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Weekly Photography Challenge Generations
By Georgie Pauwels

In this earlier collection of images I found some fantastic photos that represent generations. In this challenge your job will be to capture the idea of generations. You could take that literally and use your own family, or friends, or step out of the box a little and try something a little different.
- Animals
- An old and new vehicle side by side
- An antique record player and an MP3 player
- Old TV and new plasma screen
- Bicycles
- Crumpled old weather paper and smooth, new paper
Getting some ideas?

Here are a few images to get you started.

By Hartwig HKD

By Andrea Costa

By Robert S. Donovan

By Nathan O’Nions

By Fouquier ?

By Florian Meinhardt

By Hamed Saber

By Simon & His Camera

By Ian Sane

Share your images of generations

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

Here are some more images to give you ideas:

By xflickrx

By westkeasman69

By Shena Tschofen

By Khánh Hmoong

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November 8, 2014
Weekly Photography Challenge – Brown

Brown is an unassuming and subtle color. For examples see the set of brown tone images I shared earlier.

When I say the word “color” I’m guessing that brown isn’t likely the first one that comes to your mind. But there is so much of this color all around us in the world, in nature. Many animals are brown. Many people have brown hair. It’s a natural and comfortable color, it feels warm.

So your challenge this week is to photograph the color brown. This could be a brown item, or maybe even a black and white image that you make into a sepia tone. Here are a few ideas for you how to incorporate this tone into your images:

By Oliver Hammond

By Julie Falk

By Johnson Cameraface

By andy li

By Rjabinnik and Rounien

By David Jenkins

By Lotte Grønkjær

By Algiers Photography

By eirasi

By Erica Annie

Now it’s your turn to go take some images of brown things, or tone them brown in post-processing.

Share your images of brown

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

Here are some more brown images to give you ideas:

By pieter musterd

By Jan Fidler

By Eric Vondy

By The Wandering Angel

By Jairo

Okay, what you got?

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November 1, 2014
B&W Challenge Day 1 – Point Reyes National Seashore Clouds
My friend Kelly Castro recently challenged me to the 5 Day B&W Photo Challenge on Facebook so I thought I would share my entries. The challenge is merely for fun and an exercise to think creatively. Having been in Dad mode the past several months I thought this would be a good way to get back in the game.

The photo above was taken in the Point Reyes National Seashore where I was tuning up and trying out some new gear. Taken mid-day on a bright sunny day I was trying out a Singh-ray More-Slo 10-stop filter. The effort was experimental and the output translated nicely to a textured black and white image. Stay tuned for more B&W.

I should also note that the B&W challenge requires that I invite another photographer to take part each day. Today I nominate Richard Wong.

Copyright Jim M. Goldstein, All Rights Reserved

B&W Challenge Day 1 – Point Reyes National Seashore Clouds

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October 29, 2014
Weekly Photography Challenge – Spooky Images for Halloween

If you want to see some scary images head over to my earlier collection of spooky images here.

This is the week of all the spooks and goblins so I though it would be fitting to see some scary images too. What do you consider spooky or creepy? It might be a big hairy spider, or maybe a ghostly double image, or perhaps some deep shadows in a hidden alleyway. Whatever it is, it’s your turn to photograph it and show me something that will make me have the chills.

Let’s see some examples:

By Delta

By Hartwig HKD

By Kevin Dooley

By Alice Popkorn

By Jesse Draper

By liz west

You get the idea. Now it’s your turn.

Weekly Photography Challenge – Spooky Images

Try and think about this one not so literally. I’ve done some photo competition judging and something similar was the theme for one category. I saw a lot of images trying too hard to be scary. Think subtle. We don’t need to see blood and guts to be scared. Less is more. A simple, dark, moody image of a creepy looking alley or lane-way could be all that’s needed. How about doing some double exposures at night using flash to create some ghosts, or just long exposures on a busy street to catch all the moving people at night. If you have some ideas share them here, then go shoot it and share the images too.

Share your spooky photos

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

Here are a few more images to scare you!

By Yamabxl

By jayRaz

By Howard Ignatius

By Tommy Clark

By Jorge Mexicano

By slworking2

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October 25, 2014
Weekly Photography Challenge – Shadows
Early I shared an assortment of shadowy images. I love playing with light and photographing shadows is a great way to help you learn to see light, and direction of light. Here are a few more examples:

By mgstanton

By Life Pilgrim

By Daniela Hartmann

This week’s photography challenge is all about the shadows. So head out and look for some light that creates interesting shadows. For a shadow image to work well you need a couple of things:
1. A hard light course like direct sun. You cannot find good shadows on an overcast or cloudy day.
2. Light that skims the surface like the late evening or dusk kind. Look for the long shadows at the end of the day (or first thing in the morning) they will add more drama to your images.
3. An interesting and well defined subject. For a shadow to be interesting the viewer needs to be able to identify and connect with the object producing the shadow, even if the object isn’t in the photo itself. Some things that work particularly well are trees, bicycles, people, a fence, etc.
Let’s see a few more examples that are well done:

By Michael

By Angelo Domini

By Harris Hui

By Broo_am (Andy B)

By Seema Krishnakumar

By Grozz

By Camil Tulcan

By Mark Anderson

By David Rodriguez Martin

By hapal

By Magdalena Roeseler

You can see by the images above that even tiny things like a seed can produce a great shadow. Find some ordinary household objects, put them in the sun, and see what the light does to the shadow. Try rotating it or moving around it.

