Vehicles
It can be whatever you drive, but need not be a full shot of said vehicle. A closeup of a particular portion of the vehicle would work too.

Jewelry
You can be wearing them or not wearing them (no jewelry on your naughty bits, please), they can be funky or classic... whatever jewelry suits you.

Body art
This one was the most popular of the theme ideas. Again, be careful with what body parts you include in the photos.

Pets
Pretty self-explanatory: your pets.

Holiday spirit
This one is probably the only one that has a month already picked out for it: December. Regardless of what religion (or lack thereof) you may be, the end of the year is generally a festive month, so dig out your holiday swag and show us your spirit!

Hobbies
Whatever your hobby might be, show us what you do to enjoy yourself in your leisure time.

Being green
The EdenFantasys community is pretty environmentally friendly (green), so show us how you are green. This theme probably will require the most creativity, so give it a lot of thought.

Travel/vacation
Where do you vacation? Do you have any great photos from past vacations? Do you have an upcoming vacation planned? Show us what adventures you've been on!

Body parts
Obviously, there are certain body parts that are unsuitable for this calendar, but there are plenty of ways to get around that and make your photos beautiful, sexy, yet mainstream.

Healthy living
Healthy living, like being green, is very important to a lot of people here, so show us how you stay healthy.

Summer
Ideally, we'd have each of the seasons as a theme, but since the period for photo submissions occurs during August and September, summer is the best the vast majority of us can do. So, show us what summer means to you!

Where you live
Obviously we don't need the specific town to be obvious in your photo, but when you think of where you live, what comes to mind? What best represents that place you call home? less

Vehicles
It can be whatever you drive, but need not be a full shot of said vehicle. A closeup of a particular portion of the vehicle would work too.

Jewelry
You can be wearing them or not wearing them (no jewelry on your naughty bits, please), they can be funky or classic... whatever jewelry suits you.

Body art
This one was the most popular of the theme ideas. Again, be careful with what body parts you include in the photos.

Pets
Pretty self-explanatory: your pets.

Holiday spirit
This one is probably the only one that has a month already picked out for it: December. Regardless of what religion (or lack thereof) you may be, the end of the year is generally a festive month, so dig out your holiday swag and show us your spirit!

Hobbies
Whatever your hobby might be, show us what you do to enjoy yourself in your leisure time.

Being green
The EdenFantasys community is pretty environmentally friendly (green), so show us how you are green. This theme probably will require the most creativity, so give it a lot of thought.

Travel/vacation
Where do you vacation? Do you have any great photos from past vacations? Do you have an upcoming vacation planned? Show us what adventures you've been on!

Body parts
Obviously, there are certain body parts that are unsuitable for this calendar, but there are plenty of ways to get around that and make your photos beautiful, sexy, yet mainstream.

Healthy living
Healthy living, like being green, is very important to a lot of people here, so show us how you stay healthy.

Summer
Ideally, we'd have each of the seasons as a theme, but since the period for photo submissions occurs during August and September, summer is the best the vast majority of us can do. So, show us what summer means to you!

Where you live
Obviously we don't need the specific town to be obvious in your photo, but when you think of where you live, what comes to mind? What best represents that place you call home? less

So, in general, you want to make sure the tonalities in your photos don't go over the edges of the histogram. If you have to make a choice between going over the right (highlight) or left (shadow) edges, most people feel irretreivable data on the shadow side is better (and less distracting) than on the highlight side.

Thus, if you can keep the tonalities in your photo between the two edges of the histogram, you should have an acceptable photo. Is it this simple, though? Of course not. Some images have such a narrow range of tonalities (shown as a sharp, narrow peak on the histogram) that being between the two edges may still result in the image looking overexposed or underexposed, although not to the extent that data is irretrievably lost. The good news is that if the tonalities are situated to one side of the histogram (or even if they leak over the edge of the histogram), you can adjust the exposure (change the f-stop, shutter speed, or ISO) and retake the photo to get the exposure you want. In other words, having the range of tonalities lie between the edges of the histograms is something you'll usually shoot for, but it is not the only thing to look for to make certain your image is exposed properly.

If you routinely use photo processing software, you have another option. That is to take your photo so that as many of the tonalities are towards the right (highlight) side of the histogram without going over the edge. Then, when working up your photo in your photo processing software, shift the exposure until your photo is exposed properly. The advantage of doing it this way is that most of the information in a digital photo is situated towards the right (highlight) end of the histogram. As such, taking a photo that is as close to the right edge as possible will result in the most information being in your photo as possible, sharper images, and more vibrant colors. This is the biggest difference between shooting with digital and shooting with film, IMO. With film, information is spread evenly from shadows to highlights, but digital cameras have far, far more information at the highlight end.

This can be a bit confusing, so if anyone has any questions about it, ask now and I'll walk you through it in more detail. less

So, in general, you want to make sure the tonalities in your photos don't go over the edges of the histogram. If you have to make a choice between going over the right (highlight) or left (shadow) edges, most people feel irretreivable data on the shadow side is better (and less distracting) than on the highlight side.

Thus, if you can keep the tonalities in your photo between the two edges of the histogram, you should have an acceptable photo. Is it this simple, though? Of course not. Some images have such a narrow range of tonalities (shown as a sharp, narrow peak on the histogram) that being between the two edges may still result in the image looking overexposed or underexposed, although not to the extent that data is irretrievably lost. The good news is that if the tonalities are situated to one side of the histogram (or even if they leak over the edge of the histogram), you can adjust the exposure (change the f-stop, shutter speed, or ISO) and retake the photo to get the exposure you want. In other words, having the range of tonalities lie between the edges of the histograms is something you'll usually shoot for, but it is not the only thing to look for to make certain your image is exposed properly.

If you routinely use photo processing software, you have another option. That is to take your photo so that as many of the tonalities are towards the right (highlight) side of the histogram without going over the edge. Then, when working up your photo in your photo processing software, shift the exposure until your photo is exposed properly. The advantage of doing it this way is that most of the information in a digital photo is situated towards the right (highlight) end of the histogram. As such, taking a photo that is as close to the right edge as possible will result in the most information being in your photo as possible, sharper images, and more vibrant colors. This is the biggest difference between shooting with digital and shooting with film, IMO. With film, information is spread evenly from shadows to highlights, but digital cameras have far, far more information at the highlight end.

This can be a bit confusing, so if anyone has any questions about it, ask now and I'll walk you through it in more detail. less

"That is to take your photo so that as many of the tonalities are towards the right (highlight) side of the histogram without going over the edge. Then, when working up your photo in your photo processing software, shift the exposure until your photo is exposed properly. "

Would you really recommend this over trying to get the correct exposure in camera? less

This is the way I do it, because I need my photos to me as good as possible for publication. If all you do with your photos is take them and share them with friends and family, it's probably not a big deal. In other words, if you need your photos to look their best, do it the way I do, but if it doesn't really matter to you, it may not be worth your effort. It's totally your call based on how you use your photographs. less