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• 8 historical figures who ate disgusting things

  Holy Kaw!

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:26 pm

  Before you read this article, you may have thought your dog had the grossest eating habits ever. But Fido's penchant for poo is nothing compared to some of these sickos highlighted in Cracked. For example, Victorian scientist William Buckland: He didn't just stop at the meat of animals, either. While on a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral, a strange mark was found on the floor. A debate broke out as to what the stain could possibly be, at which point Buckland got on his hands and knees, licked the stain and confidently announced it to be bat piss. But the craziest thing Buckland ever did, at…

• Sony full-frame camera coming, 500mm F4 lens finally announced

  News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  8 Feb 2012 | 7:05 pm

  Sony has confirmed it will be making a full-frame replacement for its flagship A900 DSLR. No further details were given during a round-table discussion at the CP+ show in Japan, but we find it hard to believe the result will step away from the SLT technology the company has invested so heavily in. The company has also finally announced the A-mount 500mm F4 lens that it has been showing in various states of preparedness since PMA 2007 will be available from late March.

• First deliveries of Nikon D4 delayed until mid-March

  Rob Galbraith DPI

  8 Feb 2012 | 1:45 pm

  Initial shipments of the Nikon D4 to retailers have been pushed into next month. The pro digital SLR had originally been slated for worldwide release beginning late next week. Earlier today, however, Nikon USA told us - through their PR firm - that a "minor production delay" means that dealers should now expect to start taking delivery of the company's new flagship closer to the middle of March.

• How the Other Half Lives: George Holz' Beyoncé for Spin

  Strobist

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pm

  Photo © George HolzYou know how people on the Strobist Flickr group like to talk about how it is technically possible to shoot blow-away white with just one flash?Yeah, this is not exactly that.Hit the jump for a walk-thru vid for the (ahem, eight-light) shoot, including a key light combo that you're prolly gonna want to rent rather than buy next time you are assigned to shoot Beyoncé. Read more »

• How to Use Dome Diffuser to Eliminate Shadows and Harsh Light

  Digital Photography School

  Guest Contributor

  8 Feb 2012 | 10:40 am

  A Guest Post by PhotographersOnUTube. One question I frequently get asked is how to get rid of shadows in the picture when the subject is close to a wall? Well, it depends on if the shadow is being created due to a specific angle of the speed light or you’re using some sort of a flash diffuser. A lot of photographers assume that the omni dome diffuser you get with your speed light is essential to making the light softer, which is not always true. In most cases that dome diffuser is used to spread the light in a very challenging lighting situation when you can’t bounce anything off the…

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  Holy Kaw!

• 8 historical figures who ate disgusting things

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:26 pm

  Before you read this article, you may have thought your dog had the grossest eating habits ever. But Fido's penchant for poo is nothing compared to some of these sickos highlighted in Cracked. For example, Victorian scientist William Buckland: He didn't just stop at the meat of animals, either. While on a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral, a strange mark was found on the floor. A debate broke out as to what the stain could possibly be, at which point Buckland got on his hands and knees, licked the stain and confidently announced it to be bat piss. But the craziest thing Buckland ever did, at…

• 5 explanations of why teenagers act the way the do

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:22 pm

  Understanding the teenage mind could be a life's work. For those of you who don't have that kind of time, however, Mental Floss gives five things that could explain the mind of the teenager. For example, parents, have you ever wondered if your teenager is somehow getting dumber? Parents of teens often wonder what happened to the bright child they used to have. How can someone go from getting A’s to getting C’s when they seem to be doing the same amount of work? Once again, changes in the brain are to blame. While the merits of IQ tests are debatable, scientists used to think IQ…

• Surviving the loss of a star employee

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:16 pm

  Some groups have stellar members who carry the team. That's all well and good until that member leaves. Then what? This Smartblog video will help you answer that question: Full story at Smartblog on Leadership. Top news for leaders. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Disneyland circa 1957 [video]

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:14 pm

  This video was shot in 1957, less than two years after Disneyland had opened. The footage is newly restored and ready to take you to the happiest place on earth as it was in its early days.  Full story at Mental Floss. All the top Internet videos in one place. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• People unplugging their TVs during the Super Bowl

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:08 pm

  There's no faster way to ruin an American's day than to unplug his or her TV during the Super Bowl. Think we're exaggerating? Take a look at these folks go form 0 to 60 in less than a second, all thanks to Jimmy Kimmel's latest Challenge.  Full story at Jimmy Kimmel Live. Top sports news. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

• Sony full-frame camera coming, 500mm F4 lens finally announced

  8 Feb 2012 | 7:05 pm

  Sony has confirmed it will be making a full-frame replacement for its flagship A900 DSLR. No further details were given during a round-table discussion at the CP+ show in Japan, but we find it hard to believe the result will step away from the SLT technology the company has invested so heavily in. The company has also finally announced the A-mount 500mm F4 lens that it has been showing in various states of preparedness since PMA 2007 will be available from late March.

• Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:07 pm

  Ricoh has announced that its Pentax Ricoh Imaging (PRI) business unit will take full control of the design, development and sales of the company's cameras, worldwide. PRI was created when Ricoh bought Pentax and is the business that has been responsible for the design, manufacturing and sales of Pentax cameras. It will now absorb the consumer businesses of Ricoh's Personal Multimedia Product Company, which was responsible for the design, manufacture and sale of Ricoh cameras. The change will take effect from April 1st 2012.

• Sony promises more NEX lenses in updated E-mount lens roadmap

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:00 pm

  Sony has said it will have 15 lenses ready for the NEX system by the end of 2013. It made the annoucement of an expanded E-mount roadmap at the start of the CP+ trade show in Yokohama, Japan. The roadmap includes a variety of zooms and prime lenses, including a high-end standard zoom with Sony's premium 'G' branding. There will also be a pancake prime and a mid-telephoto prime lens some time during 2013.

