DPC | Digital Photography Courses | Madelein Van Zyl | Favourites https://digitalphotographycourses.com/members-directory/madelein-gasdepotgmail-com/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of Madelein Van Zyl's favourites. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:46:07 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 f87e9b9dcd71b93a7c9366527e359df6 Jon Kerrin posted an update in the group Travel and Landscape Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/4637/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:23:16 +0200

I hope you all tuned in last night for my long exposure masterclass.
For those who did, I hope you enjoyed it!
Here’s a long exposure of Kalk Bay beacon.
Fujifilm X-T1, 10-24mm, ISO200, f/11, 30sec

]]> 2 635b394576caa986a4ba86fb49ae3e24 Jon Kerrin posted an update in the group Travel and Landscape Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/4364/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:43:20 +0200

A daily dose of humour for you all.

]]> 3 d907e9178aac17e1fe8f75baee0da31d Shawn Marran wrote a new post https://digitalphotographycourses.com/?p=7256 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:01:11 +0200 6acdaab12dbcc574dcc774126b5ca921 Karen Stoltz posted an update in the group Photo Themes https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/4331/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 18:28:46 +0200

Happy Sisters

This was a family photo shoot that I did at Rosemary Hill in June 2023. It was a cold but beautiful day, and just a joyous session with the family!

#SimpleThings2023

]]> 0 95815e8980de184d61a7db67f55e7192 Winifred Harms posted an update in the group Food Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/4323/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:35:47 +0200

Shades of Purple.

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]]> 2 4c351dc215e0be4413ea0391983dfedf Sian Melville posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/4322/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 12:27:40 +0200

Moody Blue. Shot with my prime f/1.8 #NiftyFifty. Light source from the left with an external flash. we used a gold reflector on the left as well to bring in some warmth. The star of the show was the blue gel filter from Magmod. Camera: Canon 200D. ISO 400 | 50 mm | f/ 1,8 | 1/320 sec.

]]> 1 797825951fea15bb27fd65294596470e Nifty Fifty Challenge! Hey everyone! I've just put together a tutorial on Nifty Fifty Lenses and I'd love to feature some of your amazing shots! Why not make it fun with a challenge? Got any stunning shots taken with a Nifty Fifty lens? We're talking about those sharp 50mm f/1.8 or f/2 prime lenses. Please note, we're keeping it strict to these lenses only! Make sure to post your photos in the community group that best matches your photo's theme. 🏷 Use the hashtag #NiftyFifty with your uploads! Go wild! There's no limit to how many photos you can share! Deadline: Sunday, 4th February The prize? The winner(s) will receive a free Portfolio Review from me! We'll reveal the winner on Wednesday, 7th February, so bring your A-game! Here's a link to the DPC Groups so you can see which group to post your image to: https://digitalphotographycourses.com/groups/ https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/4215/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:37:06 +0200

Nifty Fifty Challenge! 📸✨

Hey everyone! I’ve just put together a tutorial on Nifty Fifty Lenses and I’d love to feature some of your amazing shots! Why not make it fun with a challenge? 🎉

🔍 Got any stunning shots taken with a Nifty Fifty lens? We’re talking about those sharp 50mm f/1.8 or f/2 prime lenses. Please note, we’re keeping it strict to…Read More

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]]> 0 d37f535408c3f18a90c67c998e30119a Danie Bester wrote a new post https://digitalphotographycourses.com/?p=7264 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 07:37:08 +0200 4217051323915e6a5336157b557ba7d5 Jako Poolman posted an update in the group Daily Photo Digest https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3746/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:50:43 +0200

Something a little different for the photo digest. Time Magazine’s best photos of 2023, as selected by their photo editors. Enjoy!

https://time.com/6548084/best-time-photographs-2023/?fbclid=IwAR1RVkQOgjdVP7DP3zxyQueaFC7xij-_8rGApykiYxvhh7xBhAmNfoex3AY_aem_AZ7K6a5Qh2nIubeISUFuwaCG_7L2NwE0TvmtBnXw2QBrOM-7o1R290tWSE2rxP9OQ1k

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TIME's Best Photos of 2023
The most striking, influential, and surprising photographs published by TIME in 2023, selected by TIME's photo editors.
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]]> 0 7436d267ad338204738321c36e787135 Winifred Harms posted an update in the group Food Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3713/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:35:27 +0200

All things Christmas!

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]]> 0 34c8640665d242e39c0d84996862c534 DPC posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3614/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:13:23 +0200

We’re still focused on the black and white theme, and this short tutorial by the acclaimed photographer Joel Grimes is a perfect complement to my tutorial of Minnette!

#JoelGrimes #BlackandWhitePhotography #PortraitPhotography #LightroomClassic

]]> 0 4a8a7d46b44902b0f089d9c41fdbb948 DPC posted an update in the group Black and White Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3613/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:12:13 +0200 0 f5036d5df12fb03bb27c2d17a75ae76d DPC posted an update in the group Daily Photo Digest https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3611/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:20:35 +0200

W. Eugene Smith. Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946
Photo Credit: Heritage Auctions

W. Eugene Smith’s ‘Walk to Paradise Garden, is one of the most iconic and poignant photographs in the history of photojournalism. This image holds a significant place both in Smith’s career and in the larger context of photographic art.

