Picture This

Picture This! -- Our Next Assignment

Color Me Red
Our Picture This! assignment this month is "Color Me Red." There's nothing quite like red to catch the eye, whether it dominates the photograph or is a spot of bright red within a complementary color field. In fact, one travel photographer we know always carries a red umbrella in his travel kit, just to add some visual spark when he's on assignment and gets stuck with a murky, overcast day. Your "Color Me Red" shots should pop the color as well. You can boost saturation a bit if you like, but keep it as close to the "real" red as you can. We know there's always a temptation to take that control overboard. This shot was made in New Orleans at night with a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II and a 50mm f/1.4 lens. ISO was set at 1600 and exposure was f/5.6 at 1/500 sec.

© 2007, George Schaub, All Rights Reserved

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It is important that you read and follow these guidelines. We need to follow this procedure because of the large volume of images we receive. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at: editorial@shutterbug.com.

1) Images sent to us cannot be returned. You retain complete copyright over the images, but do grant us permission to print your image(s) in the magazine and on our website, www.shutterbug.com.

2) Because images are not returned please send a quality print or duplicate transparency. We will not accept or view images on CD, ZIP, or any other electronic media.

3) Images will be selected on the basis of content and technical quality. Please mark your outer envelope with the topic of the month (for example, "Wide View").

4) Enclose a short caption with the image stating camera, lens, film and exposure, plus location. If you are submitting an image with a recognizable person we must have a model release or signed permission from that person to reproduce their image in the magazine and on the website.

5) Please submit no more than three photos for consideration.

Send your image and information to:
Picture This! Shutterbug Magazine,
1419 Chaffee Dr., Suite #1, Titusville, FL 32780.
Deadline for submission: September 15, 2007.
Images will appear in our December 2007 issue.
Our next topic: Water's Edge
Deadline: October 15, 2007
Publication Date: January, 2008

Please note: We receive hundreds of submissions for Picture This! each month and want to be sure we properly identify each image we publish. Please be sure to attach your name and image information to the back of each submission.