On March 22nd post, I wrote about my participation in the contest “Resting” organized by Photocrowd. The contest, judged and voted, ended and before four days the winners were announced. And, I think that this was my greater “photo-moment” until now for 2015! My photo “In the center” wins 8th place in the expert vote among 598 photos from all over the world! It’s officially in the Top Ten Expert Choices of the contest and gains a place among the photos that appear on the first page of the site!…

It’s one of my childhood memory; our mother to dress us with our best clothes and make our hair pretty in order to go to the photography store and take a good family photo. It was the time that our camera Zenit couldn’t replace the abilities of a professional camera in the hands of a professional photographer. Despite the digital revolution, I believe neither now can do it. But this practice to get ready for a good photo, our childish eyes couldn’t…

It is a bit awkward for the week to start with people resting. Monday is the first day of the week and we all usually run to catch up on work, obligations, and tasks. I must admit that one of my bad habits is always to leave anything stressful for Tuesday if I can because I guess that there will be a stressful “Monday” madness gathered everywhere and in everyone. Back to the theme of rest, there was a very interesting photo…

Photographer Paul Outerbridge, well-known for his early use and experiment in color photography, had mentioned the difference between monochromatic and color photography; black and white imply a suggestion, but the color makes a statement. Others had seen in black and white photography symbols like hope and despair, a reflection of real life, like photographer Robert Frank. These questions are hard to be answered in the search of what makes a black and white photo stunning and how to achieve it.…

One of my commitments for this year is to participate in many photo contests; as many as I can. So, in the search of photography competitions, I came across BBC Wildlife Magazine, Discover Wildlife. Every month it organizes reader photo contests with free entry – you only need to sign up.  This month’s contest is about signs of spring and it is open for submissions until 31st March 2015, 23.59 pm BST. The final date for voting is 30 April 2015. You can find the contest and submit…

Lines have a unique power in photography as they arrange and divide the subject’s space, guide the viewer’s eyes, and create different senses.