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” […]
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Rob is the founder of Light Stalking. His love for photography started as a child with a Kodak Instamatic and pushed him into building this fantastic place all these years later, and you can get to know him better here.
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Camera: Nikon D810
Lenses: Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
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
September’s contest “Ephemeral Moments” saw some amazing entries of short-lived moments both natural and through creative processes.
Tersha has beautifully captured the moment of a falling dandelion seed that would have freely drifted away in a few moments. Great work by Tersha and congratulations on the win.
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.
The “Human Impact” photography contest saw some amazing photographs of human impact on our planet in terms of flora, fauna the environment, etc. It was great to see how the participants interpreted the theme and came up with meaningful and impactful photographs.
Every now and then, it’s a good idea to trawl through one of the photo-sharing sites like Flickr, 500px or Unsplash and do a search for your favourite niche of photography. It’s a great way to keep up with trends and see where other people’s creativity is taking your area of interest. Well, we have […]
