This photo blog was born out of the frustration with photo procrastination between three friends. The best way to improve at anything is to practice, a lot. So we made a pact - to complete a photographic assignment every week, no matter what, on everything and anything. This isn’t a competition - there are no judges, no scores. The goal is to become better photographers, and share ideas while we’re doing it. We hope you enjoy our work! You can find the rules here.

High dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows. in Wikipedia

Due on Monday the 7th of July, at noon GMT+1.

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Weather

Canon 400D + Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
1/640 - f/11 - ISO200

No special techinque involved, the photo was taken from inside a room in Serra da Estrela.

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Since, I’m a weird phase of my life I haven’t got much inspiration to photograph so this is one of my efforts to accomplish the assignment.

windowless windows

Canon PowerShot G9
1/1250 of a second - f/4 - ISO200

If a window doesn’t serve the purpose of being a window, is it still one?  What defines something, its form or its function?  This is an empty building facing the river in downtown Lisbon, windows and doors are often walled in like this to prevent squatters.

Noonish

Canon 400d + Tamron XR diII AF 18-200mm

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It was almost noon, I was looking for a window with details, just an excuse to try some HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography,, and there it was!

This is the result of 3 different  exposures with a 2 stops intervals, so I could get detail on the shadows, highlights and in between. Then some Photoshop hocus pocus and this is the result. I hope you like it.

The word “window” comes “…from Old Norse vindauga, combined from of vindr “wind” and auga “eye”. The “windows” in these times were just holes (eyes) in the wall that permitted wind to pass through.” - in wiktionary.  Shoot something that illustrates the concept, literally or not.

Due on Monday the 30th of June, at noon GMT+1.

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rising

Canon EOS 40D + Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 OS
1/160 of a second - f/6.3 - ISO 200

A photowalking session of the rising sun, on the longest day of the year.  The sun can be seen rising between the pillars of the Vasco da Gama bridge.

Canon 400d + Canon EF 50mm 1.8

I never seen the sunrise in Lisbon… at least this early :p

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This is one of the photos taken during a photowalk with Pedro Pinheiro and Luis Amaral. Shooted in RAW, which is becoming my standard format, post-processing is just simpler

The Sun, the nearest star from Earth. Shoot it! . Due on Monday the 23rd of June, at noon GMT+1.

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feeling blue

Canon EOS 5D + Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 OS
1/100 of a second - f/6.3 - ISO 1000

Between “Rossio” and the area of the “Portas de Santo Antão”, in the middle of the late evening confusion, this lady sat on a stone bench.  Her blue dress was striking against the the paler colors that surrounded her, just waiting for a selective coloring on Photoshop.

Do you have the blues?  Blue is the color of sadness, but also of harmony and coolness.  Make it the center piece of your photo.  Due on Monday the 16th of June, at noon GMT+1.

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it’s WAR out there!!

Canon EOS 5D + Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 OS
1/80 of a second - f/6.3 - ISO 1000

One of the most crowded and “touristy” streets in Lisbon, “Rua das Portas de Santo Antão”.  The bombardment from all kinds of brands is constant, including the two envolved in one of the biggest brand wars in Portugal, between the Sagres and Super Bock beers.  Both brands can be seen in the big restaurant esplanade parasol shades.

Fairy

Canon EOS400D + Canon 18-55mm + 1 Canon 430ex
1/125 - f/13 -ISO200

Fairy, the excellent detergent that my mother uses, when I looked at the green plastic I remembered one of my first’s photo, with the strobe beneath the detergent.

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The technique involved here is just placing the strobe beneath the detergent with a remote trigger, at 1/32 of power and zoom at 105mm.

Brands! From a very small age we start being indoctrinated by a ceaseless stream of product and service brands from packaging, outdoor ads, television, the internet, print media. You don’t need to depict a specific brand - what you need is to catch the brain washing vibe that brands can achieve.

Due on Monday the 9th of June, at noon GMT+1.

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Mommy

Canon EOS400D + Canon 10-22mm + 1 Canon 430ex
1/160 - f /11 - ISO200

My mother washing the dishes at her place after lunch. Working

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K, was holding the remote 430ex while with the great Canon 10-22mm I caught this moment. Worked in PS to convert to B&W and selectively color the gloves.