• Sigma DP series reinvented as DP1M and DP2M with 15MPx3 sensor from SD1

  7 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm

  Sigma has totally reinvented its DP series of large sensor compacts with the DP1 Merrill  and DP2 Merrill. The DP Merrill models are named after Dick Merrill, inventor of the Foveon sensor and include the most recent version of his technology - the 15x3MP APS-C sensor first seen in Sigma's SD1. Because the Merrill cameras feature full APS-C sensors, they also feature totally redesigned lenses, with the DP1M including a 19mm F2.8 lens to offer a 28mm equivalent field of view and the DP2M having a 30mm F2.8 lens to give a 45mm equivalent field-of-view.

• Sigma SD1 becomes SD1 Merrill and gains (much) keener price tag

  7 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm

  Sigma's new CEO, Kazuto Yamaki has announced the re-branding and re-pricing of the company's flagship camera. The SD1 DSLR will now be know as the SD1 Merrill, in honor of Dick Merrill, inventor of the Foveon sensor technology on which it is based. The price will also be revised, falling to what should be a street price of around $2,299, which Yamaki attributes to work conducted to reduce production costs of the sensor. Despite these changes, his letter promises the performance and characteristics of the sensor have not changed. To avoid disappointing existing SD1 customers, Sigma will offer…

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  Rob Galbraith DPI

• First deliveries of Nikon D4 delayed until mid-March

  8 Feb 2012 | 1:45 pm

  Initial shipments of the Nikon D4 to retailers have been pushed into next month. The pro digital SLR had originally been slated for worldwide release beginning late next week. Earlier today, however, Nikon USA told us - through their PR firm - that a "minor production delay" means that dealers should now expect to start taking delivery of the company's new flagship closer to the middle of March.

• The Atlantic features Civil War gallery

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:15 pm

  The Atlantic features The Civil War, Part 1, The Places, an historic gallery of interesting old black-and-white photos.

• Turnley slideshow features human condition

  8 Feb 2012 | 11:15 am

  Peter Turnley features an interesting slideshow called Moments Of The Human Condition on his website.

• Photojournalist shares seven things learned

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:30 am

  Getty Images photojournalist Peter Macdiarmid shares the Top 7 things I've earned as a Getty Images news photographer but what is more interesting is the video below the list.

• Sigma announces dramatic SD1 price reduction, updated DP1 and DP2

  8 Feb 2012 | 7:45 am

  Sigma today announced that the price of its SD1 DSLR camera has been reduced to US$2,299 in the U.S. (That is the Minimum Advertised Price, or MAP, which is normally also the actual street price.) This is a reduction of more than $4,500 from the previous MAP. At the same time, the company announced updated versions of the DP1 and DP2 large-sensor compact cameras, which now use the same 14.75 million image pixel, 3-layer Foveon sensor as the SD1.

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  Strobist

• How the Other Half Lives: George Holz' Beyoncé for Spin

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:00 pm

  Photo © George HolzYou know how people on the Strobist Flickr group like to talk about how it is technically possible to shoot blow-away white with just one flash?Yeah, this is not exactly that.Hit the jump for a walk-thru vid for the (ahem, eight-light) shoot, including a key light combo that you're prolly gonna want to rent rather than buy next time you are assigned to shoot Beyoncé. Read more »

• Lighting Inside the Box

  6 Feb 2012 | 6:30 am

  After 15 years of long-term planning (and saving) Susan and I finally took the plunge with a full kitchen remodel. We were really pleased with the results, and at some point I had promised the contractor a nice photo of the final product.In a room like this you are basically illuminating the inside of a box by using hidden lights, which turned out to be an interesting exercise. And it's something I would recommend for just about any photographer. Read more »

• Core Knowledge: Working With Remotes

  2 Feb 2012 | 6:00 am

  There are two things you should always remember about radio remotes:One, radio can be fickle. This is true whether you are using your time-honored PocketWizards or a brand new Chinese offering.Two, radio waves -- and success with your remotes -- are all about the physics. So a little knowledge can go a long way toward ensuring good range and reliability. Some basics that every lighting photographer should know, inside. Read more »

• Tyler Stableford: Dispatches From the Underground

  30 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am

  Aspen, Colorado-based photographer Tyler Stableford generally shoots action and adventure, most of it aboveground. But this shoot for Timberland PRO would send him a half-mile deep into the earth. That far down, before adding light it is absolutely pitch black. As in, you cannot see your hand in front of your face. And the lights the miners use while extracting coal there aren't much friendlier -- low-level, and a mix of tungsten and fluorescents. So Stableford shot the entire campaign working on the edge of the quality envelope, and lighting with only a few speedlights. Read more »

• Q&A: Dealing with Glare from Dark Wood Backgrounds

  26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am

  Reader Jefferson, from California in the US, asked via Twitter:"How do you deal with glare on dark wood in background for portraits? Is this covered in Lighting 101 or 102?"Actually, it is covered in L102, if a little obliquely. And yes, pretty much any time you light into dark wood as a background you are gonna get some blowback.But rather than look at this as a problem, I prefer to think of it as a feature… Read more »

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  Digital Photography School

• How to Use Dome Diffuser to Eliminate Shadows and Harsh Light

  Guest Contributor

  8 Feb 2012 | 10:40 am

  A Guest Post by PhotographersOnUTube. One question I frequently get asked is how to get rid of shadows in the picture when the subject is close to a wall? Well, it depends on if the shadow is being created due to a specific angle of the speed light or you’re using some sort of a flash diffuser. A lot of photographers assume that the omni dome diffuser you get with your speed light is essential to making the light softer, which is not always true. In most cases that dome diffuser is used to spread the light in a very challenging lighting situation when you can’t bounce anything off the…

