Ole' / OLLI Course

Stretch Your Skills with Photo Assignments

Facilitated by T. Bart Quimby

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.

The class is offered by the Anchorage Ole' and Fairbanks OLLI programs from time to time. See their current catalogs for offerings.

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:


Upload Links for Winter 2025

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.


Winter 2025 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 I like best and show those 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 both sections are small this term, PLEASE SUBMIT TWO IMAGES FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT! The images should be significantly different from each other.

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Week 1 (2/11/2025 and 2/12/2025)

Our first challenge of the term is to capture an engaging image of SHADOWS.
The shadow can be generated from any light source and can be indoor or out.

Creative post processing is encouraged for those of you who know how to use your photo editors (either on computer, tablet, or mobile device).

Feel free to see what others have done in the past (see links above) for ideas.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (2/9)

Tuesday Slides          Wednesday Slides

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Week 2 (2/18/2025 and 1/19/2025)

This is a story driven challenge. Think about what TECHNOLOGY means to you and present two to three images that, together, best tell the story of your view of some aspect of technology. See the slides from last week's assignment to see what we have in mind.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (2/16)

Tuesday Slides          Wednesday Slides

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Week 3 (2/25/2025 and 2/26/2025)

Submit two DETAIL IMAGES that show less than 10% of whatever you are photographing.
You can do two totally unrelated images or different views of the same thing.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (2/23)

Some thoughts on Detail Photography

Tuesday Slides          Wednesday Slides

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Week 4 (3/4/2025 and 3/5/2025)

Submit two captivating images that make use of DRAMATIC LIGHTING.
The light should be a major contributing element to each image. Any subject will do as long as the lighting is dramatic.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (3/2)

Thoughts on Dramatic Lighting

Tuesday Slides          Wednesday Slides

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Spring Break

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Week 5 (3/18/2025 and 3/19/2025)

Submit two images that have strong LEADING LINES.
You should consider positioning your lines to direct attention to a focal point, like a building, person or natural feature.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (3/16)

Thoughts on Leading Lines

Tuesday Slides          Wednesday Slides

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Week 6 (3/25/2025 and 3/26/2025)

Submit two stunning images of THINGS IN MOTION.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (3/23)

Thoughts on Motion Photography

Tuesday Slides          Wednesday Slides

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Week 7 (4/1/2025 and 4/2/2025)

Submit to intriguing images of THINGS THAT ARE GREEN.

The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (3/30)

Thoughts on Green Images

Tuesday Slides          Wednesday Slides

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Week 8 (4/8/2025 and 4/9/2025)

Submit two attractive images depicting the NATURAL WORLD. Subjects may include such things as animals, birds, botanicals, landscapes, seascapes, geological formations, weather phenomena, etc. The key thing is that there should be minimal "hand of man".

Thoughts on Nature Photography

 The pictures must be taken between when you receive the assignment and when they are due the evening of Sunday (4/6)

Tuesday Slides          Wednesday Slides
 


Other Links of Interest

Anchorage Ole' Photo SIG

Alaska Photo Chat

Alaska Society of Outdoor & Nature Photographers (ASONP)

Alaska Photographic Center

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