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Weekly Photography Challenge – Complementary Colors

This week I thought we’d do another photography challenge based on color, but not just one color – complementary or opposite ones like the images shared earlier here.

By pichenettes

Complementary color appear opposite on the color wheel. Find them in the example above. Use them in the challenge this week.

Weekly Photography Challenge – Complementary Colors

Your job is to find and photograph things with complementary or opposite colors. Many pairs of them occur in the natural world if you just look around. If you can’t find any, make your own. Here are a few more examples:

By Shålaco

By Margaret Almon

By Andy Farnsworth

By Eileen McFall

By Distant Hill Gardens

By jeyp.

By Kate Ter Haar

By HIM LEE

By Bogdan Suditu

By Michael Wallace

By Surajram Kumaravel

Share your complementary images here:

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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April 4, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Shoot the Moon
By Luz Adriana Villa

The image above and these other 25 images of the moon might give you a hint as to your challenge this week.

Night sky photography can be challenging and a lot of fun. Now’s the time to get out and try photographing the moon if you haven’t already.

We have several articles on the topic here on dPS if you need assistance:
- 20 Dos and Don’ts for Shooting the Moon
- Beyond Full Moon Photography
- Moon Photography: 6 Tips for Better Moon Photos
- Moon Photography Made Simple
By Sam Javanrouh

By @lbyper

By Christian Ronnel

By Dylan Toh

Share your shoot the moon images here:

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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March 28, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Emotions
By Brett Davies

Image which show emotions or evoke them are powerful. But what kinds of emotions can be captured or portrayed in a photograph? How about these, just to get started:
- Anger
- Sadness
- Fear
- Love
- Loneliness
- Confusion
- Pride
- Jealousy
- Fatigue
- Dispair
What others can you think of?

By Illusive Photography

By [AndreasS]

Weekly photography challenge – emotions

Your challenge this week is to take a photo, or series of them, that pull at the emotions. It might be a person and their expression, or an inanimate object. Lighting, lens selection, and camera angle can all affect mood in an image, so choose carefully and purposefully to create emotional images.

This does not mean images of people pretending to cry or be angry – no real emotions. A baby’s giggling face when it’s tickled, the pleasure of a great meal or coffee, genuine real emotion. Include a person or not – it’s your choice.

By Jelly Dude

By Andi Campbell-Jones

By Luke Andrew Scowen

By Brett Davies

Share your emotional images here:

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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March 21, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Darkness and Light

Have a look at these example images using light and dark for dramatic effect.

In photography light is everything. But to have depth and drama you must also have dark and shadow. So it’s your turn to interpret that and see how you can use darkness and light in your images this week.

Weekly Photography Challenge – Darkness and Light

By photophilde

Look for contrast, drama and moody lighting. Harsh lighting might work in your favour here but isn’t mandatory. Think about shadows, look for subjects with unique shapes.

Here are a few more examples:

By ester-**

By seyed mostafa zamani

By Bill Gracey

By Ray Schamp

By Jesse Freeman

By Nicolas Alejandro

Share your dark and light images here:

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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March 14, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Spring

Ah spring! The smell of fresh flowers in the air, an early morning dew on the grass, and rain shower in the afternoon – some of the signs that spring might be here.

Bowen Chin

What images pop into your mind when you think of spring? Baby birds, leaves forming on the trees, the last puddles of snow melting, the bees coming to visit the new flowers?

Weekly Photography Challenge – spring

Whatever spring means to you it’s time to get out there and photography it. Your challenge this week is to get off the couch, get outside and see where new life is happening. If there is still snow where you live perhaps a visit to a local greenhouse will inspire you. Here are a few more spring images to get you thinking:

By nutmeg66

By Teresa Gibbison

By Emy ^^

By Linda Gail.

By Martin Thomas

By Evan Leeson

By Sander van der Wel

By Brad Smith

By storebukkebruse

By Putneypics

Share your spring images here:

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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March 7, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Using a Small Aperture

Time to try out your aperture range. Last week you were encouraged to shoot wide opened using a large aperture.

Now you need to crank it the opposite direction and get some maximum depth of field in this weekly photography challenge of using a small aperture.

By Michael Chen

Weekly photography challenge

First let’s define small aperture. Usually when photographers talk about a large aperture it’s in the f/1.8 to f/4 range. Small apertures would include f/11 and smaller (f/16-f/32). What that means is the lens is letting in less light due to the smaller opening – and it also means more of the scene is in sharp focus, or deep depth of field.

You may need to use a tripod for this one as the small aperture consequently also means you’ll need to use a longer shutter speed. Keeping the ISO low will help you avoid noise as well and keep sharpness to the maximum.