• Beginner’s Tip: Get Closer

  Peter West Carey

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:48 am

  I work with a lot of people just starting out in photography. People who want to move off of Auto mode and on to something more. And they show me their images, asking, “What can I do better?” I’ve started noticing a pattern in many of the images I have seen from new photography enthusiasts. It’s not absolute, but it is common enough that I write here today offering this bit of advice: Get closer. Here’s the pattern I see when I ask new photographers to photograph something of interest. I’ll illustrate the flow with photos most students start out with. First, they find something…

• Canon Update 3 Lenses including EF 24-70 F/2.8L II USM

  Darren Rowse

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:35 pm

  Yesterday saw some excitement among our Nikon readers with the launch of the new Nikon D800 DSLR – but also announced yesterday were 3 new lenses from Canon. The main one of interest is the EF 24-70 F/2.8L II USM. Version I of this lens has always been a popular choice with photographers for quite a few years so an update is a logical one. The main updates included: More durable body Smaller Size (only slightly) Redesigned Optics New Zoom Lock lever to prevent damage in transit Unfortunately the update didn’t bring any Image Stabilisation to this lens – something that will…

• View a Short Film Shot on the New Nikon D800 DSLR

  Darren Rowse

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:10 pm

  With the announcement of Nikon’s new D800 DSLR yesterday came a short film shot on the D800 that shows off some of the D800′s video shooting capabilities. The film is called ‘Joy Ride’ and was created by photographer – Sandro. The film showcases the D800′s ability to shoot in some tricky lighting conditions and situations (fast moving motorbikes, low light etc). Here it is: Also released by Sandro today was a behind the scenes video. It doesn’t contain a heap of technical info by will give you a feel for how it was shot. Post originally from: Digital…

• The Perfect Camera Bag for the Female Street Photographer

  Sime

  7 Feb 2012 | 10:15 am

  A review by Marianne Gilhuus. For the first time ever I have a camera bag that does not make me look like a photo geek! (Or, to be honest, for the first time in my life I have a real camera bag, with room for more than just one camera)! It is a beautiful leather bag (available in several beautiful different colours), which can be used/worn at any occasion. A great bag for combining shopping or having a coffee with friends, and photo shooting. And as the bag won’t give away that you are carrying a camera, it is ideal for a female street photographer! For me it is a small drawback that…

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  Photofocus

• The Nikon D800 – First Thoughts

  scottbourne

  8 Feb 2012 | 6:01 am

  UPDATE: Within minutes of posting this – several of you claiming to be video experts say you disagree that the 36MP is good for video. So be it. I was simply reporting what I had been told. I personally don’t have a dog in this hunt. As my post clearly expresses, I personally think 36mp is too many for a 35mm sensor. Your mileage may vary. I’ll start with the usual disclaimer. I am not one of the cool kids so I have never shot with a D800. This is not a review. Until I actually shoot the camera I won’t have a firm opinion, but looking at the specs, I am very confused…

• Don’t Banish the Trashing of the Dress, Elevate It

  scottbourne

  7 Feb 2012 | 5:20 am

  Guest Post by Catherine Hall – Follow Catherine on Twitter In wedding photography, the “Trash the Dress” trend has veered increasingly toward shock-and-awe novelty, rather than artistry. The phenomenon all too often leaves me feeling squeamish. You know the drill: A beautiful bride in her lovely white dress gets convinced by a well-meaning photographer to trash her gorgeous gown for art’s sake. She ends up with food dumped on her head or is induced to take part in a mud-wrestling match. Whatever the scenario, her once-pristine gown is not only soiled, but irrevocably besmirched. The…

• What Photographic Tools & Technology Will We Use Today And Lose Tomorrow?

  scottbourne

  6 Feb 2012 | 6:10 am

  I used to make photographs with film that I developed and printed in a wet dark room. When I started photographing art for painters I used polarized lights to provide non-reflective illumination on the art work. When I first switched to digital, I scanned all my photos on a drum scanner, then stored them on floppy disks or magnetic tape drives. These are but a few of the examples I can think of that point to technology and tools that are for me at least, gone by. I know there are people still using all of these tools. But I am not and nobody else I work with is either. With the exception of a…

• Photofocus Podcast Episode #101

  scottbourne

  5 Feb 2012 | 6:15 am

  Make sure you don’t miss a single Photofocus post – point your feed reader to the free Photofocus RSS Feed here and subscribe. PLEASE BE PATIENT – OUR SERVERS SEE LARGE LOADS ON PUBLISHING DAYS. THE DOWNLOADS MAY GO SLOWLY BUT THEY WILL FINISH. Download episode… Photofocus Episode 101 Host: Scott Bourne (www.scottbourne.com or www.twitter.com/scottbourne) Show notes by Bruce Clarke (www.momentsindigital.com or www.twitter.com/bruceclarke) Welcome to Episode Number 101 of Photofocus with Scott Bourne. Photofocus is the show devoted to discussing photography and…

• Nik Snapseed for Mac – Mini Review

  scottbourne

  4 Feb 2012 | 5:13 am

  When Nik Software released Snapseed for the iPad it got quite a lot of attention. I’m one of those rare people who doesn’t use an iPad for content creation. My iPad essentially serves only two purposes… 1. To show off my portfolio 2. To consume data I wasn’t all that interested in fixing photos on my iPad. But my laptop? That’s a different story. So when I heard that Snapseed was available for my Mac laptop, I went to the App Store, plunked down my $19.95 and started playing. While most serious photographers I know (me included) like Nik ColorEfex Pro, Snapseed is…

