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Weekly Photo Challenge – Sunrise

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It’s 2021 and it’s simply time to see your sunrise, wherever you are in the world! This week, simply post your sunrise photograph and roughly where it was taken (which town are you in or near?) in the comment section. #dPSSunrise

Don’t forget, you can go back and try ALL of our CHALLENGES over HERE!

A sunrise can show many things, quality of light, silhouette, rays of sun, clouds, water… Whatever, as long as it’s a sunrise! Tag your post on social – #dPSSunrise

Share on Instagram and tag us so we can repost you! @DigitalPS

Photo by Federico Respini on Unsplash

Remember! Note down where you made your photograph and share it in the comments!

Share on Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #dPSCars so we can see them!

How do I upload my photo to the comments?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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 favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them.

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March 13, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Cars

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We’ve had ‘transport’ but I thought maybe this week we’ll look at cars specifically!

We have SO many tips for photographing cars, and I’ve gathered a search for you (Click Here) and I also want to share a link to a friend of mine’s website, Larry Chen, he’s a Canon Explorer of Light and an amazing car photographer (Click Here) for some inspiration.

Don’t forget, you can go back and try ALL of our CHALLENGES over HERE!

Your Cuban Ride

Quick Car Photography tips? Here’s a list of seven that might help you.

Think about details and angles that you don’t often see or think about, perhaps you could try panning for a different looking photo?

You can upload your photo here (comments down below) or over in our Facebook Group.

Share on Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #dPSCars so we can see them!

How do I upload my photo to the comments?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

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March 6, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Texture
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Texture is one of the seven elements of art. Rough vs smooth, patterns, contrast. We have many ways to show texture and this week we want to see how you interpret and show texture in a photograph. I’ve gathered a few examples of what ‘texture’ is, to me, and I guess we can interpret it in our own way and it might be different for you – but anyway! here are a few examples…

This Week Your Challenge Theme is #dPSTexture

There are some great examples and articles on #dPSTexture on the blog, too! Make sure you pop across and take some extra inspiration from them!
- How to use texture to create compelling images.
- 17 highly detailed images that show texture.
- Tips for abstract macro photography using texture and light.
You can upload your photo here (comments down below) or over in our Facebook Group.

Share them on Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #dPSTexture so we can see them!

How do I upload my photo to the comments?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

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February 27, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Old
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The theme this week was going to be ‘Cold’ but then I thought of all the people in snow&ice I’ve seen online this week and thought no, they’re likely quite done with ‘cold’ and then I realised I’d missed the C and thought I’d stick with ‘Old’ An old scene, an old object like some of my tools, below, or an old person’s portrait even? (And if any of you young people find and post a photo of me, there’s gonna be trouble haha!)

This Week Your Challenge Theme is #dPSOld

With the theme #dPSOld some things you can think about when you’re taking your photos are:
1. Detail – showing details, lines, cracks, wear.
2. Story – work at telling a story with your image.
3. Nothing old? Consider working on your image in post and going for ‘vintage’ look? (Here are some examples)
Don’t forget, you can go back and try ALL of our CHALLENGES over HERE!

Old tools or old cars, they have to be two of my favourite ‘old’ things to photograph! What can you find in your neighbourhood or in your house that you can photograph for this week’s challenge!

That time in Cuba – gtvone

You can upload your photo here (comments down below) or over in our Facebook Group.

Share them on Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #dPSMirror so we can see them!

Great! Where do I upload my photos?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

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February 20, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Mirrors

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Mirror mirror on the wall… or, in my case, in a train station! Where will you find a mirror and how will you make a creative photo with it! I have a couple of ideas in mind and will be out and about making my photo to submit in the Facebook group, during the week! Meanwhile, here are a couple from yesteryear!

Find a mirror in a train station and make a self portrait.

Here are 19 more creative mirror self-portraits if you’d like to try!

A couple more great examples for you, below.

Photo by Caroline Veronez on Unsplash

Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash

Don’t forget, you can go back and try ALL of our CHALLENGES over HERE!

You can upload your photograph here (comments down below) or over in our Facebook Group.

Share them on Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #dPSMirror so we can see them!

Great! Where do I upload my photos?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

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February 14, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Flowers

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BEFORE you all rush to your archives to share that photo you’re thinking of, the ‘challenge’ part of our weekly challenges is that you get out and make a new photo for each challenge, and while we know that can be difficult, we would love to see you challenge yourselves and make a new, better than you’ve EVER done, image for the weekly challenges, rather than just grabbing one from the archives – if you can!

