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Photo Contest Alert: Announcing a (Free!) Billboard Contest From Fine Art America

09 Aug

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Fine Art America billboard contest

Have you ever dreamed of seeing your art displayed large – for everyone to admire?

Then you’ll love Fine Art America’s new Billboard Contest, which will award a giant billboard display to 20 artists. Win the contest, and your eye-catching work will be featured on a 24-foot billboard in a major city, such as Chicago, Atlanta, or Los Angeles, accompanied by a title plus your name or social media handle. 

Here’s the type of stunning showcase winners can expect:

example billboard for photo contest

Each billboard will stay up for a month, giving viewers plenty of time to appreciate the winning art.

your art goes on this billboard

How to take part

The contest is currently open and free to enter. Simply create a Fine Art America account and upload one to three files on the contest page. The contest closes on August 31st, and the winners will be announced on September 15th. 

Note that entry is not exclusive to photographers; Fine Art America accepts submissions from all 2D artists, including painters, graphic designers, and illustrators.

Vote, vote, vote: the selection process, explained

After you’ve submitted your entries, you can encourage family, friends, and followers to vote for your art on Fine Art America’s website. All entries receiving 100 votes will then proceed to the next round, where contest judges will choose the top 20 pieces for billboard display.

There are also a number of fun prizes and promotions along the way:

  • Get 25 votes, and you’ll receive a Pixels t-shirt
  • Get 100 votes, and your image will be featured on the Fine Art America Instagram account
  • Get 250 votes, and you’ll receive a free 24’’ x 36’’ canvas print of an image of your choosing

It all comes down to the voting – so as soon as you’ve uploaded your entries, head over to social media and drum up some interest!

By the way, if you’re looking for contest inspiration or you simply want to vote for your favorite art, you can see all current entries here. Click on each piece to view its vote count and register a vote of your own, and don’t forget to check out the top-voted artwork here (you’ll find plenty of stunning bird photos, landscapes shots, paintings, and more!). 

What is Fine Art America?

Billed as “the world’s largest online art marketplace,” the company’s website, fineartamerica.com, acts as a one-stop shop for photographers, painters, illustrators, graphic designers, and more – and it also welcomes non-artists who simply appreciate great art.

On the Fine Art America website, you can:

  • Order custom prints of your own art, including posters, metal prints, wood prints, canvas prints, printed t-shirts, and printed smartphone cases
  • Sell your art to interested buyers as prints, t-shirts, greeting cards, etc.
  • Buy beautiful art sold by artists around the world

The Fine Art America Billboard Contest is yet another example of the company’s dedication to artists. As explained by the CEO, Sean Broihier, “For 15+ years, we’ve been promoting our artists and their incredible artwork almost exclusively online. It’s time to showcase them in the real world. Our upcoming billboard campaign gives us an incredible opportunity to reach a new audience of art buyers, build brand awareness for Fine Art America, and introduce the incredibly talented artists who use Fine Art America to sell canvas prints, framed prints, greeting cards, and more.”

So take a look at Fine Art America – and in the meantime, be sure to enter the Billboard Contest. Remember: It’s open until August 31st and the entry process only takes a few minutes, so give it your best shot! 

the world's greatest art contest

Fine Art America is a paid partner of dPS.

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Report: Nikon rumored to be announcing Z6s, Z7s mirrorless cameras by year’s end

07 Jul

Nikon Rumors is reporting that Nikon will be announcing two new mirrorless cameras this year, the Z6s and Z7s. As the names suggest, these alleged models will be incremental updates to the current Z6 and Z7 models.

According to Nikon Rumors’ report, the two rumored cameras will use the same sensors as their respective predecessors but feature dual Expeed processors. Other rumored specifications include a new EN-EL15c battery, USB-C powering, dual memory card slots (assumed to be dual CFexpress), 4K60p video and have the option to use an add-on vertical grip, which would be sold as an optional accessory.

Nikon Rumors says it expects the announcement to be made in October 2020, but as with all things this year, there’s the chance it could be pushed back to a further date.

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Announcing (2) Small-Class Lighting Workshops Baltimore / Washington, DC Area, Dec. 6 and 7

01 Oct

I’ll be teaching two, full-day lighting workshops in the suburban Baltimore/DC area on December 6 and 7.

They are two separate one-day events. These are small-group workshops, with a maximum class size of 12 people each day. These are shooting workshops, and you’ll be behind (and/or in front of!) a camera for most of the day.

