Digital Photography Challenge...

This is a great site for anyone interested in photography as a hobby or just enjoys looking at great photos. Shane (my hubby) occasionally submits a photo to a challenge there. The caliber of the winning photos is always top notch.

Every few days there is a new challenge announced, and entries revolve around that topic. Some past topics have included motivational posters, Beatles song lyrics, wings, urban landscape. You can join the site for a yearly fee and participate in special "Members Only Challenges" but there are plenty of opportunities for people who don't pay to participate. And of course, browsing is always free and encouraged! The community there is also pretty chatty about things photographic and more- so stop by a forum if some topic catches your eye.

Take a peek- you might just get some ideas for yourself!

http://www.dpchallenge.com/

Dan Heller's Photography

I want to be this guy when I grow up.

Way back in the 90's when we were shopping for a new lens for our Pentax SLR film camera (remember those... film cameras?), I did an internet search for the particular lens we were looking at purchasing, and this guy's website came up. I took a look around and decided that he was the best stinkin' photographer I had seen outside of my art appreciation classes.

I discovered that he used the lens that we were considering, and I sent him an email asking how he felt about it. Turns out, he really liked it and responded with a good email about its pros and cons. Not only talented, but also seems like a very nice guy. Taking photos is his job, so I trusted his judgement and we bought the lens. And what a job, travelling the world (often on someone else's dime) taking photos and enjoying cultures totally different from your own.

Check out his site: http://www.danheller.com


If I ever come across a boatload of money, I intend to buy a number of his prints to hang in our house, that is, until mine look as good as his.