Logo BlueWelcome to the new look Digital Photography School.

As I mentioned in my previous post – we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to improve both the look and functionality of the site. I hope you enjoy exploring it and discover some of the tips and tutorials in the archives that you might not have previously discovered.

As part of our relaunch today we’re launching purpose built Digital Photography School Forums.

These were set up at the request of many readers who had previously enjoyed (but felt limited by) our Flickr discussion group.

The new forums are now live and I’d like to invite you to register as a member and get involved in the discussions, assignments and learning that is happening there. We’ve already got over 40 people registered who have been helping me test the forums and there are already more than 25 discussion threads happening.

As a reward for those readers who sign up and become active members (read on for what this means) I’m going to be offering some prizes.

11 random active members of the forum will receive some great photography books.

One active member will win their choice of 5 of the following digital photography books

Ten active members will win their choice of 1 of the following digital photography books

  1. 1. The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
  2. 2. Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographsby Bryan Peterson
  3. 3. Digital SLR Pro Secrets by David Busch
  4. 4. Complete Digital Photography by Ben Long
  5. 5. Perfect Digital Photography by Jay Dickman
  6. 6. The Complete Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography by Lee Frost
  7. 7. Digital Macro Photography by Ross Hoddinott
  8. 8. Mastering Digital SLR Photography by David Busch
  9. 9. Photoshop Finishing Touches by Dave Cross
  10. 10. The Photoshop Channels Book by Scott Kelby

To be eligible you need to meet two conditions.

  1. Firstly you need to be a registered member of the forums
  2. Secondly you need to have made at least 5 genuine posts/comments in the forums before the end of the year. By ‘genuine’ I mean comments that actually contribute in some way (ie not spammy comments). They could be an introduction in the intro thread, a submission in an assignment, a comment on your digital camera in the digital camera section, a question in the techniques area, an answer to someone else’s question.

You’ve got 15 or so days to make your 5 comments to be in the running so there is no real rush – simply surf the forums, be yourself and respond to what you see others writing and you’ll be fine.

In the first week of January I’ll contact and announce the winners.

I hope you’ll consider coming and joining the fun in our new forums.

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