Photo Of The Week

Today's photo of the week was taken by Phyllis Jess. She took this shot from the saddle of her horse at the Columbia River in Wenatchee, Washington.   

We Want To Feature Your Work!

Do you have some really amazing photos you have taken recently or some of your past work that you simply love? We want to see! Each Tuesday, we will be featuring a "photo of the week" right here on the Camera Giveaways blog. We are looking for anything from amazing landscape photos, a gorgeous wedding or engagement shot, sports or animal photography, an awesome fashion photo...whatever you want to share, we would love to see!

Email your photos to contact@cameragiveaways.com with the subject "CG Blog Photo Submission" for consideration. In your email be sure to include a description of your photo, your name and company name as well as website and social media links. Please... no watermarks! If this information is not included, your photo will not be included.

Tips And Inspiration On Sports Photography By Damian Strohmeyer

Everyone loves watching an awesome sporting event. Having a photographer capture those events with great photography is also important to each type of sport... it helps to showcase the best plays and moments of the game to fans all over the world. Damian Strohmeyer is a sports photographer who has shot at The World Series, The NCAA Basketball Tournament, The World Cup, The Stanley Cup, The Olympics, and the past 28 Super Bowls. 

We wanted to share a short video with you today where Damian is talking about his tips for taking the amazing sports photography that he takes. He will talk about some of the important parts of taking a sport photo to make it stand out from the rest, explains what his favorite lens is and so much more. Enjoy! 

Damiam Strohmeyer and this video was done by Canon in their Explorers of Light showcase series, in which members of their pro team discuss their careers and their passion for photography.

Established in the mid-90’s, Canon’s ‘Explorers of Light’ team comprises dozens of highly skilled professional photographers and cinematographers, representing a wide range of specialties and styles.

To see more from Damian Strohmeyer, visit his website at www.damianstrohmeyer.com. 

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Photo Of The Week

Today's photo of the week was taken by Keegan Meenagh, a freelance videographer and photographer in Norman, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City.  

Here is what Keegan has to say about the photo: "Every April we have the Norman Music Festival, where hundreds of bands from across the state come and play down on Main Street at bars and on stages outside. I took about 3000 photos over 3 days and this picture is my favorite. This is a photo of my friend Parker Rhea right before his band, NoiseBleedsSound, performed.  If you look closely, you can see me in one of his eyeballs.  It's my favorite photo that I've taken."

To see more of Keegan's work, visit his Facebook page and on Instagram @rockandrollkeeg. 

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Do you have some really amazing photos you have taken recently or some of your past work that you simply love? We want to see! Each Tuesday, we will be featuring a "photo of the week" right here on the Camera Giveaways blog. We are looking for anything from amazing landscape photos, a gorgeous wedding or engagement shot, sports or animal photography, an awesome fashion photo...whatever you want to share, we would love to see!

Email your photos to contact@cameragiveaways.com with the subject "CG Blog Photo Submission" for consideration. In your email be sure to include a description of your photo, your name and company name as well as website and social media links. Please... no watermarks! If this information is not included, your photo will not be included.

5 Tips To Take Great Photos With Your Phone

Technology today is pretty amazing and many photographers today are able to take awesome photography.... and all with their phone! If you love photography, but do not own a camera, you can still take great photos. Whether you take photos while on your commute to work, while outside exploring or even while traveling or hanging out at home with your family or friends, you want to be sure you know all the tricks to capture the best photos you can if you are using your phone. 

Check out these 5 tips below to help you take great photos with your phone.

1. Utilize natural light.

Natural light when taking photos with your phone is always best, especially for outside events. Aside from the obvious moments, such as night-time shoots, it’s best to utilize the organic light around you for the most authentic and untouched look. 

2. Be sure your shot is centered. 

Anytime you are taking a photo, you want to remember the rule of thirds to help you take amazing photos. (If you are not aware of the rule of thirds, it is when you align a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section). Most phones feature a grid tool option to display a subtle set of lines, allowing for a more balanced shot. If your phone isn’t equipped with a grid tool, there are plenty of apps that you can download to help you out.

Photo credit: OS X Daily

Photo credit: OS X Daily

3. Make sure you utilize the burst mode. 

It can be really frustrating to realize that if there was half a second more or less with shooting, the photo would have been just right. You can give yourself options with the burst mode that most phone cameras offer. This tool is very handy and allows for a rapid fire of pictures, making it opportune for people trying to capture action shots and shots while in a bumpier environment.

Grid lines are present in the iPhone camera app for a better aligning of vertical and horizontal angles to the image being clicked. You can toggle them by going to the Photos and Camera menu in the Settings App.

4. Try to move closer before using the zoom.

All phone cameras have the zoom option where you can drag your fingers closer together but doing so makes the quality of the shot decrease. Zoomed-in pictures can get fairly grainy, but if you move closer to the subject instead, you will find that provides much better clarity.

Photo credit: GizBot

Photo credit: GizBot

5. Look at your subject from a unique perspective. 

Feel like your photos are all starting to look the same? Switch it up with a new perspective. Stand on a chair, lay on the ground, or even shoot upside-down. A fresh take on even the most unassuming objects and places can create an entirely new attitude in your photos.

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Photo Of The Week

Today's photo of the week is of a praying mantis that was taken by Christy Lucas with Christy Lucas Photography.

She captured this shot with a Nikon d5200, 85 mm macro lens, f stop 4 ISO 200, shutter speed 1/200. 

To see more work from Christy, be sure to follow her on Facebook. 

We Want To Feature Your Work!

