We published our first a300.org Challenge this month to take a picture from ground level using the Sony a300’s articulated screen and it’s been a great success with 20 fantastic submissions covering a diverse and interesting selection of subjects, just take a look at the results below:
We will have a new challenge up in April so if you haven’t all ready then consider joining our flickr group. Where there are almost 300 members and over 2000 photos.
This guide is for beginners and advanced photographers and will give you some ideas to diversify and improve your photos.
1.) Embark on a project:
Documenting your project be it in a gallery, online, or a photobook will let you see how your photography has progressed since the start as well as giving you a sense of acheivment making the effort well worth it. But don’t limit your self to just one why not take on several projects such as the weekly Monday Macro project or our own monthly a300.org challenge or a long term project such as the flickr 365 project which involves taking a new photo everyday for a year. Some other ideas could be to shoot object in your community of a certain colour.
2.) Join a local photography club:
Joining a photography group is a great way to submerge yourself into the photography world. It is also a great way to meet other photographers, learn and discuss tips and techniques as well as opening up new opportunities.
3.) Print more:
With the increase in digital cameras most users tend to prefer uploading there photos to galleries. But if you want to really grasp the quality of your pictures printing images is essential be it photos for your wall, a calender, photo book or a magazine.
4.) Study the work of other people:
A great place to start is the a300.org’s flickr group with over 200 members and 1800 photos. There are a lot of incredibly high quality and diverse pictures in the group which should help give you an idea of what is achievable with the Sony a300. Analyse the photos that grab your attention, grab inspiration but don’t simply imitate use the photos for motivation to help you develop your own style.
5.) Try a new niche:
We all have subjects that we prefer to photograph, whether it’s indoors/outdoors, cars, animals, people etc. So if you find a majority of your photos fall into one category then why not diversify and try something new and out of your usual comfort zone. Diversifying your subjects will assist you in learning new techniques and giving you a better understanding for composition, lighting, aperture and shutter speeds required for different situations & subjects.
Challenge Numero Uno is to take a photo from ground level (ex above). Take advantage of the a300’s articulated screen and get creative with shots you may not normally try. The challenge will run until Friday the 27th of March and entries will be published on Saturday the 28th.
Rules:
1. Photo must be taken during the challenge no previously taken photos should be submitted for the challenge.
2. One submission per user. (you can still add as many as want to the group pool)
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4. profit have fun
To submit a photo just post it into the March Challenge discussion thread of our flickr group.
