In the United States it is Independence Day and time to light the sky with massive quantities of pyrotechnics. While most of our families are having fun setting off the fireworks, we photographers sit back and record the explosions. Take a moment to read our lessons on fireworks photography and then post your shots in our forum. I will be selecting at least 12 images to go into a gallery of reader submitted fireworks images. Perhaps your images will be chosen like Chris Lucky's image show on the right.

Basic Fireworks Photography
Advanced Fireworks Photography
Forum Fireworks Thread

Have a safe and happy 4th!

Photo © Chris Lucky with permission to About.com, Inc.

Photography assignment Food confirmed the human obsession with food. Our photographers didn't let anything stop them on this assignment. Back injuries, vacations, and work took a back seat to the quest for a great food photograph. We had tons of excellent entries with some really creative ideas for photographing food. When you are done reviewing the winner and finalist images, be sure to visit the entry thread in the forums to view the other great images submitted for the assignment.


The winner for Photography Assignment 27 - Food Photography is Larry Tetamore!

When you are done reviewing the winner and finalist images, be sure to spend some time enjoying the rest of the entries and additional critiques in the forum entry thread.

Please feel free to add your own images in the forum as well. We have a lot of amazing people as members in our forum and we would love for you to join us! Also, have an ongoing photo of the week competition with winners pulled from the photo sharing area and we are looking for fireworks photos for a reader gallery this 4th of July! Now is a great time to show us your best shots!
Photo © Larry Tetamore with permission to About.com, Inc.