Summer Challenge

Hey, members! Our Sun City Photo Club Summer Challenge opens June 15!
 
How it works:

• This is not a competition! It's a chance to learn and practice your skills.
• Any SCPC Photo Club member can participate. No special equipment needed!
• During the challenge period (June 15 through August 31, 2022), choose 6 of the 10 categories below; take a picture that fits the category, and submit your photo to the Summer Challenge Dropbox folder.
• Attend the September General Meeting (September 21) when a drawing for a $25 Mulligans gift card will take place from the list of people who participated in the challenge.
• Rules are in the small print below.

Categories (choose 6):

(We're including URLs for web sites that have helpful information for the category. There are tons of sites – the ones listed are just a sampling to get you going.)
 

1. Don't bug me (or, bee-utiful!)
   Take a picture of a bug or a bee.
   
   
2. Sloooow motion
   Shoot a subject in slow speed – for example, waterfalls, a carnival ride, a fan blade. Use a tripod or something to prop the camera so that the photo is in focus!
   https://www.colesclassroom.com/the-magic-of-slow-shutter-speeds/
   https://snapsnapsnap.photos/a-beginners-guide-for-manual-controls-in-iphone-photography-shutter-speed/
    
3. Make a splash
   Shoot water droplets in the air, using a fast shutter speed
   Ideas:
   https://digital-photography-school.com/beginners-guide-water-droplet-photography/
   https://digital-photography-school.com/water-splash-photography-made-easy/
   or take pictures at a splash pad, or up close to a waterfall, or even in your kitchen sink!
    
4. That's so cool
   Choose a subject of something that people use to cool down in the summer – for example, popsicles, frozen grapes, refreshing drinks, swimming pools, fans
    
5. Sunrise, sunset
   Get up early, stay up late to take a beautiful sunrise or sunset picture.
   Cameras with manual or aperture modes: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/how-to-take-better-sunrise-and-sunset-photos.html
   Smartphones: https://smartphone-photography.com/how-do-i-take-stunning-sunrise-and-sunset-pictures-with-my-phone/
   How to photograph a sunset with your iPhone (video)
   Secrets for stunning iPhone sunrise photos (video)
   
    
6. Ooooh! Ahhhh!
   Take a picture of fireworks.
   Cameras with manual or aperture modes: https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-fireworks/
   Smartphones: https://www.komando.com/tech-tips/fireworks-smartphone-photo-tips/797018/
    
7. Life in miniature
   Make your subject look tiny!
   Examples can be seen on these sites:
   https://shotkit.com/miniature-photography/
   https://digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-tilt-shift-photography/
   https://iphonephotographyschool.com/tilt-shift/
   … note that some cameras have a specialty mode to create miniatures.
    
8. Go ahead and be negative
   Include >50% negative space in your photo
   https://digital-photography-school.com/negative-space-in-photography/
    
9. What's your angle?
   Submit a photo of subject taken from an unusual angle
   
   
10. Shoot the moon
    Take a photo of the moon.
    Cameras with manual or aperture modes: https://www.lightstalking.com/how-to-photograph-the-moon/
    iPhones: https://iphonephotographyschool.com/night-sky/
    How to take sharp iPhone night photos (video)
    
    

Submit your photos!

• Photos should be submitted in .jpg format
• Minimum size: 1200 pixels on the long edge. There is no maximum size
• Name your photos as follows:
              Category#-PhotoName.jpg
              (Dropbox will append your name to the file name)
• Upload your photos to Dropbox by midnight on August 31, 2022: 
  https://www.dropbox.com/request/6yev1FGmZMy25aoJ3Nl0
  

Rules: (i.e. the small print)

1. Photos must be taken between the dates June 15, 2022 and August 31, 2022
2. Photos must be uploaded to the Dropbox folder by midnight, August 31, 2022
3. Participants must submit at least 6 photos from the categories above
4. Participants may not submit more than 1 photo per category
5. Photographs must show a good effort on the part of the photographer to meet the description of the category
6. Photographs submitted to the challenge Dropbox folder will be visible to anyone with a link to that folder after September 21st. That includes people who aren't members of the Photo Club and people who don't even live in Sun City. If you don't want someone to download your photo and create a big gorgeous piece of wall art from it, just submit photo that's on the small end of the size scale (closer to the size of 1200 pixels on the long edge). That way it won't look very good if someone tries to create a big print from it.
7. This is just for fun. Really. Yes, there's a prize, but the point of this event is for our members enjoy the summer and maybe learn something. We don't want anyone to get bent out of shape if their name isn't drawn on September 21st. Please adhere to the rules to help make this a good experience for everyone.