This particular black and white photography challenge is topic related. For a list of upcoming topics, please see the list at below. Be creative and challenge yourself. Look for contrast or highly textured subjects to shoot.
Thank you everyone for your overwhelming enthusiasm for this challenge. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers from my Glass. Please check out their posts, they are worthy of a second look. ENJOY!
Featured Bloggers
Ohm Sweet Ohm – Wonderful light and his post processing is awesome.
Another Voice – An awesome gallery of photos of lights. I really can’t pick a favorite.
Ritva’s Art – Monochrome – Great series of moody and romantic photos for this week’s challenge.
Beyond the Brush – Starts out with a colored photo, but the rest of the gallery is wonderful black and white lighting.
Bambangpriantono – Excellent upshot on this light. I like the light-rays.
This week’s topic is Open Topic.
This week the topic is wide open. So have fun with it and I look forward to seeing what all you bloggers come up with. Use your imagination and creativity with this topic. I hope you have a lot of fun with the topic.
Upcoming Topics
- Fences
- Circles and Curves
- Shoes or Feet
- Weather
- Wood
- Roadscapes
This challenge accepts the following types of photography:
- Black and white photography
- Sepia tones (browns)
- Selective color with the majority of the photo being in black and white.
Hopefully you will have a lot of fun with this challenge and find your creative eye will be expanded. Here are a couple tips and tricks posts I have done specifically for black and white photography.
ENJOY and have FUN.
If you adore challenges as much as I do, please check out WordPress’s Blog Event Listing for other challenges.
Create a Cee’s Black & White Challenge Post
- Then add a link to your blog in my comment box.
- To make it easy for others to check out your photos and post, title your blog post “Cee’s Black & White Challenge” tag.
- Remember to Follow My Blog to get your weekly reminders.
I usually will respond to your entry on your blog, rather than on my page.
Cee’s Black & White Challenge Badge
Save the button to your computer and upload from there.
Still have questions? Please contact me.
My entry this week
Back of a dahlia.
I took a photo of the barista who was making my coffee this morning.
Qi (energy) hugs,
Cee
My entry: https://danbochat.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/cees-black-white-challenge-open-topic/
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Thank you so much for picking me as Featured Blogger Cee. I am so honoured. I love all your posts. They lighten and brighten me up every day. This is the most special I have felt on WP and I thank you for that. 😀
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You are so very welcome. You should feel special 🙂
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Thank you, Cee, and congratulations to the other Featured Bloggers.
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You are welcome Allan.
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Hmmmm…..I’ll try this one: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-6O
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beautiful black and white, lovely job Cee
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Thanks 🙂
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Thanks Cee, Thanks Allan. This mention surely brighten my day! Boy was WP acting up while doing this post. http://ritvasillanmaki.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/cees-bw-oregon-coast/
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You are welcome!!! 🙂
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Cee, you can photograph your environment very beautifully!
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Aww such a sweet comment. Thanks. 🙂
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Beautiful collection! there is a grace to how they are presented today, a stacked totem pole of life force.
Here’s my single image it really is a photo https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/capturing-rain-in-black-and-white/
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Great B&W images, Cee. The back of the dahlia flower is really fascinating to see. 🙂
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I like the back of some flowers. Some are just as pretty as the flower itself. Thanks.
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Fantastic B&W gallery here…
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Thanks Amy.
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The seagull and the flower are just amazing shots. 😀
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Glad so you them. Thanks.
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I love seagulls in general and so I have to say that one is my favourite. But all your photos are really great! I have just posted my entry for the new challenge. I sort of gave myself a topic. 🙂 http://tokillamimingbird.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-pre-historic-mystery-in-switzerland/
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Wonderful collection of photos, Cee. I particularly love the seagull and the flower photos. Their composition, texture and clarity are brilliant!
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Great shots! I like the guy on his phone. Where the light hits is cool, and his back makes a great line.
https://graydaysandcoffee.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/cees-black-and-white-photo-challenge-open-topic/
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Hola! Here is my proposition 🙂
http://vatelechuza.com/2014/12/11/cees-black-white-challenge-open-topic/
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hi cee great pictures your images have something what I like about to s & w photos.here my entry for this week,http://wp.me/p2AvI7-1aG.
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Here’s my entry
http://photographicjewells.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/cesss-black-and-white-photo-challenge-
open-topic/
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Giving B&W a try, Cee. I love your photo of the bird! Here is my entry:
http://loisajay1213.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-open-topic/
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I like the photo of the bird on the wood—they both give off a sense of flight/motion. Here is my entry for this week’s challenge: http://wp.me/p24idL-2HB
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Why Do Ducks Fly South For The Winter? | A lot from Lydia
https://alotfromlydia.wordpress.com/2014/12/11/why-do-ducks-fly-south-for-the-winter/
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Wonderful contrasts and textures. Thanks for another great challenge!
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Hi , Cee…
Great pictures…I love ‘Buddha’ ,so naturally that’s my favorite and the second one too…
Here is my entry :
http://sweetykannoth.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/cees-black-and-white-phot-challenge-open-topic/
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Hello Cee, I thought I’d try this week’s challenge so here is my entry: http://lrod1726.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/cees-black-white-challenge-open-topic/
By the way..Great pictures!
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great eclectic bunch of photos!! 🙂
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Thanks.
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This one was probably never going to fit a theme, so happy to have an open week: http://travelwithintent.com/2014/12/12/mail-boxes-venice/
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http://nowathome.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-open-topic/
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Hello Cee! Hope you are having a wonderful time. Here is our entry for this week: Open Topic. http://siapositive.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/perfect-blend/
Hope you like it. 🙂
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Hard and easy at the same time. Thanks, Cee! http://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-open-topic/
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Hi everybody.
Here my entry
http://max510.com/2014/12/12/cees-bw-photo-challenge/
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Beautiful captures this week Cee. I especially like the seagull. And the young man in picture four the Black & White really captures the pensive mood!
Here is mine…
http://josephelonlillie.com/2014/12/12/cees-black-white-challenge-open-topic/
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Your photos are great Cee.
Here’s my entry: http://treerabold.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-open-topic/
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http://mostlymonochrome.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/bicycle/
Is my contribution.
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My rainy entry: http://anttijohansson.net/2014/12/13/christmas-rain/
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Here’s my photo. A recent trip to the Lake;
http://medicinalmeadows.com/2014/12/13/pier-into-winter/
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https://wordpress.com/post/48263993/3465 here is my post. Dave
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my post for this week. Thank you Cee! Your shots are stunning… especially enjoy the Buddha.
http://mamamaitri.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/the-busker/
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Took gale warnings to get me to sit down and submit an entry for this week’s challenge. Hope I’m not too late. http://lisadorenfest.com/2014/12/15/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-open-topic/
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I love your candid barista photo.
Here is my entry for this week:
http://illgiveyoualetterforthat.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/a-study-in-black-and-white/
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Great shots. The bird and flower are my favorite! Here is my entry for the week: http://michellelunatophotography.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/black-white-visiting-nature-for-the-day/
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