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Task · part of 5. Photograph three subjects: choose three of six

5(a). Close-up of a person

Optional May not apply

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Requirement 5: which THREE of the six?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Needs somebody willing to be photographed close up, and that is a larger favour to ask than it sounds. Agree it before the day rather than on it.

Where this step comes from

  1. Photography Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-22), Requirement 5(a)

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