Assuming you arrive at this class with a basic understanding of f/stops and shutter speeds, you will leave with a strong foundation in the fundamentals of off-camera lighting. You will be comfortable using single and multiple lights both alone and/or balanced with a mix of ambient lighting.

All lighting gear will be provided. We will also provide lunch.

You will need to bring a camera that is adjustable in manual mode and has a hot shoe connection for a flash, a lens that covers normal and/or portrait range, one or two fully charged batteries and an empty storage card. Maybe a notebook and pen if you like.

That’s it. Just show up ready to learn and to have fun. Leave the rest to me.

Details

Dates:
December 6 and 7, 2019

Time:
9:30am – 5:30pm

Price:
$ 259

Location:
Sandy Spring Friends Lyceum
17715 Meeting House Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860

Note; These are the only small-class lighting workshops I’ll be teaching in the US this year. In the past, these have tended to fill very quickly. So if this is something you’d like to do, I’d suggest signing up sooner rather than later.

Sign-Up Links

Friday, December 6

Saturday, December 7

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Announcing the Three Tamron Contest Winners

28 Feb

The Winners of the Tamron 100-400mm Di VC USD Ultra-Telephoto Zoom, Tamron SP 35mm F/1.8 Di VC USD, and Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD lenses are…

A HUGE thank you to everyone who entered the recent contest from our friends at Tamron. Again, this was not actually a photography competition, but so many of you shared your beautiful photographs, we encourage you all to go back and scroll the comments section for some wonderful photos, and links to reader pages and sites.

Yet again, the response was absolutely AMAZING with over 480 entries! But now…onto the winners! Drumroll please, and the winners are:

Grand Prize Tamron 100-400mm

Tamron 100-400mm Di VC USD

The grand prize winner is: Lorrie L.

100-400mm Di VC USD Ultra-Telephoto Zoom – Value $ 799. Winner’s choice of Canon, Nikon or Sony-A mount. No Substitutions. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Second Prize Tamron SP 35mm F/1.8

Tamron SP 35mm F/1.8 Di VC USD

The second prize winner is: Esther V.

Tamron SP 35mm F/1.8 Di VC USD – Value $ 599. Winner’s choice of Canon, Nikon or Sony-A mount. No substitutions. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Third Prize Tamron SP 70-300mm

Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD

The third prize Wwinner is: Debra S.

Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD – Value $ 449. Winner’s choice of Canon, Nikon or Sony-A mount. No substitutions. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Thanks for entering

We were all thrilled with the entries, you tugged at our heartstrings, made us laugh, made us smile, but most importantly, you made us keep wanting to do more of what we are doing; providing you quality information and guidance to become a better photographer. We were so pleased to see that you came from every part of the world, young adults to grandparents, and everyone in between. Thank you all for your entries!

The winning entries

Here is a snippet of each of the entries from the winners of the Tamron 100-400mm Di VC USD, Tamron SP 35mm F/1.8 Di VC USD and Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD, respectively. If you want to read the full entries head to the contest page here.

Lorrie – Grand Prize Winner

As with all bird photographers, I am really wanting a longer lens to “Get That Shot”. I am a regular reader of Digital Photography School. Today I was on your page looking for an article on aperture. I was hoping to understand aperture the best I can to make certain I am getting it correct for absolute sharpness. I was also wanting to understand how I should adjust aperture for the distance of subjects. I strive for sharp images with great focus. Suddenly I ran across this contest and I was like “Oh my Gosh!!” I have to enter!!

I love Tamron lenses. I am familiar with the Tamron web page. I visited today for the most up to date information on the Tamron 100-400mm Di VC USD. I am certain it will improve my photography in so many ways. I know it is far more than just a birding lens. I know Tamron lenses produces high-quality, sharp images with excellent color. I have extreme confidence in the lenses knowing I can take them out and use them in less than perfect weather conditions and they will not be frail. I have also watched several videos on YouTube by different reviewers stating the Tamron 100-400mm Di VC USD is a value and is far superior to any other lens in this category! The lens is certainly on my wishlist! Thank you!! Best Always!!

Esther – Second Prize Winner

The more I researched the three lenses, the harder it became to decide which one would be my top pick!

Thank you for doing this contest, it has helped me learn more about these lenses, and even if I don’t win any of the lenses I have been helped by this. I think that my top pick would be the Tamron SP 35mm f1.8. It is a very versatile lens that would be helpful for me in shooting portraits and getting clear shots of everyday life. I love that it is f/1.8, it will create stunning pictures with subjects that have that “pop.” It is also wide-angle which would be very nice to have! I am an 18-year-old amateur photographer and I look forward to using every piece of gear for capturing neat images of people and other wonderful things that God created.

