Lens-Artists Challenge #291: Cityscapes — I knew I had an intimidating task when I read Patti’s latest Lens-Artist’s challenge about cityscapes. She gave us plenty to work with when she wrote we could focus on “cities, large and small, near … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #290: Circular Wonders — When Ann-Christine proposed “this challenge would be about Circular Wonders,” I did not doubt that I would feature Arches NP. Although the National Park Service says there are over 2,000 documented arches, the actual … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #289: Tools of Photo Composition Do you stop and think before you hit the shutter button in your camera? What drives you to capture an image? This week, John (Journeys with Johnbo) comes up with an exciting challenge … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #288 – Window Shopping Do you enjoy window shopping? You may become an expert after you see Ritva’s Lens-Artists post. In that post, she says she likes to take “photos of creative window displays,” and she does not … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #287 – Sound “Let’s photograph Sound this week,” Donna proposed in the latest Lens-Artists challenge. A traditional photo, by itself, cannot directly show sounds. Photos capture a single moment in time. A photo preserves visual information, such as colors, shapes, … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #286: Weather I was unsure I could weather this week’s challenge that Anne posted. With English as a second language, I had to re-read her post carefully. I did not know whether we were discussing the same thing. … Read More

Have you ever thought about your images’ impact on viewers based on your photos’ color schemes? If you search online for color psychology, you will find several articles and studies on the subject. For this week’s challenge, I invite you … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #284: Day & Night For this week’s Lens-Artists challenge, Sofia suggests celebrating the “Yin/Yang of our everyday life” with day and night and “the beauty of each one of them.” I initially thought I would struggle with the … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #283:Illustrate a Favorite Quote or Poem — This week, Ann-Christine poses a fascinating challenge. She asks us “to illustrate a favourite quote or poem.” The key is to give viewers an actual ”feel” of the poem or quote … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #282: Dramatic For this week’s Lens-Artists challenge, Patti poses the question: what makes a photo dramatic? I thought that one place in the US defines dramatic for me: Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The caverns are dramatic in size, … Read More