SummerTime fun!!

Taken with Nikon D300s at f/7.1, 1/160 sec., ISO 200

Ahhh, summer is finally here!!

And just like our kids, school’s out for us, too , here at the Hands On! Photography blog!  We’ve completed this section of tutorials so for the summer, I’ve going to give you all a super easy assignment, with a chance to win a fabulous prize, as always!

We’ve covered a lot of ground since our first blog post and now’s the time to show me what you’ve learned!  Here’s a list of tutorials, with links to each one:

May 2011:  Balancing Elements
April 2011:  Depth Perception
March 2011:  Backgrounds
January/February 2011:  Leading Lines
January/February 2011:  Symmetry and Patterns
December 2010:  Cropping
November 2010:  Framing
October 2010:  Perspective
September 2010:  Rule of Thirds
August 2010:  Natural/Available Light
July 2010:  Artificial Light
June 2010:  Daylight/Sunlight
May 2010: Backlighting
March/April 2010: Side Lighting
March/April 2010: Front Lighting
February 2010:  Sunny 16 Rule
January 2010: Depth of Field
December 2009: Bokeh
November 2009: Light Graffiti
October 2009:  ISO
October 2009:  Slow Shutter Speeds
September 2009: Fast Shutter Speeds

Summer 2011 photography assignment:

Go out and capture your summer!  Using ANY of the above tutorials, photograph bits and pieces of your summer this year and submit your photo to me.  Please include the tutorial you used, as well as your camera information (make, model, aperture, shutter speed and ISO) in the comment section of the submission form.

Deadline: 11:59 pm EST, Aug 31st, 2011

And now for the fun part – the prize!! Because this is a summer-long project, I am going to combine the prizes for June, July AND August and draw ONE lucky winner!!  You will receive one ballot for each TUTORIAL you use.  So, the more tutorials you try, the more chances you have to win!  That is to say that if you send me 10 photos, using the Dec 2009 tutorial on Bokeh, you will still only receive ONE ballot.  But if you send me 3 photos, each using one of the tutorials from Dec 2010, Aug 2010 and Sept 2009, you will receive 3 ballots!!  The prizes will be announced shortly!

As always, if you have any questions, please leave me a comment on this post, or email me at sue {AT} canadianscrapbooker {DOT} ca.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

1) Because the whole purpose of the tutorial is to get you to experiment with your camera, submitted photos must have been taken between July 18th and August 31st, 2011, inclusive. Photos that do not meet this criteria may be shared on the blog but will not be eligible for our contest.

2) Please send original-sized files – I will size them for our blog.

3) And PLEASE don’t forget to include your camera settings, including camera make and model, f/stop, aperture and ISO settings for your image in the Comments section of the submisson form! Submissions that do not include this info may not be posted on the blog or included in the prize drawing.

Please submit your photo, using only our submission form, for a chance to be entered into our draw to win an awesome prize. A randomly chosen entry will be drawn after the deadline. Please note – submissions that are not relative to the tutorial and/or do not abide by these rules will not be posted on the blog, or entered into the draw. Please click HERE to review the rules regarding this draw BEFORE submitting.

Happy Clicking – and enjoy your summer!

Winners for April and May!!

Thanks to all participants over the last two months who sent in their submissions for our April and May tutorials.  Here’s a thumbnail peek at each of their layouts:

The winner of the 3 Bugs in a Rug prize for the April tutorial on Depth Perception is:

List Randomizer

There were 9 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Darla Holdstock, SK
2. Kristi Kennedy, BC
3. Stephanie Schan, ON
4. Jennifer Lundsten, SK
5. Carrie Butterwick, AB
6. Karly Potts, AB
7. Agatha Wiebe, ON
8. Vicki Chippette,NL
9. Carrie Butterwick, AB

Timestamp: 2011-07-08 20:48:41 UTC

And the winner of the Bo Bunny prize for the May tutorial on Balancing Elements is:

List Randomizer

There were 3 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Lorie McCall, ON
2. Agatha Wiebe, ON
3. Vicki Chippette,NL

Timestamp: 2011-07-08 20:51:56 UTC

Congratulations to Darla and Lorie! Your prizes will be sent out shortly to the address on your submission forms!

Thanks again to all who particicpated – and for your patience in my tardiness!!  Watch for another post next week for more chances to win a prize!!

Cheers,

Another Round of Submissions

Sorry for the delay in posting the final submissions for our Apr/May tutorials!!  I have a friend and her family visiting and we took a whirlwind trip which included Niagara Falls, Canada’s Wonderland and downtown Toronto.  We got in late last night and I was unplugged for most of the trip (which was pretty nice, I have to admit!).  But without further ado, here are the final submissions…

Vicki Chippette, of NL:

Taken with Canon Rebel T2i at f/16, 1/200 sec., ISO 400

Taken with Canon Rebel T2i at f/7.1, 1/200 sec., ISO 400

Carrie Butterwick, of AB:

Taken with Pentax K100D Super at f/8, 1/350 sec., ISO 400

Taken with Pentax K100D Super at f/13, 1/3000 sec., ISO 3200

Stephanie Schan, of ON:

Taken with Canon 5DMkII at f/4.5, 1/320 sec., ISO 4000

Karly Potts, of AB:

Taken with Pentax K100D at f/8, 1/350 sec., ISO 200

Darla Holdstock, of SK:

Taken with Canon Rebel T3i at f/1.8, 1/4000 sec., ISO 100

Lorie McCall, of ON:

Taken with Canon Rebel XSi at f/5.6, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

Thank you, ladies, for your submissions and my apologies for not having them up sooner!!

I will randomly select and post a winner tomorrow!  See you then…

Cheers,