Debra – Third Prize Winner

I live on 40 acres in southern California. On December 4th, everything burned in the Thomas Fire. I was able to get out with my camera bag but not my lens bag. I am living in a trailer on my property waiting to rebuild my house. At first, there was no life, not even a fly. The first life I saw was a stray hornet. Then the birds came back. Green is starting to sprout from the burned flora that I thought was dead and gone. I would have loved to record the return of wildlife but all I had in my camera bag was my Canon 5D Mark III, a nifty 50 and a kit lens. I feel like I am on a photo challenge.

I would love the Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD to give me more range to document the changing details of my new landscape. The 70- 300mm range would be perfect for capturing returning insects, rabbits looking for fresh greens and the coyotes that hunt them. I am drawn to the ultrasonic silent drive to prevent startling my subjects and capture sharp images faster. Most of the wildlife ventures out at dusk so the vibration compensation would help with longer shutter speeds.

Honorable mentions

We had so many wonderful entries, we have chosen 10 people to receive an “Honorable Mention” prize of the Living Landscapes eBook, by dPS. The 10 winners are listed below:

  1. Christian
  2. Eddie
  3. Debra Lee
  4. BJ
  5. Ronaldo
  6. Abhiman
  7. Anthony
  8. Martin
  9. Luis
  10. Gajendra

Special offer for dPS readers

Now, for those of you that didn’t win, Tamron has invited ALL dPS readers to download their eBooks. You can find them here.

The winners will be emailed with the details of how to collect their prizes. Please make sure to look for our email. Thank you again for all the wonderful submissions and to Tamron for sponsoring this competition.

Tamron Rebates

For all of you residing in the USA, when you do purchase your next Tamron Lens, make sure to take advantage of the rebates* up to $ 200 off through March 3, 2018. Find additional information HERE!

*Current rebate offers end March 3, 2018. US RESIDENTS ONLY.

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Announcing the Winners of the Corel “Colors of Fall” Contest

27 Oct

A huge thank you to everyone who entered our recent contest to win a $ 500 Amazon™ Gift Card and a Corel Software Package. The second-place winner wins a full Corel software package and the third-place winner wins a copy of PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate. The software package includes PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate, AfterShot Pro 3, VideoStudio Ultimate X10 and ParticleShop.

This was a “Colors of Fall” themed competition, and so many of you shared your beautiful photographs, that we encourage everyone to go back and scroll through the comments section to view these wonderful images.

As a bonus to the entire dPS Readership, Corel is offering a 10% discount on their PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate leading Photo Editing Software through November 10, 2018, and as a bonus, you will receive ParticleShop Plugin FREE, a $ 39.99 value. Just click here.

Yet again, the response was absolutely wonderful! But now, onto the winners! Drum roll please, and the winners of the Corel PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate Editing Software and the $ 500 Amazon Gift Card are:

Grand Prize Winner: Rick K

I love the new PaintShop Pro 2018’s improved navigation and bigger icons. It allows me to better express my creativity with Editing the RAW image. The reason for submitting an IR image edited with PaintShop Pro 2018 is to show that PaintShop Pro 2018 can easily handle editing RAW IR images. Editing RAW IR images is a multistep process involving a red/blue color swap and precise color saturation and white balance settings. Using PaintShop Pro 2018 the editing process is very easy and the steps can be saved allowing for fast repeatable editing of several RAW images quickly. The picture I am submitting for the contest was taken on the first full day of Fall 2017 using a Canon T1i converted specifically to take IR images. This image was taken using a 665nm IR filter on the Canon T1i. The camera was positioned on the Doyle road covered bridge in Jefferson, OH and pointed at Mill Creek.

Second Place Winner: Kristin G

I’m new to digital photography post-processing, but I downloaded the free trial from Corel and used it to edit this photo that I took back in October 2011 in Acadia National Park in Maine. I watched many of the tutorials on the Corel site and they are a good way to feel ones way around the program and get a taste of the possibilities. The program is powerful yet does not seem overly complicated to learn. I definitely am excited to use Corel to take my photos to the next level. Thank You!

Third Place Winner: Charlie Hoffman

Colors of Fall ~ Wow….Having used Corel products for years the new PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate makes my work output a snap. This photo was taken overlooking the Lackawaxen River in the Pocono Mts. of Pennsylvania.

We were all very happy with the entries. You made us smile, but most importantly, you made us want to do more of what we do; provide you quality information and guidance to become a better photographer. We were so pleased to see that you came from every part of the world. Thank you all for your entries!

