Weekly Assignment

We finished off our Eighties assignment this week. Most of us remember them. Some of us may have blocked them out and others may not have been born. But there sure are a lot of iconic images that represent the eighties. Our winner this week was duna‘s Rubik’s Cube. Although these are making a huge comeback lately (along with a lot of other eighties items), they were definitely popular in the eighties. This one won hands down. The entire image was really well thought out and executed. The colorful lighting, the skewed camera angle, the staging, right down to the square crop. We all just loved this shot. Our first runner up was neurotek‘s Red Record. In the eighties, DJs started to gain almost rock start status. This shot is of a quintessential DJ turntable that neurotek used to practice while DJing throughout the eighties and nineties. This shot had great colour and your eye is just drawn to the bright red. And last, but not least was phillj‘s VCR disaster. Oh, the days of VCRs… this kind of thing doesn’t really happen with DVD’s. Sure, they can get scratched, but you never get that mess of tape! This shot conveyed a great expression and certainly reminded us why the DVD revolution was so welcome! Well done everyone!

This week, our assignment is On The Go, and as we also mentioned last week, we’ve got a great little give away to the winner of this week’s assignment! The winner will grab themselves a great little external drive from G-Technology! ….but, to win that, you have to submit your best “On The Go” photo… We’re always on the go, doing something, going here going there! Hurrying businesswoman, Late for work commuter, rushing postman… we’re all “on the go”. As always, a quick reminder of the rules since you have to follow them if you want to be in to win the drive. First, your photo must have been taken between 30 June – 14 July 2010. Second, your post must include the words “Assignment: On The Go” and the date that the photo was taken in order to show it is eligible for the contest. Finally, it’s helpful if you can include some of the main points such as aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lens, camera, etc. Remember, only 1 entry per person. Next week’s assignment will be In the Kitchen. You can get very creative in kitchens, so make sure you show off that creativity.

Hot Threads

• Post your BEST fireworks shot from 2010: In the US, the 4th of July is filed with fireworks. So that means a lot of you have probably taken that opportunity to capture these fireworks in your photos. Over in the Share Your Shots forum we want you to share your best fireworks shots from 2010. Who knows, you may inspire someone to try in 2011.
• Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed: Exposure Triangle Simplified: Are you confused by the exposure triangle? Are you still not quite sure how everything works together? If you’re struggling to get those settings under control you might be interested in this thread over in the forums which gives you a very hands on way to learn about aperture, ISO, and shutter speed.
• Photography on a Budget: Is it Even Possible?: You may have found that the photography hobby can really eat into your wallet. But does that mean that you can’t enjoy it without a lot of money? What happens when your desire for new gear runs into the limits of your wallet? How do you cope? What ways do you find to keep photography interesting while still working with what you have or at the very least, not breaking the bank?
• Share Your Top 3 Monochrome Shots: It can be hard to see in black and white when the world around us is in colour. One forum member is trying to make a conscious decision to take more black and white photos. And to do this, she’d like you to share your best black and white shots for inspiration. So pop on over to the forums and share your best black and white shots.
• ioSAFE Split Winners Poll: Vote before 6pm GMT, 11 July: We recently ran a contest over in the forums where the prize was an ioSAFE drive. Well, the votes resulted in a tie. So we’re having a tie breaker. Head over to the forums and vote for your fav to help us pick a winner.