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Weekly Photography Challenge – Powerlines

27 Jun

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This week’s weekly photography challenge – POWERLINES!

Weekly Photography Challenge – Powerlines
You might want to capture powerlines reflecting in water like this shot I took. © Caz Nowaczyk

Powerlines are everywhere (well at least here in Australia they are!). Capture them close up or as part of a wider scene. Capture them against a fabulous sunrise or sunset, as a silhouette, or whatever you like. You get the idea!

Play with post-processing too, if you like.

The choice is yours! I look forward to seeing what you share ?

Weekly Photography Challenge – Powerlines
This one is a mix of the sunsetting and silhouettes on a Melbourne city street. © Caz Nowaczyk
Weekly Photography Challenge – Powerlines
These powerlines are part of a larger vista and lead the viewer’s eye into the frame. © Caz Nowaczyk.

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing POWERLINES

How to Take Better Sunset Photos

How to Create Powerful Silhouettes by Telling a Story

How to Edit Silhouette Photos in Lightroom

5 Exercises to Improve Your Street Photography

Make the Most of High Contrast Lighting for Dramatic Street Photos

How to Tell a Story With Your Street Photography

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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 favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSpowerlines to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Boats

20 Jun

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This week’s weekly photography challenge – BOATS!

Boats on Merimbula Lake at sunset by Caz Nowaczyk
Boats on Merimbula Lake at sunset by Caz Nowaczyk

It can be boats, kayaks, or stand-up paddleboards. Capture them on lakes or out at sea, at sunrise or sunset or in the middle of the day. They can be close-ups of things on a boat, or the boats can be part of a large vista. They can be color or black and white. They can be taken with your good camera or your smartphone (as mine are).

Play with post-processing too, if you like.

The choice is yours! I look forward to seeing what you share ?

Weekly Photography Challenge – Boats
Boats on Merimbula Lake and Mitchies Jetty at sunset by Caz Nowaczyk
Weekly Photography Challenge – Boats
Boats on Merimbula Lake and Mitchies Jetty at sunset by Caz Nowaczyk
Boats by the Lake at Durras North at sunrise by Caz Nowaczyk
Boats by the Lake at Durras North at sunrise by Caz Nowaczyk

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing BOATS

5 Reasons Why Your Sunrise or Sunset Photos Don’t Look So Stunning

How to Find a Great Sunset Photography Location

8 Ways to Use Water in Photography to Add Impact

Tips for Photographing Reflections to Create Stunning Images

How To Photograph Reflections In Water

How to Photograph Long Exposures to Create Dreamy Images

How to Avoid Blurry Long Exposure Images with Proper Tripod Setup

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSboats2020 to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Birds

13 Jun

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This week’s weekly photography challenge – BIRDS!

Weekly Photography Challenge – Birds
Image by David Shaw

With some lockdown restrictions being eased around the world at this time, I have chosen Birds as this week’s theme.

Capture them in flight, or sitting still. Do close ups or wider shots. Make them color or black and white! The choice is yours. I look forward to seeing your shots ?

Weekly Photography Challenge – Birds
Photo by Jaymes Dempsey
Weekly Photography Challenge – Birds
Photo by Jaymes Dempsey
bird photography camera settings
Photo by Prathap DK

Tips for photographing BIRDS

10 Must-Use Bird Photography Camera Settings for Beginners

5 Camera Settings Every Bird Photographer Should Know

A Quick Guide to Amazing Bird Photography Compositions

A Guide to Photographing Birds and Wildlife in a Wetland Area

5 Ways to Photograph Birds

How to Photograph Hummingbirds

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 favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSbirds2020 to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Epic Skies

06 Jun

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This week’s weekly photography challenge – EPIC SKIES!

Dramatic cloudy sky by Caz Nowaczyk
Dramatic cloudy sky by Caz Nowaczyk

Capture some epic skies, either in a close up of dramatic clouds or a dramatic sky in a landscape vista. It could be a stormy sky, the northern lights, a dramatic sunset or sunrise, or the milky way. You get the idea!

Play with post-processing too, if you like.

The choice is yours! I look forward to seeing what you share ?

Weekly Photography Challenge – Epic Skies
Image by © Christian Hoiberg
Dramatic cloudy sky by Caz Nowaczyk
© Caz Nowaczyk
Weekly Photography Challenge – Epic Skies
Northern Lights by © Ian Johnson

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing EPIC SKIES

6 Tips for Capturing Dramatic Skies in your Landscape Photography

3 Simple Steps to Make Your Skies Pop in Lightroom

Tips and Tricks for Night Photography of the Starry Sky

7 Tips to Improve Your Skyline Photos

How to Use a 10 Stop Neutral Density Filter to add Drama to the Sky

Beginners Tips for Night Sky and Star Photography

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 favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSEpicSkies to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Trees

30 May

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This week’s weekly photography challenge – TREES!