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  Camera News & Reviews

• Olympus E-M5 Hands-On Video Intro

  Photo-John

  7 Feb 2012 | 6:08 pm

   There’s a brand new Micro Four Thirds camera in town – the Olympus E-M5. It’s got a built-in electronic viewfinder (EVF) and it’s dust and weather-sealed. Instead of making the E-M5 part of their Pen camera line, Olympus decided to differentiate it and pay tribute to their camera-making heritage by creating a whole new line of cameras named after their venerable OM 35mm film SLRs. The new Olympus OM-D line is spec’d more for the professional photographer and the E-M5 looks like a big leap forward for Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras. The main difference between the Pen…

• Three New Canon Lenses – 24-70mm f/2.8L II, Wide-Angle IS Primes

  Photo-John

  7 Feb 2012 | 2:25 pm

   Canon announced three new SLR lenses last night, the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM and EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM. Designed for, “harsh and rigorous conditions,” the new 24-70mm f/2.8L has improved weather-sealing, durability and optics, including new UD elements, a Super UD element and new lens coatings. The two wide-angle primes both add Canon’s IS Optical Image Stabilization for up to four stops of camera shake correction. The 24mm IS and 28mm IS both also have new aspherical elements, which should mean less distortion and improved sharpness on image edges. All three…

• Canon PowerShot D20 – Smaller Rugged, Outdoor Camera Adds GPS And HD Video

  Photo-John

  7 Feb 2012 | 11:19 am

  It’s been about three years since Canon introduced their first waterproof, shockproof digital camera, the PowerShot D10 (learn more about the Canon PowerShot D10). A lot of new rugged waterproof cameras have become available since then and I’ve been wondering if and when Canon would update the D10. Well, last night Canon announced the PowerShot D20, a completely redesigned waterproof, shockproof digital camera. Some of the specs look the same as the D10 but as soon as you see a photo of the D20 you know it’s a completely new animal. It’s not just the D20’s looks that have been…

• Nikon D800 Announced – 36-Megapixel Multimedia HD-SLR

  Photo-John

  6 Feb 2012 | 7:59 pm

   The boat this camera came in on must have sunk as soon as it reached the harbor because it was a seriously leaky vessel. However, you never know how much of what the rumor sites say is true until the announcement is official. Well, the Nikon D800 “Multimedia HD-SLR” is now official. The rumors were actually pretty much right on target this time. In a departure from previous strategy, the D800 gets a totally new, Nikon-designed 36.3-megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor. The positioning of the D800 is very similar to that of the D700. It’s a more affordable full-frame camera than the new…

• Pentax K-01 Mirrorless Camera – 16MP APS-C Sensor And Boutique Design

  Photo-John

  3 Feb 2012 | 2:18 pm

   They made it official yesterday – the Pentax K-01 compact mirrorless system camera is for real. It has a brand-new, large 16-megapixel APS-C sensor, a 3-inch 921k-dot LCD display and full HD video with selectable frame rates, including 60 frames per second at 720p. Those features alone make the new The Pentax K-01 (pronounced ‘kay- zero-one’) solid competition for other mirrorless camera systems. What makes the Kay Zero One different is the lens mount and the camera’s emphasis on design (hands-on video, below). Instead of making a new mount for the K-01, Pentax decided to use…

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  The Luminous Landscape - What's New

• 8 February, 2012 - New Cameras, and New Pricing from Sigma

  8 Feb 2012 | 12:04 pm

  Sigma has announced that their controversial SD1 camera has been re-launched as the SD1 Merrill, in honour of Dick Merrill the late co-founder of Foveon. The new MSRP is $3,300, but the MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) will be $2,299, which likely means an actual retail price of around $2,000 when it's released in March. This is the price that it should have launched with last year. This re-launch and price reduction quickly follows the recent passing of Sigma's co-founder and CEO Michihiro Yamaki. The new CEO is Kazuto Yamaki, the founder's son and the company's previous COO. The SD1 has been…

• 7 February, 2012 - Master Class in San Miguel with Michael Reichmann

  6 Feb 2012 | 2:53 pm

  As previous announced, Phase One is having a Master Class in San Miguel de Allende in early March. It is being taught by Michael Reichmann and Mark Dubovoy. There have just been a couple of cancellations and these spots are now open. If you do not own Phase One gear, a loaner system can be made available for use during the workshop. Find out more right away. NEW I normally don't do new product announcements unless they are really significant. There are two though today that will have far reaching implications. Nikon has announced the 36 Megapixel D800, also available in a version without an…

• 5 February, 2012 - A Photographer's Eulogy for Eastman Kodak

  4 Feb 2012 | 2:25 pm

  It's the end of an era. The Kodak that we knew and loved (or not) for the past hundred years is no more. Michael Chiusano shares with us today A Photographer's Eulogy for Eastman Kodak.     "I have purchased many of your tutorials in the past and found them very helpful.  However, Camera to Print and Screen is truly over the top in usefulness and helpfulness.  I have gone back to it several times to get up to speed on a subject, or answer a question about sharpening, printing and/or moving photos to an iPad; it is great, and well worth the cost." …

• 1 February, 2012 - The Game of Photography - What Are The Rules

  31 Jan 2012 | 5:01 pm

  Today's new essay is by scientist, photographer and author Harold Merklinger. It is titled The Game of Photography – What Are The Rules?    "You and Jeff did it again!  A great series of videos. I've watched the earlier Camera to Print series as well as the LR 2 & 3 videos and as usual, I learned new technique and ideas even though I've been behind a camera for 45 years. Additionally, the rapport you two have is most engaging, enjoyable, and totally different than the sterile video tutorials from others (I'm afflicted with being a visual learner).

