Week 1 January 1 - 2023 Favorites. Three of my favorite images of those that I took in 2023 

Week 2 January 8 - Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). I intentionally moved the camera during the exposure to achieve an artistic effect.

 Week 3 January 15 -Silhouettes. A silhouette is a solid, dark image of a subject against a brighter background.  The first silhouettes originated in 1850s France as a cheaper alternative to having a portrait painted.

Week 4 January 22 Leading Lines - natural or man-made lines that guide a viewer's eye thru the photograph.

 Week 5 January 29  - Still life. A still life is a collection of inanimate objects arranged as the subject of a composition.

 Week 6 February 5 - One Color. Also known as monochrome or monochromatic.  A monochrome describes an image where everything in the frame appears as shades of a single color.

 Week 7 February 12 - Diagonals.  Incorporating non-vertical and non-horizontal  lines in in an image can help to create impact and help lead a viewers eye thru the image.  

 Week 8 February 19 - High-key.  A style that features predominantly bright and light elements, often characterized by a nearly or completely white background and minimal shadows. High-key conveys a sense of airiness and a positive, ethereal mood. 

Week  9 February 26 - Reflection.  Reflections in photography involve using reflective surfaces, such as water, mirrors, or glass, to create visually captivating and often symmetrical compositions.

Week  10 March 4 - Low Light/Night.  capturing images in environments with minimal lighting, often creating atmospheric and dramatic scenes.

Week  11 March 11 - Bokeh. The aesthetic quality of the blur in out-of-focus areas of an image, creating a soft, visually pleasing effect that highlights the main subject. 

Week  12 March 18 - Food. 

Week 13 - March 25 - Abstract. Capturing elements of a subject that may not be immediately recognizable, emphasizing shape, form, color, pattern, and texture. Producing surreal and thought-provoking imagery by disregarding traditional representation. 

Week 14 - April 1 - Black & White. Emphasizes contrast, texture, and composition over color. By removing the distraction of color, black and white images allow the viewer to focus on other elements of the photo, such as light, shadows, shapes, and forms.

Week 15 - Macro. Macro images are where the magnification of the subject is life-size or bigger.

Week 16 - Panorama. Panorama images are usually  at lleast twice as wide as tall  to show a sweeping scene.