Photo Critic Photo of the Month: September 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for September goes to Leon Pelser with his picture titled "the passenger"
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: August 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for August goes to Luke Brouwers with his picture titled "What lies behind"
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: July 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for July is shared between Caleb Dredge with his picture titled "People and the Seaside" in the human category and Ashleigh Pienaar with her picture titled "The Grande Dame of the bush" in the nature category
DPC Student wins “One Day In Time” competition
Antoinette Reinecke wins the "One Day in Time" Photography competition!
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: June 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for June goes to Leon Pelser with his picture titled "From a distance".
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: May 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for May goes to Leon Pelser with his picture titled "Companion to the End".
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: April 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for April goes to Roland with his picture titled "On the lookout".
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: March 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for March is shared between Amy McGinley with her picture titled " Sensual Dreamer " in the human category and Nadia de Lange with her picture titled " Endurance " in the nature category.
Photographer and Photo of the Year 2015
This is the big day we all waited for! The Photo Critic Photo of the Year and the Photographer of the Year Competitions for 2015 has finally been decided by our judges. Here they are:
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: February 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for February goes to Ken Jennings with his picture titled " Solitude on misty lake ".
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: January 2016
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for January was indeed a tough one. Our judges couldn't decide and we decided, what the heck, let's share it between all three finalists who were in contention! Looking at these great shots we are sure than non one would blame us for not being able to decide. The SOTM award goes to Nadia de Lange with "A man and his dog", Leon Pelser with "The story of my life" and Amy McGinley with "That Look".
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: December 2015
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for December goes to Danie Coetzee with his black and white photo, titled "Young Dreams". His honest image tells such an intimate story, which bagged him the coveted SOTM award. Well done Danie! Danie gets a R600 discount for any of DPC's photography courses and stand in contention for the Photo of the Year competition.
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: November 2015
TThe Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for November is shared by two photographers, Nadia de Lange with "Walking to the Light", and Coenraad Albertyn with "Barbed Wire of Death". Both images are high impact, black and white "travel photographs" and both images have great compositional impact. Nadia's image is a good example of how contrast and scale can be used. What we liked about Coenraad's very simple, yet emotive photo is a suitable title and the use of shallow depth of field, texture, line, shape and form. Both, Nadia and Coenraad, each receives a R600 discount for any of DPC's photography courses and stand in contention for the Photo of the Year competition. Congratulations!
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: October 2015
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for September 2015 goes to Jenay Jordaan with her portrait "Offering". Jenay's unconventional portrait is a good example of how dynamic tension and negative space can be used to create interesting and striking images. Jenay receives a R600 discount on any DPC Photography Course. Congratulations Jenay!
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: September 2015
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for September 2015 goes to Caleb Dredge with “The Heat of the Competition” a slow shutter, impressionist image depicting the action and energy of swimmers fighting it out in the pool. His image reminded us of Ernst Haas’ work and especially liked the three primary colours of red, blue and yellow that keeps the eye jumping between the different markers. Well done Caleb, you walk away with a R600 discount on any DPC photography course.
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: August 2015
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition winner for a second time in a row, is Koos Fourie with his landscape photo "The backroads of the Overberg". Koos receives a discount of R600 for any photography course with DPC for his winning image. Congratulations Koos. Let's see if you can do it again next month!
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: June 2015
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition winner for June 2015 is shared by two photographers, Luke Brouwers with his photo "Trees in the Mist" (Nature) and Marethe Grobler with her portrait "Old Soul Young Girl" (People). Both Luke and Marethe receives a discount of R600 for any photography courses with DPC. They were not the only winners though! Ken Jennings impressionist landscape, "Gansbaai" will also be included for the Photo of the Year competition as a wildcard entry.
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: May 2015
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition winner for May 2015 is: Izak Van Heerden with his portrait "Keep Clean". Izak receives a discount of R600 for any photography course with DPC for his winning image. Congratulations Izak!
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: April 2015
The Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition for April 2015 is shared by two photographers; Amy Mcginley with her self-portrait titled "Shadowed Soul" and Luke Brouwers with "Early Morning Clouds". Both photographers receive a discount of R600 for any photography courses with DPC for their winning photos! Congratulations to both of you!
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: March 2015
Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition winner for February 2015 is: Kobus Eksteen with "Starry Sky". Kobus' image was taken in the Richtersveld with a Canon 5D Mark III and Samyang 24 mm f1.4 lens. He used a small torch to provide the side-lighting on the quiver tree. Exposure time was 20 seconds at ISO-1600. He used a the "DSLR Controller" app on his android tablet to focus.
Photo Critic Photo of the Month: February 2015
Photo Critic Photo of the Month competition winner for February 2015 is: Kobus Eksteen with "Starry Sky". Kobus' image was taken in the Richtersveld with a Canon 5D Mark III and Samyang 24 mm f1.4 lens. He used a small torch to provide the side-lighting on the quiver tree. Exposure time was 20 seconds at ISO-1600. He used a the "DSLR Controller" app on his android tablet to focus.