A Rhino, A Dog + More Good Stuff!

Photo by Rachel Standring "I took the photo in the woods surrounding our house. We have a 15-strong Husky sled dog team and live in an isolated area in the beautiful Piedmont countryside in northern Italy. I’m an ex photo journalist from England and I moved over to Italy ten years ago to be with my Italian musher companion and our wonderful, furry-faced “children”. Our dogs give me the perfect excuse to keep my photographic skills active: I’m always on the lookout for a shot to include on our Husky website www.windshot.it or for potential publicity for our Trentino-based sled dog centre. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in March and we took Bambie (our sleddog leader and house dog) out for a wander in the woods. There had been some fierce gales and there were was quite a lot of debris and dead wood around. Then we came across an enormous trunk that had been slammed to the ground. I stood in awe and I could only imagine what power the wind must have had to topple this giant. But Bambie’s reaction was quite different, instantly recognising it as a king-sized ‘'”dog toy”. In an instant she circled and ran at it. My hands and brain went into automatic mode. Bambie, powering towards me, ears upright and paws pounding the air, I whipped out my camera and snatched just one shot, just in the nick of time. My camera is a Canon EOS 5D mark ll and I had my EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens attached set at 180 mm, aperture at 18.0 and shutter speed 1/320 with ISO 2500. Despite the low shutter speed the original image was amazingly sharp and needed just a touch of sharpening set against some background softening in Photoshop to create a punchy 3D action effect." - Rachel New opportunities with the awesomest brands and judges Be one of the first photographers to enter       Explore your creativity while there's still time Last call to submit your photos, or just check out the entries.         Awesome photos from PRO photographers Your opinion matters, award these if you love them:                         It is our pleasure to have Andrew as the guest judge of the Lightweight Photo Contest. Andrew Hancock is a US-based storytelling advertising and editorial photographer. He is a Nikon Ambassador (US) with a passion for creating dynamic visuals for a broad range of clients both in the United States and abroad. With an emphasis on portrait, sport and action imagery, his photos have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on multiple occasions as well as on the cover of TIME magazine and Nikon World magazine. When did you start taking photos and what inspired you to get started? I started taking photos when I was a kid. Both my parents enjoyed photography and I got my first camera (a fisher price camera) when I was young and went through film and flashes at a rapid pace. It got to the point where my parents had to start rationing film and flash packs! The first time I remember really being impacted by a photo was in high school when I went to a museum and saw a traveling exhibit of Ansel Adams’ work. My mind was blown and at that point, the creative part of my mind was really engaged in a way that it had not been before. Soon after that, all I wanted to shoot was landscapes and nature. At that point I wanted nothing more than to eventually shoot for National Geographic. What advice can you share with other photographers? As for advice for other photographers…I preach diversity. Some feel this is counterintuitive but I couldn’t disagree more. I need diversity to keep me fresh and creative. I feel it helps me across all facets of my work. Additionally, one thing I notice with young photographers these days, is they expect a lot of things to be given to them…and they lack work ethic. That is one thing that I pride myself on is having a relentless work ethic. I started off at the bottom step of the ladder working for a small town newspaper in Indiana. I am a better photographer and better person for it. I pushed myself on a daily basis and continued to set goal after goal and never quit until I reached that goal. This continues for me today. I am always thinking, planning, working and challenging myself. It is a non-stop pursuit to continue to improve and evolve as a photographer and a storyteller – whether it is for a commercial or editorial client. I want every photo to tell a story and capture someones attention.     Read all the interview and view more of Andrew's work     News from the Blog Finalists of the Wildlife Photography Contest by Westcott   Thank you to all the photographers that shared their wildlife captures! The gallery displays so many amazing creatures of all species in such a creative & artistic way that we are extremely proud to share this group of finalists (out of thousands of winning images). We strive to promote creativity through photography, offering inspirational sources for artists but also, if we can share the natural beauty of the world and promote awareness for nature, it is always a plus in our books! A special thanks to our friends at Westcott for making this photo contest possible and providing the Skylux LED light for the winner and People’s Choice, a must tool for the serious photographer. A special mention to friend and professional photographer Eric Eggly for his collaboration as a guest judge! Congratulations to all finalists!   View all the finalists

 

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