using the Photomerge tool (photo montage) in Photoshop or a special stitching program. nine0003

Take every shot with manual settings, from white balance to focus. Try to shoot somewhere between 30-80 frames, and then stack the shots so that each subsequent frame overlaps the previous one by about a third (or at least 20%).

18. Wrong lens for the right scene

Choose a lens that you don't normally use for a particular subject. For example, take a wide-angle lens for zoo photography or limit yourself to a telephoto lens for landscape photography. nine0003

19. Deconstructing landscapes

Experience landscapes in a new way by creating compositions from several fragments of individual shots taken during a short walk. Use your regular photo kit with simple settings without a tripod or filters. Shoot everything that catches your eye in aperture priority mode. When you get home, assemble your images from different frames using Photoshop's grid.

20. Minimalist landscapes

Mitch Mitchell.

Make a series of minimalist long exposure landscapes. A symmetrical composition can emphasize the simplicity of a frame, as can a square frame. You will also need a Neutral Density (ND) filter, which will give you the flexibility to shoot long exposures at any time of the day. Use a tripod to keep the camera still and use the remote shutter release.

21. Landscapes and starlight

You will need clear skies. It is best if the moon is not visible, as it will make it difficult to capture details in the sky. Use manual mode, set a high ISO of 1600-3200, a two-second shutter speed, and a wide aperture of F/4 or even F/2.8. This makes it nearly impossible to focus on an object in the foreground and capture the stars in the sky in the same frame. Take two shots, in one of them aim at the celestial bodies, and in the other one focus on the foreground object, then combine both frames in Photoshop. nine0003

22. Take pictures of things that are not interesting

Make a list of places or things that you find boring, dreary, ugly, or annoying. Now try to take beautiful and interesting photos with these non-photogenic items.

23. Abstractions in the car park

Aleksandar Naumceski.

You don't have to travel far or wander outdoors to shoot material for a photography project. There are shooting opportunities almost everywhere – even in the parking lot. All you need is a SLR with a standard zoom. Look for patterns in pavement markings, textures, colors and shapes. nine0003

24. Selective color

Warren Brady.

Apply selective color to highlight an object in a photo. Decide on a color and find examples of it in the environment. You don't need to fill the frame, use composition methods to draw attention to the subject in the picture.

25. Night photography

Benjamin gs

In this project, you challenge yourself using only available light and high ISO settings. Shooting should be done outdoors at night without a flash, with a slow shutter speed and preferably with a tripod. nine0003

26. Optical Illusions

In this project, use perspective to play with viewers' perceptions based on the ratio of different sized objects in the shot. Take a picture of someone interacting with a much larger object that is actually in the distance in the background. Choose a small aperture to provide a greater depth of field, this will enhance the effect.

27. Small World

Photographing miniature toys and models in a real environment is an increasingly popular subject for a photo project that can easily fit into one day's work. Try taking a small subject and photographing it in a number of different situations. To blend it with the rest of the models in the scene, focus on your subject up close and balance the lighting, you can use a flash. nine0003

28. Alternative re-creation of the tilt-shift effect

The "Toytown" effect, which you can get with an expensive tilt-shift lens, is available by an alternative method. You can achieve a similar result in Photoshop by blurring the entire image except for a small area. Shoot the scene from an elevated position on a sunny day for more credibility.

29. All letters of the alphabet

Instead of simply photographing the letters in the alphabet, look for objects and shapes in the environment that resemble letters. For example, road markings, horizontal bars, pieces of furniture and other objects that, when viewed from a certain angle, resemble letters. nine0003

30. Numbers

This project is similar to the previous one with letters, only this time we suggest looking for and photographing objects that illustrate numbers from 1 to 100.

31. Faces where there are none

This is a fun idea that help develop the imagination. Practice your eyes in finding "faces", randomly formed by a combination of household items, plexus of tree branches, on the manhole cover.

32. Orbits of light

Light painting offers many possibilities for creative photography projects. Test your strength in a series of shots of "glowing orbits". A hula hoop with LED lights wrapped around it is ideal. Just unroll the hoop in front of the camera mounted on a tripod. If you don't have an assistant, use the self-timer function and start spinning the hula hoop before the exposure starts. nine0003

33. Steel, wool and fire

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This is a night photography project that needs to be organized in an open space away from flammable objects. Wrap one end of the metal wire with woolen threads, set fire to the wool and spin the “torch”. This requires a brave volunteer, a tripod, a shutter speed of 15 seconds, aperture F/11 and ISO 100.

