Photography Club of Greater Cincinnati

January 13 Print
Open (Color)
(Due 12/30)

January 27 Digital
Glassware
(Due 1/13)

• Any Subject
• Photo must be a color image                                                                                                  

• Subject is of a single piece or pieces of glass
• Subject can be any type of glassware (ex. glasses, bowls, glass figurines, chandalier, etc.)
• Subject cannot be stained glass
• Subject can be a cut glass crystal

• Image composition must be minimal, containing only a single or a few elements.
• Emphasizes spareness and focuses solely on the smallest number of objects in the composition
• Less is more

• Subject must be of a single or multiple bubbles

• Subject cannot be a glass or plastic bubble.

March 10 Print
Door Hardware
(Due 2/24)

March 24 Digital
Open (Vertical)
(Due 3/10)

• Subject is a door hardware feature (doorknob, hinge, knocker, mail slot, etc.
• Image should not be of the entire door
• Door hardware does not have to be attached to a door in the image
• Subject cannot be a window in a door

• Image can be of any subject
• Image can be color or monochrome
• Image must be in portrait orientation

April 14 Print
Perspective (Looking Up)
(Due 3/24)

April 28 Digital
Abstract
(Due 4/14)

• Image can be of any subject
• Subject must be shot upward from a low to high perspective
• Angle of the subject should be as high as possible above the camera (close to straight-up)

• Subject is an abstract expression of an object
• Image should not have an immediate association with the object in real life
• Viewer should have to ask "What is it?"
• Image cannot be made into an abstract in post processing

• Image can be of any subject
• Image must be a black & white or sepia

• Image can be of any subject
• Majority of the subject must be purple in color

June 9 Print
Silhouette 
(Due 5/26)

• Subject is a silhouette of a person, animal, or object
• Silhouette cannot be a sunset or sunrise image

• Subject is a person, animal or object that is wet

• Subject must be a hotrod or souped-up car or truck
• Image can be of the entire vehicle or a portion of the vehicle
• Subject cannot be just an old or classic car

• Image can be of any subject
• Image (subject and background) can only contain a single color (ex. only blue, red, or orange, etc.)
• Image cannot be black & white or sepia

• Must contain one or more objects that have many colors
• Subject must have at least five colors
• Subject is a singular item, not a collection of items (ex. box of crayons is acceptable, but a pile of loose crayons is not acceptable

• Subject is of a single flower or multiple flowers

September 8 Print
OPEN (Black & White/High Contrast)
(Due 8/25)

• Image can be of any subject
• Image should be black & white with high contrast (minimal gray tones)

• Image must be of a pedestrian bridge or bridges in the countryside, park, or recreational area
• Cannot be a bridge in a city ("Purple People Bridge")
• Cannot be a train or vehicle bridge

October 27 Digital
The Letter "R"
(Due 10/13)

• Must have at least three similar objects
• One object must be different from the other two or more similar objects
• Standout object can be a different size, color, shape, orientation, etc.

• Must have an object(s) whose name begins with the letter "R"
• Subject must be an object(s) and not a person or animal
• Name cannot be a proper name like "Ruth" or "Rover"

• Image can be of any subject as long as it depicts the fall colors

• Subject is a staged object that is illuminated by natural light
• Subject can be outdoors or illuminated through a window, door, or other opening
• Natural light can be either from the sun or moon

• Subject must be related to music (ex. musical instrument, person playing an instrument, marching band, music sheets, etc.)

• Image can be of any subject
• Must be taken in 2021