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Bag O’ Goodies Assignment – Sports

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This is absolutely the last chance to make a submission for the Bag O’ Goodies assignment. It has been a great ride so far, with two great assignment and two awesome winners (food, people @ work). Consequentially, this is also your last chance to win goodies valued at $870, that will set you on the right path as far as gear and inspiration goes.

This time we are asking you to take a picture related to sports. Not that the world football cup has any grip on me. (for the American readers: football = soccer)[Read More…]

Bag O’ Goodies – People @ Work Assignment Winner

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It is time to announce the winner of the second part of the Bag O’ Goodies assignment.

It was not an easy pick as there were many different interpretations for the assignment – work / people at work. Many interpretations and many great images. The winner will take home more than $870 worth of prizes.

I have to admit that I managed to narrow it down to six. It was my dear wife who helped me make the final selection of five. Here goes (with no particular order):[Read More…]

Bag O’ Goodies – A DIYP Assignment Pt. 2

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Here comes the second part of BOG (Bag O’ Goodies). BOG’s first part was a riot, with a final that was very hard to judge, this time we are going to up the difficulty level (see how great the last round was in this slideshow).

Again we have some awesome prizes for the winner, just the stuff that will get you going is you are starting to look into the world of photography hacks, mods and lighting.[Read More…]

Bag O’ Goodies – Food Assignment Winner Announced

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It’s time to announce the winners for the Bag O’ Goodies first assignment – food.

I know everyone is dying to see who won the (virtual) bag with all the goodies inside. I am going to list my top five picks and then announce the winner of a bag filled with about $870 worth of goodies.

Selection was not easy, and flickr playing games with the tagging system did not make it any easier, eventually I went and manually checked every picture upload from the announcement day (and a few from before) as the flickr tagging system did not catch all the images on the search. Here are my favs with no particular order.

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Everybody – Bag Up!

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One week ago we kicked off the Bag O’ Goodies assignment/contest. If you haven’t checked it out yet now is a god time as there is only one week left to enter.

And why should you enter. Well for starters, you’ll get to photograph a creative food shot, and who can resist that.

But also there is a great Bag O’ Prizes Valued at over 850 USD.

To enter the assignment, you’ll need either a Flickr or Facebook account. Flickr tends to take a bit to process your account so if you are planning to participate, I recommend opening your account here today. It is easy and free.

Once you have a mouth watering food related image, submit it to the DIYP pool and tag it with diyp-bog-food.

Other option is to share your image on DIYP’s facebook page.

Actually, even if you don’t plan on participating (like this is even an option), you should consider joining the DIYP Flickr pool. It’s a great place to learn about DIY photo gear and to see the great pictures that you can take with it. Very hard to tell who’s pro and who’s an aspiring garage shooter anymore.

As with all images in the pool and facebook page, captions should include the setup or the DIYing of the picture.

Best of luck.[Read More…]

A Bag O’ Goodies – A DIYP Assignment Pt. 1

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I am happy to bring to life the bag O’ goodies assignment here on DIYP.

Looking over the last few years, DIYP accumulated a huge bunch of tutorials, and this assignment is designed to help you make some good use of them.

Our sponsors really outdid themselves this time and the winner will literally receive a bag full of goodies.

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Making Patterned Light Painting Images

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The following guest post about creating patterns with Light Painting is written by Mark Montgomery (A.K.A maku on Flickr), you can see more of his work here.

There a lots of really talented light painters out there worldwide doing big small stuff and detailed everything style pieces. If I had to choose I wouldn’t but some folks take their photos to the next level. From the icy blue rocks and motioned ocean done by Burnblue to the triptastic tunnel work of someone like tcb (who did a few great tutorials for DIYP). Their work always has a real power owing to the huge or subtle location they use. Each does it their own way but to full effect.

I always try to focus on the journey of the light. An ideal shot for me is one with no streetlight or reflected windows and a frame of something that I can’t explain but recognize as soon as I see it. I love the use of spaces but I always have enjoyed focusing on the light itself as it flowed momentarily. Trying to add depth with the pathways of various sources or flipping something to create a symmetrical view if I feel it adds to what I was trying to do is usually about it. Here is how you do it.[Read More…]

Cool Gloves Will Help You Photograph When It Is Freezing + Giveaway

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Have you ever tried to photograph a wolf on a wild terrain when it is sub-zero outside? If you have, you must know that gloves are a photographer’s friend. Of course, gloves can be a nemesis as well, if they are making you clumsy and take away your ability to press them little camera buttons.

I am going to show three ways to handle gloves clumsiness fever and then we will have a giveaway at the end.[Read More…]

S@H – 7 Home Studio Lighting Options

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There you have it. You managed to convince your wife/hubby to spare some space under the kitchen table where you can do your photo business without interruption. You have managed to scrounge up some bed sheets for backdrops. What’s next? Next is the really big thing that will instantly convert your den to a fine studio after hard labor and learning will give you the ability to take wonderful photographs. Light!

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The Portable Flash Pack

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If you’ve read the small backdrops post on Studio @ home, you know I am now on some R&R with wify. Of course I am packed for the ride with my photography gear. Aside from a camera I wanted to share how I pack my flash things. I got this tip from a long while ago at Strobist and here is my adaptation: The Portable Flash Pack.

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