May 16th Photo of the Day
Wednesday May 16, 2012
Photo by JJR47
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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May 15 Photo of the Day
Tuesday May 15, 2012
Photo by Dave Kelly
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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May 14th Photo of the Day
Monday May 14, 2012
Photo by arsam
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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May 13th Photo of the Day
Sunday May 13, 2012
Photo by olmail
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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May 12th Photo of the Day
Saturday May 12, 2012
Photo by HCJames
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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Birds Photo Contest Winners
How to Type the © Symbol on PC and Mac
May 11th Photo of the Day
Friday May 11, 2012
Photo by Peter Burian
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
Enter the Photo of the Day competition
Latest Articles on About.com Photography
Birds Photo Contest Winners
How to Type the © Symbol on PC and Mac
May 10th Photo of the Day
Thursday May 10, 2012
Photo by Becky Miller
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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May 9th Photo of the Day
Wednesday May 9, 2012
Photo by Nora Leonard
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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May 8th Photo of the Day + Bird Photo Contest Winners
Tuesday May 8, 2012
Photo by Bill Fields
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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And last but certainly not least, we have winners in our birds photo contest! Amazing entries from everyone and congrats to our winner and finalists.
Winner - LRogers
Finalists - Dana Taylor, Susan Moody, and DebK
Honorable Mentions - PaulKK, Kate Brown, and jgf0850
Click here to see the winning photos
Protestors Plan Violence Against Photographers
Monday May 7, 2012
A while back we talked about protest photography in general and photographing the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Today I have to add further warnings to those of you interested in photojournalism and chronicling the current societal unrest.
During the May Day protests a subset of protestors called the Black Bloc (they wear Annoymous masks and black shirts/hoodies) deliberately targeted photographers with the intent of destroying gear.
Buzzfeed collected Tweets from photographers accosted and reports including things such as: "@Steffikeith Some black bloc man bigger than me with bandana tried to take my camera from me violently" and C.S. Muncy (a photographer covering the event) told Buzzfeed "One girl walks up to one of the photogs (from Reuters) and nailed him right in the face. He popped her right back."
At first people believed it was a spontaneous outbreak of violence against reporters...or anyone with a camera. However, a post from the Anarchist News makes it appear that anyone with a camera is a planned target of violence. "To our enemies: if we won't hesitate to directly confront hundreds of cops and to destroy property, what makes you think we hold the lens of your camera to be sacred? You want to preserve your four thousand dollar camera to watch us break everything else? We are not doing this for you, and this is not a game. You clearly do not understand that there is no exception. We feel nothing but contempt for you cowardly spectators. You'd better watch your necks next time."
If you are going to be documenting the protests - please be careful out there. It's turned from protests to attack gangs of thugs in far to many cases.
During the May Day protests a subset of protestors called the Black Bloc (they wear Annoymous masks and black shirts/hoodies) deliberately targeted photographers with the intent of destroying gear.
Buzzfeed collected Tweets from photographers accosted and reports including things such as: "@Steffikeith Some black bloc man bigger than me with bandana tried to take my camera from me violently" and C.S. Muncy (a photographer covering the event) told Buzzfeed "One girl walks up to one of the photogs (from Reuters) and nailed him right in the face. He popped her right back."
At first people believed it was a spontaneous outbreak of violence against reporters...or anyone with a camera. However, a post from the Anarchist News makes it appear that anyone with a camera is a planned target of violence. "To our enemies: if we won't hesitate to directly confront hundreds of cops and to destroy property, what makes you think we hold the lens of your camera to be sacred? You want to preserve your four thousand dollar camera to watch us break everything else? We are not doing this for you, and this is not a game. You clearly do not understand that there is no exception. We feel nothing but contempt for you cowardly spectators. You'd better watch your necks next time."
If you are going to be documenting the protests - please be careful out there. It's turned from protests to attack gangs of thugs in far to many cases.
May 7th Photo of the Day
Monday May 7, 2012
Photo by Steve Slayton
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
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Don't forget about our Flowers photo contest as well that runs all month!
May 6th Photo of the Day
Sunday May 6, 2012
Photo by mahashakes
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
Enter the Photo of the Day competition
Don't forget about our Flowers photo contest as well that runs all month!
May 5th Photo of the Day
Saturday May 5, 2012
Photo by Giuseppe Petenzi
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
Enter the Photo of the Day competition
Don't forget about our Flowers photo contest as well that runs all month!
May 4th Photo of the Day
Friday May 4, 2012
Photo by PaulKK
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
Enter the Photo of the Day competition
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May 3rd Photo of the Day
Thursday May 3, 2012
Photo by DebK
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
Enter the Photo of the Day competition
Latest Lessons from About.com Photography
All About Instagram
Instagram Photo Tips
May 2nd Photo of the Day
Wednesday May 2, 2012
Photo by jrdnjstn
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Our National Photo Month celebration continues through May. Be sure to stop by the forum and post your pics for a chance to be chosen as the photo of the day!
Enter the Photo of the Day competition
Latest Lessons from About.com Photography
All About Instagram
Instagram Photo Tips
May 1st Photo of the Day
Tuesday May 1, 2012
Our first photo of the day celebrating National Photo Month is chosen! Congrats to Lucy Rogers for her awesome peek-a-boo bee!
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May Photo Contest - Flowers
Tuesday May 1, 2012
Our May 2012 photo contest is flowers! Get out there and show us your bloomin' best pics.