Need Inspo? Click Here or Here or Here

This week our theme is ‘Flowers‘ and while it has been done before, we want to see it done again, better than ever! From your garden, someone else’s garden, in the street, in the hills… What can you do with a simple flower? Work on your depth-of-field, eliminating distraction, or maybe make it part of a bigger scene, hidden beauty kind-of-thing.

Make sure you use the hashtag #dPSFlowers if you post your challenge entry on social media!

Not Always Alive – #dPSFlowers

Don’t forget, you can go back and try ALL of our CHALLENGES over HERE!

Fields of Gold #dPSFlowers

Great! Where do I upload my photos?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

Share in the dPS Facebook Group

You can also share your images in the dPS Facebook group as the challenge is posted there each week as well.

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February 6, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Trees

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Where would we be without them! I left the weekly challenge topic to my 11yo today, his first choice was “Piranhas” I’m thankful he got the idea from my facial expression that his first topic choice wouldn’t fly… ‘Trees’ he said, thoughtfully.

Tag your photograph #dPSTrees if you share it on social media.

Still trees, silhouetted trees, reflected trees, trees with lots of movement and a slow shutter… As ever, your options are endless and this is where your creativity must rear up and show itself! A tree is an easy thing to photograph, there it is, sitting there keeping you alive, click, job done right? No no no… take some time and show us something we haven’t seen before, detail, angles, the life of a tree.

Missed a challenge? Catch up here!

The two trees above couldn’t be any more different, the first one on Coombe Hill, in London, this one just above in Tilba Tilba, Australia, an old Oak and an old Gum… Moody was what I was going for there! Below’s tree, in London again, for a spot of reflection. Well, don’t just stand there, make like a tree and leaf…. (yes, I know, that was terrible)

Great! Where do I upload my photos?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

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January 30, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Orange

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“Orange, oh, that’s easy!” I hear you say, well, let’s see how easy it is and how creative you can get with such a simple theme!

You can see all of our challenges right here, go back and try your hand at ones you’ve missed.

Need some ‘Orange’ inspiration? Have a look here or here! Or use the ‘search’ function at the top of our website.

Tag your photograph #dPSOrange if you share it on social media.

As ever, take a look below to check out how to upload your image under this blog post, or visit us on our Facebook group, or post your image on socials, @digitalps and use the hashtag #dPSOrange – Sounds good!

Great! Where do I upload my photos?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

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January 23, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Water

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There are so many ways to photograph ‘water’ be it running, still, lakes, oceans, rivers… The list is likely to be endless and all-encompassing. #dPSWater

Tag your photograph #dPSWater if you share it on social media.

Slowing your shutter down and capturing the life in water, above with 1/10th of a second – unexpected and out on a shelf of rock with no filters, I had to stop my lens wayyyy down (f22) to get the slow shutter speed – just remember though, really high F numbers show you just how dirty your sensor is! (Clean it!)

Don’t know how to slow that shutter down? Click Here, try it, them come post your water photograph for this week’s challenge! Details on how to submit at the base of this post.

Maybe combine elements of water and sky to give your image extra levels of interest.

Great! Where do I upload my photos?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

Join and post in our Facebook Group

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January 16, 2021
Weekly Photo Challenge – Serenity

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Welcome to the first weekly photo challenge for 2021! We’re starting out fairly calmly with the theme of ‘Serenity’ How will you convey ‘Serenity’ through a photograph?

Tag your photograph #dPSSerenity if you share it on social media.

Naturally, i’m thinking of Bonnie Doon which likely will mean nothing to anyone outside of Australia, but I guess serenity can be many things to many people, to me it’s generally sharing something ‘peaceful’ through a photograph, here are a couple of examples (and yes, we encourage great drone photography too)

The serenity in a scene, a single leaf on a tree, a still lake, a calm person, an empty beach at sunrise… SO many options for you to consider and then photograph. Make it your goal to go out and make a new photograph, make it a challenge.

Tag your photograph #dPSSerenity if you share it on social media.

Clearly I find my personal serenity at the ocean!

Great! Where do I upload my photos?

Simply upload your shot into the comments 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.

Share in the dPS Facebook Group

You can also share your images in the dPS Facebook group as the challenge is posted there each week as well.

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January 11, 2021