• 27 January, 2012 - Learning Video Production The Hard Way

  26 Jan 2012 | 4:33 pm

  High end video production is now within the reach of any modern DSLR owner. What does it take to achieve something really worthwhile though? Regular contributor Peter Cox shares the trials and tribulations of producing an hour long video tutorial/travelogue in Learning Video Production the Hard Way.   "I have purchased many of your tutorials in the past and found them very helpful.  However, Camera to Print and Screen is truly over the top in usefulness and helpfulness.  I have gone back to it several times to get up to speed on a subject, or answer a…

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  Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider

• Cliff Mautner on the Nikon D800

  Brad Moore

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:02 pm

  What a few days. It’s amazing how much interest a little piece of metal can produce. As a proud member of the team at Kelby Training, I wanted to share my experience with the D800. This project has been going on for many months. i was approached by my good friends at K&L in Tokyo- Nikon’s agency for decades- and was blown away that they asked me to participate with this project. My job was well defined: Use the D800 in a way that utilizes and highlights the latest features the D800 offers in real world wedding conditions that I’d face week in and week out. Simple, right?

• It’s Free Stuff Thursday!

  Brad Moore

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:01 pm

  Photoshop World DC – 9 Days Left for Early Bird Registration! Photoshop World Washington DC is quickly approaching, and there are only 9 days left to save $100 on registration! Head on over to PhotoshopWorld.com to sign up, get hotel info, see the full schedule of classes from instructors like Jay Maisel, Joel Grimes, Lindsay Adler, Glyn Dewis, and a ton of other incredible people! And, there are only a few spots left in some of the pre-conference workshops like Lightpainting 101 with Dave Black, On Location DSLR Workshop with Rich Harrington, Real World Concert Photography with Alan…

• It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Jake Peterson!

  Brad Moore

  7 Feb 2012 | 9:37 pm

  Making History Come to LifeTen months ago I was attending Photoshop World in Orlando, FL. It was the second time I had been to Photoshop World, but after the blast of Vegas the previous September there was no way I was going to miss the one that Spring. One morning in the instructors’ lounge Jay Maisel, someone who I knew of but had never met, was sitting at a table. I introduced myself and we started to talk. Afterward Jay went up to my Dad and said, “You have failed as a parent if you let your kid go into photography as a career.” He smiled and my Dad just laughed;…

• Jumping the gun on the Nikon D800

  Scott Kelby

  7 Feb 2012 | 7:46 am

  Since my post last night here on Google+ (http://www.scottgplus.com), and here on my blog earlier today, I’ve seen a lot of comments flowing in pro and con about this camera, and I just want to say a quick few things about the comments I’ve been reading thus far:(1) The D800 was apparently created for a very specific type of photographer  There is no law that every camera introduced by a camera company has to be designed to fit your personal needs. If you read that it has 36.3 megapixels and you’re like “36.3 megapixels is overkill!!!” then obviously this…

• Nikon Announces The D800 And Baby Does It Look Sweet!!!!

  Scott Kelby

  6 Feb 2012 | 9:33 pm

  36.3 megapixels (wow!) with a full frame sensor. Full HD video with stereo sound (yay) built in HDR (sweet) and it looks like its aimed at the commercial, wedding and landscape markets (photographers who shoot medium format digital backs. I mean who used to shoot digital backs). ;-)I haven’t seen one, held one, etc., but it sounds amazing and I want one. Bad!!!! (And yes, sometimes you need 36.3 megapixels). Two words: Whoo Hoo!Read the full scoop at Nikon USA: http://bit.ly/wVaU77

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  Joe McNally's Blog

• In Today’s News…New Classes at Kelby Training

  Drew Gurian

  6 Feb 2012 | 5:30 am

  Just finished two new classes for Kelby Training, which are in the pipe, and will most likely come out fairly shortly. They’re pretty in depth looks at creating, with just light and a plain wall, an environment in which dancers can thrive, create their own sublime shapes, which then, at camera, you simply hope to capture. I’m a big believer in the fact that when the camera observes a performer, it simply stands in service to their creativity.  Consequently, the best thing a shooter can do is provide a comfortable place for them to experiment, light them simply and well, and then…

• GPP-A Reunion in the Desert

  Joe McNally

  30 Jan 2012 | 1:52 am

  I’ve been away from Gulf Photo Plus for a couple years now, but heading back for 2012. Dubai remains fascinating, to be sure, but what really has rocked me, once again, is the gathering of talent in the city of the sands. I kinda wish I could go and clone myself for a week, and just shuttle around to hear some wisdom. I’m especially psyched for the return of Greg Heisler. I missed him there last year, and he knows light and color like no one else. Also, David Burnett is coming. David and I know each other now for thirty years. He’s simply one of the most intelligent…

• Nikon D4- Behind The Scenes Video

  Joe McNally

  25 Jan 2012 | 3:53 am

  We’ve got some major thank you’s to offer as we dipped our toe into the waters of video. First off to Nikon who trusted us with this project and their hand built, prototype D4 cameras. (See the video to reference the fact that I broke one--slightly.) And to Gen Umei, from the K&L agency in Tokyo, who is a wonderful friend and a wondrous art director. And as always to his colleague, Aoyagi Toshiaki, who we have known for years simply as Mr. Blue. Marco Tortato of the Manfrotto Corporation provided us with simple, wonderful tools to execute shots. And Victor Ha and Brian Hynes…

• Nikon D4 Video….The Blues in His Shoes….

