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DPReview is partnering with USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016

16 Jul

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USA Landscape Photographer of the Year was founded in 2013 by Charlie Waite, one of the world’s most respected landscape photographers, and this year, the competition is bigger than ever. With a top prize of $ 15,000, the contest spans five main categories, ‘Environmental Value’, ‘My USA’, ‘Black & White’, ‘Classic View’, and ‘Urban’. 

In addition to these five categories, DPReview is partnering with the competition to create a new award – ‘Life in the Landscape’, which will be judged by DPReview’s editors and writers. An additional special award, ‘Wild Landscape’ is sponsored by Future Publishing.

The competition is divided into two main classes –  the USA Landscape Photographer of the Year Award and the Young USA Landscape Photographer of the Year Award. To enter Young USA Landscape Photographer of the Year, you must be 18 or under on the closing date of September 15, 2016. There are 7 categories within each of the two classes and up to 20 images may be entered across some or all of these categories, and photographers can enter the same image in more than one category and / or special award.

To enter a single image costs $ 10, while $ 30 allows you to enter up to 5 images, and $ 45 allows you to enter up to 20 images. Entrants for the Young USA Photographer of the Year Award pay a flat fee of $ 10 for up to 20 images.

For more information about the USA Landscape Photographer of the Year Award, visit www.usapoty.com.

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Wildfire picture wins £3000 international Environmental Photographer of the Year Award

30 Jun

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The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has announced the winners of its Environmental Photographer of the Year awards and given out £6000 (approx. $ 8000) in prizes as well as a job. The winner of the £3000 overall award is Swedish photographer Sara Lindstrom for a picture of a forest fire taken in Alberta, Canada.

Luke Massey took the £1000 Young Environmental Photographer of the Year award for pictures of a peregrine on a balcony in Chicago, and the Environmental Film of the Year, and £500, went to Sergiu Jiduc for a film called ‘The Karkoram Anomaly Project, Pakistan’ about dramatic climatic conditions that effect the Balti people in Pakistan.

SL Kumar Shanth from India won the Atkins Built Environment award that includes a year-long position of Photographer in Residence with design and engineering firm Atkins, while the Changing Climate award and £500 went to Sandra Hoyn and the People, Nature and Economy Award and £1000 went to Pedram Yazdani.

The winning images will be included in a 60-picture exhibition that will be held at the Royal Geographic Society in London from 29th June to 19 August 2016. The exhibition will then tour to Grizedale Forest, supported by Forestry Commission England, from 3 September 2016 until 1 January 2017. For more information on the exhibition and the awards visit the Environmental Photographer of the Year website.

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20×24 Studio will stop producing Polaroid 20 x 24 film next year

25 Jun
20 x 24 camera designed and built by Tracy Storer, Operator of Polaroid 20×24 Studio West

The Polaroid 20 x 24 is facing extinction as the last company producing the large-format instant film, 20×24 Studio, has announced plans to stop production at the end of 2017. 

The studio and its owner John Reuter originally purchased an original Polaroid 20 x 24 camera from Polaroid after it declared bankruptcy in 2008, as well as hundreds of cases of existing film for it. The company sought to keep the format alive by producing its own iteration of the cameras and film, but a lack of demand and other issues have forced it to abandon that dream.

In a statement posted on 20×24 Studio’s website, Mr. Reuter said:

“Our hope now is that we can work on some great projects with many of our legacy clients as well as new artists who have yet to experience the ultimate in instant analog image making. Our original business plan was for five years with the inventory purchased and for a variety of reasons we have not worked through the material. Instant film will not last forever and despite storing the film stock in cold storage and mixing the chemical reagent only as needed the studio projects that they can maintain the quality for two more years.”

Elaborating on this to the New York Times, Mr. Reuter said it would take a massive ‘multimillions’ investment to continue producing the film, something that isn’t feasible for the company given the relative lack of demand. As it stands, the camera itself costs $ 1750 to rent per day and each film exposure costs $ 125. Mr. Reuter anticipates the existing stock being used up by the time 20×24 Studio closes its doors next year.

Take a look below at the 20×24 camera in action as Douglas Doubler photographs ballet dancer Rachelle di Stasio. 

Via: New York Times

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Magnum signed square print sale returns for third year

08 Jun

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Signed or estate stamped prints for $ 100 from over 60 Magnum photographers and artists will be available for a limited time, from 9am EST on Monday 6 June until 11pm Friday 10 June 2016, here: shop.magnumphotos.com

Magnum’s Square Print sale is back, offering up museum-quality signed prints for just $ 100 each. Upwards of 70 prints are on sale from photographers like Martin Parr, Alex Webb, Rene Burri, Eve Arnold, Tim Heatherington and many more. Each photographer contributed an image that plays on a theme of ‘The More or Less Decisive Moment(s)’. 