Again, for those of you that didn’t win, Corel is offering a 10% discount off their PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate leading Photo Editing Software, and as a bonus, you will receive ParticleShop Plugin FREE, a $ 39.99 value. Just click here.

The Winners will be emailed with details of how to collect their prize. Please make sure to look for our email. Thank you again for all the wonderful submissions and to Corel for sponsoring this competition.

Learn more about PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate HERE.

Disclaimer: Corel is a paid partner of dPS.

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Report: Ricoh announcing cost cuts in face of crisis

20 Jun

According to a report by Nikkei Ricoh is facing its biggest crisis ever and will have to cut costs in order to survive. Ricoh’s Imaging and Solutions division, which predominantly produces printers and accounts for 90% of Ricoh’s consolidated sales has been struggling the most. Nikkei reports that ‘Ricoh is staring at huge losses as the market for multifunctional printers, Ricoh’s cash cow, evaporates and its global sales network racks up high costs.’

In light of this situation Ricoh’s new President and CEO, Yoshinori Yamashita, has set a target of reducing costs by 100 billion yen ($ 912 million) through March 2020. He is also quoted as saying that the company’s new policy is to rid itself of the ’emphasis on market share above all else.’

According to the report the lion’s share of the cost cuts will be realized in Ricoh’s global sales and services network which comprises of more than two-thirds of the company’s 100,000 global employees. At this point it is not clear if and how Ricoh’s imaging brands, such as Pentax, the Theta 360 degree cameras or the R Development kit live-streaming VR camera will be impacted by the cost reductions. When Nikkei reported earlier this spring that Ricoh was considering leaving the camera business, Ricoh denied that it was considering such a move.

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Announcing Two Tamron Competition Winners

18 Feb

The Winners of our recent Tamron Holiday Competition for a Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD and a Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD lens are…

Thanks!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who entered our recent competition to win an SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD and an SP 70-300mm Di VC USD lens from our friends at Tamron. Yet again, the response was absolutely AMAZING with over 400 entries! But now…onto the winners!

Drum roll. And the winners are:

First Prize

Winner of the Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD lens is – Sandeep

  • Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD – Value $ 599
  • Canon, Nikon or Sony-A mount.
  • No substitutions.
  • For canon, Nikon or Sony cameras.

Burk Uzzle has said “Photography is a love affair with life”. My journey with photography has been long, filled with love and labour.

I fumble-started with a twin lens camera borrowed from my uncle about 30 years back, then with a prized EXA (GERMAN film based camera), Olympus C-8080 and since last 4 years a Nikon D5200 (18-105mm VR f3.5). I also own a Yongnuo MK-IV flash, a Sony tripod, a Nikkor 35mm f1.8 prime lens, Hoya ND & CPL filters and a ML-2 remote release given my burgeoning interest to make better photos.

Many years back, I scanned all my family owned b/w photos, to create a treasure trove of memories… I love the life stories that these photos convey – my son’s dimpled smile over gentle glazed skin next to my mother’s weary eyes filled with compassion… my wife’s lingering gracious beauty over the years as she grows older… the children’s audacious poses giving way to awkward conscious stares at the camera… I get mesmerized often, lose myself for hours in these frozen golden moments.

My love for my family takes refuge in the photos I take. I am the de facto family photographer responsible for bringing alive visual expressions of many events. I think, prepare, experiment, analyze and post produce thoughtfully to make them worthy of being seen and relived many times over. “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” – famous words from the great Dorothea Lange that are, for me, a constant source of inspiration.

Of late, I have started getting deeper into photography, studied via online training courses, read about great photographers, pored over user manuals and most importantly made a conscious effort to practice long and hard, to make more photos.

Now if I had the choice to pick from the lenses on offer, I would unhesitatingly pick Tamron 45mm (about 68mm with my D5200’s cropped sensor) which suits the family portraiture I so love to indulge in. The various reviews I went through clearly suggests that Tamron 45mm lens is a winner. The Prime lens I own is good but a poor cousin to Tamron by er, a long way. Going by its looks, build quality, the tack sharp photos demonstrated some at low-light (wow!), its colour reproducibility, sharp corners, flexibility of purpose across landscape to macro — I will really look forward and love to have this one in my bag. I suffer from shaky hands so its 3-stop VC should help which my prime lens visibly lacks.

Not sure 2017 will serve surprises for me but I surely will pray. Hope is eternal.”

Congratulations Sandeep! You will also receive a copy of the new Night Photography Course by dPS.

