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Weekly Photography Challenge – Portrait of a Child

15 Feb

Over the last couple weeks we’ve featured several articles on photographing people and doing portraits. Our newest eBook on How to Pose Portraits is a smash success – grab it here now!

The weekly challenges have also been portrait related, so to continue that theme and finish off our portrait deep dive, this week’s challenge is Portrait of a Child.

By CIFOR

Last week we had Portrait of a Man as the challenge – you can see the great submissions on that post, and some manly portraits in The Essence of Masculinity – Portraits of Men.  The previous week it was the ladies in the challenge, well ladies first you know right? See some Inspiring Portraits of Women here for ideas.

Here are a few children’s portraits to get you started:

By Ahdieh Ashrafi

By Barbara Piancastelli

By Kalani Odum

By cheriejoyful

By Marcos de Madariaga

By Alexandre Baron

By Elizabeth Donoghue

Share your Portrait of  Child images!

Whether it be a posed portrait in the studio, or a candid shot of the child in action. Show us your Portrait of  Child images in the comments below!

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 more tips – try these articles:

  • 7 Tips for Photographing Kids
  • Cut the Cheese: 5 Tips for Photographing Kids
  • How to go Beyond the Regular Composition Advice for Getting the Best Shots of your Kids
  • 5 Photography Rules Moms [and Dads] Can Ignore

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Weekly Challenge – Portrait of a Man

08 Feb

Earlier today I shared an image collection of The Essence of Masculinity – Portraits of Men. Now, of course, it’s your turn!

First – go look at the image collection if you haven’t already done so. I tried to choose portraits that jumped out at me on Flickr for one reason or another. Usually it was lighting or an expression that caught my eye.

But there two  things that I think all of these images have in common is connection to the subject, and storytelling. There is a story in each one of these images and men. What stories do you see? What stories do you tell with your images?

So your challenge this week is to make a portrait of a man, perhaps someone you know, or maybe a complete stranger on the street. But dig a little deeper than just taking a photo of their face. Make a portrait of their essence.

The say the eyes are the windows to the soul. What better way to truly capture a person’s soul than through the eyes. Expression does not come from the mouth – it starts in the eyes. Go back again and look at the eyes of the men in those portraits, without looking at their mouths. Can you still see the expression? Can you feel them more deeply?

Here’s a few more portraits to get you inspired:

By Elvin

By StefaniaVS

By Joe Martin

By Randi Scott

By See-ming Lee

Sorry I thought this image was too funny, I couldn’t resist! Notice, humour is good too!

When you’ve created your stunning portraits please share!

Once you’ve taken your “portrait of a man” we’d love to see them in comments below. 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 more portrait help?

Try one of the articles from the last two weeks (there’s been one every day) or start here:

  • Portrait Tutorial Feast – Best of dPS 2013
  • The Secrets of Great Portrait Photography – Great Video from Brian Smith
  • How to Make a Portrait of a Stranger in 8 Easy Steps

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Weekly Photography Challenge Portrait of a Lady

01 Feb

This week and next we are featuring a series of articles on portraits. Earlier today I shared some portraits of women for you to enjoy and get inspired by. So you can probably guess what the weekly photography challenge is, right?

You got it – portrait of a lady!

By Ryan Seyeau

Surely there’s a lovely lady in your life that deserves a great portrait of herself. Now’s the time to create one of her, maybe as a gift. Or perhaps if you are a lady, a self portrait is in order.

Use natural light or flash, whatever you prefer and are most comfortable using. Practice your lighting skills. Try shooting or processing in B&W. Experiment with some LR Presets or try out some new processing tips like adding a texture overlay.

Here are a few images to get you thinking, spark the ideas.

By Chris Bailey

By Wen Chen

By Zuhair A. Al-Traifi

By Dan Finnen

By Michael Yan

By Priscilla Santana

By Alex Dram

By Mysi(new stream: www.flickr.com/photos/mysianne)

By Kris Kesiak

By Elizabeth Anne

By dawolf-

By acearchie

By Ji?í D?cký

When you’ve created your masterpiece please share!

Once you’ve taken your “portrait of a lady” we’d love to see them in comments below. 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 – Night Photography

25 Jan

Earlier I shared 35 stunning night photography images. I hope you got inspired by them because now it’s your turn!

By Simon & His Camera

This week’s challenge is night photography!

