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Wednesday Photo Prompt

A very general prompt for today, open to endless interpretations - "street scene." Here's an example:-

Tuesday Photo Prompt

Today's photo prompt is "clothing."

Here's an example:-

Moody Monday Prompt

Today's prompt is "love." Have fun interpreting this however you wish. Here's an example of the most obvious interpretation:-

Saturday's Photo Prompt

Today's photo prompt is "food." Here are some examples:-

Photo Prompt For Friday

Today's photo prompt is "danger." Here are some examples:-

Thursday's Photo Prompt

Our prompt for today is pets. Here's some examples:-

Here are a couple of examples of pet photos that have been scrapped:-

Prompt for Tuesday

Today's prompt is "roof." Here are some examples:-

Prompt for Sunday

Today's prompt is "secure." Here are some examples:-

Friday's Prompt

Today's photographic prompt is "computer controls." Here are a few examples:-

Thursday's Photo Prompt

The prompt for today is "weather." Here are a few examples:-

Wednesday Prompt

Today's prompt is "Communication." Interpret this however you wish. Here are some examples:-

Tuesday Prompt

The photography prompt for today is "broken." Here are some examples:-

Moody Monday Prompt

Today we are in a "vibrant" mood, and here are some examples of our interpretation of vibrant:-

Sunday Prompt

We're all used to photographing the special moments in life, the birthdays, the fabulous scenery we see around us, family meetings; but what about photographing the more mundane? That's exactly what we want you to do today, along with the special photographs that you take, we want you to photograph the ordinary moments that often get over looked, but which will tell future generations much about the way we live our lives. Here are some examples:-

Saturday Prompt

Today's photographic prompt is "water". Interpret this as you wish. Here are some examples:-

Wednesday Week 6

Today's photographic prompt is "hands". Interpret it however you wish. Here are some examples:-

Tuesday Week 6

Today's prompt requires you to look at the shape, form and colour of "leaves" and use this as inspiration for a photograph. It can be a straight forward photograph of leaves or you could use the leaves to frame your main subject matter. You can interpret the word "leaves" entirely as you wish and it needn't be the interpretation we've used for our examples here:-

Moody Monday - Week 5

Today's mood is sad. We'd like you to take some photos inspired by the word "sad." Here are some examples:-

Sunday Prompt

Today we want you to take inspiration from "words". Here are a few examples:-

Saturday Prompt

Today we want you to produce a photograph inspired by the word "fear". It could be that you confront your inner fears and take a photograph of something that you're afraid of, or you may choose to photograph an expression of fear. However, you choose to interpret the prompt is fine. Here are a few examples:-

Travel on Friday - Architectural Detail

Today we want you to focus more closely on the detail of what is around you. Look really closely at buildings and pick out their unique architectural features and photograph them - gargoyles grimacing, fancy stone filigree, rusting door knockers - keep the composition tight and fill the frame to the brim.

Here are some examples:-

These photos were sent to us by Alison Lydon:-

Thursday Prompt

Today we want you to get out of the house and photograph some "trees".
Here are some examples:-

Wednesday Prompt

Today's prompt is window. Here are some examples:-

Tuesday Week 5

Today's photographic prompt is "texture". Here are some examples:-

Moody Monday

This week's mood is "expensive." Here are a few examples:-

Sparkling Sunday

Another one word prompt for today, "Sparkling". Here are a few examples:-

Saucy Saturday

Today we're moving away from our usual Saturday question to a one word prompt, "saucy". Show us your saucy photos. Here are some examples:-

French Friday

This week's travel prompt is the word "French". What do you associate with the word French? Here are some examples:-

Technique Thursday Week 4

One technique for making your compositions visually more appealing is to look for patterns or repetition. Today we want you to look for and photograph "triples". Here are some examples:-

Work on Wednesday Week 4

Today's workday prompt is "Washing." Here is an example:-

Tones on Tuesday Week 4

Today's prompt is "Music". Here are some examples:-

Moody Monday - Week 4

Today's photographic mood is "funny". Interpret this however you wish.

Here are some examples:-

Sunday A-Z prompt

This week the letter prompt is C. We'd like you to take your camera and photograph a cat. Here are some examples:-

Saturday Question

Every Saturday we pose a question and ask you to answer it with a photograph. Today's question is, "What would you treat yourself to if you were feeling down?" My answer is a holiday to somewhere like this:-

Your answer might be far more easily obtained. Here are some more examples:-

Travel on Friday

This week we want you to look for scenes that reveal contrast and photograph them e.g. old and new side by side, contrasting colour, contrasting styles, contrast in whatever form you like.

Here are some examples:-

Technique Thursday Week 3

Today we want you to take an "abstract" photo which shows colour and shape. Here's some examples:-

Work on Wednesday Week 3

Today's prompt is "WORK PLACE". Here are some examples:-

Tones on Tuesday Week 3

Today's prompt is based upon tone as in pitch of sound and the prompt is "SING".

Here are some examples:-

Moody Monday - Week 3

Today's photographic prompt is :-

play·ful (plā'fəl)
adj.

Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.
Humorous; jesting: “He meant to be conversationally playful but his voice had no tone” (Saul Bellow)

Here are some examples:-

Sunday A-Z

Today's letter is B and we'd like you to take your camera and photograph a bird. Interpret this any way that you wish.

Here's some examples:-

Saturday Question

What do you do on Saturdays? We'd like you to take photographs to answer this question. Show us in particular what you were doing at mid-day and email your photos to inspirationalley@hotmail.co.uk for inclusion here.

Here's an example from Alison Lydon

Travel on Friday - Signs along the way

Signs are all around us, but unless they're flashing neon we rarely see them. Open your eyes to some signs where you live or travel and take some photos of signs today. Here are some examples:-

Technique Thursday Week 2

Today's technique requires you to take some unusual portrait shots. We want you to get within 12" of your subject and using your camera's macro mode fill the frame to the brim to examine the details of the nose, face, lips etc. Then,when you've found a pleasing composition, take your photo. Remember to think creatively, it needn't be a person you photograph. for instance, it could be your pet.

Here's a few examples:-