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Nicole is a DPS Forum moderator and keen photographer from New Zealand. See her Flickr account.
Weekly Assignment This week we finished up an assignment that challenged you to look at an ordinary subject in a creative way. The subject was a chair. There were a lot of good entries, but we could only pick three. Our winner this week was HoosierGal‘s shot of a teddy bear on a chair, titled [...]
Weekly Assignment This week’s assignment might have added a few calories to your week and it sure made the judges hungry. This week’s assignment was “Sweet Tooth” Our winner this week was rt80639‘s shot of Cookies and Cream which really just stood out. The bright colours and the perfect timing of the milk drop made [...]
Weekly Assignment Last week’s assignment challenged you to take a great picture of Plants, Not Flowers. We’re all familiar with the beauty of flowers, but looking beyond that shows how much detail there is in other aspects of the plant. This week’s winner was beretta_686‘ s black and white shot of a cheese plant leaf [...]
Weekly Assignment This week we finished the Abandoned assignment. I think the most interesting part of this assignment (and it’s shown in the winners) is just how differently it’s possible to photograph a single topic. RiyaziM‘s shot of “Those We Have Abandoned”. This shot really stood out to us. The face in shadow, the texture, [...]
Weekly Assignment It was a challenge, but this week we finished the Ghetto Lighting + Reflector assignment. A lot of people rose to the challenge and it really paid off. We were able to select some really well done shots this week! Our winner this week was mpenarandaa‘s cat shot. This shot was taken using [...]
Weekly Assignment This week we finished the Ghetto Lighting Assignment. Using different light sources really can make a difference in photography and using non-conventional lighting can provide your photos with some excellent results. Our winner this week was SNOOPY‘s lovely and artistic pear shot. It really had almost a still life painting quality about it. [...]
Weekly Assignment People dug around in their kitchen cabinets and draws to participate in the Kitchen Utensils assignment and we’re glad they did. There was a lot of creativity with this assignment, which is what we were hoping for when we asked people to photograph ordinary, everyday items. Our winner this week was freezeframe‘s “Crown [...]
Weekly Assignment This week we got a chance to see what forum members do in our Your Evening Assignment. There were a lot of different ways the people spent their evenings. Whether it was studying, relaxing, playing games, or spending time with their families, there was a lot to show us what evenings mean. Our [...]
Weekly Assignment Just go ahead and Jump! We finished the jumping assignment this week and there were a lot of creative and well done entries. And that always makes it hard to pick a winner, but this week’s winner is pianomom‘s shot of her little brother and his girlfriend. While railroad track shots can be [...]
Weekly Assignment We took a look at a lighting topic this week with Natural Light Portraits. This assignment may have been difficult for some, but much easier for others since no artificial light was allowed, not even for fill light. We had some really outstanding entries this week, but we were able to pick a [...]