Ole Photo Assign

Ole' Course

Stretch Your Skills with Photo Assignments

Strengthen and expand your photography skills through assignment photography. Tasks for the coming week are announced at the end of each session. Class members then take photographs that fulfill the assignment and upload their best image for class discussion. All participants have the opportunity to share and discuss their work.

This course is conducted via Zoom. It typically draws participation from both within and without Alaska.

After each class the powerpoint slides are posted (in PDF form) so that you can download them if you like.

Each week, class members are to upload their images using the links provided by the time specified in the assignment. Images that come later MAY still be included, but there are no promises.

Enrolled participants receive class Zoom links from their respective programs.

Images from past course offerings:

Fall 2021 (Season, Flora, Traffic, Architectural, Tiny Things, Aviation, Drink Can)
Winter 2022 (Something Frozen, Pasta, Automobile, Start of Day, Silhouettes, Valentine, Tombstones, Mirror)
Spring 2022 (Season, End of Day, Stream, Egg)
Fall 2022 (Self Portrait, What you like about where you are living, Weather, Neighborhood, Animals, Time, Vote, Breakfast)
Winter 2023 (Self Portrait, Still Life, Bridge, Color Red, Depth, Postal Service, Black & White, Modern Convenience)
Spring 2023 (Season, What makes you smile, Food, Color Yellow)
Fall 2023 (2 sections) (Where You Are, In the Dark, Shadows, Round Things, Communication, Halloween, What's this?, Liquid Water)
Winter 2024 (2 sections) (Self Portrait, Winter, Blue, Domesticated Animal, Still Life, Open, Trees, Symmetry & Patterns)
Fall 2024 (2 sections) (Season, Minimalist, Happy, Flat Things, On the Ground, Orange, Black & White, Gratitude.)
Winter 2025 (2 sections) (Shadows, Technology, Detail, Dramatic Lighting, Leading Lines, Motion, Green, Natural World)
Fall 2025 (2 sections) (In Personal Space, Puddle Reflections, Time, Sweet Things, Fav Color, In the Dark, Textiles, Traffic)
Winter 2026 (1 section) (Vehicles, Valentine, Heat, Favorite Things, Wow, Threes, Signs, Chillin)
Fall 2026 (2 sections) (Three PM, )

Upload Links

Tuesday Class: https://www.dropbox.com/request/WwmEa0nJbejLGqRdg8di

Wednesday Class: https://www.dropbox.com/request/RkD8ble2o75QghFRZV3M

While I much prefer that you upload your images using the links, as an alternative you can email them to me at alaskaphotochat@gmail.com

Click here for instructions for uploading.

Ole' will email you the Zoom Links to attend the meetings each week.
Or you can get the link by logging into the Ole website, click on "My Ole" and find the class. The link will be there.

Fall 2026 Assignments

Each week, class members are asked to upload TWO thoughtful/stunning/tasteful images that meet the assignments given below. If you upload more than two, I will pick which two that I like best and show them during the main presentation. Any additional images will be shown at the end of the presentation (if we have time!) but won't be discussed as thoroughly as the images chosen for the main discussion.

If you wish to have your image captioned, please rename the image file to include the caption before you upload it.

Since the sections are small this term, PLEASE SUBMIT TWO IMAGES FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT!

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Week 1 (9/29/2026 and 9/30/2026)

Take two interesting images from where you are at 3 PM your local time. The images may be taken on separate days. The subject matter is wide open. Selfies may be included if they make the project more interesting.

As an extra challenge, present one or both of your images as Black & White.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (9/27)

Tuesday Slides - Wednesday Slides

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Week 2 (10/6/2026 and 10/7/2026)

The rule of three in photography involves arranging subjects or elements in groups of three to create more balanced, dynamic, and engaging compositions compared to even numbers. This compositional technique, often used for, but distinct from, the rule of thirds, adds a natural flow and avoids static, centered, or split-scene images. The challenge this week is to submit two images that illustrate the rule of three.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when it is due the evening of Sunday (10/4)