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Project Educate: Black and White Photography Project Educate: Black and White Photography

In a world where all number of ways of editing and manipulating an image are coming to light, we often forget about the very simple techniques that we have to hand - that actually have very impressive results.
I rarely upload the originals of my work if I have made changes for the greater good! I like people to see the final product and not the flaws. But for the purposes of black and white Photography here is an example of how you can improve your work.

Ikea car park. Yup! Nightmare to drive in because it's so twisty! I took this out the car window whilst screaming with my arms flailing. Hence the slight motion blur. I kid . I then processed it with an editing program called Picasa . I used to think that Picasa was God. Now I know better. But I still drag all my images through the program by way of storing them.
So everything done to this image was achieved in a free editin
Project Educate: Photography - The Basics Project Educate: Photography 3rd October 2011 -> 9th October 2011

Project Educate has launched for 2011/2012 and I'm delighted to announce that the first week will be brought to you by myself and `ScENeYmE
As two of the General Photography Community Volunteers we will be posting topic specific weeks later on in the year. But for now we thought it would be nice to launch with a week of Photography Basics for those of you who are uncertain where to start - and those who just want some new tips and beautiful features to look at!
Keep an eye on the blog over at #communityrelations as each CV will be posting announcements about their weeks there. Also head over and make sure you are watching #projecteducate where we will be collating all the links to the articles over the coming months.

Shooting in RAW

It's surprising how many peop
Project Educate: Basic Photography TerminologyPhotography Terminology
Bokeh
This is a term that refers to the way the lens blurs the image and the aesthetic quality of that blur. Some lenses cause the image to blur that is pleasing to the eye, whereas others blur in a more unpleasant or distracting way. It is considered good practice to have the subject of the image in focus, while the background is blurred. Bokeh occurs in the part of the image that lies outside the depth of field and photographers sometimes use a shallow focus to make the out of focus regions more prominent.

Depth of Field
This refers to how much of the scene is in focus. In portrait or macro photography, it is better to have a shallow depth of field and keep only part of the image in focus, as opposed to landscape photography where you'd generally want a larger depth of field and keep everything in focus.

Ma
A Week in dA Related - #030Welcome!
A Week in dA Related is a weekly news article series that aims to bring you the most important and fun deviantART and dA Related news from the previous week. It also includes a small feature from each sub-gallery.
If you have any deviantART Related news you'd like to share, shoot a note to ^bradleysays.
This issue covers February 12th to February 19th, 2012

Valentines Skin by ^pica-ae
Official dA News
Site Update: Deviation Titles, Shopping, and More!
#hq keeps the community in the know with the weekly site update.
Message Center Performance Upgrades
deviantART announces performance upgrades to the message centre.
The Help Desk: a year in review
$ewm recaps 2011 for The Help Desk, as well as their aim for 2012.

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Thank YouThank you to the wonderful people who donated to maintain #deviantART-Related's Supergroup status. As promised, here's a small feature of those generous and talented deviants who donated points.
`Mirz123

`JamminJo
  
`PainInTheAssimilated
  
`uae4u
 Harbor Castle by `uae4u Flowing by `uae4u
`GillianIvy
Smoky Room by `GillianIvy ChiX0r RoX0r Rockstar by `GillianIvy Purple Rain by `GillianIvy
`im-not-santa
trapped. by `im-not-sana you turn my zeros to ones. by `im-not-sana empty. by `im-not-sana
=Miguel-Santos
Laguna Path by =Miguel-Santos Morninglow by =Miguel-Santos Lagoon Memories by =Miguel-Santos
=CelticStrm-Stock
:thumb273337587: Log Cabin Farm House Stock 7 by =CelticStrm-Stock Sunset Garden Path Stock by =CelticStrm-Stock
=lightpurge
Deactivation is over-used. by =lightpurge Marry The Night by =lightpurge Talented Artist, No DD Stamp by =lightpurge
~NovemberWishes
.:Burning Sand Domes:. by ~NovemberWishes .:Fireflies:. by ~NovemberWishes :thumb272877901
Urban-and-Rural Features - Issue 17:iconurban-and-rural:
#Urban-and-Rural
As a Co-Founder at #Urban-and-Rural, my duty is to announce a theme every week and feature the submitted deviations. Usually we only submit a blog to our group, but I decided to make News Articles about them too.
Previous Theme: Transportation
 
 
 
 Milan's bikes by *enricotasca Petrin funicular by ~VTAL vespa by =sandeepsarma
 Emerald Beauty by *CenobiteAdnaloy  Maniobra de acople by ~Autodidacta 
Click to see more
Previous Articles
Issue #1 | Issue #2 | Issue #3 | Issue #4 
Issue #5 |
Photography Discovered #1Welcome to the first edition of Photographers Discovered! This series was inspired by $Moonbeam13's Discovered journal series. The following deviants were found using nothing but the Discovery Tool.
!peetrusha


