Enter Our Photography Competition

Light Stalking is holding its first photography competition!

We’re giving away five of David DuChemin’s photography guides. In fact, the winners can even choose which of David’s great books they would like.

If you’re not familiar with David, he’s a prolific photographer and author of five ebooks on improving your camera craft without spending any extra money on gear. If you’re a believer in the idea that skill trumps gear, then you will love these guides. (Affiliate Link)

The Rules

To enter the competition, all you need to do is go over to the Light Stalking Facebook group, sign up and post a photo to the wall.

At Midnight December 10 (GMT) we will tally up which 5 individuals have the most “likes” on their photos to find the winners.

You can post as many photos as you like to the wall, but an individual will only be awarded a single one of the five prizes. We’re trying to spread the love!

What’s next?

It’s simple.

1) Join the Light Stalking Facebook group.

2) Post a photo to the group’s wall.

3) Get your Facebook friends to “like” your photo.

What are you waiting for?

What We Recommend to Improve Your Photography Fast

It's possible to get some pretty large improvements in your photography skills very fast be learning some fundamentals. Consider this the 80:20 rule of photography where 80% of the improvements will come from 20% of the learnable skills. Those fundamentals include camera craft, composition, understanding light and mastering post-production. Here are the premium guides we recommend.

Easy DSLR – Friend of Light Stalking, Ken Schultz has developed this course over several years and it still remains the single best source for mastering your camera by identifying the main things that are holding you back.
Understanding Composition – As one of the core elements of a good photograph, getting your head around composition is essential. Photzy's guide to the subject is an excellent introduction. Their follow-up on Advanced Composition is also well worth a read.
Understanding Light – Also by Photzy, the other essential part of photography is covered in this epic guide and followed up in Understanding Light, Part 2. This is fundamental stuff that every photographer should aim to master.
5 Minute Magic Lightroom Workflow – Understanding post production is one of the keys to photographs that you will be proud of. This short course by one of the best in the business will show you how an award-winning photographer does it.