December 2024 Photo Contest Winners: Light and Shadow Play

We’re happy to announce the winner of December’s competition “Light and Shadow Play.” The entries to the “Light and Shadow Play” photo contest were varied and it was quite interesting to see the participants’ interpretation of the theme. Images submitted to the contest included still life, nature, landscape, architecture and some abstract.
Here are December’s winners:

November 2024 Photo Contest Winners: Symmetry And Asymmetry

We’re really excited to announce the winner of November’s competition “Symmetry and Asymmetry.” For those who don’t know, the Light Stalking Monthly Photography Competition carries a $100 People’s Choice Award and a $250 Overall Winner Award. The People’s Choice Winner is selected by a vote of the community, whereas our guest judge selects the overall winner. The “Symmetry And Asymmetry” […]

October Photo Contest Winners: The Unseen Perspective

October’s contest “The Unseen Perspective” saw some interesting entries that included macros, reflections, low angle and aerial shots, underwater shots and some other shots of subjects shot besides their usual self. Participants also creatively came up with entries where they captured images inside a lens ball, light that illuminates the subject in a certain way and one that only lasts for a moment, shooting through glass, etc., as interpretations of unseen perspectives.

First Place: “Lady Liberty in Manhattan” by Jean T

27 Strong Examples Of Composing With Leading Lines Using Roads And Paths

Leading lines are most commonly used in landscape photography, but are great for all genre of photography like street photography, still life photography, portraits, architectural photography, macro photography, etc. Leading lines are so evident in photographs and they are powerful tools to instantly bring attention to the subject or the most important part of a photograph.
Check out the following great examples of leading lines and in case you want to learn more about this handy composition technique.