Second Prize

Winner of the Tamron  SP 70-300mm Di VC USD lens is – Br Fla

  • Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD – Value $ 449
  • Canon, Nikon or Sony-A mount.
  • No substitutions.

“As a veteran who has seen my fair share of ugliness in the world, Photography takes me to another place where I can cope with PTSD symptoms by exploring the beautiful world surrounding me.

For my first prime I was looking for a fast lens at the same focal length as human vision for street scenes, portraits, landscapes, and close photography. I wanted a fast, solid built, durable lens with high-end contrast and resolution. The Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD fits my current needs and allows me to grow as a photographer finding even more beauty in the world.

When shooting with my full frame Nikon D800, a prime 45 mm lens is the just right (Goldilocks) focal length. Any wider you can have distortion, which can be really unflattering for people’s faces or create curved lines that should be strait. Any narrower you will have to stand farther back when you may not have the space and will lose some connection with the subject. You can confidently walk around with this 45mm, because with the human field of vision focal length, the beauty you see is the beauty you get.

The wide open aperture of F1.8 is very fast which will allow for shooting in low light and the circular diaphragm will create beautifully smooth bokeh that no other lens can match.

More importantly, when I can’t sleep I like to go out and shoot in the predawn hours. I would love not only the wide aperture to bring in lots of light but also 3.5 stop vibration compensation so I can capture beauty that exists in low light conditions.

Beauty also exists up close. With such a minimal distance to get sharp focus (only 11.4 inches) I can get closer into a subject without having to purchase expensive macro lenses. With the Vibration Compensation the beautiful details will remain sharp and beautiful.

Beauty can be seen in the contrasts of light. This lens maintains high contrast throughout the frame so you can get more usable images right out of the camera and not have to shoot large just to crop out the edges.

When shooting in some of the harshest conditions (as much as I enjoy the beach and salt air, it is incredibly harsh on photographic equipment) weather sealing is vital to not only durability but also keeping dust/debris out of your camera body and showing up as annoying spots in your images. The fluorine coating will also help keep spots off the front of the lens.

However, despite all the impressive specifications of this lens the true beauty is in the details. In this case the details are tack sharp. I have seen that DXOMark tested this lens to have superior sharpness to all other lenses in the class, even ones that cost significantly more. So when asked how I would use this lens it is simple – I would find beauty in this world and capture it in as sharp detail as the true-life experience provides.

The Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD would be useful zoom lens allowing me to photograph the beautiful wildlife where I live and the Vibration Compensation would greatly help with such long focal lengths.”

Congratulations Br Fla, you will also receive a copy of the new Night Photography Course by dPS.

We were all thrilled with the entries. You tugged at our heartstrings, made us laugh, made us smile, but most importantly, you made us keep wanting to do more of what we are doing; providing you quality information and guidance to become a better photographer. We were so pleased to see that you came from every part of the world, young adults to grandparents, and everyone in between. Thank you all for your entries!

Now, for those of you that didn’t win, Tamron has invited ALL dPS readers download their 2015-2016 eBook Series! You can find those HERE!

The Winners will be emailed with details of how to collect their prize. Please make sure to look for our email. Thanks you again for all the wonderful submissions and to Tamron for sponsoring this competition.

For winners outside the USA, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.
Winner responsible for any taxes or tariffs.

Tamron Rebates!

For all of you residing in the USA, when you do purchase your next Tamron Lens, make sure to take advantage of the rebates* up to $ 200 through March 4, 2017. Find additional information HERE!

*Current rebate offers end March 4, 2017. US RESIDENTS ONLY.

About Tamron

Disclaimer: Tamron is a paid partner of dPS.

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Announcing the PDN Gift Guide 2016

23 Nov

Our friends at Photo District News just published their annual Gift Guide, including gift ideas from the reviews team here at DPReview. Alongside our personal recommendations, you’ll find contributions from the team at PDN, and Rangefinder Magazine.

So whether you’re shopping for a special photographer in your life, or just as an end of year treat to yourself (we won’t tell anyone), this guide is a great place to get some inspiration.

Check out the 2016 PDN Gift Guide

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Announcing the winners of USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016

01 Nov

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Sunrise light illuminates Mount Rainier as it rises above low clouds, seen from high above Tipsoo Lake, Washington. Adult Overall Winner 2016. Photo by Alex Noriega

Nikon D600, 35mm, ISO 100, F11, shutter speed unknown

We’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 USA Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards! From thousands of entries, Oregon-based Alex Noriega’s photo of a misty Mount Rainier at sunrise was selected as the overall winner. Youth winners were also selected for the comptetitions categories, with Hawaii’s Raiatea Arcuri taking the overall Youth award for a stunning image of water flowing over coastal lava tubes.

