This month’s challenge is embracing the winter, now that we’re past Christmas and into the cold, dreary months, I think we all need to be warmed up and cheered up a bit. So, the theme is

cosy!

This challenge is for you to use your own photos, rather than edit mine. You can interpret the theme however you want – I will be looking for a sense of cosiness. Think hats and scarves, fireplaces, cuddling up close, being wrapped in blankets, or whatever else you can think of.

The Rules (read these carefully!)

• as I will be launching the first course/s and the Learning Community in January, this time there will be a winner (maybe two), who will receive a free month’s access to the Learning Community to celebrate! Woo hoo!
• upload as many photos as you’d like that fit the theme but don’t rush! Choose good quality photos, take your time. You have all month to enter. More entries does not equal better quality. I won’t choose a winner just because they flood the hashtag with 25,000 photos.
• photos can be tagged from the beginning of January (don’t use the hashtag from photos posted in November, or December, or two years ago), until January 31st.
• you must use the #inspawrationchallenge hashtag so I can find the entry, or upload it as a comment to the Inspawration Photography Facebook page – there’s a special album!
• upload to your feed, but of course a share to the story about the challenge is also always appreciated

• how well the photo fits the theme, so this means cosiness, warmth, etc. 
• technical elements of creating the photo, eg., perspective, pose, lighting, composition and so on.
• editing elements of creating the photo. This isn’t necessarily about fancy editing skills, but how well the editing supports the over-all image. A minimally edited photo could win, if the image is powerful and well-created. The photo below, for example, was edited using only the most basic Lightroom global edits.