Weekly Photography Challenge – Trees
These images of trees I shot while out on walks, and they were just taken with my smartphone. I gave them a warmer tone when editing. © Caz Nowaczyk

If you are still stuck indoors, photograph from your windows, or step out into the garden (if you are lucky enough to have one). Alternatively, go back through your archives and do some brand new edits on your photos, like false-color infrared or black and white.

Use backlight, sunsets, sunrises, intentional camera movement or close-ups of foliage.

The choice is yours! I look forward to seeing what you share ?

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Weekly Photography Challenge – Trees
You may decide to look closer at trees like I did with these two shots of these Gum Trees. Again, these were shot with a smartphone. Sometimes the best camera is the one you have with you! © Caz Nowaczyk
Weekly Photography Challenge – Trees
Sunset at Merimbula by Caz Nowaczyk. The tree is only a part of this composition, but it helps to frame the sunset.
Weekly Photography Challenge – Trees
Sunset over Pambula River Mouth, NSW, Australia by Caz Nowaczyk. Again, simply taken with my smartphone, with no editing at all, but I still like the feel of this image.

Tips for photographing TREES

8 Creative Ways to Photograph Trees

4 Tips for Taking Better Photographs of Trees

Using Backlight in Nature Photography

5 Tips for Gorgeous Nature Photography Lighting

5 Tips for Capturing Nature Across Different Seasons

5 Tips for Taking Beautiful Photos of Nature

How to Take Creative Landscape Shots using Intentional Camera Movement

Simulating False-Color Infrared Photography in Photoshop

Create Powerful Black and White Photos with the Photoshop Gradient Map

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 favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPStrees2020 to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Window Light

23 May

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Since many of us are still limited to where we can go, this week’s photography challenge topic is the WINDOW LIGHT!

window light reflected on walls
The window light here has cast shadows on the floor. I also made this black and white and boosted the contrast. © Caz Nowaczyk

Window light is the way that the sunlight comes through a window or glass door and creates interesting light-play on walls, floors and other surfaces. It creates shadows, it can sometimes create colors. Anyway, get your cameras out and capture the way the light falls through your windows.

You can also play with them in post-processing if you like – make them black and white, or boost contrast. The possibilities are endless.

I look forward to seeing your shots!

window light reflected on walls
I loved the way the light made this little bokeh balls of light on the wall. © Caz Nowaczyk
window light reflected on walls
This was the light reflecting through blinds onto the wall and ceiling. They made for interesting shapes. © Caz Nowaczyk
Weekly Photography Challenge – Window Light
Morning sunlight streams through my front glass door, which has an ornate metal pattern. It creates interesting shapes in the shadow on the wood paneling. I decided to boost the contrast and make this one black and white too. © Caz Nowaczyk

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing WINDOW LIGHT

How to Achieve Great Black and White Photos in Editing

How to Use Color Temperature in Black and White Conversions

How to Create Silky Split Toned Black and White Photos Using Luminosity Masks

12 Tips For Indoor Natural Light Photography

How to Split Tone Black and White Photos in Lightroom

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSwindowLight to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Cards

16 May

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This week’s photography challenge topic is the CARDS!

Weekly Photography Challenge – Cards

Many people have a set of playing cards around the house, or some motivational cards, tarot, companion cards, etc. So get creative with them – build a house of cards, use interesting light, try macro, or intentional camera movement. Color or black and white, or try a series, like mine.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Weekly Photography Challenge – Cards
Weekly Photography Challenge – Cards

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing CARDS

Moment Smartphone Lens Review for Photography and Videography

How to Understand Light and Color to Improve your Photography

Reverse Lens Macro: Close Up Photography Lesson #3

Reverse Mounting Your Prime Lenses for Affordable Macro Photography

Photographing a Still Life Series for Exhibition or a Portfolio

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 favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPScards to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Everyday Objects

09 May

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Since many of us are still limited to where we can go, this week’s photography challenge topic is the EVERYDAY OBJECTS!

exploring your home with close-up filters
Image © Simon Ringsmuth

Everyday objects can be anything from a cup filled with coffee, TV remote, shoes, pens, computer mouse to a guitar pick. You get the picture!

