Vivian Maier the Complete Documentary

Wrtitten and Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

Cover photo by Vivian Maier.

Join My 5 Day Black & White Photography Challenge

Join my 5 Day B&W Photography Challenge http://morethanasnapshot.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-black-white-images

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February Contest Results / March Challenge

February Contest Results and a March Black & White Photo Challenge.  Join the challenge here: http://morethanasnapshot.teachable.com/p/5-days-to-better-black-white-images/

Click on the image below to join the 5 Day Black & White Photography Challenge that will run from March 27-31, 2017.

60 Great B&W Photos from the Masters

This month morethanasnapshot will focus on black and white photography, culminating in a 5 Day challenge at the end of the month.  During this challenge you will get a short lesson and activity to complete.  It will run from March 27-31st and is completely free to join.

The images in this slideshow seem to lean more toward street photography.  Notice most of them capture a decisive moment and or tell a great story.  You may also notice a great range of contrast in the images from black to white.  These were shot on film and may not seem quite as sharp as we are use to seeing with digital images.

60 Great Black And White Photographs From The Masters Of Photography from guimera

Learn B&W Photography by Studying Ansel Adams

I wanted to write a blog post about Ansel Adams, but I quickly realized there were already some great resources that I couldn't improve on, which is why I thought it would be best to just share them with you and let you explore.

During the month of March, I'm going to run a 5 Day Challenge for improving your B&W photography.  Click on this link to join this free challenge.

In this video I'm going to talk about the work of Ansel Adams. Ansel is one of the most successful photographers of all time. He is largely responsible for starting the "California School" of photographers along with Imogen Cunningham and Edward Weston.

During the month of March, I'm going to run a 5 Day Challenge for improving your B&W photography.  Click on this link to join this free challenge.

An in depth study of Adams's life and work. credit: PBS

For more info: http://www.silberstudios.tv This is the extended version of my visit to Ansel Adams' home and darkroom. You'll hear his son Michael talk about some of Ansel's most iconic images, including the breakthrough he had when he first visualized the image of Half Dome.

10 Reasons to do a Personal Photography Project

1.  It's a great learning experience and it will give you plenty of practice to improve your photography.

2.  It will give you the opportunity to create a very high quality portfolio on a specific subject.

3.  Inspiration, when the going gets tough and ideas are not flowing, you can always go back and work on your project.

4.  A project gives you a starting point or framework that will allow you to expand your creativity.

5.  Doing a personal project is all about you.  You don't have to please anyone else, so let your creativity take you where you want to go.

6.  Get Social!  Engage with photography communities to discuss your work and get feedback.

7.  Focus:  spelling out a project over a certain amount of time will keep you on task.

8.  Commitment:  If you publish (in a community or on social media) your intentions to do a project, you will be much more motivated to complete it.

9.  Putting a project out into the world will give you some credibility, which may help you to get help with your project.  People on social media may suggest locations, models, props, etc...

10.  Doing a project will show off your skills and commitment to creating quality work or a sustained period of time.  This may help to draw fans and allow you to sell images or to book more jobs.  Just remember to show off the kind of work you want to do or sell.

I hope to see you in the Create Challenge during 2017, it's completely free and you can start the challenge at any time.

Challenge #5: Tell a Story

February Contest Theme / January Contest Results

MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST

Every Month you may post 2 of your best images for our photo contest. To enter, please upload the images in the comment section below by clicking on the Landscape icon or you can use an image host like Flickr by pasting the embed link in the comment bar.  Please post each image in a separate comment for voting purposes.  A prize will be awarded to the first place image.  Please enter jpgs that are at least 1200 pixels on the longest edge.

I will post a new subject on last Thursday of the month.  The previous month's contest will end on the last Thursday of the month at 5 pm EST.  I or a guest judge will select the winners.

FEBRUARY CONTEST THEME:  EMOTION

PRIZES:  

YOU CHOICE OF A FREE COUPON FOR MY:

• ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS

• PRINTING CLASS

• SILVER EFEX PRO 2 FOR B&W POST PROCESSING

• LIGHTROOM CLASS

The winner needs to email gary@morethanasnapshot.com with your choice of the four courses listed above. Then I will respond with your coupon code.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ELLEN FOR WINNING JANUARY'S CONTEST.  

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE TO SEE ALL OF THE IMAGE CRITIQUES.

How to Share Photo Galleries from Lightroom for the Web

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