Flowers Photo Contest Details
Also, don't forget that later today the first photo of the day for National Photo Month will be posted. Post your pics to get in on the fun.
Flowers Photo Contest Details
Also, don't forget that later today the first photo of the day for National Photo Month will be posted. Post your pics to get in on the fun.
It's Coming
Monday April 30, 2012
May is National Photo Month. Here at About Photography that means our annual Photo of the Day Competition.
Every day in May there will be a new pick from all the photos posted in the photo of the day area of the forum. That pick will be posted here on the main page.
At the end of May everyone will get a chance to vote on their favorites from the photos of the day.
Photos can have been taken at any time for this contest and there is no limit to the number of images you can post.
Click Here to Post Photos for Photo of the Day Competition
Every day in May there will be a new pick from all the photos posted in the photo of the day area of the forum. That pick will be posted here on the main page.
At the end of May everyone will get a chance to vote on their favorites from the photos of the day.
Photos can have been taken at any time for this contest and there is no limit to the number of images you can post.
Click Here to Post Photos for Photo of the Day Competition
Forum Flashback Photo: 28 April 2012
Saturday April 28, 2012
Photo © olmail with permission to About.com, Inc.
Click the photo to see the original forum posting.Each Saturday, I'll post an image that was originally posted somewhere in our forum on roughly the same day last year. Be sure to check every Saturday for photographic time capsule!
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Severe Weather Photography
Friday April 27, 2012
High straight line winds and tornadoes are common this time of year and its a good idea to put your photography to practical use in preparing for this type of weather. Take a moment to review my list on how to use photography to recover from a disaster. Photography is a wonderful visual record of belongings and property before and after and a little bit of preparation now can save a lot of headaches later.
In addition to preparation, there is always the desire to capture the weather as it is happening. Severe weather offers a lot of challenges to a photographer but many rewards as well. My articles on storm photography and severe weather photography safety can help you safely find the keeper images from a storm.
Safety Issues When Photographing Severe Weather
Tips on How to Photograph Severe Weather
How to Photograph Lightning
And if this still isn't enough severe weather photography for you, consider one of my favorite storm photography books, "Adventures in Tornado Alley".
In addition to preparation, there is always the desire to capture the weather as it is happening. Severe weather offers a lot of challenges to a photographer but many rewards as well. My articles on storm photography and severe weather photography safety can help you safely find the keeper images from a storm.
Safety Issues When Photographing Severe Weather
Tips on How to Photograph Severe Weather
How to Photograph Lightning
And if this still isn't enough severe weather photography for you, consider one of my favorite storm photography books, "Adventures in Tornado Alley".
Photo of the Week: 25 April 2012
Wednesday April 25, 2012
Looking Up
Photo © Ron Talley with permission to About.com, Inc.
Each week I select a photo from those posted in our forum to be the new photo of the week. If you would like to submit your photos for possible photo of the week just visit our forum and post in the photo sharing area. Please do NOT label photo threads as "photo of the week."
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Prom Photo Tips
Tuesday April 24, 2012
Prom season is in full swing so it is time to practice your best photo pose and get tips on how to take great prom photos yourself so you'll have lots of memories to add to the formal portrait at the dance.
Whether you carry a DSLR or a pocket-sized point and shoot camera, these Top 10 Prom Photo Tips will help you capture the memories.
Also, be sure to check out some of my other photo lessons and tips relating to portrait photography to help make sure your prom photos are fabulous!
Portrait Photography Tips
The Subject Doesn't Always Have to Look at the Camera - Photo Posing Myth #1 Debunked
Rule of Thirds - It works in portraits too
Autofocus Points - Make sure your camera focuses on your subject
Red Eye - Avoid this common photo problem
More Photo Lessons
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Whether you carry a DSLR or a pocket-sized point and shoot camera, these Top 10 Prom Photo Tips will help you capture the memories.
Also, be sure to check out some of my other photo lessons and tips relating to portrait photography to help make sure your prom photos are fabulous!
Portrait Photography Tips
The Subject Doesn't Always Have to Look at the Camera - Photo Posing Myth #1 Debunked
Rule of Thirds - It works in portraits too
Autofocus Points - Make sure your camera focuses on your subject
Red Eye - Avoid this common photo problem
More Photo Lessons
Follow me on Facebook and Twitter
Forum Flashback Photo: 21 April 2012
Saturday April 21, 2012
Photo © Dave Kelly with permission to About.com, Inc.
Click the photo to see the original forum posting.Each Saturday, I'll post an image that was originally posted somewhere in our forum on roughly the same day last year. Be sure to check every Saturday for photographic time capsule!
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Photography is for the Birds
Thursday April 19, 2012
Photography is for the birds...well, photographers are hunting for birds for our latest photo contest at least.
Our April photo contest is all about birds. Pet birds, wild birds, little birds, big birds, any kind of bird. So go out and get a great bird photo!
Bird Photography Contest
How to Photograph Birds
How to Photograph Hummingbirds
Current Bird Photo Contest Entries
PLEASE remember to number your entries in the caption field of the entry form. Entries without clear numbering will be held until the end of the contest period before being published.
Our April photo contest is all about birds. Pet birds, wild birds, little birds, big birds, any kind of bird. So go out and get a great bird photo!
Bird Photography Contest
How to Photograph Birds
How to Photograph Hummingbirds
Current Bird Photo Contest Entries
PLEASE remember to number your entries in the caption field of the entry form. Entries without clear numbering will be held until the end of the contest period before being published.