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August: Indoor Settings

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the August 2010 DPA Assignment, Indoor Settings. 

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July: Black & White Photography

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the July 2010 DPA Assignment, Black & White Photography.

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June: Seeing Blue!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the June 2010 DPA Assignment  dedicated to different ways of Seeeing Blue. Upload your best shots today!

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May: Architecture

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the May 2010 DPA Assignment  dedicated to Architecture Photography. Upload your best shots of architecture today!

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April: Creatures Big & Small

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the April 2010 DPA Assignment  "Creatures Big & Small." As you know, there are billions of other creatures dependent on the earth aside from us humans, so we decided to honor them in our April newsletter, in recognition of Earth day on April 22nd!   Photograophs of any animal big or small are welcome! Send us your best shots!

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March: Sunrise & Sunset!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the March 2010 DPA Assignment  "Sunrise & Sunset." The next newsletter ties into National Equinox Day which we will use as an excuse to invite you to submit your favorite sunrise or sunset photographs! Send us your best shots!

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February: Seeing Red

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the February 2010 DPA Assignment  "Seeing Red!" Send us your best shots!

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January: Sports!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the January 2010 DPA Assignment  "Sports!" Send us your best shots!

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December: The Power of Patterns!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the December 2009 DPA Assignment  "The Power of Patterns!" Send us your best shots!

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November: Family Photos!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the November 2009 DPA Assignment focusing on "Family Photos!" Send us your best shots! From group portraits to your favorite pet, send us anything that you feel represents your family!

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October: Leisure Time Activities!

Inspired by National Pizza Day on October 10th and National Pizza day on October 24th, this month's tips are dedicated to leisure time activities!

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September: Night Photography

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the September 2009 DPA Assignment theme:  Night Photography!

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: Portraits, Landscapes, anything that fits your interpretation of night photography! 

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AUGUST: The Celebration of Water

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the August 2009 DPA Assignment theme:    The Celebration of Water!

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: Portraits, Landscapes, anything that represents your celebration of water!

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JULY: The Countryside!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the July 2009 DPA Assignment theme 'The Country'!  Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: Lanscapes, portraits, anything that reminds you of the countryside!

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JUNE: Family!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the June 2009 DPA Assignment theme 'Family'!  Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details, environmental portraits, and portraits of any kind!  Join us this month in sharing your images of Family wherever you are!

Entries should be uploaded by Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009.

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APRIL: Wanderlust!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the April 2009 DPA Assignment theme 'Wanderlust'! 

Inspired by "Read a Map Week" this month, we decided to base the April assignment on all things travel and roaming the world! 

Any technique applies: close up details, environmental portraits, and landscapes!  Join us this month in sharing your images of the world wherever you are!

Entries should be uploaded by Tuesday, May 19th, 2009.

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MARCH: Spring!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the March 2009 DPA Assignment theme 'Spring'!  Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details, environmental portraits, and landscapes!  Join us this month in sharing your images of Spring wherever you are!

Entries should be uploaded by Tuesday, April 17th, 2009.

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FEBRUARY: Snapping Green

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the February 2009 theme of 'Snapping Green!'

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental portraits, or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by Friday, March 20th, 2009.

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JANUARY: New Beginnings

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for the January 2009 theme of 'New Beginnings'!

Send us your best shots that apply to the theme of new beginnings! Whether it is Obama's inauguration, a new baby, a growing plant, or a puppy in your life. Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental portraits, special color or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by Friday, February 20th, 2009. 

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DECEMBER: Photographing Need

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'Photographing Need'!

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental portraits, special color or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by Friday, January 16th, 2009.

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NOVEMBER: Still Life with DPA

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'Still Life with DPA'!

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental portraits, special color or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by Wednesday, December 17th, 2008.

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OCTOBER: Autumn Moments

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'Autumn Moments'!

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental portraits, special color or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by Wednesday, November 19th, 2008.

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SEPTEMBER: The Spirit of Children

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'The Spirit of Children!

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental portraits, special color or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by Friday, October 17th, 2008.

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AUGUST: Sunrise, Sunset

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'Sunrise, Sunset'!

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental portraits, special color or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by Friday, September 19th, 2008.

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JULY: Photographing Pets

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental portraits, special color or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by August 10th, 2008.

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JUNE: Celebrating Dad

'Celebrating Dad' is capturing a portrait of a man, any man, who is your dad or might appear just like a dad. How about smoking cigars on the golf course, holding a young baby or a close up portrait filled with feeling and care.

Send in your photos of someone who looks like they might be connected to a family somehow. Use your imagination and creativity: send us your best shots!

Entries should be uploaded by July 7th, 2008.

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MAY: Photographing Flowers

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'Photographing Flowers'.

Send us your best shots! Any technique applies: close up details and macro, environmental still life, special color or lighting.

Entries should be uploaded by June 13th, 2008.

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APRIL: In Living Color

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'In Living Color'.

Send us your best shots! Any color technique applies: bright and contrasting, subdued or monochrome.

Entries should be uploaded by May 10th, 2008.

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MARCH: It's All About the Light!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'It's All About the Light'.

Send us your best shots! Any kind of lighting applies: natural, ambient, studio and filtered light.

Entries should be uploaded by April 10th, 2008.

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FEBRUARY: The Perfect Portrait

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'The Perfect Portrait'.

Send us your best portraits: candid, posed and studio setups all apply!

Entries should be uploaded by March 10th, 2008.

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JANUARY: Get Bundled Up!

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'Get Bundled Up!'.

Send us your best photographs this winter: portraits, still life, night and action shots all qualify.

Entries should be uploaded by February 10th, 2008.

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DECEMBER: Home for the Holidays

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'Home for the Holidays'.

Send us your best photographs this holiday season: portraits, still life, night and action shots all qualify. What does 'home for the holidays' mean to you? What inspires you?

Entries should be uploaded by January 10th, 2008.

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NOVEMBER: Giving Thanks for the Perfect Landscape

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'Giving Thanks for the Perfect Landscape'.

There are many things to be thankful for this season: family, friends, and this month - Nature's Best! Send us photographs of your best landscapes or macro shots from nature.

Entries should be uploaded by December 10th, 2007.

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OCTOBER: In Your Own Backyard

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'In Your Own Backyard'.

Entries should be uploaded by November 10th, 2007.

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SEPTEMBER: People in Motion

Snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'People in Motion'.

Entries should be uploaded by October 10th, 2007.

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AUGUST: The Allure of Water

The Digital Photo Academy launches the DPA Monthly Photo Assignment, exclusively for our student body participating in the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced ongoing workshops around the country. Each month, a new assignment will be offered.

This month, snapshooters, amateurs, photo enthusiasts and professionals are encouraged to submit their best images for 'The Allure of Water'.

Entries should be uploaded by September 10th, 2007.

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