We’re also excited to co-present a Special Award category, Life in Landscape. You can see the winner of that category and all of the other winning images by flipping through the slides above. For more information about the contest, visit their website. 

Press release:

The winners are announced
1st November 2016

A visually stunning and dramatic view of Mount Rainier has won the top prize in this year’s search for USA Landscape Photographer of the Year’s winning entry. Portland based photographer, Alex Noriega becomes the third person to win the overall title and the $ 15,000 prize. His picture of Mount Rainier as it rises above low clouds, seen from high above Tipsoo Lake was chosen, by the judges, from the thousands of entries received from over 40 countries across the globe, all celebrating the beauty and free spirit of the American landscape.

Charlie Waite, one of Britain’s leading landscape photographers and founder of the Awards spoke about this year’s competition:

“Apart from the pleasure I enjoy from my own landscape photography, there can be few experiences that come near the huge enjoyment and admiration that I have had from looking at photographs submitted to the USA Landscape Photographer of the Year.

I have been truly overwhelmed by the high quality, considered and finely crafted images that we have seen from so many talented photographers who have contributed for the third USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016.

From the start of the contest, the standard of landscape photography has been as high as it ever has been. The wonderful images that I have seen are testament to not only every photographer’s passion but for the obvious joy they receive from their creativity and indeed from fully engaging with some of the greatest landscapes on the planet.”

The Young Landscape Photographer of the Year title has been awarded to Raiatea Arcuri, who captured coastal lava tubes along the Kona coast on the Island of Hawaii. Raiatea said of his image “What makes the Big Island special is the presence of lava tubes around the island. Some of these lava tubes at the coast will make amazing water motion as the waves push water in and out. It can be quite an epic experience capturing it. The water can easily surge up to your waist level and quickly recede back into the tube, creating a nice waterfall.”

For the first time this year, the Awards are being held in association with DPReview and Amazon. Life in the Landscape, The Digital Photography Review Special Award was offered for the photograph judged to best convey how people interact with the American landscape. Michael Shainblum’s Endless which saw Michael endure extreme heat as it was about 105 degrees fahrenheit, certainly met the requirements for this Award and captures a truly magical moment.

Congratulations also goes to the winner of this year’s other Special Award. Wild Landscape, The Future Publishing Award was won by Terrence Bond for his photograph The Real Duck Dynasty which was taken on the Clarence Canon Wildlife Refuge, Annada, Mo on the migratory highway, on the west side of the Mississippi River.

2016 Results:

Adult Winner – Alex Noriega – Sunrise light illuminates Mount Rainier
Winner – Classic View – James Menzies – Main Strike, Grand Canyon National Park
Runner Up – Classic View – Long Nguyen – Lost, Boardman Farm, Oregon
Winner – Black and White – Terry Koyama – Waimea Bay Beast, Hawaii
Runner Up – Black and White – Michael Ryan – Waimea Bay Beast, California
Winner – My USA – Az Jackson – A lone figure of a man on Brooklyn Bridge, New York Runner Up – My USA – Michael Shainblum – Thunder Mountain, Eastern Sierra Mountains Winner – Urban – Souvik Dutta – Caged, Orlando, Florida
Runner Up – Urban – Jennifer Vahlbruch – 75 Stages of Life, Miami, Florida
Winner – Environmental Value – Terry Koyama – Mammatus Makers, Kansas
Runner Up – Environmental Value – Yoshiki Nakamura – Sunset flight in Fir Island, Mt Vernon
Winner – DPReview Special Award – Michael Shainblum – Endless, Fonts Point, Anza Borrego Desert
Runner Up – DPReview Special Award – Sapna Reddy – Escape the Ordinary, Mt Tamalpais, Marin County
Winner – Future Publishing Special Award – Terrence Bond – The real Duck Dynasty, Missouri
Runner Up – Future Publishing Special Award – Ashish Varma – Autumn fog over Grand Tetons, Wyoming

Youth Winner – Raiatea Arcuri – Coastal lava tubes in Kona, Hawaii
Winner – Classic View – Mark Rivera – Lamar Valley, Autumn Foliage, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Winner – Black and White – John Morris – Sunset Light Show, California
Winner – My USA – Raiatea Arcuri – Plume Cloud from the active Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii
Winner – Urban – Kyle Wolfe – The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Fort Point, San Francisco, California
Winner – Environmental Value – Mark Basarab – Fiery Sunset Yosemite National Park, California
Winner – DPReview Special Award – Mark Basarab – Point Reyes Slanted Tree, California Winner – Future Publishing Special Award – Kyle Wolfe – Navajo Sandstone of Antelope Canyon, Arizona

