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52 Photography Challenges: One Year of Inspiration To Improve Your Photography (Photo Challenge Book Series 1)

52 Photography Challenges: One Year of Inspiration To Improve Your Photography (Photo Challenge Book Series 1)

Phil Ebiner, a working photographer and experienced instructor, has put together something genuinely useful here. This book lays out a full year's worth of weekly photography challenges, each one nudging you to try something a little different, whether that's capturing wildlife, stripping a scene back to black and white minimalism, or getting up close with macro work. It's a broad syllabus, and it keeps things moving. Each challenge comes with grounded, practical guidance to help you get the most from the exercise, rather than leaving you to figure it out alone. Beginners will find it gives them real direction, while seasoned photographers may well rediscover a spark they'd forgotten. The writing encourages you to look at familiar surroundings with fresh curiosity, finding worthwhile shots in ordinary streets and back gardens rather than waiting for the perfect location. Beyond the pages themselves, Ebiner points readers towards the PhotographyandFriends.com community, where you can share your work, take part in group challenges, and get honest feedback from fellow photographers. It's a nice touch, turning a solo pursuit into something more sociable. If you've been meaning to push your photography forward but keep putting it off, this structured, week-by-week approach gives you a good reason to actually start.

  • Author: Phil Ebiner
  • Genre: Photography
  • ISBN: B0C19N7252
  • Pages: 116 pages