There are so many things you can do at night including:

  • city lights
  • night portraits
  • star trails
  • light painting
  • night sky, stars and the Milky Way
  • the moon
  • fire spinning (steel wool)
  • HDR is great at night especially on neon and city lights
  • car light trails
  • ghost making

By Justin Brown

By jason

The possibilities go on and on so you have no excuse for lack of subject matter or ideas. So grab your tripod (you’ll need it), your remote trigger, and a friend (helps if you’re light painting and is infinitely more fun than by yourself) and head out into the night to take some photos.

Need some tips on night photography?

Check out these articles:

  • Introduction to night photography
  • Nightscapes: Photographing the City at Night
  • Moon Photography: 6 Tips for Better Moon Photos
  • Light Painting Part One – the Photography
  • Photography in the Moonlight
  • Tips for Photographing Star Trails

By Bill Dickinson

By Adrien Sifre

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Cats in Windows

18 Jan

Earlier today I shared a collection of images of cats. Cats in windows, cats in doors, cats doing what they do best – mostly lounging around!

By Kazutaka Sawa

Even if you aren’t a “cat” person this week I challenge you to get past that and go find some cats to photograph. An empty windowsill is just that – empty – without a cat sitting on the ledge. A doorway and stoop, missing something without a feline resident taking sentinel position.

I find that many times when I am photographing doors and windows (two of my favourites, check the collection from last week to see my other one) I am most attracted to the ones with a small fur-ball in the scene.

By Ste Pagna

I just love the pair in the image above! You can’t help but wonder what trouble they’ve done. Great camera angle, use of humor, lighting – it all works and is simple.

Now it’s your turn. Show me your cat photos. Bonus points if they are NOT your cats.

Share your cats in windows photos!

Once you’ve taken your ‘cat’ photos we’d love to see them in comments below. 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 – Bicycles

11 Jan

Earlier today I admitted my dirty little secret. I am addicted to photographing bicycles. Yes, it is true!

By Kat…

I also shared some amazing bike images – check them out!

So you can probably guess what this week’s photography challenge will be, right? You guessed it – bicycles!

Get out there and photograph bikes of all kinds:

  • big ones
  • small ones
  • pedal bikes
  • motorbikes
  • scooters
  • with people
  • without people
  • moving
  • standing still
  • old rusty ones
  • shiny new ones

You get the idea. Bikes are great subjects because you can usually find them anywhere, at any time of the year. Even where I live, in two feet of snow, someone is crazy enough to ride their bike, or you can find one buried under the snow.

So no excuses accepted!

Here are a few ideas on how to approach this bicycle challenge:

  • look for shadows, so harsh sunlight contrasty lighting
  • look for shapes and use them in your composition
  • try your panning technique on some moving bikes
  • create abstract images
  • try some macro photography
  • create a silhouette, look for light behind the bike
  • if it has rained or is wet on the pavement, look for reflections

By Bernat Casero

By matt

By Pörrö

Share your bicycle images!

Once you’ve taken your ‘bicycle’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. 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 – Christmas Light Abstracts

04 Jan

By Ted Murphy

This week’s photography challenge is all about experimentation!

Try something new

Step out of the old comfort zone

Dare to be different

Dare to mess it up even!

I’m talking about creating abstract images, and there is no right or wrong. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and abstracts bring art down to its simplest forms: color, shape, and light. Couple tips for doing this:

  • use a tripod if you want steady images (if you want zig zaggy then hand hold and see what happens)
  • you’ll need long exposures, usually a few seconds long, to create light abstracts
  • try zooming
  • make it completely out of focus on purpose
  • try moving yourself and the camera around during the exposure
  • get out of your head that it has to be sharp and a focused, crisp subject and just let go and play!

By Joe Duty

By Chris Jagers

By inabeanpod

By Javier Alvarez

If you want to read about some techniques on how to get started, here’s a few ideas for you:

  • 3 Tips for Creating Dramatic Images using Motion
  • 15 Tips for Successful Fireworks Photography
  • Nightscapes: Photographing the City at Night
  • 5 Impressionist Photo Techniques
  • 12 ways to add randomness and creativity to your photos
  • Capturing the City in Motion

Weekly Photography Challenge – Christmas Light Abstracts

Okay, your turn! Let’s see you have some fun with this.

Share your abstract light images!

Once you’ve taken your ‘abstract light’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. 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 Challenge – Winter Weather Photography

21 Dec

This week we’re going to focus on the season at hand and just embrace it! Your weekly  photography challenge is – winter!