Playing with fire. Photographing the sparks of burning wool

34. Alternative car trails

It's like a photograph with trails of light, but it should be taken from a moving car at night. Have a friend drive and drive slowly on a well-lit road. And you sit in the passenger seat, fix the camera on a tripod, set the exposure to about 30 seconds and use the remote shutter release.

35. Intentional Mistakes

Make a list of common photographic mistakes and then see how you can get creative with each one. Overexpose or darken the image, crop the frame contrary to the rules of composition, focus on the background instead of the subject in the foreground, or intentionally include highlights in the frame. nine0003

36. Cinematography

Make a series of animated GIFs illustrating movement. This technique requires processing in Photoshop and you'll have to shoot a video instead of a photo, but the results can be stunning. You will need a tripod to keep the background still and select a scene with continuously or cyclically moving elements.

"Live" photos in retro style with a beautiful fashion model and a stalled car

Photos that you can look at endlessly. Cinematography by Julien Duvier

37. Intentional Camera Movement (ICM)

Photographers tend to do their best to get their shots as sharp as possible, but try the opposite – move the camera for relatively long exposures. Work in shutter priority mode by choosing a shutter speed of 1/15 sec or slower.

38. Lo-Fi effect

You can add retro effects to your photos quite easily using Photoshop or Lightroom. But the scenes will look even more natural if you plan the style of the images before shooting. Lo-fi effects work well with simple, graphic objects. nine0003

39. Time-lapse

Be sure to talk yourself into trying this technique. It will help you create one of the most exciting photography projects of the year. Check out the work of other photographers to inspire you.

40. Project 365

This is a classic photo project - shoot one photo a day for a year. Either limit yourself to one shot a day (shoot in RAW for more post-production options) or choose one shot from a series of images shot throughout the day. Can't shoot every day? Simplify the option. Try Project 52 - shoot one image a week for a year. nine0003

41. 50 portraits of strangers

This is another classic project that will require courage from you. The idea is to talk to 50 strangers on the street and then take a picture of them. There is a variation of this project: "100 Portraits of Strangers". But this is with the growth of experience. It takes a lot of courage to approach strangers on the street, especially the first time you do it.

Photographing Strangers - Tips and Examples
Benoît Pallet's Portrait of a Stranger0003

42. Project 50x50x50

Another simple project idea to develop your photographic vision. Take 50 shots in 50 days using only a 50mm lens.

43. Creative self-portraits

Sure, you can take some self-portraits indoors, but why not challenge yourself and shoot outdoors? See the work of famed street photographer Vivian Mayer. She often included herself in an extensive scene using her own reflection or shadow. nine0003

44. The world at your feet

Take a picture of what you see at your feet every day. Find a new place each time. Use a wide angle lens and include your own feet in the frame.

45. Faceless portraits

Elena B

Take weekly portraits of people without including their faces in the frame. Try to reveal the person's personality without having eye contact and facial expressions. Use the environment, lighting, colors, props, and other body parts—hands in particular—to bring out the character. nine0003

Hidden faces in portrait photography - the most mysterious shots

46. Random hunting

Ask someone to make a list of 30 different things on the cards - these should be easily accessible objects. And you will write down 30 photographic methods on cards from another set (for example, "black and white", "long exposures", "50 mm", "zoom"). Choose one card at random from each pile and "do the task."

47. Monochrome month

Steve FGA

The name of this project speaks for itself. Stick to a monochrome diet for a month, shoot exclusively in black and white. During this time, you will learn to see the huge potential in objects and scenes.

48. Four Seasons

Tino Trapiel

Photograph a specific subject every three months to show the changes that occur as the seasons change. You need to find a suitable theme: a solitary tree, which you can imagine in bloom, in green and variegated foliage, and also in deep winter sleep, is very good. nine0003

49. Geocaching trail photography

Download the geocaching app on your smartphone, then go on a cache hunt to capture an artistic photo of each geocached cache. Take pictures in such a way that you do not declassify the object and do not destroy the interest of the search for other people.

50. Add texture to your photo

Adding texture is a great way to give your photo an unusual and artistic look. A similar effect can be achieved using the multiple exposure mode, but it's easier to resort to layering in Photoshop to add texture to your shots. It's easy to find pre-made textures on the Internet, but you'll have more fun creating your own. For this purpose, wood, old textured paper, a surface with peeling paint is suitable. nine0003

51. Pinhole photo

Elke Kulhavi

You can make your own camera obscura using the cover of your SLR camera.

DIY camera obscura from scrap materials

52. Self-portrait photo book

Take photos from other projects you've been working on over the year and use the results to compile a photo book.

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