Do you have some really amazing photos you have taken recently or some of your past work that you simply love? We want to see! Each Tuesday, we will be featuring a "photo of the week" right here on the Camera Giveaways blog. We are looking for anything from amazing landscape photos, a gorgeous wedding or engagement shot, sports or animal photography, an awesome fashion photo...whatever you want to share, we would love to see!

Email your photos to contact@cameragiveaways.com with the subject "CG Blog Photo Submission" for consideration. In your email be sure to include a description of your photo, your name and company name as well as website and social media links. Please... no watermarks! If this information is not included, your photo will not be included.

Awesome Photos From Winners of the International Drone Photography Competition 2017

The winners of the 4th annual International Drone Photography contest have been announced, Dronestagram, in partnership with National Geographic, has chosen the winning subjects ranging from vividly colored fields, to a colorful water lily pond in Vietnam. Each shot is so unique and we wanted to share a few of them with you today! 

Awards were given across a number of categories: Nature, Urban, People and Creativity. Take a few minutes to look at a few of the winners below.

1st Prize. Provence, Summer trim. Photo by user jcourtial

1st Prize. Provence, Summer trim. Photo by user jcourtial

2nd prize. Infinite Road to Transylvania by user Calin Stan 

2nd prize. Infinite Road to Transylvania by user Calin Stan
 

3rd prize. Ice formation by user Florian Ledoux

3rd prize. Ice formation by user Florian Ledoux

1st prize. Urban Concrete Jungle by user 

1st prize. Urban Concrete Jungle by user 

3rd prize. Peace by user luckydron

3rd prize. Peace by user luckydron

1st prize. End of the line by user Martin Sanchez

1st prize. End of the line by user Martin Sanchez

2nd prize. Waterlily by user helios1412

2nd prize. Waterlily by user helios1412

Next Level by user macareuxprod

Next Level by user macareuxprod

We originally saw these photos on Amateur Photographer. If you love these drone photos, here are a few other posts you may enjoy: 

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Photo Of The Week

Today's photo of the week was taken by Andrew Burgoyne. Andrew says, "It is a rare treat in the northern hemisphere to see Nā kuhikuhi (α and β Centauri) point towards Hānaiakamalama (the Southern Cross) over the very active Halemaʻumaʻu crater within the Kīlauea caldera."

He captured this amazing photo with a Canon 5D Mark iii, Canon 24mm, f/2.8, ISO 2000, 2 sec.

If you want to see more work from Andrew, be sure to follow him on Facebook or on Instagram. 

We Want To Feature Your Work!

Do you have some really amazing photos you have taken recently or some of your past work that you simply love? We want to see! Each Tuesday, we will be featuring a "photo of the week" right here on the Camera Giveaways blog. We are looking for anything from amazing landscape photos, a gorgeous wedding or engagement shot, sports or animal photography, an awesome fashion photo...whatever you want to share, we would love to see!

Email your photos to contact@cameragiveaways.com with the subject "CG Blog Photo Submission" for consideration. In your email be sure to include a description of your photo, your name and company name as well as website and social media links. Please... no watermarks! If this information is not included, your photo will not be included.

Photo Of The Week

Today's photo of the week was taken by Spencer L. Stanton, owner of Stanton Photography. The photo is of a NPC competitor named Jenny. 

To see more work from Spencer, check out www.stantonphotos.com. You can also visit him on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. 

We Want To Feature Your Work!

Do you have some really amazing photos you have taken recently or some of your past work that you simply love? We want to see! Each Tuesday, we will be featuring a "photo of the week" right here on the Camera Giveaways blog. We are looking for anything from amazing landscape photos, a gorgeous wedding or engagement shot, sports or animal photography, an awesome fashion photo...whatever you want to share, we would love to see!

Email your photos to contact@cameragiveaways.com with the subject "CG Blog Photo Submission" for consideration. In your email be sure to include a description of your photo, your name and company name as well as website and social media links. Please... no watermarks! If this information is not included, your photo will not be included.

Don't Miss Out On Amazon Prime Day!

For those of you who love being an Amazon Prime member... great news! Amazon Prime Day is almost here. Starting tonight at 9 PM, be sure to check out all of the great deals and discounts that you can receive just by being an Amazon Prime member. With the great deals and free shipping on everything offered, you are sure to find an awesome deal. 

If you are not yet an Amazon Prime member, sign up today for their FREE trial here. 

Deals begin tonight - July 10th at 9 PM so be sure to click here and see all of the great things Amazon is offering. If you have an Amazon Alexa device, Voice Shopping deals start at 7pm ET.

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You can get great deals on electronics, beauty, fashion, stuff for the kids, outdoor and sports, books, video games, home essentials, back to school stuff, art and craft supplies, and so much more!

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18 Unique Architecture Photos That Are Sure To Amaze

There is some pretty amazing architecture that you can find around the world and Daniel Rueda and Anna Devis, have got an amazing eye for the architecture photography they shoot! This creative duo from Valencia, Spain, travel around the world taking photos of architecture they find. They photograph the quirky side of architecture, and the pictures are all pretty amazing and unique. 

According to an article on Bored Panda, Rueda and Devis find the funniest ways to ‘interact’ with the architecture they capture in their shots. They both become characters in their own whimsical photographs, which adds an additional amusing effect to the already rich and fascinating images.

Take some time today to check out this unique architecture photography taken by Daniel Rueda and Anna Devis! We hope you enjoy as much as we do. 

Did you take a photo outside at a festival, street fair or sporting event and really want to add a little something extra to it? Overlays Made Easy! The Collection would be perfect for you! This product will help you to fix a blown out sky and edit in a "mood." It even includes bokeh overlays to really add some pizazz to your backdrops. Get this collection today for $99.99! 

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