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.
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
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
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
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
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!
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!
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
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!
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:
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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