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Weekly Photography Challenge – Beards

Men with beards have become commonplace in my area. Guys without them are almost more noticeable than those with a beard. Have a look at this bunch of images of bearded guys as an example.

By Sergio Carbajo

Weekly Photography Challenge – Beards

This week’s challenge is just about having some fun with it. Go out and see if you can find some guys with beards and photograph them. If not, think outside the box – who or what else might have a beard?

By Marc Dalmulder

By Micolo J

By Neil Howard

By heather buckley

By Aaron Morton

By Daniel Guy

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July 11, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Bright Colors

In this image roundup I gathered a set of images that contain bright colors, more specifically the colors of summer.

By James Blunt

Your challenge this week will be to do similar.

Weekly Photography Challenge – Bright Colors

The real challenge with incorporating bright colors into your photography is to make sure you have a clear subject. Of course the subject can be color itself as well, but you need to still showcase the subject. Keep that in mind as you tackle this one.

Even if it’s not summer in your part of the world, go find some bright colors and make some good photographs.

By Liam Moloney

By Dean Hochman

By Sergiu Bacioiu

By peddhapati

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July 4, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Bad Weather
Earlier I shared some images by photographers who braved the elements to take some bad weather images.

Where there is adversity, often there is opportunity. When the weather takes a turn for the worse, don’t run for cover so fast. Look for photography subjects everywhere. Wet pavement, puddles, reflections, wind blowing the trees, evil looking storm clouds over the horizon – all can make for intriguing photographs.

By Ville Miettinen

By Riccardo Cuppini

By Triker-Sticks

Weekly photography challenge – bad weather

If you decide to take on this challenge, remember to take good care of your gear – water and electronics do not mix well. To get some ideas and tips for bad weather photography check out these dPS articles:
- 5 Reasons Why Bad Weather Days are the Best Times for Photography
- 7 Things To Do For Photographers When The Weather Is Bad
- Tips for Photographing in Different Weather Conditions
- 3 Tips to Take Better Landscape Photos Regardless of the Weather
By Takashi .M

By Kelly DeLay

By Luis Argerich

By Ferran Jordà

By Bo Insogna, TheLightningMan.com

By Pame Figueroa

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By runner310

By Yamanaka Tamaki

By Ferran Jordà

By Scott Butner

By Richard Walker

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June 27, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Night Photography
Recently I rounded up some great examples of stunning night photography. It’s a genre of photography that is popular with many and comes with its own challenges and issues to overcome. But it’s worth the effort as you can create images with something special. Places just look different at night.

Route 66 near Chicago – By Darlene Hildebrandt

Trinidad, Cuba – By Darlene Hildebrandt

Above are a couple examples of my own night photography. Now it’s your turn.

Weekly photography challenge – night photography

If you haven’t tried long exposure photography or gone out and done some shooting at night, now is the perfect time to try it. Find a buddy to come along with you, it’s more fun if you work with a friend. Photography clubs and meetup groups often do group events for night photography, look for one in your area. Find a mentor who has some experience with night photography to help you get started.

Try some star shots, city light, light trails, moon or Milky Way shots, painting with light, or even a portrait. If you need some assistance see the list of articles below that can give you some tips.

By Thomas Hawk

By Luc Mercelis

By Chris Lofqvist

By Mike Boening Photography

By mariusz kluzniak

By Raphael Borja

By mclcbooks

By Jonathan Miske

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By DAVID MELCHOR DIAZ

By Alfredo

By Alfredo

By theboseographer

Need some help getting started?

Try these articles for some night photography tips:
- Tips for Retouching a Night Photograph using Lightroom
- Tips for Getting Proper Exposure for Night Photography
- 9 Tips to Help you get Sharp Focus at Night
- How to do Long Exposure Photography and Light Trails at Night
- Beginners Tips for Night Sky and Star Photography
- Nightscapes: Photographing the City at Night
- Better Star Trails Photographs with StarStaX
- Beginner’s Guide to Light Painting
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June 20, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Posing People

Editor’s note: this week we will be featuring a series of articles on posing for portraits. Look for a new one each day. If you miss any make sure you subscribe to our newsletter and you’ll get a reminder of all our articles once a week.

Creating portraits is hard. There’s a lot of technical stuff you need to handle, and you have a real live subject in front of your camera. Even further, they are going to look to you for help to make them comfortable and look good in their photos. The right pose, whether casual or structured, is key.

By Greg L. photos

By James Schaap

Adults, teens and kids each come with different challenges. So you need to figure out what’s best for each individual, and guide them gently. Groups add even more complexity.

Weekly Photography Challenge – Posing People

This week’s challenge is about practicing working with people and doing some posing. If this is an area that’s new for you then try and get a model or subject that will be patient with you as you try different things. Or you could work with a professional model (in exchange for prints is a common practice if you can’t afford to pay for one) who can help you suggest poses or even do their own. Learning by watching is great way to go too.

By Darlene Hildebrandt

By chemisti

By Darlene Hildebrandt

By clappstar

By Lyndsay Esson

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You can also check out the dPS ebook Portraits: Striking the Pose or our set of posing guides 67 Portrait Poses (printable) if you need some tips.

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June 13, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Street Photography
In this previous post I shared a bunch of street photography images. But not just any old random ones. They are images that were taken all around the world, but yet still have a common thread, a connection. They included:
- Photographers shooting other photographers
- Subways, taxis and transportation
- Markets and vendors
- And buskers or street musicians
By Fabrizio Maestroni

Weekly Photography Challenge – Street Photography

Now the challenge is over to you. Go do some street photography, and if you want to take the challenge up a notch then try to work with the themes mentioned above. See if you can add to the body of work in those categories and let’s see how far and wide dPS readers reach. When you post you photo please tell us where it was taken.

