Assignment: "New Years Resolution" Dec. 26, 2012 - Jan. 9, 2013

[Saralonde]

This week: "New Years Resolution". A new year is a time for a fresh start, so most of us at least try to do better. How about sharing yours with us?

I always overreach!


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 on or between the 26th of December, 2012 to the 9th of January, 2013. 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 "New Years Resolution" as the title or in the text (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 Assignment section the weekend after the contest closes. There should be a thread announcing the contest winners.

8. For help with posting images, check the FAQ at the top of this page and click on "Posting Images". It will give you a detailed explanation.

Next week: Most of us have one camera with us all the time, the one that is with our phone. While not as good as the fancier versions we like to shoot with, it tends to be popular (see instagram), unobtrusive (see a few posts in "I'm a terrible teacher!") , handy, and quick. However, it is way too easy to take snapshots with it and not take time to think it through. So let's see how good a shot you can take with your "Camera Phone".
The Best Thing For Your Smartphone Images
The Best Camera Is The One You Have With You (Mobile Photography TIPS)
10 Quick iPhone Photography Tips
What you can Learn from your Camera Phone

[sunwrites]

To not let my limitations suppress my potential - like this broken-winged butterfly preparing to take off no matter what.



EXIF:
Camera: Canon EOS 650D
Exposure: 1/30sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 250mm
ISO: 100
Taken on January 1, 2013

[GwenieThePooh]

My New Year's Resolution is to eat a well balanced diet



EXIF:
Camera Nikon D50
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/3.3
Focal Length 60 mm
Exposure Bias +1 EV
Flash No Flash
Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 Windows
Date and Time (Modified) 2013:01:02 06:53:00
Exposure Program Aperture-priority AE
Date and Time (Original) 2013:01:02 07:33:52-08:00

[flipper0118]

Do devices like ipods/ipads fit into the category for camera phones? or must is strictly be a phone??

[Saralonde]

Do devices like ipods/ipads fit into the category for camera phones? or must is strictly be a phone??

I'd rather you use a phone, but if you don't have one with a camera, the others could work.

[Paco_X]

Save Mo Money



Exif Data

Date : Dec. 28, 2012
Camera : Nikon D3100
Exposure : 8 sec
Exp Bias : -0.3 step
Aperture : f/18
Focal Length : 20 mm
ISO : 200
No Flash

[Saralonde]

Save Mo Money

Date Taken : Dec. 28, 2012

You might want to add your exif info if you are planning to enter the contest.

[FlyingKiwiGirl]

To continue to drink from the fountain of youth!



Exif data
Camera Nikon D7000
Exposure 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 1000
Exposure Bias -1/3 EV

...and #2 resolution, to take a torch with me on a night shoot!

[argonaut]

J'adore by Dior


My new Year's resolution is to practice and learn how to use my strobe to light my photos better. I just bought a wireless trigger and a light stand over Xmas so I can actually make the most of the expensive flash unit I've had for over a year and hardly ever used. I took a few shots I liked with the new equipment last week and this is one of my favorites. Visit my photostream for more examples www.flickr.com/photos/actdontreact
In this particular case, the subject was placed on a white reflection board, inside a light tent. The flash was aimed down at the subject from the top of the tent. In post processing I only slightly straightened and cropped the image and increased contrast and saturation.

As for the writing, I searched online and found free fonts that look like the Dior typeface and used them to create a more 'commercial' look. I'm intrigued by bottles and product photography in general and hope to be able to improve in that area in 2013.

Hope you like it, your comments will be greatly appreciated.

Taken on 30th December 2012

Exif data

Camera Olympus E-300
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 45 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire (off camera flash was fired wirelessly, from the top of the subject, through a softbox)

[Pollard]

This year I have decided to participate in EVERY assignment this year... I thought I would start off with this shot I took on the weekend of a waterfall in Sherbrooke Forrest, Mt Dandenong, VIC, Australia. I hope you like it

Taken on December 30, 2012 at 3.21pm EST
Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 2
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 75 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire