Introducing Foodography - a new photography challenge.

After much debate and the odd stamping of foot, the delightful Sam of Becks and Posh and Andrew of Spittoon/ SpittoonExtra/ Slashfood have hammered out details of Foodography a new and terribly exciting photography challenge for 2006; a regular event based solely around food and drink. The aim is to stretch our creativity and, through practice and comments, hopefully improve all our photography over the year.  

A theme will be set at the beginning of each month and continue for six weeks. Andrew and Sam will select a theme on alternate rounds with an overlap on each to alleviate any 'pressure' to meet a monthly deadline. The first round is to run from January 1st to around the 12th February, the second from the 1st February to around the 12th March. We have plenty of ideas for themes which will hopefully encourage lateral thought and creativity but welcome suggestions too.

You can, of course, post your entry on your own blog but flickr will be the home for each round. Which also means that those without a webpresence can join in the fun too. Flickr also allows the posting of comments. These we encourage all to use in giving constructive criticisms, suggestions for improvements and the like.  We are looking for more than a simple 'nice pic' or 'good work' - although these are welcome too, as we all like a little praise and encouragement occasionally.

If an image is particularly noteworthy either Andrew or Sam or both will pick their favourite and detail why they selected that particular picture. If really good it might even appear on Slashfood under our foodporn section. The challenge is open to all regardless of expertise or equipment from a simple compact or camera phone to function-rich digital SLRs. You can enter as many photos as you wish; in fact some themes may specify a series of images or the theme may inspire you to 'tell a story.'

The first theme will be announced in that lull between Christmas and New Year; we do hope you can join in.