Another idea is to do a self portrait using your own shadow. See how creative you can get with that. Throw your shadow on a wall, do a crazy pose, or get your camera in the shadow too. Mix it up, let’s see what you got! Humor is good too!

By Dustin Diaz

By gian?merz

By Claudio Cicali

By Volodymyr Pavlyuk

By BMiz

By Sherwood411

Share your images of shadows

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

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October 11, 2014
Weekly Challenge of Bird Photography
Earlier I shared an amazing bunch of photos of birds. Here’s a couple more for you:

By Susan

By Farrukh

Weekly photography challenge – bird photography

Now it’s your turn to go photograph some of our fine feathered friends, the birds. Keep in mind you don’t need to go farther than your own backyard to find birds, or the nearest park. If flying ones are too fast, how about a chicken? Visit a local farm to photograph some barnyard fowl.

Need some help with bird photography tips?
- Bird Photography Tips – How to Make Your Bird Photographs Stand Out
- Bird Photography Tips for Beginners
- Guide to Attracting Critters to Your Garden for Backyard Wildlife Photography
- Tips for Photographing Birds in Flight
A few more bird images to get you started:

By nigel

By Howard Ignatius

By Doug Brown

By davejdoe

Share your bird photography

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

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October 4, 2014
Weekly Photography Challenge – Starry Nights
Earlier today I shared a collection of starry night photos.

Fossilized UFO by Sakhr Abdullah on 500px

We have some good articles on shooting the stars and night photography here on dPS including;
- How to Photograph the Stars
- Photography Under the Stars
- Down and Dirty Guide to Milky Way Photography
- Tips for Photographing Star Trails
As you may have guessed you’re going to need these tips because it’s your turn to go out and shoot in this week’s challenge:

Starry nights

Mt Bromo Under The Stars by Elia Locardi on 500px

Startrails Matterhorn by Stanley Chen Xi on 500px

Stars 1 – Las Vegas Photographer – Ati Nagy by Ati Nagy on 500px

Eternal Loneliness by Stergos Skulukas on 500px

So grab your camera and tripod and get shooting!

Share your starry night images

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

Share your starry night images

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

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September 27, 2014
Weekly Challenge – Sports Photography
Earlier today I shared a collection of sports images. Now as usual it’s time for the challenge. I throw down the gauntlet and urge you to accept it and play along (pun intended).

Sports photography is a tricky subject. Fast moving subjects, quickly changing lighting conditions, and restrictions on where you are allowed to stand. All these things can be overcome and conquered – with practice!

Now is the perfect time to get out and do just that. Try out your high speed shooting mode, or borrow a lens. Find a local sporting event and get out and take some action photography shots. Here are some examples to get you started:

By Jim Larrison

By Javier

By Rahul Bhattacharyya

By USAG- Humphreys

By Todd Fong

By brent flanders

By Devon Christopher Adams

By David Humpohl

Need some help with some sports photography tips? Try these:
- Catching The Action: Photographing Youth Sports
- Catch that Shot! 10 Tips for Weekend Warrior Sports Photographers
- Sports Photography – An Introduction
- Tips for Indoor Sports Photography – Part 1
Share your sports images

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

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September 20, 2014
Weekly Photography Challenge: Animals

Earlier I shared a bunch of images of wild animals for you to admire. There are some amazing shots out there and it takes a great amount of patience to be a wildlife photographer.

So your challenge this week is to go out and photograph some animals. They don’t necessarily have to be wild, but if you can find some – bonus!

By Massmo Relsig

Your dog, the squirrel in backyard, or even a visit to your local zoo will work. Think about your lens selection (wildlife photographers usually use really long lenses, partly to keep their subjects from eating them), your camera settings to freeze or blur any action, and your timing. Will you use a tripod or a monopod? What time of day is best to find the animals and get the best light?

These are all things I want you to consider as you go out to photography animals. Remember if you head out into nature:

Take only photographs – leave only footsteps

Photographing animals will require patience. They may not do what you want or expect them to do, so you have to be ready and anticipate their actions. Are you up to the challenge? Go!

By jimmy brown

By Silver Doctor

By Tobias

By Lumiere2005

By Martin Fisch

By Terry Chay

By Humberto Moreno

By Tetsumo

By Marie and Alistair Knock

By Ian Robertson

Share your animal photos

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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.

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September 13, 2014
Weekly Photography Challenge Black and White Portraits
Last week’s challenge was also black and white and in keeping with the them, earlier today I shared a set of black and white portraits. Your challenge this week, if you choose to accept it, is do photograph a real person and do a portrait in black and white.

By Sean Molin

There are lots of articles here on dPS to help you with that and get some inspiration including:
- Create Better Black and White Photos Using Local Adjustments in Lightroom 5
- How to Convert Photos to Black and White in Lightroom
- How to See in Black and White
- DISCUSS: When you Photograph People in Black and White, you Photograph their Souls
Here are a few more example black and white portraits:

By Sean McGrath

By Ben Raynal

By Neil Moralee

By stephane

By Ronn aka “Blue” Aldaman

By Dietmar Temps

By Nicolas Alejandro

By Gustave Deghilage

By Dietmar Temps

By i k o

By Fadzly Mubin

If you want to learn more about black and white grab a copy of the newest dPS ebook The Essential Guide to Black and White Photography at early bird pricing only until September 13th.

Share your black and white portrait images

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) 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 leading lines using pathways and roads in this week’s challenge.

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September 6, 2014