Group: 10-Week Picture Projects: Taking A Time-Out :)

We are on Week 9 of our 10-Week project and it's time to discuss which project we will do next!

Below are all of the project ideas that we got. Please read each of the ideas carefully so that you understand what they are. Do you have any others to add to this list? If so, please add them to the bottom of the comments and I'll add them to this group. In about a week, I will put up a new poll for us to vote on.

These are the ideas that we have so far (I removed "trees" since we did that project already, and "Shapes" since we are currently finishing this winning project idea!):

1-10: A repeat of one of my second personal project which the whole group would get to be involved in. A few of us did this one together and had a lot of fun, finding an increased challenge as the number increased.

Collections: 10 weeks devoted to your choice of subject. For instance; 10 different flowers, insects, pieces of jewelry, types of fabric, beads, tools, feathers, etc, etc.

Color Wheel, Personal Theme: Similar to the project we are currently working on, this would be more challenging by restricting yourself to a specific topic. For those that didn't want this added challenge, they could choose Open as their personal topic and have a fun and easy time without fuss or muss. (Please see my project to see a themed project, it's Beads.)

A-Z: This project would be a special 26 week long project, and I really don't know if it would be good to suggest, since it's not a 10-week length, and there is some additional challenge with some difficult letters. I think that this project would actually be better as its own group, maybe a group that focuses on longer and/or more difficult projects.

Opposites: 10 weeks devoted to 5 pairs of opposites. For instance, we could choose the opposite pairs of light/dark, big/small, under/over, young/old, and smooth/bumpy. Each of the weeks we would concentrate on one of the pairs.

Types of Photography: 10 weeks illustrating different types of photography. For instance: minimalist, landscape, macro, high-key, low-key, portrait, black & white, bokeh, long-exposure, still life, abstract, collage, etc. I think we might need to include a few either/or's for people who can't take/create certain types of pictures, like macro or collage.

Weather Conditions: Janano came up with the super idea of 10 weeks of weather conditions, such as sun, rain, snow, wind, storms/stormy, fog/mist/, ice, frost, cloudy/ clouds, clear blue sky.

Seasonal projects: Peter came up with another idea of a seasonal theme. For example, Spring images could be the first flowers, leaves, baby animals, spring sports, holidays during that time, etc. Summer images could be beach scenes or summer flowers and meadows, sunny pictures, summer sports holidays at that time, etc.Fall images could be the colors of Fall, leaf patterns, harvest, fall sports, holidays during that time, etc. Winter images could be snow-related and cold landscapes, winter sports (Skiing, walking, sledges, biking, snow shoes), winter holidays, etc.

Textures: How about 10 weeks of textures? For instance, soft, fuzzy, smooth, rough, bumpy, sharp, wet, hairy, feathery, grooved, etc.

Fixed Focal Length: Claus came up with an idea of various focal lengths. For example, each week would have another focal length, such as 1st week - 18 mm, Week 2 - 30 mm, Week 3 - 40 mm, Week 4 - 50 mm, and so on. For those who don't have that week's fixed lenses, a zoom lens which is adjusted to that week's focal length could be used. The subject each week would be the photographer's choice.

Subject Distance: Oskari came up with a variation of the focal length theme, which could be "subject distance". For example, from macro distance (1cm/inch) to medium (1 meter/yard) to long (100m/yards) to near infinite and we would set up 10 distances to carry us through the project.

Famous Photographers: Okari also came up with another idea, which would be imitate that week's photographer's style. Or to reproduce the mood of a certain (famous) photograph. This kind of project would be clearly explained with examples for each week so that everyone would understand what to do.

Memories: Heidiho suggested this idea: Everybody has pleasant/unpleasant memories ....of childhood, first love, ...... a smell, a view, a person, a small town/village, a landscape, first car, special trip, memorable meeting, a feeling of happiness .....we would have to come up with 10 different kinds of memories we've had, and it would be our challenge to come up with a picture each week to represent the theme.

Shoes: aNNa schramm suggested this great topic: shoes with different themes for each week, such as shoes in colour (red or green or blue), fashion boots, mountain boots, dance shoes, etc. I think this would be a super project to do!! But I agree with the current feeling that it would be nice to have our next project be something very wide in scope, since Trees was so specific. Definitely on my short list of ideas though, thanks Anna! :)

(none of the examples are set in stone and can be changed for a final list of ten if one of the ideas is something we'd like to do for an upcoming project)