  Joe McNally

  23 Jan 2012 | 5:44 am

  Little Freddie King is the real deal. He hopped the rails at the age of 14, and went from his family farm in Mississippi down to New Orleans, ’cause that town was swayin’ with sound, and he knew he had to be there. The ever magical Lynn Delmastro in our studio got in touch with him, and his manager, “Wacko” Wade Wright, and we were invited, briefly, into his life, and his music. It was enriching and wonderful to be around Little Freddie. I doubt a nicer man ever picked up a guitar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpo5AC-wETY We shot this short, sweet and simple,’cause…

• Buds

  Joe McNally

  17 Jan 2012 | 8:21 am

  One of the cool things about shooting for Nikon a bit of late has been hanging with my Italian and Jewish brothers, Mike Corrado and Lindsay Silverman. Among the three of us, we must have about eighty years of camera experience. (They would immediately assure you right now that they each have ten of those and the remaining sixty belong to me.) We collectively survived the acetate era, and arrived intact in the age of digital. Intact physically, anyway. Mentally, the three of us are a few pixels short of a full frame chip, if you know what I mean. I love going on location with Corrado. His…

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  Chase Jarvis Blog

• Dope Music Video – Niki & the Dove [via Wintr]

  Chase

  8 Feb 2012 | 1:15 pm

  Humpday special. Superdope track from band Niki & the Dove, all wrapped up nicely in a superfresh animated video, cooked up by my pals over at Wintr Get it here on iTunes. Featured on The Fader also. ——

• Famous Photographers Pose with Their Most Iconic Images

  Chase

  7 Feb 2012 | 11:52 am

  Steve McCurry When we gaze upon an iconic (or even just a really good) photograph, it’s difficult to think about the work or the passion behind it – we are seeing a documented scene or a crafted image and–unless you are a photographer–most people don’t wonder about the individual who was behind the camera. Sure, the majority of the populace will automatically recognize the photo of the Afghan Girl that was on the cover of National Geographic, but if you said the name “Steve McCurry” would the everyday person have any idea who you were talking about? Photographer Tim…

• Dead Mobsters Remind Us: Success in Your Work is in Your Quirk.

  Chase

  6 Feb 2012 | 10:37 am

  All images courtesy of ICP Photos of dead mobsters lying prone, surrounded by articles of clothing and police chalk markings. The crime scene, the murder as art. Equal parts photographer and old-school sleuth Arthur “Weegee” Fellig had a otherworldly guidance that lead him straight to fresh crime scenes, like the plastic thing on a Ouija board. Working the streets of New York City in the 1930s and 40s, he consorted with both the good guys and the bad guys, as he documented crime and street life in his neighborhood. Ultimately, Weegee was an amateur photographer with a killer eye…

• Talent Imitates, Genius Steals: chasejarvisLIVE REMIX episode with MIKE RELM [coming Tues Feb 7]

  Chase

  3 Feb 2012 | 10:18 am

  Mike Relm will move you. Photo: SF Weekly. UPDATE: if you’re reading this post now…The no “Talent Imitates, Genius Steals – REMIX” edition of #cjLIVE with one of the world’s leading multimedia (audio + video) DJ’s Mike Relm is TODAY 11:00 Seattle Time, 2pm NYC, 19:00 London! Tune in here to the live page to unlock your creative mojo and realize that inspiration is all around you. ——— There’s a saying that you should understand. It’s “TALENT IMITATES. GENIUS STEALS.” Now before your undies get in a wad,…

• The Freshman Yearbook of Power Nerds, Washington DC Style

  Chase

  2 Feb 2012 | 9:46 am

  All images by Christopher Leaman Funny segue from yesterday’s political post… Got to thinking about politics and photography…. Though it seems otherwise at time, politicians aren’t actually celebs. Sure, they get their picture taken at press conferences, but–especially early on in their career–they’re not really used to having a photographer take a portrait of them like a rock star. They’re most often power nerds and people who do a job that’s -either wonderfully or catastrophically- public. All this is hyper-evident in this series of photos by…

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  Joe Marquez - The Smoking Camera: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

• Oahu and Waikiki Images

  8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm

  This gallery includes a few images from the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

• Live from the Lawn Part 7

  8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm

• Ballet Hawaii Rhythm of the Night

  8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm

• Machu Picchu Photography New

  8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm

  Machu Picchu sits high in the Urubamba Valley of Peru with precipitous drops all around that can dizzy the head in a way that has nothing to do with the nearly 9,000 ft. elevation. A great deal of mystery surrounds the site because nobody can truly explain why the Incans built it. Fortunately, that lack does nothing to prevent appreciation for the small city's craftsmanship, exemplified in the Incan's ashlar style of construction in which blocks of stone are fitted together without mortar yet are secure enough that a knife's edge cannot penetrate the cracks.

• Ballet Hawaii Chi Cao

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  Rick Sammon's Digital Imaging Diaries

• Sammon's Speedlite Sessions in Oldsmar, Florida

  8 Feb 2012 | 10:12 pm

  © Rick Sammon. Canon 5D Mark II. Two Canon 580 EX II Speedlites. Honl grids and gelsDay II one of my workshop at the Dave Cross Studio in Oldsmar, Florida was a blast! I had eight students learning the benefits of shooting with speedlites - which I teach on all my workshops.I illustrated how to created dramatic lighting with speedlites. Above is one end-result photograph; below is a behind the scenes shot of the same scene.© Kathy PorupskiAbove: For my shot, I used two Canon 580 EX speedlites. Right speedlite: a Honl grid was placed over the flash head to create direct…

• Day One At Dave's: One Light Wonders

  7 Feb 2012 | 3:08 pm

  © Rick SammonDay one of my workshop at the Dave Cross Studio in Oldsmar, Florida was a blast! I had eight students learning the benefits of shooting with one light source: speedlite in a Westcott Apollo softbox.Above is a quick grab shot I took to illustrate the technique. After rotating the image and cloning out the reflection of the softbox in the model's sunglasses, I enhanced the image with the Dark Ghostly effect in Topaz Adjust. See my plug-ins page to lean about Topaz and the other plug-ins I use.© Rick SammonAbove: My original image, taken with my Canon 5D Mark II and Canon…

• "Out of Africa and Into Fossil Rim" Workshop

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:55 am

  Photograph © Rick SammonI hope you can join me and 10 photographers for my 2012 "Out of Africa and Into Fossil Rim Wildlife" Center Workshop: April 13 - 15, 2012. I have been to Fossil Rim four times, and each time I have come back with nice photographs and wonderful memories. It's almost like being in Africa - tent and all.If you can't get to Africa, or if you are planning a trip to Africa, Fossil Rim, which is about 1.5 hours south of Dallas, Texas, is a great place to shoot. Here are the details:FridayArrive at Foothills Safari Camp Pavilion by 3PM4-6 PM Game Drive (our cars)7 PM…

