Photo Challenge: Self Portrait

Sometimes photographers hide behind the camera, so this week we turned the camera around for our “Self Portrait” photo challenge. Take a look at the photos and tell us what you think in the comments.

Taken with the analogue Spinner 360 camera, I was able to include myself in a panoramic view of the lavender fields surrounding the Sénanque Abbey in the French Provence region. In the background, you'll notice not only the 864-year-old abbey, but also my good friends who just got married. Ahh, la douce France! Photo by Pieter Dom
Self Portrait by Philip Davis
Photo by Kenneth Røstad Ekse Jensen
Photo by Lindsey Hoover
This photo was taken hand-held in a backyard of a friend. I think I can be proud of the result of my NOKIA X6-00 cellphone.Photo by Domagoj Tomašić
These are the guys from Fairfax county fire station 10, I am on the far right. Photo by Javier Santa Gadea.
Shot this on my Canon T2i when I asked my fiance to marry me in San Francisco. Used the self timer and a 20 shot burst with a wide open aperture to bring in as much light as possible. Worked out pretty well if I do say so myself! Photo by Nathan Bowling (Congrats!)
I just wanted to have a go at being me. Photo by Halina Romaniszyn
I stuck my camera on my tripod and swung it around during the exposure. I used a cable to release the shutter. Camera was in aperture priority mode set to F22 which would give me the longest shutter as it was a very bright day. I didn't have an ND filter so I used my CPL just to get a bit of a longer exposure. F22 : 1/2sec : ISO100. Photo by Warren Coskey
Photo by David Felipe Morales
Photo by Mister Speakeasy
puppet photo. Photo by Omar Torres
“When I’m alone…” Photo by David Seward
Taken at an antique car show in the chrome bumper of a car. Photo by Michelle Ericson
I am always being told I see the brighter side of life, so with that in mind, I used some enhancing to bring out the bold colours of the photo reflecting on how I like to see the world. With the reflection in the sunnies, I think it shows this pretty well. Photo by Stephanie Roberts.
Photo by Jeffrey James Valerio
Just me, myself and my Nikon D60. Photo by Francisco Reis.
Photo by ĂŜǾǾM ŜĤĚßĚŘ
"Self Portrait" Taken with Sony A65. Photo by Jo Gubbins
I tried this Self portrait shot with my nikon coolpix s550, switching to "Fireworks Show" mode. Photo by Arun BS
Impulse for this self portrait was a beautiful flower lying on the street, which someone must have lost. So I took it home and shoot a picture. To fulfill my vision of a dreamy atmosphere I had to make a color aftertouch, which was the only digital manipulation I undertook. It is also the last photograph taken with my Canon EOS 50D before I made an upgrade to 5D MarkII. Photo by Tomáš Gering.
I like being a ghost! Shot with a Pentax K5, 30 second exsposure, 800 ISO, F22, 18-50mm wide angle. Photo by Dorothy Holford
taken with nikon D3000 18-55mm I used 55mm with manual focus using tripod taking benefit of ambient light taken by me Allen Adnan

This week’s photo challenge is: “Portfolio”, send us the best photo you have ever taken

Look through your portfolio and send us the best photo you have ever taken, send it to Photo@snapsort.com, along with your name, and a short description of the photo. Please submit your photos by next Wednesday.

Guidelines:

  • The photo should be taken by you
  • You may interpret the theme in any way you would like
  • You agree to allow us to share your image on our Blog and Facebook wall
  • You retain all rights to the photo
  • Submit your photos by next Wednesday
  • Please only submit one photo per week
  • Please include a short description of your photo, along with your name
  • Email your photo to Photo@Snapsort.com
  • Be creative and have fun

Photo Challenge: Shallow or Narrow Depth of Field

Wow, this week’s photo challenge was a popular one, take a look at the photos submitted to our Shallow or Narrow Depth of Field photo challenge. Tell us which photo you like best and why in the comments, and scroll down to the bottom to find out what the next photo challenge is.

This photograph is from my visit to Nepal. Photo by Fatema Mustafa Ali
took this photo while riding a bus in Cambodia. This woman sitting in front of me slipped her hands above her head to rest atop her chair. I was mesmerized by her age worn hands and her contrasting gold wedding ring. Not the lowest aperture I could've used but I am pretty happy with the depth of field I achieved. Shutter Speed:1/80 second Aperture:F/4.5 Focal Length:70 mm ISO Speed:400. Photo by York Sylveste
Dewy blades of grass which I took early this morning. Focal Length - 5.1mm, f/2.8, 1/800s. Photo by Imelda Santore
Pentax K-r - 50mm @ f/2 - 1/6000s - ISO 200 Photo by Kieron Dickson
Sipping Gold - A shot of chilled Fireball Whiskey on a Friday evening. Photo by Aaditi Dutt.

