Originally, this was meant to be a “wildlife photography” challenge. But the fact that I don’t live in a rural area, nor going to the London Zoo on a weekday is something I can do, I opted in for something in between.

I always admired photos that introduced symmetry. I tried it my self a number of times before. But there was always something that put me off when I looked back at my pictures.

Using fire as your source light is challenging enough. The harsh tones, shadows and lingering movement of the light, make it very hard to correctly expose and light up your subject. Imagine having to capture actual fire as your main subject.

At this stage I've tried a number of different light sources, from on-camera speed lights, fill and backlights, natural hard and soft lights, and I played around with some strobe and laser lights as well.

I dragged my wife out in the cold for this, and use her as my subject. She wasn't thrilled To step out in London's freezing weather.

As a photographer, you have many ways of capturing the same subject or theme using different techniques to bring up different aesthetics.

Photography is all about light. So in this challenge, I was tasked with finding creative ways to light up my subject and give it a twist using different light colours and sources.

Picking up from the previous day, today’s challenge involved slow shutter speeds and long exposures. This time during the day.

This was a fun challenge. You have all probably seen such photos before across social media. I’m talking about those photos in an idyllic and most likely famous location at night, with a bunch of light trailing across your picture.

Product photography is probably a style I will not pursue as much in the future. Maybe if I'm ever asked to do a wedding or a family gathering (Yes! I'd do weddings).

The last three days I was asked to capture a series of complementing shots, so today I’m ready to explore something new. That’s macro photography.

There are hundreds of different photography challenges online. A simple Google search will produce endless results from professionals and experts suggesting you should take their challenge.

One of the reasons I picked up this 30-day challenge was to discover the style of photography I like the most. Landscape, portrait, product, skyline? The choices are endless.

For today’s challenge, I was asked to pick a colour, any colour, and compose a photograph that exemplifies that colour. Easy enough right? Not quite as you’d think.

What made me fall in love with photography and cinematography in the first place, is that in order to captivate your audience and land your story, you need to make them empathize with your protagonists first. And this is mainly thanks to the correct use of emotions throughout your picture. Motion or still.

I admit it. At first, I was so thrown out of this particular challenge that I considered skipping it. I didn't really know where to start from. My favourite painting, which hangs in our living room, is very abstract. I had no idea how to recreate it.

Day 6 is all about finding surfaces or objects with a high specular value to compose your shot. This ranges from water to a polished car, to shiny stone or anything that reflects light.

I consider this day two of the soft-light/hard-light challenge. Again, my task is clear. Capture your subject under clear skies, when the sun is high up in the sky, the daylight is washed out, and the shadows are deep black.