Welcome to another Community Critique contest! Every month, Fstoppers is challenging our community to send us their best photos. Critique of the Community programand three lucky winners will win various photography-related prizes.
During the month of May, we want to see the best photos you have “unique light.” Your photo can be in any genre of photography including landscape, portrait, architecture or still life as long as it has interesting and unique lighting. Each image in the review will be selected based on creativity, lighting, subject matter, overall production, final editing, and overall “wow” factor. Community ratings play a small role in our selection but it’s not as big as you might think, so don’t pay too much attention to what others say about your images.
Duration
This month we allow each participant to submit up to 4 photos. All images must be posted to this page no later than later May 24, at 11 p.m Western time.
As always, every qualifying entry must have at least 3 sentences explaining how the photo was taken, any valuable technical information including lighting, camera equipment, lens selection, etc. and any What background story can help viewers understand why your image is so interesting? .
Awards
Each month we will give away various photography-related prizes. This month is no different and we are featuring a huge collection of Profoto’s latest softbox, mesh, Edge mask and diffuser. Unlike traditional softboxes that require assembly using individual pole pieces, the new Profoto Softbox line features an easy-to-use snap mechanism that allows you to create a softbox in seconds. They can be used with any 100mm flash head as well as Profoto A series flashes (using the OCF Adapter).
First place – One grand prize winner will receive a set Photo taken 3′ And Silver-lined soft box 1×4′. Each of these three softboxes comes with a 1.0 f-stop diffuser, but the first place winner will also include both a 1.5 f-stop and 0.5 f-stop diffuser f-stop to help further change the softness of these softboxes. If that’s not enough, Profoto has also included their Edge Mask system for each of these softboxes, which allows you to completely change the size and style of the softbox. Finally, you will also receive matching Softgrids to help prevent spills of both of these softboxes. Total value $1999
Second place – Second place will be one Profoto Softbox 2×3′ silver as well as 1.5 f-stop and 0.5 f-stop diffusers. This softbox will also come with an Edge Mask and Softgrid included. Total value $666
The third position – Third place winner will receive a free tutorial from Fstoppers Store. We have complete tutorials on many genres such as architectural photography, macro photography, landscapes, product photography and of course portrait photography. Valued at $299
Bonus added!
And finally, to celebrate May and get everyone excited about unique lighting, Fstoppers has launched a huge sale on Peter Hurley’s guide to brightening your face. It usually costs $300, but for the entire month, you can get it for just $49.
Peter Hurley is known as one of the best macro photographers in the world. In other tutorials, Peter explains everything he knows about creating perfect headshots, but in Lighting Faces, Peter explores every possible lighting tool at your disposal. Can be used to illuminate a portrait. So if you’re interested in lighting with a small softbox or giving it a big effect 43″ Mola Mantti Take a lesson, this tutorial will help you understand what each modifier does and how you can best use it to illuminate your subject’s face.
Good luck to everyone participating and we look forward to critiquing your best images with “unique lighting!”
Featured image of Sam Portraitsbysam
