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Oh, I just thought of one thing... maybe a couple of examples with explanations to get people started, Pieter?

I'm with mortenva on the last question, it's all about encouraging people to go out and shoot, and then post the results here (or on other sections of the vast Dyxum forum)

On the other hand the pass/fail aspect of the assignments is really built on trust, but who are you fooling if you "break" the rules

There's no way we can check if a shot was really taken for the assignment and even cropping is hard to detect. So if people choose to re-enter their old shots from the "first" series of assignments we won't go back to check and fail you for that reason.

I think in the end the only "prize" we can offer you for the assignments is the feeling that you successfully completed them all, and that is much more rewarding if you know yourself you played by the rules

So, I'm slowly going to build the new structure and close out "old" assignments that have been replaced.

Other comments and suggestions still welcome !

For the basic assignments where the composition is mostly the basis I would say no cropping.
For people who do have a pass in the old assignments that are still the same as the new, it would be a option that they can re-enter the photo that did pass the old assignment.

Also would it be nice if the information (example the golden mean, rot ect) is available here on Dyxum and not only on external sites. so that you don't get problems with broken sites, missing links ect.

I do like the new assignments and I am very interested what the new assignments will be like and I know what to do with my free time next year

I like the structure much better than before. I took a couple shots with the assignments in mind, but never posted.

I would also like to see some more PP assignments. High Key / Low Key can be done PP, but the rest seem more composition and subject matter.

A few questions:
- Will those that have previously passed be added to the "pass post"
- What does "one dimension crop" mean?
- Will the instructions for assignments be copied into their new threads?

I think that's it for now.

I like this outline of the assignments too. These will be added to my 2010-to-do list.

Thanks for all the input, how about this list as a second pass:

Basic Assignments:
- Rule of Thirds and Golden Mean
- Leading lines
- Foreground Interest
- Perspective
- Shape/outline Silhouette
- Use of fill-in flash

Intermediate Assignments:
- High Key
- Low Key
- Softness
- Primary Colours
- Symmetry
- Pattern
- Texture

Portrait Assignments
- Natural light
- Studio with multiple lights/reflectors
- Environmental portrait

Advanced Assignments:
- Getting closer
- Macro w/o macro
- Decisive moment
- Use of flash with rear curtain sync
- Breaking the rules
- Self set goal/assignment


Two other comments:
1) We specifically moved Critics Corner one level "deeper" as it also attracted a lot of newbee posts with lots of posts/pictures that didn't meet the CC guidelines because they didn't read the rules. So putting this "newbee magnet" a little further away might help this problem.

2) I left low key/hi key out of the portrait section, as the interpretation can be much broader. No problem to submit portraits for these, but no need for this to be the only subjects