Lockdown Photography Project Ideas
Please only do the outdoor projects if permitted in your area during the pandemic. There are plenty of indoor ideas.
New year, new lockdown: try one of these lockdown photography projects to help you through the next few weeks.
Are you thinking of trying a photo-a-day project in 2021? Take away these top tips from A Year With My Camera members who have been doing one during 2020.
A surprisingly absorbing indoor lockdown photography project: fold a sheet of white paper and photograph it.
No studio lights needed: get started with still life photography using just the camera you have and a small window.
Map penguin colonies for NASA, turn your handwriting into a font, be a sighted volunteer, learn Japanese or do a virtual tour of the Louvre. All free. Plus some good photography options.
To lift our spirits in case we have another 40 days and 40 nights of rain, or are confined to home under COVID-19 self-isolation measures, here are 23 photo projects you can do from the comfort of your front room.
What do you do when you are bored with your camera, creatively in a dead-end or stuck on a disappointing photography plateau?
#Make30Photos is a 30 day photo challenge with a twist; you don’t have to finish it in 30 days. Take as long as you like. The only requirement is to think about your photo before you take it — make it, don’t take it.
Every August year the A Year With My Camera community takes part in a photography challenge called #30DaysOfComposition. The aim is to have some fun and spend a whole month improving photographic composition.
Rainy days are a photography opportunity - don’t put your camera away just because it’s grey outside.
Not everyone has the luxury of taking a week to scout a new location for potential photographs and best viewpoints. (In fact, does anyone who isn't a professional location scout?)
But with Google maps and a couple of apps, you can plan a photography trip so that as far as humanly possible, you stand the best chance of getting the best shots.