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Weekly Photography Challenge – Black and White Techniques

15 Aug

This week on dPS it’s all about black and white photography. We are featuring a series of tips and articles around that topic. You can earlier ones below and more daily over the next few days.

  • 5 Simple Ways to Create Expressive Photos in Black and White
  • Tips for Black and White Wildlife Photography
  • 7 Tips for Black and White Portrait Photography
  • 28 Images with Strong Black and White Compositions

Photograph Happy Holidays! by Sam Assadi on 500px

Happy Holidays! by Sam Assadi on 500px

Photograph  One Railroader by Silvia S. on 500px

One Railroader by Silvia S. on 500px

Weekly photography challenge – black and white techniques

Your challenge this week is to try out different black and white techniques. Try any or all of the following:

  • Shoot in b/w mode
  • High contrast lighting
  • Convert to b/w in Lightroom
  • Convert to b/w using Photoshop
  • Try out a black and white plugin
  • Try out some sepia tone or split toning
  • Do a b/w portrait, landscape, macro, night shots, street photography, or flowers
  • Try a b/w silhouette

Photograph The essence of night by Liban Yusuf B&W on 500px

The essence of night by Liban Yusuf B&W on 500px

Photograph Venice Nostalgia by Csilla Zelko on 500px

Venice Nostalgia by Csilla Zelko on 500px

Photograph Time to go ... by Gaelle Lunven on 500px

Time to go … by Gaelle Lunven on 500px

Photograph The Last Ride by Rob Dweck on 500px

The Last Ride by Rob Dweck on 500px

Photograph Ways of Life by Eileen Hafke on 500px

Ways of Life by Eileen Hafke on 500px

Share your images below:

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge. Sometimes it takes a while for an image to appear so be patient and try not to post the same image twice.

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This is what it’s like to be dumped with fire retardant

15 Aug

DPReview’s home state of Washington has been hot and dry of late – severely so. As wild fires rage in the east of the state, local authorities are fighting to contain the flames and prevent property damage. KOMO News videographer Eric Jensen was in the town of Chelan today covering the evacuation, and captured some incredible footage of fire retardant being deployed from a low-flying aircraft. Click through to take a look

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Lego Limb: Bionic Arm for Kids Makes Prosthetics Playful

15 Aug

[ By Steph in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ]

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This modular twist-and-lock prosthetic arm for kids is designed specifically for integration with LEGO parts, turning it into a fun toy that makes it easier to engage with other children. A standard gripper makes the ‘Iko’ by Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar practical and functional for everyday use, but it can easily be popped off and replaced with designs of the kids’ own making.

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This creative prosthetic system lets children with disabilities use their imaginations to build tools that fit their own needs. The basic system includes a custom-fit prosthetic socket and forearm with a motorized adapter, a removable gripper and an easy-to-use charging station. Kids can swap out the gripper for backhoes and other LEGO creations. The arm can be programmed for various purposes and functions using myoelectric sensors.

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Tovar came up with the idea while working at LEGO Future Lab, realizing that play is such an essential part of childhood and that a fun prosthetic could make it easier for children to engage with each other without discomfort.

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“Currently I consider that prosthesis are not really designed for kids, yes they are functional in a traditional way, but kids in disability need more than a traditional tool, the physical aspect is just one of the big challenges of growing up, the psychological and the social aspect are as equally important and I wanted to do something about it.”

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 comes with new image signal processor

15 Aug

Qualcomm has announced the latest generation of its top-end chip, the Snapdragon 820, which is expected to start appearing in devices in the first half of 2016. It comes with the brand new Spectra camera ISP (Image Signal Processor), which it claims will make a number of improvements in image quality. Read more

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Pixbuf photography analytics tool launches as public beta

15 Aug

Pixbuf, a free social media management service for photographers, has launched a new analytics tool. With Pixbuf, photographers can upload images and then share them directly with several supported social networks, including 500px, Twitter, and Flickr. Pixbuf will then track analytics data related to the images. Read more

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14. August 2015

15 Aug

Das Bild des Tages von: Ralph Graef

Bunte, aufgestapelte Frachtcontainer.

Im Ausblick: Ein Unterwasserfotograf, die erste digitale Kamera und ein Todessprung.
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War Rigs: The tech used to shoot Mad Max: Fury Road

14 Aug

One of this summer’s biggest hits is undoubtedly ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’. Its narrative is built around an extended car chase, brought to life through physical stunts and visual effects work. We spoke with a few of the film’s visual effects supervisors about the gear used to shoot the film (from an Arri Alexa to an iPhone 6) and the impact it had on their work. Read more

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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The Devil’s in the Details: Macro Photography for Beginners

14 Aug

The world around us, that which we often consider mundane, if we consider it at all, is infinitely detailed. The carpet beneath your feet, the grass in your front yard and along the sidewalk you stroll down each day, the corners of your cupboard behind the cereal boxes, all of these places contain mind-boggling facets and edges and curves, if Continue Reading

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Samsung launches Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+

14 Aug

Samsung has today announced two new smartphones in its mobile device line-up. With their large 5.7-inch screens the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ both qualify as phablets and share most components, including camera hardware borrowed from the Galaxy S6. Read more

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Gitzo introduces three new Center Ball Heads

14 Aug

Gitzo has introduced new Center Ball Heads, a lineup composed of three different-sized models aimed at professionals and advanced amateur photographers. Each offers a tungsten disulfide coating for smooth movements. Read more

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