 | | A colourful sunset over the cliffs of Pocologan from Brent Wilson. |
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Photos of the Week for the month of February |
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| Other photos we featured this month included a wintery light sculpture (photo by Garrine Tsang), a pair of loving swans from Carol Sordoni and a winter dawn in Nose Hill Park in Calgary by Jose Vazquez-Diaz.
We choose a new photo every Monday to be our banner images on Facebook and Twitter, plus we share the picture on Instagram too!
Want to see your photos featured? Be sure to join and upload to our Photo Club. |
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#ShootFromHome: Tips from Javier Frutos on finding inspiration closer to home |
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During these no-travel times, staying motivated shooting only around the neighbourhood can be challenging. To help practice your photography skills, here are some simple but useful tips from our Director, Brand and Creative, Javier Frutos, to get you motivated and most importantly, have fun!
Birds are a great subject to practice with
Taking a quick break from work and going for a walk to a nearby park, or even shooting through the window from your home office could be a good way to capture some good bird shots. I never thought they were right in my backyard until now!
Same subject, different time of day
It can make a huge difference on how a photo will look if you shoot the same scene at a different time of day. This will help you appreciate and choose what is your preferred light based on your preferences.
Different shooting angles
Once you decide to take a particular photograph, take a moment before you shoot — and now take it from a different angle. Try low to the ground or with an object in between. This will help you practice and experiment with different ways to compose an image.
Prepare the photo in your mind before you shoot
In wildlife photography or when shooting any fast-moving subjects, its important to prepare your camera settings in advance, that way you will rarely miss an opportunity to get that shot.
Just experiment
From different objects, black and white or even night photography, there are always possibilities for a great shot.
Follow Javier on Instagram: @javiers_wonderplanet |
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We love when you tag us on Instagram using #ShareCanGeo. Here are a few of our recent favourites.
Click on each picture to be brought to the photographer's Instagram page! |
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Congratulations to the Annual Photo Contest winners! |
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The winners of our Annual 2020 Photo Competition have been announced. A big thank you to everyone who entered their photos and to our judges for their insight. Congratulations to all the winners!
To see photos from all the winners, check out the full album on our Facebook page or find the list online.
Below is the Photo of the Year by Geoffrey Reynaud. |
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Our next photo competition is here: #ShotOnNikon!
Open until April 30, all photographs entered in the Competition must be of Canadian content (i.e. taken in Canada and relating to Canada) and photographed on a Nikon camera.
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Help us choose the next Canadian Geographic cover! |
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 | | Help us choose each issue's cover! Head to your subscription profile and make sure that “Cover Vote” is checked off to be sure that you're notified the next time voting starts! |
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