Assignment: "Learning" Sept. 1 - 15

[Saralonde]

Can't believe it's September already! Children are back to school in the northern hemisphere and in the southern hemisphere they are probably contemplating how they'll spend their summer. Either way, Learning is our topic this week.

My damaged laptop left me with lost car shots last week (should have called on Maxharvard for backup) and limited time for this week's shot. I did learn not to balance said computer on the edge of a table though (duh!)!

I struggled with this week's assignment, creativity seemed to leave me, a problem most of us encounter, so here it is:


As always, rules:

Just a note to new posters: DO NOT start a new thread for your post. Please just hit the reply button at the bottom of any current post and put your image there.

1. Your original image you submit should be taken between the 1st of September and the 15th of September. Each week as an assignment closes on the Wednesday, it will be AUTOMATICALLY deemed *CLOSED* after 8am GMT (3AM EST) and any posts after that time will not be eligible for the assignment competition. Don't wait until the last minute to post!

2. Your post must include "Learning" (to show your permission to count it for the contest) and the date the picture was taken (to show that it is a valid entry).

3. EXIF data should be intact. It helps if you can include the main points (including camera, lens, date taken, ISO, shutter speed and aperture) in the text of your message.

4. Only one entry per member (if you can't restrain yourself until the end of the first week you can post two or three separate pictures but your entry should be in a separate post and the only marked with the text above). It must be an original image taken by you.

5. Remember the cross-site image size limit (740px on the longest side).

6. If the image does not exist in post at the end of the contest, it is disqualified. If you modify anything on flickr and re-save the image then the link is broken and the message needs edited to link the picture again before it will be included in the contest.

For everyone, please do not repeat other people's photos by quoting them until the contest is over. If you want to comment on or discuss an entry you can use a link to it (or just delete the picture from the quoted text).

7. If you are looking for the winners of the mini-contest, please check the front page of the DPS blog Saturday late afternoon (EST) and here.

Next week: "Portrait Photography: Couples" Whether you are looking into wedding/engagement photography or just want a nice shot of your parents on their anniversary, shooting a couple is a little more difficult than single portraiture. You want to include their personalities and interaction with each other as well as keep in mind basics such as lighting and composition.

Engagement Portrait Posing Tips
Engagement Portrait Shoots: 7 Professional Tips to take your Engagement Shoots to the Next Level

[Carina]

Canon Powershot SX10 IS
Aperture: f3.2
Exposure: 1/100 sec
Focal length: 5mm
ISO Speed: 400
Date: 08/09/2010 @ 9:19 GMT

[Obijuan]

Learning from other cultures. I'm in Korea for a little while and seeing people doing things different and learning their culture is an amazing experience.

Korean Grandma

From Drop Box

Sep 14, 2010
1024×680 pixels – 329KB
Filename: DSC_9298.JPG
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D90
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 80mm
Flash Used: No

[lightworker]

Learning at night

Od PhotoSchool

Exif:
Date: 2010-09-08
Canon EOS 50D + Sigma 18-200mm + tripod
f/4.5
exp: 4s
ISO-200
28mm

[Karen_T]

Learning - made fun by ASDAN


not a great picture i know, but I like the fact that this course includes learning about photography





Samsung WB500
Fstop f/4.2
Iso - 800
Date taken: 08/09/2010

[ES308]

Learning about spices in a Moroccan souq!

June 28, 2010
Nikon D90
Aperature: f/4.5
Exposure: 1/1000
focal length: 40mm
ISO1000

[gpaakkonen]

Gramma teaching swinging skills

Nikon D300s
Nikkor 55-200mm/f4.0-5.6 AF VR
1/320th sec at f4.2 ISO 400
Focal Length 66mm
Handheld with Nikon SB600 Speedlight
-1 EV
Manual Exposure and Focus
Shot on Sept 3,2010 6:49pm EST in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

[sawilhelm]

An unknown person doing some reading on a Friday night in the park. I can only guess what he was learning.



September 3, 2010
Canon Rebel XSi
Aperature: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/400
Focal length: 300mm
ISO 800

[Createbeauty]

Learning to Drive

Taken on September 8, 2010 at 7.51pm

Exif data
Camera Canon EOS 50D
Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/3.5
Focal Length 28 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Fired

[Julcak]

Learning to write his numbers Started kinder. a few weeks ago

taken Sept 2, 2010
camera maker: Apple
type: Iphone 3GS
F-stop: f/2.8
Exp time: 1/17 sec.
ISO speed: ISO-250
focal length: 4mm
metering mode: Average
Saturation: high