The December Challenge recap…
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So friends, we’ve come to the end of the December Challenge. How did we do? For those who joined me, how many did you shoot? For those who followed, which were your favorites?
The December Challenge was a project to expand our own portraiture. Our goal was to shoot a portrait a day, all month long. For those who made serious attempts to shoot daily, I can say that we all grew and improved throughout the month.
I know for myself, I can see my own improvements as I look back at portraits I took before the Challenge. When I began to consider how I’d want to wrap up this great challenge, I had a few ideas, but I wasn’t sure which to tackle. I consulted with a blogging friend for some advice and he had several great ideas. I decided to compile a list of each participant, and choose my favorite of their portraits. So, below you’ll find a very long list.
photo by Phil Price
photo by Jeremy Brooks
photo by BenSpark
photo by Brian Auer
photo by markusrsc
photo by Chris Nixon
photo by Bryan Villarin
photo by The Wolf Brigade
photo by eclictic?
photo by NJOPhoto
photo by scherbi
photo by Schyzoid Man
photo by TravelingRoths
photo by furball
photo by Stockwerk23
photo by Randy Carranza
photo by SLS
photo by Cozmo75
photo by Jordimussol
photo by humbertoadriano
photo by Andrew Moore
photo by mdunn
photo by Thejesh GN
photo by Calpastor
photo by shiva
photo by drumsnwhistles
photo by alexisjoy
photo by E Cherry
photo by draconian57
photo by m.pastwa
photo by Tom944
For the few who choose the more conservative privacy settings, I’ve linked below to their contributions, without including the photograph.
So, thank you to all who joined me for this great challenge. Not only did it take me to a new level of portraiture, but I discovered that many photographers just need a reason to commit to disciplined photography. I’m proud to have participated with you all. Make sure you check out my new 2008 Challenge, and all future photography challenges at my new blog, PhotoChallenge.
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Comments
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Time: January 7, 2008, 4:17 pm
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Comment from Drew
Time: January 7, 2008, 6:04 pm
Trevor,
This was an excellent challenge, I enjoyed participating very much. Glad you enjoyed my photos. Thanks so much.
Comment from trevor
Time: January 7, 2008, 6:19 pm
Thanks for participating, Drew!
Comment from Hitesh Sawlani
Time: January 7, 2008, 6:49 pm
Hey thanks for the link!
I didn’t quite complete the challenge - it didn’t help I went off for almost 2 weeks on holiday and was around the same people most of the time (I really didn’t want to keep repeating the same people).
Still, it atleast got me thinking more about making the portraits different so atleast that’s some sort of a step forward.
I’m looking forward to the next monthly challenge.
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Time: January 7, 2008, 9:07 pm
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Comment from Brian Auer
Time: January 7, 2008, 9:44 pm
Trevor, you did a great job at selecting the photos for this recap. I knew there were quite a few photographers participating, but I had no idea that this many were involved! You also did a great job at running the challenge and keeping up with everybody. I’m certain that your new site will be quite popular if you keep this sort of thing up.
Comment from The Phat Photographer
Time: January 7, 2008, 9:50 pm
Nice Recap Trevor love the photo selections! I will be sure to try to make the February challenge! Thanks for running and co-ordinating these!
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Comment from Noel
Time: January 8, 2008, 8:08 am
Good job organizing a great challenge…my travel schedule was a little hectic, but I look forward to participating in future challenges.
Comment from Jeremy Brooks
Time: January 8, 2008, 9:41 am
Good challenge, Trevor. I’m looking forward to seeing what else you come up with for 2008 (other than the 2008 Challenge, of course!).
I’ve posted the results of my efforts here: http://www.whirljack.net/jeremybrooks/2008/01/08/december-challenge-was-a-challenge/.
Comment from Tom Devlin aka Tom944
Time: January 8, 2008, 5:49 pm
Trevor - a great idea, I intend to participate in the 2008 challenge. Thanks for all of the hard work and commitment, it is greatly appreciated.
Comment from Shivanand
Time: January 9, 2008, 2:30 pm
It proved to be much more of a challenge than I imagined. Getting people to accept posting their pictures online was very very challenging for me! I have scores of shots, that I couldn’t post, since the people in them were hesitant about it. In any case, I still have quite a few that I would love to post. Can I use the december challenge tag? (They were all taken in december, but haven’t processed them as yet)
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