Weekly Photography Challenge – Everyday Objects
Image © Rick Ohnsman
Weekly Photography Challenge – Everyday Objects
Image © Simon Ringsmuth

Get creative with them, either with the photography style or with post-processing.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing EVERDAY OBJECTS

Photographing a Still Life Series for Exhibition or a Portfolio

Stuck at Home? – Ways Still Life Photography Can Keep Your Skills Sharp

How to Apply Compositional Theory to Still Life Photography

Reverse Lens Macro – How to Make Macro Photos with “Backward Thinking”

Five Common Macro Photography Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Exploring Your Home with Close-Up Filters

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 favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSeverydayObjects to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – In the Fridge

02 May

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Yup, still indoors. And so, continuing with the indoors theme, this week’s photography challenge topic is the IN THE FRIDGE!

weekly photography challenge – in the fridge
These were taken with my smartphone. The one on the left, with a macro lens on the smartphone. As a designer, as well as a photographer, I like to explore the way colors, lines and shapes work together with multiple images. © Caz Nowaczyk

Get creative and by photographing in your fridge. You can use macro, or wide shots. You can leave things in your fridge or take them out and photograph them in a different scenario. Whichever way you choose to go, be creative, and tell your story.

Weekly Photography Challenge – In the Fridge
The color orange ties these two images together, as well as the text on the bottle. How do your images work together? © Caz Nowaczyk
Weekly Photography Challenge – In the Fridge
I chose to put these two together because of the curve mimicked in both of these images. © Caz Nowaczyk
Weekly Photography Challenge – In the Fridge
The red color ties these two images together. © Caz Nowaczyk

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing IN THE FRIDGE

Stuck at Home? – Ways Still Life Photography Can Keep Your Skills Sharp

Simple Methods for Creating Better Still Life Images

Creative Macro Photography – A Guide to Freelensing

Five Ways to Take Your Macro Photography to the Next Level

Reverse Lens Macro: How to use it as a Great Learning Tool

6 Still Life Photography Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Food Photography – When to Use Natural Light (and When Not To)

The dPS Ultimate Guide to Food Photography

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSintheFridge to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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Weekly Photography Challenge – ICM (Intentional Camera Movement)

25 Apr

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Since many of us are still limited to where we can go, this week’s photography challenge topic is the ICM (intentional camera movement)!

Weekly Photography Challenge – ICM -Intentional camera movement green grass with sun in background
I focused the camera then as I pressed the shutter button, moved the camera following the direction of the grass blades. f/16, ISO 100, 1/15th sec.

This is a fun exercise you can try inside your home or out in your yard (if you are lucky enough to have one). If you live in an apartment in the city, you may want to try capturing the night city lights with ICM instead.

You’ll want to use a relatively slow shutter speed – something slower than around 1/15th of a sec. Then you will want to physically move the camera in the direction you want as soon as you hit the shutter button.

Weekly Photography Challenge – ICM (Intentional Camera Movement)
I moved the camera horizontally to follow the line of the water © Caz-Nowaczyk

You may want to follow the direction of the lines in your compostition or go against them – the creative decision is yours!

You can even make the exposures so long that we have to guess what photograph is actually of (you can probably tell what mine are, though!).

I look forward to seeing your shots.

Weekly Photography Challenge – ICM -Intentional camera movement green grass with sun in background
Intentional Camera Movement ICM by Caz Nowaczyk f/16, ISO 100, 1/15th sec.
Weekly Photography Challenge – ICM -Intentional camera movement green grass with sun in background
To create this Intentional Camera Movement, I followed the direction of the blades of grass. I also shot into the sun to get some nice bokeh balls on the image on the right. © Caz Nowaczyk.
Weekly Photography Challenge – ICM (Intentional Camera Movement)
This was a really long exposure (13 sec). I moved the camera around slowly, while hand-holding. The light was from the house lights on the coastline. Their reflection is caught on the water. 13 sec f/2.8 ISO 100 © Caz Nowaczyk

Check out some of the articles below that give you tips on this week’s challenge.

Tips for photographing the ICM

How to Take Creative Landscape Shots using Intentional Camera Movement

Creative Reasons to use Intentional Camera Movement

Intentional Camera Movement and the Landscape

Intentional Blur- How to Create it and Why it’s Awesome

How Mark Rothko’s Paintings Can Inspire Your Photography

5 Great Ways to Create Abstract Wave Photography

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 favorite photo-sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge.

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

If you tag your photos on Flickr, Instagram, Twitter or other sites – tag them as #DPSICM to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.

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