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Photo Challenge: Found Type

Posted by Christina McNeill on 7 May 2008.

Who knew typography could be this fun? We think it's pretty neat, so in conjunction with our Favorite Hangouts theme sponsored by Yelp, we thought it would be cool to see images of interesting letters on the street. Get outside and show us the best found type you can find! Here is a great example of what we are looking for:


Untitled by Amy Gieske

 

Like all of our Photo Challenges, this challenge will be open for one week and will close next Wednesday May 14, 2008.

Mr. T did it again!

Posted by Christina McNeill on 7 May 2008.

JPG Member Mr. T (Josh) has now hosted his second successful photo workshop in Portland. He puts together these awesome workshops for anyone interested in learning some new photography tricks. In the first workshop, five other members joined him at some fun locations in Portland to shoot models in costume. It was such a success that he planned another great event— this time with the theme Trash the Dress! The April 13th workshop was a bigger hit then before with fourteen JPG Members attending. Josh mentioned that the photographers really collaborated well together, and you can definitely tell by looking at all of the amazing photos below!

If you are interested in planning an event like this, check out Josh's latest Ten Tips story about Starting a Workshop. In the step by step guide, he helps you plan out your event! Let us know if you are planning a workshop in your neighborhood, we'd love to hear about it.


Just for Art: Portland by Kirk Mastin

 


Just For Art: Portland by |M|att |A|damik

 


Just for Art Workshop 04.13.08 by Adrian King

 


Just for art by Mr. T

 


Just For Art Workshop by Mrs. T

 


Just For Art Workshop 2 Portland by Eduardo Martinez

 


Untitled by Maria Tizon

 


Portland Just for Art Workshop by Photo Girl

 


Portland Just for Art #5 by Emily Ward

 


Untitled by Melissa Quinn

 



Untitled by Allegra V

 


Ptown JfA 11 - paint me up by Laurie Shannon

 


Paint Wars by Jeni Stembridge

 

Photo Challenge Selections: Starry Nights

Posted by Christina McNeill on 7 May 2008.

The Starry Nights photo selections are here! In this challenge JPG Members found the most non-polluted spot in the sky and shot the starry night. These images flow so nicely together as the colors come together harmoniously while the stars dance in the night!

As always this lovely PDF is available on our downloads page which include the selections from this photo challenge. The download is interactive, so you can click on any image and it will link you back to the photographers page. Feel free to comment or browse the photographer's other work. You can find this PDF on the Starry Night Download Page, or you can grab the PDF here:

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Aurora Over the Badlands by Brad Kattelmann

 


Waxing Full by Kris Duncan

 


Aurora by Sirio Magnabosco

 


La Palma Night Sky by Dirk Essl

 


Night Raft by James Hannibal

 


Horsehead nebula, Orion by Pierre Pallez

 


Constellation by Andrew Hara

 


Northen Night Sky by Patrick Schmidt

 

On Stage

Posted by Christina McNeill on 6 May 2008.

We've just launched a new theme, On Stage! In this theme we are looking for raw emotion—images of performers in their element. We want to be able to hear the crowd cheering or wipe the sweat off our faces! Images in this theme should include: performers on stage, whether it be your cousin's dance recital, your favorite band, a comedian, or a musician. If they're up on stage we want to see it!

This theme has not been scheduled yet for a particular issue, so no voting. Your participation will help us pick which themes to publish.


Caleb-Divide the Sea by JoAnna Webb

 


ballet recital by Victor Ursabia

 



Change by Sara Gomach

 


Singers twenty years ago#2 by Jean Pierre Vacherot

 


Pissed Jeans by Shawn Brackbill

 

Rugrats and Pumpkins

Posted by Christina McNeill on 5 May 2008.

I wanted to point out some portraits of children that stand out to me—because we all know how challenging it can be to take images of kids. They get bored easily, their attention span doesn't last long, they would rather play than have their portrait taken, or like my nieces, they are over the camera in their face. Here are some extraordinary kid portraits that deserve a little JPG love. Enjoy:)

Future musician? by futomaki

 

Chilean boy, portrait #2 by Mustafah Abdulaziz

 

Corliss Rose by Bob Cranwell

 

Anna by Tony Fouhse

 

What Bear? by John Kennedy

 

Snapshot by Matt Caplin

 

You....!! by Jordi Gual

 

Celebrate the Shadows

Posted by Christi Ginger on 2 May 2008.

A few weeks ago, I came across this shot by Jeff James. I was trying to figure out what was going on in the frame when my eyes refocused on the shadow against the wall. I love it!

untitled by Jeff James

 

Since then, I've been keeping my eyes peeled for photos that focus on the shadow. I love how the subjects turn out dreamily distorted and also love the contrast between the real object and its outline. Here are some more great shadow pics I've found on JPG. Enjoy!

untitled by Marc Gutierrez

 

Self-Portrait by Craig Persel

 

In Liberty's Shadow by Yannick Fel

 

The Laundry Proposal by Leo Jaramillo

 

Abstract Sweeper Sweeps Self by Mario Scattoloni

 

untitled by Rebecca Young

 

Love Shadows by Alyse Liebovich

 

untitled by Miguel Cuenca

 

avocadian geometry by rachel carr

 

Shadow Pup.pet by Tim Jones

 

Arch Shadow by lori metzner

 

If you know of any other awesome shadow photos, send them my way!

