
Right from your vacation hut overlooking the ocean, all you have to do is dive in to be transported to an entirely different experience underwater. This must-have rolling camera bag for traveling photographers is courtesy of Think Tank Photo.Ĭongrats, Hannes Cmarits, you are the winner of the contest for your “beautiful above and below II” entry! Aside from the composition and serene mood, we really like how this dreamy image, shot in Maldives, captured a kind of getaway where you have the luxury of wandering two worlds. To view all the images, you can visit our contest gallery.Īs a prize, we’re giving away this awesome Airport Roller Derby bag to one winning photo. The contest is now closed, and we received more than 760 photo submissions. It also happens to be a popular buyer request for our commercial stock photo licensing platform, 500px Prime. So we thought it’d be fun to have Luxury Travel (Bonus points if there is a person or people in the shot) be our photo challenge in last week’s contest. Congrats, Stefan, we’ve just upgraded your account!įrom an infinity pool with a view to a heli skiing trip, nothing gets our hearts racing like the promise of a luxury vacation getaway-if money or time were no object, that is.
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Anyone who enters will have the chance to win two months of free Awesome membership! This week’s lucky random winner is Stefan Geyer. To see the new theme for next week, click here.ĥ00px Awesome Subscription Giveaway WinnerĮvery week, we hold a random draw giveaway for all those who enter the contest. You may already have an existing photo that fits the theme, or you can take this as a challenge to shoot and upload a new photo. Eastern Time to submit your photo as an entry. You’ll have until next Wednesday, December 24 at 11:59 P.M.
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There is no way to draw the line between what is considered beginner and professional gear.Want to be featured on 500px ISO? Every week, we’ll announce a new photo challenge theme. It’s important to remember that there is a huge range of gear between what is considered beginner and advanced. As is with all art, photography is subjective. The primary goal of this article is to give encouragement to go out and shoot without worrying about what gear is in the bag. Here at 500px HQ, our team has already nailed down all the photo gear we want to get (and give) as gifts this season. I incorporated everything I knew about expressions, posing, composition and even post-processing to produce quality images. About 500px Blog From tutorials to collections and beyond, the 500px Blog is your go-to source for everything photography. With the holidays fast approaching, you’re probably spending these last few weeks shopping for gifts. After the shoot, I realized that skill is a crucial part of photography. That being said, it did not stop me from using everything else I’ve learned outside of the gear department.

Additionally, there weren’t enough focus points for me to use. According to research from Twitter, 60 of people expect this year’s holiday routines to change, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be celebrating.In fact, Twitter saw a 59 year-on-year increase in impressions for holiday-related tweets.

Mainly, I had a hard time with the fact that I was using an 18-55 lens and the lowest F-stop was a 5.6 at 55mm. From portraits to landscapes, we’re curious to see how and what you shoot during Golden Hour, also known as magic hour. You’re done To track all entries, click here. While shooting, I found that using lower-end gear can prove to be difficult to work with. Upload the image to your 500px profile, or pick an existing photo. But truth be told, the idea of the challenge was very appealing to me and let’s be real, I was having separation anxiety from photography. At first, I dismissed the idea because I’ve been spoiled with my Nikon D800 & prime glass. They mentioned that they had a Canon t4i and an 18-55mm lens that I could use. I would have loved to take her pictures but to my luck, I decided to leave my gear at home in hopes of taking a real vacation from photography. They asked if I would take pictures of their adorable ten year old daughter. Last week while I was in Puerto Rico, I met a couple who was familiar with my work.