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USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Coastal lava tubes in Kona, HI cause the water to flow in and out creating beautiful water motion. Youth Winner 2016. Photo by Raiatea Arcuri 

Sony A6000, ISO 100, 0.4 sec, F11, 12mm (Rokinon 12mm)

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Waimea Bay Beast, Oahu, Hawaii. B&W Winner. Photo by Terry Koyama

Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF200-400mm F4L lens 1/640 sec, F5.6, ISO 800

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Sunset Light Show. B&W Winner Youth. Photo by John Morris

Nikon D800, 1/250th, F9, ISO 160

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Main Strike. Grand Canyon National Park. Classic Winner. Photo by James Menzies

Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 320, F10, focal length 26mm on a 17-40mm Wide lens. Bolt occurred during 19.9 second exposure

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Lamar Valley, Autumn Foliage, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Classic Winner Youth. Photo by Mark Rivera

Nikon D750, Nikkor 300mm lens, F6.7 for 1/640 second, ISO 250

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

“Endless” This image is a self portrait taken at Fonts Point in the Anza Borrego Desert. DPReview Special Award. Photo by Michael Shainblum

Canon EOS 6D, Rokinon 14mm F2.8 25sec F2.8 ISO 3200

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Point Reyes Slanted Tree, California. DPReview Special Award Youth. Photo by Mark Basarab

Canon Rebel T3i 1/1000sec F3.5 ISO 800

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Mammatus Makers, Kansas. Environmental Value. Photo by Terry Koyama

Sony a7R II with Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS 1/4sec, F8.0, ISO 100

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Fiery Sunset Yosemite National Park, California. Environmental Value Youth Winner. Photo by Mark Basarab

Panasonic Lumix G5 1/400sec F3.5 ISO 160

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

The real Duck Dynasty. Future Publishing Special Award Winner. Photo by Terrence Bond

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 600mm F4L IS, 7.5 MB, JPEG, ISO 125 840mm, F7.1 1/400 sec

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

A mysterious lone figure with an umbrella walking from the arches of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. My USA Winner. Photo by Az Jackson

Canon 5D Mark II – ISO: 800, F5.6, 1/40 sec. – Focal Length: 24mm

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

An interesting plume cloud from the active Halemaumau Crater with steam pluming from the vents below in Kilauea Iki Crater in Volcanoes National Park. My USA Youth Winner. Photo by Raiatea Arcuri

Sony A7S, ISO 500, 20 sec, F2.8, 24mm (Rokinon 24mm)

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

Caged (Orlando). Urban Winner. Photo by Souvik Dutta

Canon EOS 70D 1/1328 sec, F8, ISO 200, Focal Length 10mm (16 mm – 35 mm equivalent)

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 Winners

The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Fort Point in San Francisco. The eye is led into this circular composition by the careful placement of a rustic metal chain. Urban Winner Youth. Photo by Kyle Wolfe 

Sony A7, Sony 28mm F2, B+W 10 stop ND filter Manual exposure, F22, 30 seconds, ISO 64, 28mm

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Announcing the Winners of the Corel AfterShot Pro Editing Software

16 Aug

A huge thank you to everyone who entered our recent contest to win one of 10 copies of Corel’s AfterShot Pro 3 Photo Editor Software. This was an “After” themed competition, and so many of you shared your beautiful photographs, that we encourage everyone to go back and scroll through the comments section to view these wonderful images.

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As a bonus to the entire dPS Readership, Corel is offering a 30% discount on their AfterShot 3 leading Photo Editing Software for a limited time, and you’ll also receive FastFlick Instant Slideshow Maker for free! Just click here.

Yet again, the response was absolutely wonderful! But now, onto the winners! Drum roll please, and the winners are:

The Winners of the Corel After Photo Contest for 10 copies AfterShot Pro 3 Photo Editor Software are…

Winner 1: Huston Traviss

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Used the AfterShot Pro 3 free demo to finally fix a lightning picture of mine that was close but not perfect because of a raindrop on the lens. In 5 minutes I fixed something that was bothering me for months. If given a copy of this wonderful software, I would be able to finally salvage shots that are slightly off that I’d normally delete.