Shot on a Nikon D7000. Photo by Louie Henry

Spotted this bird on a roof looking at me… Photo by Ronald Managbanag
Dust and city lights Canary Islands-2012. Photo by Christian Lage
Egyption Pound. Photo by beshoy badry
A woodpecker on a bird feeder, Pentax K-5 w Sigma 18-200. Photo by Peter Frisk Hansen
My beautiful boy chasing bubbles. Taken with the Sony A65. Photo by Jo Gub
Photo by Francisco Campanone
Message to the world. Photo by Kitz Eisma
Swift Sparrow. Photo by Ramesh Mohan
This photo is of my girlfriend taken in Garden of Dreams (Kaiser Mahal) in Kathmandu. Photo by Vinay Sharma
I took this picture in the Theodore Roosevelt Island Memorial in Virginia. The camera is a fuji x100. Photo by Adriana Gómez.
Sound of the Fender guitar can be hypnotic. Photo by Michelle Ericson
The attached photo is of a purple iris taken with a shallow depth of field using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel 18.0 - 55.0mm at f/4.5. Photo by Jasmin Sanchez
Photos are taken by Nikon D5100 - AF-S VR DX 18-55mm. Photo by Shoaib Awais Choudhary
This photo was taken at the Niagara Glen, a climbing area near Niagara Falls. You can see the blurred image of a climber in the background. Photo by Aaron Eden.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a 50mm 1.8 D lens at f/2.5. Photo by Bambit Gaerlan.
Red ant colony's highway. Photo by Panji Nushantara
Toad Portrait. Photo by Julian Schroeder
Photo by Jonathan Collazo
Photo by Omar Torres
Photo by Dante Granado
Children of Peace. Photo by Ian Lyn
Survival of the Nearest. Photo by Shival Sharma
Photo by Lorenz Henggeler
A picture of a dragonfly, shot using Sony DSC-W55, A small P&S camera under natural light. Photo by Paul John
You go out for a hike and notice that all the classic large open areas don't exist where you decided to camp. So of course it's time to get a closer look at things. Photo by Alex Blagus
This photo was taken with a Nikon D80 at an f/5.6 aperture and processed with Photoshop Elements 10. This is my cousin's dog Mickey. Photo by Stephen Mihopulos
While sitting on a park bench looking through the lens at potential shots, I zoomed in on this branch, when I focused on the leaves I was pleased to see the background disappear, so just had to capture the shot. I simply call it “Autumn”. Photo by Paul
Testing my new manual Vintage Minolta Rokkor-X MC 50mm F/1.4 Camera Lens on my Nikon D90. Low light condition. Photo by Mourad DACHRAOUI.
"Worlds Apart" This shot was taken at Canary Wharf next to Canada Tower (2nd tallest building in Europe). The area is iconic as the heart beat for London's financial district. The photo hopefully demonstrates two worlds: 1. The hard and cold world of business and finance, where things at the moment are rarely in focus and clear cut. 2. The colourful and organic world of flowers and plants, where things are balanced, vibrant and more in focus. I think the lady's face as she walks by with her headphones plugged in adds a nice sobering touch to the divide. Photo by Ed Neumann
Picture with a shallow depth of field taken with a nikon d7000 and a nikon 85mm 1.4 af-s. Photo by Espen Høydalsvik
Photo by Urszula
I just went into the garden and shot some photos with my 25-year-old 50mm lens on my Pentax K-r. It has a brilliant light sensitivity and creates a great DOF. I chose to go with this picture of a rhododendron flower. Photo by Robbert Vervuurt.
Photo by Arun
In this shot, the settings were made to shorten the depth of field to heads of the bulls. The rest of the body is blurred due to very narrow depth of field. Photo by Uttam Saxena.
Photo by Francisco Reis
Life is about to focus on key things rather than all. Photo by kunal Kothari
Photo by Girish Jain
This was taken last Friday afternoon when my son noticed the snake sunning himself in the bushes in front of our bay window. Photo by James Rule
I present you one of my garden elfs. The photo was taken with a Nikon D90 using a Pentacon Auto 135mm f2.8 , wide open. Photo by Catalin Adrian NEACSU
Patio tree frog hanging out. Photo by Jennifer Sutton
Photo by Kleber Ancona
Photo by Tim Matthews

This week’s photo challenge is: “Self Portrait”

Grab your camera and take a photo this week, and send them to Photo@snapsort.com, along with your name, and a short description of the photo. Please submit your photos by next Wednesday.

Guidelines:

  • The photo should be taken by you
  • You may interpret the theme in any way you would like
  • You agree to allow us to share your image on our Blog and Facebook wall
  • You retain all rights to the photo
  • Submit your photos by next Wednesday
  • Please only submit one photo per week
  • Please include a short description of your photo, along with your name
  • Email your photo to Photo@Snapsort.com
  • Be creative and have fun

Stock Photography Love


From Love to Bingo is a short film created by AlmapBBDO an advertising agency out of Brazil, to promote gettyimages. It took 6 months for the team to sort through over 5 thousand stock photos. In the end the 1 minute film used 873 images, at a rate of 15 images per second, to take you from love to bingo.
I wonder what the cost of licensing all those images was.
Via PetaPixel

Photo Challenge: Mom

I hope you had a great mothers day. This week’s challenge was “Mom”, there were some good photos submitted this week. Tell us what you think of the photos in the comments and scroll down to find out what the next photo challenge is.

A Mother's Love Never Grows Old. Photo by Michelle Ericson
My mom is awesome! This is her with South Korean border guards at the last train station before the border, on a non-existent train line to North Korea. Photo by Robin Berghuijs
This is my mom. This was during a family reunion, which she had spent months planning. It rained the whole day. So, when life throws rain at your plans, why not throw on am umbrella hat to stop the rain? Photo by Laura Johnson
Photo by Fatema Mustafa Ali
Photo by Emric Delton
Photo by Prabhakar Banerjee
Photo by Saurabh Shah

This week’s photo challenge is: “Shallow or Narrow Depth of Field”

Here are some examples of Shallow or Narrow Depth of Field:

Photo by Brenden Sherratt
Photo by Lori c. from flickr
Photo by Brenden Sherratt

And you can also check out some of our blog posts:

Grab your camera and take a photo this week, and send them to Photo@snapsort.com, along with your name, and a short description of the photo. Please submit your photos by next Wednesday.

Guidelines:

  • The photo should be taken by you
  • You may interpret the theme in any way you would like
  • You agree to allow us to share your image on our Blog and Facebook wall
  • You retain all rights to the photo
  • Submit your photos by next Wednesday
  • Please only submit one photo per week
  • Please include a short description of your photo, along with your name
  • Email your photo to Photo@Snapsort.com
  • Be creative and have fun