Looking to be more creative as a photographer? Look no further than the inspiration of TME Photography School Community Assignments. Every two weeks we launch a new assignment and we create a thread on our community for sharing the results of your work and giving and receiving assignment feedback and encouragement. We also showcase top images submitted from each assignment in photography video and in an exclusive assignment gallery. Watch these TME community photography assignment videos for great photography tips and inspiration.
Photo Assignment Blue – Photo Tips and Inspiration September 2nd, 2010 Community Assignment #31 by Craig Tanner In this video Craig looks at a top select and honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #31 / Blue and discusses the following:
- working aperture, critical sharpness and depth of field
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Assignment #30 Top Select Video **NEW** August 19th, 2010 Community Assignment #30 by Craig Tanner In this video Craig looks at the top selects from TME’s Community Assignment #30 / Green and discusses the following:
- middle apertures for a good combination of DOF and overall sharpness
- using... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #29 Top Select Video **NEW** August 3rd, 2010 Community Assignment #29 by Craig Tanner In this video Craig looks at a top select and honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #29 / Pets and discusses the following:
- quality of light for photographing pets with very dark fur or... [Read More] |  |
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Assignment #28 Top Select Video **NEW** July 15th, 2010 Community Assignment #28 by Craig Tanner In this video Craig looks at a top select and three honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #28 / Architecture - Dynamic Symmetry and discusses the following:
- dynamic movement of shape
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Assignment #27 Top Select Video **NEW** June 30th, 2010 Community Assignment #27 by Craig Tanner In this video Craig looks at a top select and two honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #27 / Sidelight and discusses the following:
- using shutter speed to blend texture with elegant... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 28 June 25th, 2010 Thank you for your participation in our 27th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 28.
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Assignment #26 Top Select Video **NEW** June 17th, 2010 Community Assignment #26 by Craig Tanner In this video Craig looks at the top select from TME’s Community Assignment #26 / Backlight and discusses the following:
- translucent subjects and backlight
- shallow depth of field and repetition... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 27 June 11th, 2010 Thank you for your participation in our 26th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 27.
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Assignment #25 Top Select Video June 3rd, 2010 Top Select Video, Community Assignment #25 by Craig Tanner In this video Craig looks at a top select from TME’s Community Assignment #25 / “A Picture within a Picture” and discusses the following:
- classic placement of a key light in a one... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 26 May 27th, 2010 Thank you for your participation in our 25th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 26.
Assignment # 26: Backlight
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Assignment #24 Top Selects Video March 29th, 2010 Top Selects Video, Community Assignment #24 by Craig Tanner In this video Craig looks at a top select and three honorable mentions from TME’s Community Assignment #24 / Triptych and discusses the following:
- working conceptually as a... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 25 March 20th, 2010 Thank you for your participation in our 24th assignment!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 25.
Assignment # 25: A Picture within a Picture
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Community Assignment 24 March 10th, 2010 Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 23!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 24.
Assignment #24: Triptych
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David from Washington March 5th, 2010 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #23 - In My Backyard - and discusses the following:
- creating visual unity through repetition
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Community Assignment 23 February 13th, 2010 Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 22!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 23.
Assignment #23: In My Backyard
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Munawar from Illinois February 7th, 2010 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a powerful diptych that was submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #21 and discusses the following:
- the archetype of opposites
- the many ways contrast creates visual... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment Number 22 February 1st, 2010 Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 21!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 22.
Assignment #22: The Road
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David from Scotland January 22nd, 2010 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful light painting photograph and discusses the following:
- white balance and the blue and orange complimentary color pair
- juxtapositions of texture and... [Read More] |  |
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Community Assignment 21 January 15th, 2010 Thank you for your participation in Community Assignment Number 20!
We hope you will join us by participating in Community Assignment Number 21.
Assignment #21: Diptych
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Mike from Florida January 8th, 2010 In today's Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful landscape photograph that was submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #19 / Sunstar and discusses the following:
- storm light as a quality of light
- color theory and the power of green... [Read More] |  |
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Drena from California September 11th, 2009 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #15 and discusses the following:
- working with a painter’s style or a school of painting as an... [Read More] |  |
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Trey from Tennessee September 4th, 2009 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful still life photograph submitted for TME’s Community Assignment #14 and discusses the following:
- using shallow depth of field to abstract a subject and tell an... [Read More] |  |
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Sasha from Georgia August 16th, 2009 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful self portraits and discusses the following:
- quality of light in portraiture and the importance of getting light into the eyes
- the power of gesture in... [Read More] |  |
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Alexandra from Georgia July 17th, 2009 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at a beautiful architectural photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color of blue - orange
- psychological power of yellow - orange
- quality of light and... [Read More] |  |
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Jim from the UK June 19th, 2009 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig discusses a beautiful landscape photograph and discusses the following:
- complimentary color pair of blue and orange
- quality of line and repetition
- the power of the... [Read More] |  |
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Janet from Arkansas April 17th, 2009 In this week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique, Craig discusses a beautiful portrait that was submitted as part of TME’s Community Assignment Number 6. Craig specifically discusses the following points:
- honoring our intuitive /... [Read More] |  |
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Edmund from Massachusetts April 6th, 2009 In Today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a wonderful environmental portrait from The Mindful Eye Community’s “Attitude” Assignment and discusses the following points:
- the visual power of complimentary color
- the... [Read More] |  |
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Peter from Sweden In Today’s Photo of the Week on The Daily Critique Craig looks at a wonderful environmental portrait from The Mindful Eye Community’s “Smile” Assignment and discusses the following points:
• the power of juxtaposition as a storytelling device... [Read More] |  |
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April from Illinois February 28th, 2009 In today’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique Craig looks at images from the Mindful Eye’s community assignment # 2 – “Parking Lot”. The Photo of the Week was created by April and is a beautiful landscape based image. Craig discusses visual... [Read More] |  |
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Abhi from California January 30th, 2009 This week’s Photo of the Week on the Daily Critique showcases images submitted for our Community assignment “The Movies”. The Photo of the Week submitted by Abhi is a great example of an image that uses, to powerful effect, simplicity as an element... [Read More] |  |