Winner 2: Glenn Lancaster

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I picked this sunrise picture of the Grand Tetons to edit with AfterShot for one reason – I captured this picture with my Nikon D800 using a 50mm lens and a UV filter. The RAW file (.NEF) is 74 MB, and with some of the other post-production programs I use, there is a huge download time, but AfterShot opened the file in the shortest amount of time.

I use Adobe Lightroom (LR) 6, Creative Suites 6, Elements 14 and DXO Pro 10 to edit my photography and with that knowledge base, judging a new post-production editing program is based on experience and not guess work. The format of AfterShot appears to be directly off the layout of LR, so if you’re familiar with Adobe programs, the learning curve will be near zero.

In reality I find LR non-user friendly for beginners, especially importing files, AfterShot has a direct system of importing and exporting files. AfterShot has a simple editing sequence, with a color engine generator slightly clearer & cleaner than LR. Bottom line – if you’re looking for a post production editing program for less $ $ $ and you don’t need hundreds of different selections to confuse your efforts, AfterShot is the answer.

Winner 3: Jayme Hunt

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I have to say that I’d never even heard of this software prior to reading this article. I did go ahead and download the trial, specifically to see what could be done with a low-light shot of lights. I certainly wasn’t expecting much. However, it warmed the whole scene up and made my photo look much more the way I envisioned it in my head! The presets produced some stunning visuals, but, in the end, I played with the histogram and produced exactly what I was after.

Winner 4: Andy Dines

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I use Lightroom as part of my job as a graphic designer but AfterShot Pro 3 really appeals to me for my own personal photography use, for the improved file opening times. Typically I can be loading several hundred photos at a time and this will make such a difference. Here is my ‘after’ photo.

Winner 5: Zabi Zafari

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Well this is a very nice software! When I first started out with Lightroom, it was nearly impossible to learn how to use any part of the program… But AfterShot is an extremely user friendly, simple yet powerful software, that almost anyone can use. The tools are right there, the histogram is great and much more refined compared to LR. And oh my, I have a MacBook pro from 2014 with 8 GB of ram and a SSD, yet Lightroom lags when opening, importing, exporting and saving files which is not convenient at all.

As they say for professionals, time is money and AfterShot is the real deal. The photo I have taken is with a standard 18-55 mm lens from my backyard, I edited in AfterShot and it gave me amazing results! great job to my friends at Corel.

Winner 6: Chris

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I have moved from Windows to Linux and have used AfterShot Pro 2 (edited the above image). Linux has some pretty good open source software but I find AfterShot works well for my needs. Very easy learning curve going from Lightroom to AfterShot. The price is more reasonable too!

Winner 7: Claudia Najhar Raphael

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I have AfterShot 2, and now I’m trying the AfterShot Pro 3, and so far I’m enjoying! There are some useful new features that make a lot of difference for me when editing my photos. I’m used to Corel products, since I’ve been using PaintShop since version X4, and AfterShot 2, and for me they work better than Lightroom or Photoshop. I like the fact that I don’t have to import my photos to edit, it makes everything much faster, and I directly export them as batch to finish my editing in PSP X8. …I call my photo After party, because that was a beautiful flower gift that’s been given to me. I edited in AfterShot [Pro 3] and finished in PaintShop Pro X8.

Winner 8: Dennis Fisher

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Well this little program made this little flower pop. A program for times when you thought you got it right but didn’t.

Winner 9: Jakob Maruši?

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Most of the time I shot macro photos of flowers and animals. For this contest I picked one of [my] newer photos of a tiny butterfly who was just having dinner. I would use AfterShot to mainly correct colors and composition…

Winner 10: Jake Nunnelee

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…I downloaded AfterShot Pro [3] and picked this image. I did some tweaking and made this picture look 10 times better using this program. I would love to win Corel AfterShot Pro! It would make editing pictures so much easier.

We were all very happy with the entries. You made us smile, but most importantly, you made us want to do more of what we do; provide you quality information and guidance to become a better photographer. We were so pleased to see that you came from every part of the world. Thank you all for your entries!

Again, for those of you that didn’t win, Corel is offering a 30% discount off their AfterShot 3 leading photo editing software for a limited time, AND, you will also receive FastFlick Instant Slideshow Maker for FREE!

Click HERE to receive your discount and free FastFlick.

The Winners will be emailed with details of how to collect their prize. Please make sure to look for our email. Thank you again for all the wonderful submissions and to Corel for sponsoring this competition.

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Learn more about AfterShot Pro 3 HERE.

Disclaimer: Corel is a paid partner of dPS.

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