The 6×6″ prints are available for five days only, starting now through 11pm ET on Friday, June 10 at shop.magnumphotos.com.

Press release:

THE MAGNUM SQUARE PRINT SALE, June 6 – 10, 2016 THE (MORE OR LESS) DECISIVE MOMENTS

Signed and estate stamped, museum quality, 6×6” prints for $ 100. For 5 days only.

Magnum Photos co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson is synonymous with the idea of ‘the decisive moment’, a critical idea in the theory and history of photography. In this Square Print Project the agency looks back at the impact and legacy of Cartier-Bresson, his influence on contemporary photography and the ways in which the decisive moment is manifest in the work of Magnum photographers today.

For five days only, prints by Magnum photographers which respond to the meaning of the decisive moment, will be available to buy as signed, museum quality, 6×6” square prints, exceptionally priced at just $ 100. Including both classic and contemporary photography, over 60 works by Martin Parr, Alex Webb, René Burri, Elliott Erwitt, Tim Hetherington, Newsha Tavakolian, Peter van Agtmael, Eve Arnold and many more Magnum photographers will be available for a limited time only.

ABOUT THE DECISIVE MOMENT

The notion of the decisive moment was coined by Cartier-Bresson’s English language publisher Simon & Schuster in 1952, translating the French title of the book, Images à la Sauvette. Cartier-Bresson annotated Martin Parr’s personal copy to read ‘The More or Less Decisive Moment(s)’, hinting at the plurality and ambiguity of its meaning.

Every photographer within Magnum Photos has been invited to select an image from their archive and to reflect upon how the photographic concept of the decisive moment influences their practice. Accompanied by personal written responses, these images and texts create a collective portrait of the critical thinking that defines the agency.

The works included in the Square Print sale are intended to spark debate around the meaning of the decisive moment. What goes through a photographer’s mind when capturing a shot? What are the moral or ethical implications in the quest to find the decisive moment? What part does the unconscious play? Is the realisation of a decisive moment always in the present, or can that come later? Is there even such a thing as the decisive moment?

The Magnum Square Print Sale will take place at the Magnum Photos Online Shop: shop.magnumphotos.com.

It will be open from Monday, June 6th, 2016, at 9AM EST until Friday, June 10th, 2016, at 6PM EST.

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Wonder of nature: Eight winning photos from the 9th International Garden Photographer of the Year competition

22 Feb

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A photographer from the UK has collected £7500 along with the title International Garden Photographer of the Year as the results of the ninth competition have been announced. Richard Bloom took the first prize with a picture of a field of lupins he came across while in the South Island of New Zealand in the summer of 2015. Bloom commented ‘The landscape was already amazing, scattered with drifts of naturalised lupins, which gave it an almost psychedelic, wonderland feel.’

The competition has eight main categories along with additional prizes for portfolios, projects and photographers under the age of 16. The competition culminates in an exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, in Kew, London, and a book is produced of the winning entries and those commended. On request judges also offer feedback on entries once the winners are announced.

The 2016 competition is already open for entries, and is open to photographers around the globe, with a deadline of October 31st. Entry costs from £10 for adults.

To see more of the winning entries visit the International Garden Photographer of the Year website.

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World Press Photo of the Year 2015 awarded for moonlight migrant portrait

19 Feb

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Australian photographer Warren Richardson has won the 2015 World Press Photo of the Year. Richardson’s winning photo, taken on the night of August 28, 2015 at the Hungarian-Serbian border, shows a baby being passed through a barbed wire fence by a refugee.

Speaking about his photo, Richardson explained:

I camped with the refugees for five days on the border. A group of about 200 people arrived, and they moved under the trees along the fence line. They sent women and children, then fathers and elderly men first. I must have been with this crew for about five hours and we played cat and mouse with the police the whole night. I was exhausted by the time I took the picture. It was around three o’clock in the morning and you can’t use a flash while the police are trying to find these people, because I would just give them away. So I had to use the moonlight alone.

According to World Press Photo Foundation, the latest contest received 82,951 images from 5,775 photographers across 128 countries. A total of 41 photographers from 21 countries were awarded prizes across eight categories – see a few above (click for full captions) and a full gallery at World Press Photo’s website.

Via: World Press Photo

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New Year! New Followers! How to Make More Instagram Pals

07 Jan

The empty champagne bottle says it all: 2016 has arrived!

Begin the year by sharing your stellar shots with a wider audience on your fave photo sharing app.