Photo Challenge Selections: Couch Couples

Posted by Christi Ginger on 1 May 2008.

Oh my, what an absolutely amazing photo challenge! The Couch Couples Photo Challenge has been one of my favorites, and if you haven't had a chance to look through the theme, I highly recommend it!

As always, we've put together a little PDF with some of the selections from the photo challenge. It's interactive, so clicking on any photo will link you back to the photo on the site, so you can comment or browse the photographer's other works. You can find this PDF on the Couch Couples download page, or you can grab the PDF here:

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untitled by Laura Boston-Thek

 


falling asleep by Onur Yeldan

 


Silence by Matt Forbes

 


Tania and Kosmas by Andreas Tsonides

 


untitled by Wojtek(Voytek) Dabrowski

 


The Cava's by Marc Kelly

 


hey bruce by lindsey yeo

 


Johnson's Family Portrait by Charlie Johnson

 


Seventeen Years... by Ernest McLeod

 


Party Couch by Matthew Paquin

 


Selma & Norman by Lindsay Flanagan

 


lost for a minute by Sandra Bello

 


On the psychiatrist's couch by Catherine Hadler

 


Lailani and Anthony by Polly Cole

 


family unit. by bradley cox

 

Thanks again to photographer Rannie Turingan for the inspiration for this photo challenge!

New Issue Theme: Favorite Hangout!

Posted by Laura Brunow Miner on 30 April 2008.

It's no secret that from time to time, JPG connects people. A few months back I noticed that my old college RA from Kansas, Aimee Osbourn-Gille, is a member of both JPG and Everywhere! Since then we've gotten back in touch and I've watched her open her own lovely café in Paris.

Inspired by her charming hangout spot and the idea of people connecting, we've teamed up with Yelp to present the theme Favorite Hangout. Is there a place where everyone knows your name? Or where you feel the most calm or clear-headed? Or maybe just your preferred spot to be in when you're not at home or work. Show us what it's like to be there! (and don't forget to include a description!)

Favorite Hangouts is sponsored by Yelp. Along with your submission, tell us why the place is a favorite, and if you’re really feeling it, get on Yelp (so long as your hangout is in the U.S.) to share your opinion there. Yelp is an online community and local city guide where people talk and write about their favorite places to eat, drink, play and, well, hang out!

Here are some early standouts in the theme, including Aimee's café:


Bouqiner à L'Oisive Thé by Aimee Osbourn-Gille

 


Solids by Joel Aron

 


Waiting for the Trolley by Delmas Green

 


Black Cat Saloon by Randall Cosco

 

Photo Challenge: People in Animal Costumes

Posted by Laura Brunow Miner on 30 April 2008.

Hello, JPG!

Inspired by our Creatures theme and photos we've spotted on the JPG site, this week's photo challenge is People in Animal Costumes. Whether at an amusement park, on Halloween, at kid's birthday party, or somewhere completely random, you may have shot a great picture of someone dressed as an animal (as much as we love wiener dogs dressed as Darth Vader, please note this theme is NOT for pictures of animals in people costumes).

I'm a huge fan of the British sitcom The Mighty Boosh (shown above) and I think a big part of its charm is that every episode is guaranteed to AT LEAST one person in a animal costume, if not several.

Submit your animal impersonator photos, and I hope you guys have as much fun with this theme as I will!

JPG Passes the 500K Photo Mark

Posted by Christi Ginger on 30 April 2008.

Woohoo! This morning, JPG passed the 500,000 mark for photos on the site!! We're so excited and want to send a huge thank-you to the whole JPG community for sharing so many wonderful photos.

... and a special thanks to de Silva Panduka for uploading this great photo to put us over the mark:

Eiffel Tower Correction

Posted by Christi Ginger on 29 April 2008.

Okay, it's time for me to admit I was wrong. Last month, I wrote a blog post about plans to add an temporary observation deck to the Eiffel Tower. Turns out, the whole thing appears to have been a PR stunt gone bad (as the New York Times explains).

So there will be no addition to the beautiful Eiffel Tower and my apologies to anyone I steered wrong. However, this does give me the opportunity to share a few more JPG photos! A bunch of folks sent in their takes on the Eiffel Tower, and other famous monuments, after seeing the last blog post. Enjoy these unique shots:


untitled by Chris Bennet

 


A duck named Lincoln by Andrew Benedict

 


ny summer pause by Mike Mostransky

 


Looking glass. by Elaine Vallet

 


Mysterious Alhambra by Alice Dalla Stella

 



Paris Kiss by Clint Spaulding

 


Inside the EIFEL by Martin Duckitt

 


Eiffel at dusk. by Rachel Ballard

 


My city, my sky... by Renato Walkowiak

 

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