By Ben Fredericson (xjrlokix)

By Alex

By Abhilash C

By Luca

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If you need some tips for street photography try these:
- There is no bad light for street photography
- 7 Tips for a More Anonymous Approach to Street Photography
- Using Humor In Street Photography
- Practical Tips To Build Your Street Photography Confidence
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June 6, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Still Life

In this set of images I rounded up some imaginative images of objects, non-living things. Things don’t always have to appear as they really are in photos. Light, the right lens selection and angle of view can create an image of an everyday, seemingly ordinary object, and make it look interesting.

By ~lzee~by~the~Sea~is~not~really~all~here~

So your goal this week is to find some inanimate objects to photograph – in an interesting way. Use your imagination and creativity. How can you bring this ordinary thing to life? What camera settings or techniques can you use? What is the best lighting? You can use natural light, or flash, it’s up to you.

Weekly Photography Challenge – Still Life

By Julie Falk

By Pascal Bovet

By Dhilung Kirat

By Dave Gray

By Harry (Howard) Potts

By MelisaTG

By Chimpr

Look around your house, see what you can find just sitting around that might make a good subject. Don’t be afraid to place it where you want, or even take it outside on location. Use a reflector to add light, or add off-camera flash for more dynamic lighting. The possibilities are unlimited and your subject has all the patience in the world – so experiment and have fun with it.

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By Zoltán Vörös

By Lorenzoclick

By Jeff Slinker

By SomeDriftwood

By Ben Seidelman

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May 30, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Get Buggy With It

Editor’s Note: This is part a series on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any!

This week we’re focusing (pun intended) on one specialized area of photography, macro or close up photography. True macro photography means that you are close enough to reproduce the subject 1:1 or actual size on the camera sensor (or film). Usually that requires a special macro lens but there are other ways to do it – check out: 3 Ways to Try Macro Photography on a Budget for some ideas. See more examples of bug images here.

By Laurenz Bobke

Weekly Photography Challenge – Bugs Close-up

Your challenge this week is to get buggy with it – go find some creepy crawlers, multi-legged creatures, flying nuisances and photograph them. Get as close as you can with the equipment you have, perhaps give reverse lens macro a try if you haven’t got extension tubes or a macro lens.

Here are a few examples:

By mrholle

By William Cho

By François Reiniche

By Special

Think outside the box – use humor!

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By Geert Orye

By William Warby

By William Warby

By Thomas Hawk

Want to learn more about macro photography? Check out Ed Versosky’s Introduction to Close-Up & Macro Photography ebook – just $ 10 (over 30% off) this week with coupon code: DPS. You will need to enter the code to apply the discount.

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May 23, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Roads and Pathways

In this earlier post from this morning I share: 28 Wondrous Images of Long and Winding Roads

By Trey Ratcliff

Roads and paths are easy to find – whether you live in the city in an urban area, or in the country – there are roads. A dirt track, a walkway, a sidewalk, or a highway – find a road or path and start shooting.

Use the lines of the road to create an interesting and powerful composition. Lead the viewer into the image and tell a story. Like this images:

By nate2b

By paojus alquiza

By Oleg Zaytsev

By Tommy Clark

By Andi Campbell-Jones

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By Miwok

By Alberto Carrasco Casado

By sherifx

By Steve Schnabel

By flamouroux

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May 16, 2015
Weekly Photography Challenge – Places of Worship
Today I rounded up some images of some special places. Some architectural wonders, many full of history – all special to the people who visit them. This is various places of worship.

By Neil Howard

That could mean a number of different types of buildings and places including:
- Small home town churches
- Basilicas
- Mosques
- Synagogues
- Temples
- Wats
- Even cemeteries
Weekly Photography Challenge – Places of Worship

In my quest for example images I found a lot of HDR images of interiors – many that were quite a bit over done, at least for my tastes. I even found some of my own images dating back to 2010 when I first started experimenting with HDR and they were making my eyes bleed – my own images! See this article on the stages of HDR photographers, see if you can relate.

So I redid a few from the Montreal Notre Dame Basilica, an amazing thing to see and photograph. I used the new Lightroom 6 (CC) Merge to HDR feature – see what you think.

Just for comparison here are my old versions, my first attempts from 2010. Even pros and teachers make mistakes but we aren’t too big to admit them.

“Ewww” right? I agree – let’s move on!

Okay here are some other good examples (in my opinion) of places of worship.

By Darlene Hildebrandt (also my image from Salt Lake City)

By Michael Caven

By Stròlic Furlàn – Davide Gabino

By Forest Wander

By Jeff Wallace

By Matthias Rhomberg

By Kah-Wai Lin

Now it’s your turn. Think outside the box to other places besides those listed about that might be considered for worship. A quiet outdoor coffee shop, how about sunrise on a deserted beach? What places do people go to find solice and think, or pray (if so inclined)?

Note: please be respectful of people inside places or worship. Those are NOT public areas and you do not have free rights to photograph them. By all means photograph the architecture if you’re allowed but always ask before taking someone’s photo inside.

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A couple more ideas from my own image collection. Keep in mind you can do bits and pieces of places too, not just grand sweeping wide angle shots. How quiet is this shot of the candles? How meaningful is it though, and does it tell a story of the place?

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May 9, 2015