Here are a few more examples:

By zman z28

By Michael Bohlander

By Vasile Hurghis

Lavender perspective by Peter Zelei on 500px

Share your small aperture images here:

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February 28, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Wide Opened

This week’s challenge is all about using a large aperture, shooting wide opened. You can see some examples of this technique using shallow depth of field here.

Aperture is one side of the exposure triangle and understanding it, and truly mastering it is so important to taking your photography to the next level. This is your chance to practice.

By Evan Leeson

Even if you do not have a lens that has f/1.4 or even f/2.8 you can still achieve a shallow depth of field. It also has to do with distance to subject, and focal length. So throw on a long lens and use the largest aperture you’ve got and just go do your best.

Here are a few examples using wide open apertures:

By premier-photo.com

By Mark Strozier

By Janet Ramsden

By Alex

By Susana Fernandez

Share your wide opened images here:

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February 21, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Panning
By Paolo Margari

Earlier I shared some images created using the panning technique.

I love the dramatic feeling of motion that happens when everything comes together and it works. Panning isn’t easy to perfect though, it takes a little bit of practice. If you want some tips on how to do it, try these articles:
- 3 Tips for Creating Dramatic Images using Motion
- Using Slower Shutter Speeds to Show Motion in Your Images
- Showing Speed: Using Panning When Shooting Action
- Creative Reasons to use Intentional Camera Movement
As you might have guessed already – now it’s your turn!

Weekly challenge – panning

Here are a couple more examples, then it’s over to you.

By Takashi Hososhima

By Angelo Domini

By Jamie McCaffrey

By zoutedrop

By Takashi Hososhima

Keep in mind you can do panning on anything that’s moving. Cars, kids, animals, carnival rides, playground rides, bikes, trikes, etc. – get creative with it.

Share your panning images here:

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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February 14, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – A Need for Speed
In this set of speed busting images you can see the effect that using a fast shutter speed can have on your images. If you want to photograph a moving subject and freeze them in mid-action, that is what is required.

By TexasEagle

Weekly Photography Challenge – A Need for Speed

This week your challenge is to find something moving – fast! It could be traffic on a busy street, or something involving sports of some kind. Just get out there and work on using a fast shutter speed to freeze the subject at the peak of action.

You can try the following settings to help you get sharp images:
- Continuous focus mode, will continually focus on the moving target as long as you have the button pressed part way down.
- Zone focus or having some or all of your focus points active. That allows the camera to pick where to focus.
- Back button focus – this is how the sports shooters I know do work.
- High speed or continuous drive – so you take a few shots in succession when you press and hold the shutter button.
- Shutter priority set to a fast setting. You will usually need at least 1/500th or faster to freeze anything moving quickly. NOTE: if you do use shutter priority keep an eye on your exposure. If the aperture is flashing at you in the viewfinder it means your shutter speed is TOO fast and the aperture cannot open wide enough to make a good exposure. In that case you may have to increase your ISO – but just keep an eye on it. OR use aperture priority set to your widest aperture which in turn will automatically give you the fastest shutter speed possible in that light. If it’s not fast enough – bump that ISO!
Here are a few examples to get you started:

By Danny Perez Photography

By Contact-Centres-Highland

By BANAMINE

By Mark Robinson

By Ib Aarmo

By USAG- Humphreys

By Pepe´ Cam Photography

Share your fast images here:

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February 7, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Long Exposures

In this collection of long exposure photographs you can see some great examples of how you can use this technique to produce stunning images.

By Stewart Ayrey

I teach a night photography class and many times I’ve seen a whole new world of exciting things open up for my students when they learn about long exposures. Of course you can use this technique in the daytime as well, but it is often associated with night photography. On a weekend workshop I lead we go out and photograph the sunset and I MAKE them use tripods, amid much grumbling. Then after the sun goes down they start to pack up and head back to our hotel. I tell them to keep shooting. Many times I’ve been told “I didn’t know you could take photos in such dim light”. Then we get out the flashlights and do some light painting and the magic begins.

To see some of the top articles on night photography on dPS in 2014, head over here.

Weekly photography challenge – long exposures

Have you tried any long exposure photography before? If not, now is the time. You will need a good, sturdy tripod and ideally a remote trigger to fire the camera (reducing camera shake). Here are a few long exposure images to give you some ideas on what you can do:

By Mike

By Kostas Kokkinos

By José Miguel

By Duane Schoon

By Howard Ignatius

By Bill Devlin

By Abi Booth

By Trey Ratcliff

By William Cho

By José Miguel

By jason

By Dave Wilson

By Nicholas Chai

Note: please take note if you are going to attempt doing fire spinning with steel wool, please make sure you read about safety and do so at your own risk. IT IS dangerous and can result in fire or injury if precautions are not taken.

Okay it’s your turn – go! Show us what you can come up with. Get creative.

Share your long exposure images here:

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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January 30, 2015