I don't know why I've never mentioned here that I have a Facebook group. Trying to keep things separate, I suppose. Anyway, there is no good reason to keep them separate, so I'm spilling the beans!
It's called Learn Photography. If you're on Facebook, you can search for it there, just type 'Learn Photography' into the search box. It's honestly a pretty great group, through no fault of my own. We have some amazing members (about 470 at the moment, and still growing), and it's a really positive atmosphere. Every week we have a contest based on a theme. This week's theme was shallow depth of field. Next week's theme is triangles. The themes are open to interpretation, and we have several wonderful administrators keeping an eye on things.
There are no prizes. The only thing you get (hopefully) is a little more photography knowledge. Winners do get their photos posted to our Learn Photography blog, so there's a small amount of glory and bragging rights to be had, but it's really not about the winning, it's about having a forum to put a photo into every week, and hopefully receive some helpful critiques.
The rules are simple. Post one photo to the group during the week, and then vote for your favorites on the weekend. The top three photos get posted to the blog.
It's a closed group, but we approve all requests, and we'd love to see you there! Come check us out!
(For those who are having trouble finding the group, try this link. I can't promise it'll work, but let me know.)
Stepping Out
I could have killed this guy when he stepped into my photo. But now I would give pretty much anything to have his foot in focus. This is why I try not to delete images on the back of my camera, because I'm so focused on the shot I'm envisioning that I can't see it when a better shot happens.
Anyway, please imagine this shot with the foot in focus, and the background less so. I kind of like it. What do you think?
Technicolor Tuesday
Well, after Monochrome Monday, I felt we needed a bit of color around here. And I feel that this unbloomed poppy (poppy bud?) does the trick. How cool is all that fuzz?
Radio Silence, and Monochrome Monday
I took the weekend off from blogging, instead I frolicked at the beach and in the park, drank some red wine and cleaned my house. It was necessary, and it felt good. But I'm back.
And as sure as I am that I am not the first to coin Monochrome Monday, I've been wanting to incorporate some black and white into my workflow. If you are similarly inclined, Craft And Vision has a new ebook out for $5 that's all about black and white photography. So from here on out, some Mondays may be black and white. I'm making no promises, I may forget by next week, we'll see how it goes.
And what better way to kick it off than with some blossoms? (If you're interested in seeing the color version, it's here.)
Mid-Air
Another shot from my recent ski trip. I must have waited at least 10 minutes for this guy to get up the courage to go down the hill. But it was worth it for this shot!
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