I know it’s cold out (trust me I KNOW!) but find a day that’s bearable and just go for it. Be prepared (see link to some tips below), dress warmly, grab a hot chocolate and away you go!

Doing what others find difficult or challenging, including shooting in what some might call inclement weather, will help take your photography to the next level. You’ll come back with shots none of your friends have, and get “ooohs” and “ahhhs” on our images when you post them online. Dare to be different. Be brave. You can do it!

Winter Weather Photography

By Derek Tam

By Sharon Mollerus

Further reading on winter weather photography:

  • 5 Uncommon snow photography tips that can transform your winter scenes
  • How to handle cold weather photography
  • Things to do for photographers when the weather is bad
  • Beating the winter blues with a Lensbaby Composer
  • Winter sports photography tips – flash compensation
  • Why is the snow in my pictures so blue?
  • Tips to protect your gear in harsh weather or adverse conditions

For those of you in the southern hemisphere without snow try some infrared techniques to make it look like a snowy scene:

  • 20 stunning infrared photographs
  • Infrared digital photography an introduction

By Tom Gill

By Robert Martinez

Share your winter photography images!

Once you’ve taken your ‘Winter Photography’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. 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.

By Eric

By Shane Gorski

 

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Weekly Challenge – Macro Photography

14 Dec

By Pison Jaujip

Earlier I posted several macro, or close-up images to give you some ideas. Now it’s time for you to get out and try it. If you don’t have a macro lens there are plenty of other methods you can use that are less expensive if buying a new lens isn’t an option.

Here’s a few articles and resources on different options for doing macro photography:

  • Getting up close with close-up lenses – part one of four on macro photography
  • Extension tubes – part two of four on close-up photography
  • Reverse lens macro – part three on close-up photography
  • The wonderful world of macro lenses – part four of four
  • Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography – an eBook by dPS author Andrew S Gibson

So there’s your reading material, now show us your macro images!

Remember get creative with what you photograph. Try shooting everyday, ordinary things and see what they look like close up – even the dog! Make sure you still keep in mind all the other aspects of good photography like: composition, lighting, and camera settings.

By Casey Myers

By Sean Rogers

By Martin Heigan

By nick@

Once you’ve taken your macro shots we’d love to see them in comments below. 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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Street Photography – Weekly Photography Challenge

07 Dec

Something that tends to strike fear into the heart of many new photographers is street photography. So today I’m going to urge you to get out of your comfort zone and go try it. I teach a travel photography class and when I share my photos of different exotic places, it’s always the street photography, and in particular the people photos, that get my students most excited.

Taken during a photowalk in Portland, OR. This guy was stopped at a light and I took about 20 photos of him in 30 seconds. Made him laugh! If he had minded he would have said something, or gestured - if you get my drift.

Taken during a photowalk in Portland, OR. This guy was stopped at a light and I took about 20 photos of him in 30 seconds. Made him laugh! If he had minded he would have said something, or gestured – if you get my drift.

To me, it’s the people that make a place what it is; they are the essence, the culture. But that fear of photographing a stranger, in a public place, and actually having them see you take their photo is a biggie. Am I right?

Getting outside your comfort zone, doing something you don’t normally do, stretching your limits – that’s where real growth will occur. If you want to take your photography to the next level, give it a try and push yourself a little. You don’t need to travel to do this kind of photography. The two images below are done in my own city.

I was basically running behind these guys with a wide lens. Good timing is everything in street photography.

I was basically running behind these guys with a wide lens. Good timing is everything in street photography.

The other approach is talking to people. I chatted with this guy for 10 minutes. Then gave him $ 2 for his newspaper (how he makes a living) and took his photo.

The other approach is talking to people. I chatted with this guy for 10 minutes. Then gave him $ 2 for his newspaper (how he makes a living) and took his photo.

Yesterday I posted 30 inspiring images of street photography, go have a look to get you fired up. Then find some a friend to go with you (even if they aren’t taking photos) and hit the pavement.

Your challenge this week – street photography

Get out there and walk around. Photograph what grabs your eye including architecture, traffic, people along the way – everything! Be fearless, you can do this!

To help you out – here are some other great articles with more tips to get started and overcome the fear.

Further reading to help you gather courage for street photography

  • Using Street Photography to see Beyond the Ordinary
  • 103 Things I’ve Learned about Street Photography 
  • My 30 Day Adventure with the Fuji x100s
  • Seeing and Street Photography 
  • How to Approach Street Photography in 12 Easy Steps
  • Terrified of Street Photography? So am I – here’s how I do it!

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.

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