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  • Weekly Photography Challenge Outside the Box Creativity

    This time around the weekly photography challenge is a little bit different than our usual topics. This one is pretty wide opened because I want you to get out there and get crazy creative!

    By Holger Ejleby

    If that is you – get out of there and try something different! Outside the box creativity is this week’s challenge.

    Earlier today I shared some images I found for you to stir up some ideas – take a look at those if you haven’t already done so.

    Need ideas? Try these articles to get you started:

    • 6 Ways to Enhance Your Creativity
    • Kick Your Creativity Up A Notch
    • 5 Cheap and Easy Ways to Re-inspire Your Photographic Creativity
    • 7 Photography Projects to Jumpstart your Creativity
    • Get Your Creative Juices Flowing with Different Focal Lengths

    Need more inspiration? Here are a few outside the box ideas and images:

    By Alexey Kljatov

    By Bernat Casero

    By Spreng Ben

    By Toby Keller

    By sharyn morrow

    By Matthias Weinberger

    By Alice Popkorn

    By Tim Hamilton

    By Tc Morgan

    So it could be a new shooting technique, post-processing magic, or a subject you’ve been meaning to try. Whatever it is that gets you thinking a bit, and results in a different finished product – do it!

    Show use your Creative 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. Okay, ready to impress us?

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  • Weekly Photography Challenge – Black and White

    Earlier today I professed my love of black and white photography and shared a collection of some powerful B&W images and some articles on tips for making your own B&W images.

    So now it’s your turn to show us your images. The weekly photography challenge this time around is black and white.

    A few images to inspire you

    By Marco Calabrese

    By Yasin Hassan – ????? ???

    By Chris JL

    By { pranav }

    By Simon & His Camera

    By gato-gato-gato

    By gato-gato-gato

    By Greg McMullin

    By i k o

    By i k o

    Need help converting to Black and White?

    • How to Convert Photos to Black and White in Lightroom
    • 3 Tips for Better Black and White Conversion using Lightroom
    • Converting Images to Black and White Properly
    • Tips for Shooting and Processing Better Black and White Photographs
    • An Adjustable Black and White Conversion in Photoshop Elements
    • How to Create a Black and White High Contrast Sky from a Colour Image

    Show use your Black and White 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. Okay, ready to impress us?

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  • Weekly Photography Challenge – Lens Flare

    Earlier I shared a set of images using lens flare as an element of the photograph. In most cases you want to avoid the sun hitting the lens, but sometimes it can be used to your benefit to create an image with warmth and depth.

    So now is your chance.

    The weekly challenge this week is lens flare!

    Need some help? Here are a few articles to give you some lens flare tips:

    • How to use Lens Flare to Your Advantage
    • 5 Tips for Achieving Artistic Lens Flare: How To
    • Using Sun Flares and Starbursts to Create Stunning Images

    Here are a few more lens flare images to get you started:

    By Sean Molin

    By Brian Wolfe

    By Frank Wuestefeld

    By Seth Rader

    By János Csongor Kerekes

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  • Weekly Challenge Silhouette Photography

    Earlier today I shared some stunning silhouette photography to give you some ideas. If you’ve never done any of this type of photography here’s your chance because it’s also the weekly photography challenge.

    To give you some ideas on how to create a great silhouette here are some articles and tips:

    • Create Powerful Silhouettes by Telling a Story
    • 5 Tips For Photographing Silhouettes
    • How to Photograph Silhouettes in 8 Easy Steps

    Here are a few images to help you get started

    By Hani Amir

    By Rama V

    By Jens Schott Knudsen

    By Easa Shamih

    By Bill Gracey

    By eNriKeFot?

    By Joey Yee

    By Geraint Rowland

    By Kevin Dooley

    Share your silhouette 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. Okay, ready to impress us?

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  • Weekly Challenge – Starry Night Photography

    This week we had some Beginners Tips for Night Sky and Star Photography by one of our newest dPS writers, Phillip VanNostrand. Earlier today I shared a collection of Dreamy Star Photography.

    By Dennis Behm

    So, now it ‘s your turn. Get out into the night and photograph some stars for this week’s challenge:

    Starry Night Photography

    Here are a few more starry night photos to get you motivated, inspired and ready to go shoot.

    By Bill Shupp

    By Kris Williams

    By slworking2

    By Tom Bricker

    By David Kingham

    By Brian Hawkins

    Need more help with some tips and tutorials? Try these:

    • Lake Tekapo Under the Stars
    • The Night Sky In Landscape Photography
    • Tips for Photographing Star Trails
    • Photography Under the Stars

    Share your starry night 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. Okay, ready to impress us?

     

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  • Weekly Photography Challenge – Food Photography

    By il-young ko

    Earlier today I shared a collection of food photography to make you hungry and hopefully get you inspired. Now it’s your turn! This week’s photography challenge is of course:

    Food Photography!

    Here are a few more to get you drooling and thinking. There’s a lot to good food photography but if I had to give you one tip to get started it would be this – keep it simple and clean. Keep the background uncluttered and your props plain. Let the food be the star.

    By Anne

    By Cat

    By liz west

    By Nick Nguyen

    By Christopher Chan

    By chotda

    Share your food 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. Okay, make us hungry.