We’re talking, of course, about Instagram! We’ve got tips for making friends and finding new followers ’cause your awesome IG pics deserve to be seen.

Go forth and have a picture-perfect start to 2016!

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Happy Paddling in 2016 New Year!

01 Jan
Horsetooth Reservoir in winter

Happy Paddling in New Year 2016!

Happy New Year everybody! In the picture above: partially frozen Horsetooth Reservoir just before sunrise on December 29, 2015. Camera: Sony Alpha II with Sony/Zeiss FE 24-70mm lens on a tripod. That was a cold morning! During recent winter days in Colorado I am doing more hiking than paddling.


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Happy New Year 2016 from dPS

31 Dec
Randy Tan Travelogue

By Randy Tan Travelogue

Well it’s been a fantastic year here at dPS, we hope you’ve had a good one too.

The New Year is upon us and it’s a time to reflect on the past 12 months, and look forward to the next 12.

So I’m curious, do you make goals for the new year? I’m not into making resolutions myself, I think they’re often too shallow, and most people make rash ones, that they don’t keep more than a few days. The reason is they don’t have a plan to go with them.

Goal + A plan of Action = Success

So tell me, in the comments below:

  • What are your photography goals for 2016?
  • What will you do (action plan) to move yourself closer to achieving them?

My own personal goals this year are around balance and fitness/health. So I’ve already joined a gym and have started going three times a week or more. For my photography goals, my big one is (I’m putting this out there so I actually do it and you guys can hold me to it):

  • GOAL: Make a book of my Grandmother’s images (have had the photos for two years) to give to her and my family members (she’s 96 and want to do this while she’s still here and has eyesight, which is failing her).
  • ACTION PLAN: Take 30 minutes each week to work on this project (cull images, edit them in Lightroom, and design and order the Blurb book).

Okay, it’s your turn. What is your one big goal and your action plan?

William Cho

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PS – a future goal is to spend New Year’s in Singapore (I’ve been there over Christmas but didn’t quite make it to the 31st). Sure looks like they have an amazing fireworks display based on the two images above!

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Post-Processing Tips of the Year 2015 on dPS

31 Dec
Shaheer Shahid

By Shaheer Shahid

Continuing on this holiday week with a list of some of our most popular articles here on dPS, this time on post-processing.

Whether you use Lightroom, Photoshop, or something else entirely you can find some hidden gems in this bunch. Get your editor ready to try these tips on post-processing out:

Lightroom tips

  • Understanding the Difference Between Photoshop and Lightroom
  • A Super Simple Way to Make Landscape Photos POP Using Lightroom
  • How to Watermark Your Images Using Lightroom and Photoshop CC
  • Natural Looking HDR in Photoshop and Lightroom in 5 Easy Steps
  • How to Isolate Your Subject in Lightroom
  • Understanding the Radial Filter in Lightroom
  • 5 Things You Should Know About Lightroom Before Starting
  • 3 Simple Steps to Make Your Skies Pop in Lightroom
  • 10 Quick Lightroom Tips and Shortcuts
  • How to Choose Which Version of Lightroom to Buy
  • Five Useful Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts
  • How to Retouch a Portrait with the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom
  • How to do Basic Processing on a Portrait in 5 Minutes Using Lightroom

You can find many more articles on Lightroom here if you haven’t had enough, or if you want to pick up some Lightroom presets dPS offers a set of those as well.

Photoshop tips

  • How to Make a Photoshop Collage in 9 Simple Steps
  • 12 Tips for Mastering the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop
  • 10 Things Photoshop Beginners Want to Know How to Do
  • How to use Photoshop’s Quick Selection Tool to Change a Background
  • 4 Photoshop Tools Every Photographer Should Know
  • How to Process a Landscape Photo in 5 Minutes Using Photoshop
  • How to do Frequency Separation Portrait Retouching in Photoshop
  • 5 Photoshop Layer Mask Tricks – Video Tutorial
  • Cheat Sheet Photoshop CS6 Shortcuts
  • The First 3 Photoshop Blend Modes You Need to Understand
  • Understanding the Basic Sliders in Adobe Camera Raw

Find even more Photoshop tips here.

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By Dave Wilson Cumbria

Other programs and random tips

  1. Macphun Noiseless Pro Software Review
  2. Post-processing RAW Files – ACR Compared to Some Free Software Options
  3. 3 Tips for Getting Great Skin Tones Using Adobe Camera Raw
  4. How to Give Your Macro Photography a Fine Art Touch in Post-Processing
  5. 3 Simple Tips for Subtle Landscape Photography Post-Processing
  6. Post-Processing Tips for Overcoming Beginners Acts of Omission

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