{"id":11071,"date":"2026-09-30T15:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/?p=11071"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:21:15","slug":"pgcps-photography-club-october-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/09\/30\/pgcps-photography-club-october-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"PGCPS Photography Club: October Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(This is sponsored and run by the PGCPS Media Arts Department. While Foulois students are encouraged to participate, all details, including themes, resources, and how selected photos are presented, are determined on the district level.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Photography Club Theme: Hidden Details<\/h4>\n<div class=\"m_6455090273945764240rich-i\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/1f4f8\/72.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" data-emoji=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" aria-label=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" \/> October Theme: <em>Hidden Details<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the most interesting photographs are found in the things we usually overlook! October\u2019s theme, <strong>Hidden Details<\/strong>, challenges you to slow down, look closer, and discover the small details, textures, patterns, and shapes hiding in everyday life. From the veins of a fall leaf and the texture of tree bark to the details of a sneaker or patterns in architecture, there are great photographs waiting to be discovered everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>This month, experiment with <strong>close-up and macro-style photography<\/strong>. You don\u2019t need a special camera\u2014a smartphone works great! Move closer to your subject, pay attention to focus and lighting, and think about how filling the frame can turn an ordinary object into an extraordinary photograph.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/1f50e\/72.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd0e\" data-emoji=\"\ud83d\udd0e\" aria-label=\"\ud83d\udd0e\" \/> This Month\u2019s Challenge<\/p>\n<p>Capture <strong>1\u20132 photographs<\/strong> that reveal a detail people might normally walk past without noticing. Try experimenting with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fill the Frame<\/strong> \u2013 Get close and eliminate distracting backgrounds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Texture<\/strong> \u2013 Look for rough, smooth, fuzzy, cracked, shiny, or layered surfaces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patterns &amp; Repetition<\/strong> \u2013 Find repeating shapes, lines, colors, or objects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus<\/strong> \u2013 Choose one small detail to make the star of your photograph.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Natural Light<\/strong> \u2013 Notice how light from the side can reveal texture and dimension.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"an1\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/17.0\/1f4da\/72.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcda\" data-emoji=\"\ud83d\udcda\" aria-label=\"\ud83d\udcda\" \/> Resources to Explore<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qi5C_A3uhUY\">Macro Photography in 2 minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b_kJjBR9x_k\">Macro Photography with a Smartphone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.canon.com\/learning\/training-articles\/training-articles-list\/macro-photography-how-to-look-sharp\">Canon Macro Photography Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This is sponsored and run by the PGCPS Media Arts Department. While Foulois students are encouraged to participate, all details, including themes, resources, and how selected photos are presented, are determined on the district level.) Photography Club Theme: Hidden Details October Theme: Hidden Details Sometimes the most interesting photographs are found in the things we <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/09\/30\/pgcps-photography-club-october-theme\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"PGCPS Photography Club: October Theme\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-media-arts-newsletter","h-entry","hentry","h-as-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11071"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11072,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11071\/revisions\/11072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}