The photograph depicts S…Read More

]]> 0 c42158e1ad115824a2c00e3a5e6bf05f DPC wrote a new post https://digitalphotographycourses.com/?p=6789 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:11:30 +0200 38d30480a40b759e42d428c4c268a9f5 Rob Brewer posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3609/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:56:10 +0200

Recently did a fun shoot with Michaela at Studio012…… Tried a few different options and she really liked this one 🙂

ISO 100, 1/125 sec at f/8.0. Canon EosR, 50mm. Handheld.

#BlackandWhitePhotography #PortraitPhotography #RobBrewer
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]]> 0 91d05d2b23f8113314374babbea62867 DPC posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3579/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:41:11 +0200

Check out Danie’s bonus tutorial on creating a striking black & white edit in Lightroom!

#DanieBester #LigthroomClassic #EditingTutorial #BlackandWhitePhotography

]]> 0 5b89581f982c52a7123991b5afd62626 Nolan Lister posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3550/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 08:50:16 +0200

Hard light portrait using a single light with hard reflector.
5D MK3 with 70-200mm lens.

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]]> 0 376adbe7021196a7fc6ea917471ed257 Pieter Uys posted an update in the group Black and White Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3545/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:12:16 +0200

Took this photo yesterday at the Investec SA Open.
My client was Investec, they needed a photo of the winner for their advert that went out this morning in the Business day magazine. I only had 1min dedicated to me with the winner too take this photo, as all the media where fighting for shots. I saw the big Zebra print, and thought that I will…Read More

]]> 0 e4afa7f9ad5b777d1551702801d5a3ca DPC posted an update in the group Daily Photo Digest https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3529/ Sat, 02 Dec 2023 06:42:45 +0200

Steve McCurry. Dust Storm, Rajasthan, India, 1983
Photo Credit: Lightfoot Travel

This is one of McCurry’s favourite images, a striking composition—a group of women huddled together amidst a dust storm with some pots in the foreground, anchoring the frame and bare trees in the background. The ethereal desert setting is brought to life with a war…Read More

]]> 0 e7c09397ffd6dd2af7c7a975fa11a3f9 Nolan Lister posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3526/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:16:07 +0200

Hard light portrait using a single light with hard reflector.

5D MK3 with 70-200mm lens.

#BlackandWhitePhotography #PortraitPhotography
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]]> 0 755ab7206b0feadcf6a521cc650f9472 Jacques van der Westhuizen posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3517/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:52:23 +0200

A quick portrait of my son. I was playing with back lighting. My vision for this was a mysterious and dramatic B/W portrait. I wanted to emphasize the tattoo on his arm.

Fujifilm X-T3, ISO 160, 1/160 sec, F/8, 50-140mm F/2.8

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]]> 4 c11887476f2781b7ce7692ec53365ce9 Danie Bester posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3510/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:39:27 +0200

This portrait of Minnette was published full-page in the “Hotshots” section of Digital Camera World Magazine in 2008. I photographed it less than two years after starting photography as a hobby. I used a 1000-watt continuous light through a huge softbox. That light was so hot, it warmed up the whole house! But it taught me a lot about lighting,…Read More

]]> 0 aff3c0670808af9ccc587efe11aabacc Jako Poolman posted an update in the group Daily Photo Digest https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3262/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 08:22:37 +0200

Saul Leiter. Red Umbrella, New York, c. 1955
Photo Credit: Howard Greenberg Gallery

Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was a photographer and painter. He started experimenting with colour photography in the 1950s. He is renowned as a pioneer of early colour photography and a master of street photography, even though he would furiously deny that claim.…Read More

Saul Leiter review – the quiet genius who made the mundane beautiful
Foto Colectania, BarcelonaThe US photographer had a painter’s eye for colour and composition. This retrospective perfectly captures his unhurried pursuit of a now vanished Manhattan
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]]> 0 8e513f2023d1f83a96273540931c5788 Beaunard Grobler posted an update in the group Street Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3214/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:51:06 +0200

Beaunard.Grobler. Just walking past dirty old windows.

ISO 100, 1/400 sec at f/8,0, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, with EF70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens at 125 mm.

Went on a street and urban photography during late autumn in Johannesburg. I increased the shutter speed to capure the silhouette against the late afternoon sun.

]]> 0 5c41163c14327a686b7c279cc830e952 Danie Bester posted an update in the group Street Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3202/ Sat, 11 Nov 2023 05:09:42 +0200

Red Shoes, Maboneng, 2019

ISO 50, 1 sec at f/18, Canon EOS R with a 45mm Tilt-Shift Lens (Manual Focus)
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In the bright daylight shade, to achieve a shutter speed of 1 second, I lowered my ISO to 50 and set the aperture to f/18. This slow shutter speed, combined with deliberate camera movement, created an abstract impression of my subject,…Read More

]]> 2 3241fb095e2b94df6adb29df9fc0f2af DPC posted an update in the group Portrait Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3167/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:53:11 +0200

DPC’s one-day Posing Course incorporates the renowned Roberto Valenzuela’s Posing system, a method we highly recommend alongside his book, “Picture Perfect Posing.” While we gear up for next year’s course dates, here’s a tutorial to tide you over!

#RobertoValenzuela #PortraitPhotography #PortraitPosing #DPCPosi…Read More

]]> 0 29566232d14679d99cb79b47b98b52e2 Winifred Harms posted an update in the group Food Photography https://digitalphotographycourses.com/activity/p/3092/ Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:46:20 +0200

I absolutely love doing work for Gegrond Coffee!
I recently conceptualised and photographed these visual coffee flavour boards for them! Now their clients can easily (and visually) choose their favourite coffee tone! Gegrond loved them!
And we love their coffee! You can grab their beans at

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