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  • Weekly Photography Challenge – Abstract Photography

    Earlier I shared some inspiring abstract photos to help get you motivated and give you some ideas for this week’s photography challenge:

    Abstract Photography

    By Dagny Mol

    Definition of abstract in relation to art

    1ab·stract  adjective \ab-?strakt, ?ab-?\

    • expressing ideas and emotions by using elements such as colors and lines without attempting to create a realistic picture
    • A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth century. Abstract art seeks to break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of forms and colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images.

    Basically what that means if you’ve never done any abstract photography is shoot your subject in a way that it is either somewhat or totally unrecognizable. Concentrate on shapes, colors, and form and less on the thing in the photo. Shooting for abstract is a great exercise to help you train your eye to see “photographically” and get more creative.

    So if you tend towards technically perfect images, it’s time to get outside your comfort zone and do something different. Make ones that are out of focus blobs of bokeh, under or overexposed, shadows, reflections, zoomed images, focused on patterns, macro photography or close-ups, and other crazy ideas. The whole idea here it to play around and see what you get. The key phrase for this challenge is:

    What if I . . . ?

    Need some more ideas? Here are a few images to get you started.

    By Riccardo Cuppini

    By @Doug88888

    By Kevin Dooley

    By @Doug88888

    By @Doug88888

    By Hector Lazo

    By Tony Hall

    By Geraint Rowland

    By Claudio.Ar

    Share your abstract 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.

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  • Weekly Photography Challenge – Cityscapes

    Earlier today I shared a set of images of cityscapes. That’s designed to inspire you, make you say “wow” and want to get out there and photograph your city.

    This week I’d like to challenge you to photograph close to home. If you live in a city, you’re all set! If you’re in the country or smaller town, you just need to get more creative or take a short drive.

    You’ll notice that many of the cityscape images in the collection are shot at night. That’s when the city and the lights really come to life and dance for the camera. Find the best location and angle to photograph your cityscape. Try looking up at the buildings, or getting up high on a rooftop or balcony and looking down. Change up your perspective to create something different and striking.

    Maybe try some black and white photography or even some HDR of the city skyline. Go capture the same scene at different times of day including: sunset, the blue hour (twilight), and after dark. Shoot wide and get the whole vista, and try some closer up and focus in on details. Here are a few images to give you more ideas:

    By joiseyshowaa

    By Chris Smith

    By Christopher

    By Pedro Szekely

    By Justin Brown

    By jesuscm

    By Paolo Margari

    By Pedro Szekely

    By Justin Brown

    By ZeroOne

    By Nathan Congleton

    By Shawn Hoke

    By David Yu

    Share your cityscape 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.

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  • Weekly Photography Challenge – Pet Photography

    By Jamie Grant

    Last couple of weeks have been all about nature and the outdoors. Another part of nature is the animal kingdom. So this week’s photography challenge is to get out and photograph some pets. If you don’t have any borrow your friend’s or neighbours.

    Photographing animals presents a unique set of challenges. You have a moving, possibly unwilling subject to deal with – as well as potentially tricky exposure to try and get detail in fur or feathers. Just the right light is essential, as is a delicate hand at working with your furry (or feathered, or scaled) friends.

    Let’s see how creative you can get. Here’s a few ideas to get you started:

    By Corrado Alisonno

    By Sonny Annesley

    By Sergiu Bacioiu

    By Viola’s visions ????

    By Sergiu Bacioiu

    By Rafael Acorsi

    By Paulo Brandao

    By Tambako The Jaguar

    By Charlie Stinchcomb

    By Adam Foster

    Share your pet 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.

    Need help? How about some articles on pet photography like these:

    • Top 10 Pet Photography Tips and Techniques
    • How to get the “Money Shot” in Pet Photography
    • 5 Adorable Pet Photos [and How to Make your Shots even Cuter]

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  • Weekly Photography Challenge Waterfalls

    Earlier today I shared a collection of waterfall photographs to get your weekend going, and earlier this week we launched our latest dPS eBook  – Loving Landscapes A guide to landscape photography workflow and post-production. So in keep with the theme of landscape and nature photography the weekly photography challenge will be waterfalls.

    By paul bica

    Even if you live in the city you can probably find some manmade waterfalls or fountains nearby. Think outside the box. Is there a park with a stream? Perhaps a babbling brook? Do some digging and find some running water and go photograph it. It need not be a full on waterfall, use a fountain if you have to. The principals are the same.

    The main concern when photographing a waterfall is how to capture the moving water. You basically have two approaches to choose from: freeze it, or blur it. Freezing the water will give a motionless effect, with water droplets suspended in mid air. Blurring it can have a dreamy, foggy look and a totally different feeling. Neither is right or wrong, they just produce different results. So choose one and see what happens, or better yet, do a variety. You may be surprised with the results and which ones you prefer.

    Here are a few examples to give you ideas:

    By Kerry Sanders

    By Joe Parks

    By Centurion

    By zev

    By blmiers2

    By Peter Roome

    By thomas brown

    By Alex Shamis

    Share your waterfall 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.

    Need help? How about some articles on nature and waterfall photography like these:

    • 4 Tips for Shooting Drop Dead Gorgeous Waterfalls
    • 3 Tips for Creating Dramatic Images using Motion
    • Picking A Waterfall Shutter Speed For The Best Look
    • Waterfall Digital Photography

    Check ou the newest dPS ebook – Loving Landscapes A guide to landscape photography workflow and post-production – a brand new dPS ebook by the authors of Living Landscapes

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