Welcome September!
Summer is winding down and the weather is getting cooler here in the Western Hemisphere. The trees are starting to turn. The kids are returning to school. Apples and pumpkin spice are making their return to our markets and coffee shops. I love this time of year.
There is a sense of starting again that comes along with September. January is notoriously the month of starting over but I think September runs a close second. There’s a sense of renewal in air. If you have been keeping up with a photo a day, just think, you are 75% through the year. Take this time to reflect on how far you’ve come over the past 9 months. If you’ve fallen off the wagon a bit or completely, fear not. Jump back in and make the last 25% of the year a resounding success. It’s a great time to start fresh. Grab that pumpkin spice coffee and get out there and photograph all the best that fall has to offer.
“Let’s kick off September with a healthy dose of hope, with a side of enthusiasm.”
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Explaining the Prompts
This year we are pleased to announce a whole new look to 365 Picture Today. We asked! You answered! Instead of weekly themes, we will be featuring specific days with specific tasks.
Where I Stand
This prompt will occur on the last day of every month! You get to be as creative as you like, but the challenge is to include your feet in the photograph. It will be fun to see the different environments our photography journey takes us to.
Colour Day
Colour day is back by popular demand! Instead of a full week of colour we are introducing "colour day". It will be occurring once a month with a beautiful colour chosen by your creative team. It is completely up to you to include either a little or a lot of the specified colour.
Macro Monday
On Macro Monday we focus on the little details! On the 2nd Monday of every month we are asking you to use your macro skills to enhance the prompt of the day. We encourage you to get in close! You can use your macro lens, macro filters or simply crop your photos.
Challenge Day
This is an exciting, new and super fun challenge for 2024! On this day we will be offering you a photography challenge and ask you to recreate it!
Technical Day
This one is for the inner techies in all of us! On Technical Day we will be giving out instructions on specific photography technical skills. There will be a variety of skills explained to help you learn or enhance your abilities. We can all learn from one another.
Picture Me
It's selfie day! Once a month we will be asking you to include a picture of yourself in the daily prompt. This gives us a chance to let our community member know what we look like!
Scavenger Hunt
The scavenger hunt is a quarterly challenge. We will give you some specific words to use to go camera hunting with. This is a fun challenge that also includes your chance to make a collage.
My World
On the 5th day of every month you will take a picture in the same place. This will show the changing seasons, or just the subtle changes of the that environment. If you cannot be in the same place every month, just take a picture of where you are and what your world looks like on that day.
Guest Prompt
Once a month we honour a member of our community with a Community Profile and the chance to write a prompt with an accompanying photograph! It is a special day for community members and a chance for all of us to get to know one another just a little bit better.