110 Photography Challenges – Creative & Technical Prompts for Photo Classes
 
Bring your photography lessons to life with this massive collection of 110 unique photography challenges designed to inspire creativity, strengthen technical skills, and keep students engaged all year long. Whether you’re teaching high school photography, running a club, or guiding independent study, this set provides ready-to-use prompts for every skill level.
 
What’s Included:
Technical Challenges – Shutter speed experiments, depth of field comparisons, white balance tests, manual mode mastery, and more.
Composition Prompts – Rule of thirds, leading lines, negative space, symmetry, framing, and creative rule-breaking.
Lighting Exercises – Golden hour, blue hour, shadow play, HDR, candlelight portraits, and high-contrast drama.
Storytelling Ideas – Photo essays, before-and-after shots, “A Day in the Life” projects, and emotion without faces.
Creative Experiments – Forced perspective, bokeh shapes, reflection layers, light painting, and unusual focus points.
Fun & Fast Classroom Games – Scavenger hunts, mystery macro guessing, location lottery, and prop challenges.
Why Teachers Love It:
Works for in-class or remote learning
Flexible for beginners through advanced students
Perfect for daily warm-ups, week-long projects, or full semester activities
Encourages problem-solving, observation skills, and creative thinking