• Learn Lighting and Lightroom in Atlanta

  5 Feb 2012 | 2:54 pm

  I hope you can join me and my good friend Parish Kohanim for our first Learn Lighing and Lightroom class in March. The class is mostly about lighting, but we'll show you some Lightroom tricks, too.Here's the info-packed and fun-filled schedule:March 97 to 9 PMPresentation at Parish's studioMarch 109 AM to 5 PMFocus on Flash Photography & After hours, informal get-together. Shooting with model.March 119 AM to 5 PMContinue the learning with continuous lighting & Group slide show. Shooting with model.Photograph © Parish KohanimCost: $499 (Includes model fee for both days).Location:…

• Need a Speaker For an Event? Shoot Me an Email!

  3 Feb 2012 | 7:09 pm

  Sunset on the Mara.I'm updating my 2012 presentations with new pictures from:• Kenya• Mt. Rainer, WA• Costa Rica• The California Photo Fest• A Herbie Hancock gig• The Salton Sea, CA• Croton on Hudson, NY• A few of my "Master Your Flash" studio shoots, NY.Mt. Rainier.Yes! It's been a busy year of shooting. Tons of  new images and ideas.If you need a speaker for your club, annual meeting, corporate meeting or trade show, shoot me an email.Looking for dinner on the Mara.In my presentations, which range from 2 to 6 hours, I talk about:• Making Pictures• Enhancing pictures…

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  jlmphotos's PhotoBlog

• Holy Moly Batman! Now That's Sharp!

  jlmphotos

  8 Feb 2012 | 4:55 pm

  I was goofing around with my 70-200VR and captured this. I was going to delete these images as they just suck but after seeing this little flying critter and the unbelievable resolving power of this lens I may keep it around for a while --- The image that is, the lens will be buried with me.   Powered by Photoblog.com

• When Birds Attack

  jlmphotos

  5 Feb 2012 | 6:53 am

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• Getting it Out of My System

  jlmphotos

  5 Feb 2012 | 5:28 am

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• Urban Moon

  jlmphotos

  4 Feb 2012 | 5:32 pm

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• In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the 24 Hours of Daytona Race...

  jlmphotos

  28 Jan 2012 | 11:55 am

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  Beyond Megapixels

• Pet Photography 101

  Tiffany Joyce

  6 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm

  Fans of our Facebook Page heard the news that there would be no Beyond Megapixels article last Friday because my husband and I were in the process of rescuing a dog from our County animal shelter. While I don’t intend to turn this site into a forum for Public Service Announcements, I would encourage everyone who is considering a new pet to adopt from their local shelter, Humane Society, or animal rescue group. Our little girl Bailey was considered “unadoptable” because she was so frightened of the shelter environment that she didn’t display the usual friendly,…

• Prioritize Photography

  Tiffany Joyce

  31 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm

  I work about sixty hours a week (between my “day” job and my freelance work). My schoolwork (yes, back to school I go!) occupies about 10 hours a week. I absolutely INSIST on at least 8 hours of sleep every night, so that’s 56 hours. Throw in another three hours a day for things like, OH, having a conversation with my husband, petting my dog, doing the dishes, and the like, and that’s 21 more hours. There are only 168 hours in a week. I just accounted for 147 of them. (And I just made myself tired!) Life is all about prioritizing the things that are the most important…

• RAW vs. DNG

  Tiffany Joyce

  29 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm

  The debate on whether to import and post-process files as RAW or as DNG (Digital Negative) is almost as heated – and opinionated – as whether to shoot with Canon or Nikon. The long and short of it is, “it depends,” and “it’s up to you.” There is no “right” answer. RAW files are digitally unprocessed image files that come straight from your camera. They have no adjustments or alterations made to them so that when you load them into your post-processing software, you have the utmost of flexibility in altering things like exposure, white…

• Your Weekend Photography Project – Get Low

  Tiffany Joyce

  26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm

  I took this shot while balancing precariously with one foot a rock, the other foot on a branch, camera held down at a level lower than my feet. There was no way to look through the viewfinder to compose the shot, of course. So I set the camera on aperture priority (f/2.8), zoomed it all the way out (55mm), held the camera as steady as I could while I pressed the shutter halfway, and let the auto-focus do its thing. Once I could feel that the auto-focus had set (photography by feel! we use all of our senses!) I fully pressed the shutter button. I had no idea what kind of picture I would get,…

• Lock in the Light

  Tiffany Joyce

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm

  I was standing at the top of a mountain when I took this picture (click to enlarge). The wind was blowing, my hands were freezing (even in Arizona, it’s cold at an elevation of 7600 feet in January), it was about 4:30 in the afternoon, and I was completely blown away by this LIGHT. This extremely tricky light. I’m standing in the shadow cast by the peak of the mountain. The sky is overcast. Beams of light are hitting the landscape from mid-frame all the way to the horizon. There are reflections on the water (that’s Roosevelt Lake there, by the way). All the time my eyes are…

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  Imaging Insider

• Expectations Surpassed: The 36.3-Megapixel Nikon D800 Is The Multimedia HD-SLR That Shatters Conventional Resolution Barriers For Maximum Fidelity

  imaginginsider@gmail.com (Imaging Insider)

  7 Feb 2012 | 7:45 am

  The New Nikon D800 Offers Unrivaled Resolution and Features Designed for a Variety of Demanding Professional Photographic and Multimedia Disciplines, Videographers and Filmmakers MELVILLE, N.Y. (Feb 6, 2012) – Today, imaging leader Nikon Inc. announced the highly anticipated D800 HD-SLR, engineered to provide extreme resolution, astounding image quality and valuable video features optimized for professional [...]

