Photography Daily Themes for the Holiday Flashcards
LANDSCAPE
Take a picture of a landscape; coast, hills, mountains, rivers, lakes, woods.
Tip: Include a person in your picture to show scale.
NATURE
Take a picture of living things in their natural environment.
Tip: you can use the macro setting for close ups
PEOPLE
Take a picture of a person of group of people.
Tip: try to include something in your picture that tells a story about what the people are doing.
LIGHT
Take a picture that uses light in an interesting way.
Tip: Early morning or evening will have good light. Try looking under trees or building for unusual light during the day.
VEHICLE
Take a picture of a cool vehicle.
Tip: take close up pictures of the interesting details
PATHWAY
Take a picture of an interesting path or steps.
Tip: think about where the path starts and finishes in your picture, so that your eye follows the path through the picture.
FOOD AND DRINK
Take a picture of some colourful food or drink
Tip: Try using different angles to get a cool picture.
BUILDINGS
Take a picture of a cool building
Tip: Try taking close up shots of interesting angles, curves and shapes.
ART
Take a picture of art that someone has made; picture, sculpture, jewellery, graffiti, pottery.
Tip: try making something with things you find around you and take a picture of it.
HOLIDAY
Take a picture of something that will remind you of your holiday.
Tip: this could be something really simple, take anything you like and be creative.
WEATHER
Take a picture that shows something about today’s weather; clouds, rain, sunshine, wind
Tip: it can be hard to take pictures of bright skies. You might want to adjust the exposure on your camera.
WATER
Take a picture that includes water.
Tip: look for reflections in the water that might make a cool photo.
SHADOWS AND SILHOUETTES
Take a picture that includes interesting shadows or a silhouette.
Tip: take a picture into the sun or a light to get ineresting silhouettes.
COLOUR
Take a picture of something really colourful. This could be something natural or man made.
Tip: taking the picture when the sun is shining on it will really make the colours stand out.
BLACK AND WHITE
Take a picture in black and white.
Tip: look for a scene where there is a wide range of light and dark, or look for something old that would suit a black and white photo.