*DeingeL-Dog-Stock


~nnIKOO


~popp2


~dincturk


Please show the artists some love and :+fav: the article if you liked it!
Check out #Through-a-Lens for more awesome photography.
Life Through a Lens #2Welcome to the second edition of Life Through a Lens - a regular photography feature showcasing some of the recently submitted deviations within the Photography gallery.
Features


infinity by ~Perlamuter
:thumb264256528:Rainy day by *NataliaCiobanu:thumb264428714:
:thumb264486030:I'm a creep by *JoInnovateFireworks IV - Ferris Wheel by ~miwishin
La vie en rose by *iNeedChemicalXSaut de Chat by ~HowNowVihaoAnother day at the office by ~Wolf-watcher
Naiad by *armeneWhen the sky fell in by ~TheFearYouWontFalllike circus I by *RebecaSaray
misty morning by ~Pete1987La rue ma vision by ~Paps19:thumb264511000:
DERANGED the film by *RebecaSaraydeception by ~PatrickWally:thumb263788380:
Red Riding Hood by ~StefanieSauerThe British Museum by *PajunenThe Idea of Yellow by ^Kaz-D
Please show the artists some love and :+fav: the article if you liked it!
Previous Features
Week one
Check out #Through-a-Lens for more fantastic work, features and challenges!
Inspiration Themed FeatureI took a poll recently asking my watchers who inspired them.  Here is a feature to share the work of those that my watchers identified as inspirational to them.  Hopefully they will inspire you as well :heart:
Angel Bookmark by =nao--renThe Secret Garden by *TheophiliaOdysseus by *TheophiliaAdiemus - 1 by ~CafiffleWhore - 1 by ~CafiffleThe Locked Maze 3: Page 49 by ~mleivDiana Wynne Jones: 1934-2011 by ~mleivSloth by ^FionaCreatesLet there be Sparkles 2 by ^FionaCreatesstained glass by ~fiu-bzdziuAthena by ~Achen089Rose Garden ACEO by ~Achen089Golems by *Silverfox5213Wen Long by *Silverfox5213Wan Wei by ~KaelNguBabydoll by ~KaelNguThe Last Goodbye by *LaurasshadesofgreySerenity by *LaurasshadesofgreyGreat Pumpkin Emote by `Mirz123To Be Human by `Gwendolyn12November Rose by ^namenotrequiredglow by `loishtora. by `im-not-sanachasing a starlight. by `im-not-sana.Music. by `ScENeYmEbadass by $Moonbeam13Lady of Rohan by ~HrivalasseTeleri Costume Design by ~ElaiteaAlina - New Year's Ball by ~ElaiteaMMP Ms Ebony Round 3 by ~IcecradleCitadel of the Mourning (2003) by ~vonkozRubi Malone Low Poly Posed Fin by `HazardousArtsTempus Mori by `OneFreeInternetFenris by *Iniphineas:thumb252389726:Link - Disting's Take - WIP by ~beereSnail on a Plant by ~beerecharacter contest. by *TheThirdAct:th
Community Projects Around deviantART! Volume 1 :star: Community Projects Around deviantART :star:
Wait a second... what is a community project?:shifty:
A community project is when a group of people or an individual creates, develops, or does something for the benefit of another person or group of people.
Why is it so important anyways? :stinkeye:
Community projects try to resolve an issue, promote positive ideals, and/or is a good way to mix and mingle!
Contemporary:
:bulletgreen:`manic-cure's  has a Paper Faces Project, a collective of pictures of deviants holding a piece of paper showing partially our heads and a creative face drawn on the paper!
:bulletblue:`ScENeYmE & ^DistortedSmile have a Art History Project for all deviants to learn from! They are looking for people to help contribute to the enrichment of art throughout history!
The Discovery Channel! IVhttp://deviantart.com/discovery
Please support the artists within the article by faving it! :+favlove:
Welcome!
I will feature underexposed artists that I've happened to find using the Discovery page here on dA! If you would like an overview of how to use this page, feel free to see this brief guide! :)
  
~purpledaydreams
I truly love the effects that ~purpledaydreams is able to achieve in her manipulations. While the subject or setting may be "simple," there is a unique element that they she adds to all of her works. :)

*Tigeress27
*Tigeress27 definitely has some must-see photography in her gallery; I especially like how many of the subjects in her photos have a different perspective placed on them. You should definitely chec
Group Exposure - 01Please :+favlove: this news article. Thank you! :heart:

:groups: #Group Exposure Feature
Brought to you by ~Group-Support.
Info: It's actually a very small activity formed at ~Group-Support few days ago and this is the very first feature ever posted. This is a quite simple article to feature groups that need more attention and hopefully, it can be done bi-weekly. Nonetheless, I hope you will enjoy and don't forget to check out some of these wonderful groups!  
Feature 01
:iconfinestintentions:
#FinestIntentions
:bulletyellow: "A group dedicated to those of us who may not be the best, but sure do try."
✦ Current Founder ~BusybeeSarahD
:iconzealzone:
#ZealZone
:bulletyellow: This group is for passionate, determined, zealous artists/writers that want more than a 'cool' or 'great' or 'lol' on their work. For artists/writers that actually want to improve and wa
Eighty RainbowsMany colours to brighten your day!:heart:
Cry for Me by ~Kameolynn:thumb251909945:little flower by ~PursuitOfJusticelove colours by *JustynaStolyhwoColors by ~carolinavillalobosFollow me by ~RockingNeverlandIt Must Be Love by *Kezzi-RoseRainbow Wave by ~Yingzi heart colours by ~plastickheartMirrored Reality Dreaming by *oO-Rein-OoSmile by ~YingzTake A Drink by ~andru89Rainbow Buttons by *Cute-And-Bright:thumb157748515:Friends Forever by ~weilano:thumb164398039:Mr. Rainbow by *oO-Rein-Oodelightful by ~illusionality:thumb170403406:Rainbow hair colours by ~littlehippy:thumb170003864:Day t h r e e o h o n e. by ~ForgottonPhotographyi keep them in a jar. by ~Camiloo:thumb252042689::thumb177718082:Tf by ~bigred-doogstera dose of happiness. by ~BestDayblack by ~beorangeIt's a Rainbow by ~PropertyKarHearts + Lots of Color by *framboosired house. by ~CamilooRainbow by *addy-ack:thumb156814321:You make me smile . by *addy-ackRainbow Fireworks by ~homigl14:thumb156358396:. s p l e n d i d . by ~mistandsparklesRainbow drops by *addy-ack.Colour My Star. by ~h23bTV on by ~MinamaMake your own fortune by ~honey-vinegarfusion. by ~Blissleepmake me smile by ~greenxinChromatic gramophone by =k3-studiocolour wheel by *JustynaStolyhwo:thumb215770470:Fair and Square by `Cataclysm-XTonari no Totoro : Rainbow by *Eternal-SRainbow by =Estheryu.Rainbow. by *May-Elena
Secret InterviewHello, my dear friends and all who're reading my Article now. :wave:
So, it was my Secret idea, i called it "Secret Interview". You can read Questions for many deviants! One question for one deviant. But =PrincessKooh was asked twice.
Some days ago you could see One Poll on my Page, this is Results:
"Okay, i have a secret idea, but i need your help! I'll send most of you a note, please answer a question!!!
1. 23 deviants said Sure! 62% :salute:
2. 7 deviants said Whaaat? I want too!! (send a note or commented here) 19 %  :la:
3. 4 deviants said Already answered 11% :hug:
4. 3 deviants said no, please, no... 8% :ohnoes:
Total: 37 deviants
May be you know something about them, but may be you'll read something New about them!! <3
Okaaay, let's begin!
1. =Earthymoon
Question:
Hi dear.
What flower do you like?
And may be you can show own photos of flowers or fav?
Answer:
Tulips are definitely one of my favorite flowers. :)

2. :devchery
Deviants Discovered Vol. 13Deviants Discovered
presents to you the artwork of...
:spotlight-left: ~manuelestheim :spotlight-right:

~manuelestheim has an incredible range of photography, from beautiful shots of nature, to horror and macabre photos, to thought-provoking conceptual photos. All this is delivered with a stunningly unique style! If you have a moment, be sure to check out his gallery!  
:bulletpurple: :bulletblue: :bulletgreen: :bulletyellow: :bulletorange: :bulletred: :bulletpink: :bulletred: [Bullet; Orange] [Bullet; Yellow] [Bullet; Green] [Bullet; Blue] [Bullet; Purple]
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Weekly Group Feature #7 !

:iconcaptainchibi:

This weeks featured group is:
:icontraditional-media:

A group dedicated to pencils, water colour, oil, paint, crayons, sculpture and craft!!
:dummy: :dummy: :dummy:

Take a look at some of the awesome work featured in the group:

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:+fav: :+favlove: :+devwatch:

If you are a traditional artist or just a big fan why not head over to #Traditional-Media and join.
It really is an amazing group.

All the best
~CaptainChibi
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~Jose-Garel-Alvoeiro Aug 16, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
great! thanks! :sun:
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~CaptainChibi Aug 16, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
:aww: Welcome.
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Mood: Wow! =AmBr0 Aug 5, 2011
Grateful to be featured! Beautiful collection! :hooray:
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=Phalanx-Designs Aug 7, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
Heya can I have the text for the emote rainbow please?? ^^;
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~CaptainChibi Aug 5, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Glad you like it and you are welcome :)
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Mood: dA Love *Minzile Aug 5, 2011   General Artist
such a beautiful feature. i found some intersting works. and thank you very much for featuring! i appriciate it a lot.
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~CaptainChibi Aug 5, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Keep up the awesome work! :la:
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*cabepfir Aug 5, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
thank you very much! :happybounce:
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~CaptainChibi Aug 5, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
You're welcome.
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~Dignity13 Aug 4, 2011
thank you very much for featuring me, much appreciated :hug:
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