• Nikon® And Warner Music Group Team Up To Rock South By Southwest® (SXSW) With Star-Studded Three-Day Music Residency

  imaginginsider@gmail.com (Imaging Insider)

  7 Feb 2012 | 7:36 am

  “THE WARNER SOUND CAPTURED BY NIKON” TO FEATURE LIVE SHOWCASE PERFORMANCES BY SANTIGOLD, B.o.B, WALE & MEEK MILL, fun., AND GARY CLARK, JR. “YOUR 1 SHOT” CONTEST OFFERS NEW ARTISTS A CHANCE TO PERFORM LIVE AT SXSW RESIDENCY New York, NY – (February 6, 2012) Nikon Inc. and Warner Music Group are uniting to host [...]

• Remove noise from photos, convert to sketch in Top Camera 4.0

  imaginginsider@gmail.com (Imaging Insider)

  6 Feb 2012 | 7:15 am

  Lucky Clan today releases Top Camera 4.0 for iOS, an update to their versatile Photography app that adds more than 50 features to the standard iOS Camera app. New version adds advanced Noise Reduction filter, which eliminates all types of photo noise: high iso, chroma, contrast, low light, film grain etc while preserving important details. [...]

• Macro Converters Give Lensbaby Shooters Limitless Close-Focus Options

  imaginginsider@gmail.com (Imaging Insider)

  2 Feb 2012 | 8:44 am

   New Lensbaby Macro Converters Give Lensbaby Shooters Limitless Close-Focus Options  Portland, OR – February 2, 2012 – Lensbaby announces today the addition of its new macro photography accessories for its lens bodies and optics, the Lensbaby Macro Converters.  These Macro Converters help Lensbaby photographers create close-up, dreamy and artistic photos while blurring out distracting elements.  “We’ve created a product [...]

• Appafolio Enables Creative Professionals, Businesses to Create Interactive iPhone and iPad Portfolio Apps, No Coding Required

  imaginginsider@gmail.com (Imaging Insider)

  31 Jan 2012 | 8:29 am

  The developer of iPad apps for artists including Beyoncé and The Roots provides the tools for businesses to create customized iPhone and iPad apps SEATTLE – January 31, 2012 – Treemo Labs today announced the availability of its Appafolio iPad and iPhone app creation platform. Appafolio enables users to create unique portfolio apps and share [...]

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  Nikonians News - Photography & Imaging News and Podcasts

• Nikon announces new 36.3 megapixel D800 & D800E

  6 Feb 2012 | 9:23 pm

  Nikon's long rumored megapixel abundant full frame DSLR has come out of hiding. Our members are going through the features and specs just released and weighing in with their reactions.

• Tamron unveils new full frame f/2.8 lightweight zoom

  6 Feb 2012 | 6:16 am

  Tamron has announced a new standard zoom lens designed for full frame DSLR's combining high speed in a lighweight bundle (plus vibration reduction).

• Free Digital Photo Magazine for Nikonians

  6 Feb 2012 | 5:22 am

  The excellent magazine c't Digital Photography is available for one year for free for Nikonians signing up for Gold Membership. The offer is valid until February 15th. More info

• Welcome Profoto

  4 Feb 2012 | 12:55 pm

  We are pleased to announce the entry of our newest corporate partner, Profoto-- who proudly stand by their reputaion as the world's leading manufacturer of professional photography lighting and light shaping tools. They arrive just in time to offer our members the opportunity to a try a Profoto D1 monolight set before buying it. In addition to contributing to our community, they will also run several special discounts for our members in the coming months

• Welcome OMP -- OneModelPlace

  4 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm

  One Model Place is an online community for models, photographers and creative talents with almost 200,000 active members. They have recently arranged to provide a 30% discount to our Nikonians members. OMP provides models, photographers, casting agents, and clients access to the most diverse talent pool the world has ever seen.

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  adventures in a lightroom

• desktop of the month – february 2012

  Antonio

  4 Feb 2012 | 2:22 pm

  I woke up this morning and realized that I was late (again!) putting up my monthly desktop calendar. Then I realized that all of my desktop calendars have been landscape in orientation. Natural enough given the aspect ratios of monitors. So I wanted to do something different – one of my images in portrait orientation for my desktop. And this is what I came up with. Click on the image to download. Set your background color to pure white and when you set the background to your desktop, set it as a “Fit” (rather than a “stretch”, “center” or…

• desktop of the month – january 2012

  Antonio

  1 Jan 2012 | 11:26 pm

  And so starts a new year. Happy New Year to you all.  Click the image to download. Filed under: desktop, photography Tagged: beach, black&white, calendar, desktop, Nik Software, ocean, wallpaper, water

• desktop of the month – november 2011

  Antonio

  2 Nov 2011 | 12:24 am

  Back to the big landscape for November’s desktop calendar     Filed under: desktop, photography Tagged: black&white, calendar, desktop, Nik Software, photography, rocky mountains, silver efex pro 2, wallpaper

• This endless land of white

  Antonio

  9 Oct 2011 | 12:08 am

    This endless land of white, From the skies above it falls, A trail I left behind, A blank page yet to come, The abyss beside me lies so deep, I barely think it land, A single well of dreams, A cold blanket protects, But I cannot delay, I must continue on my way, Throughout nature’s domain. Photography: Antonio Words: Mira Sophia   Filed under: photography, poetry Tagged: elk, Nik Software, poetry, rocky mountains, silver efex pro 2, snow

• desktop of the month – october 2011

  Antonio

  5 Oct 2011 | 11:52 pm

    This month’s desktop calendar, a native of the Rocky Mountain National Park.     Filed under: desktop, photography Tagged: calendar, chipmunk, rocky mountains, wallpaper

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  Layers Magazine

• Xume Quick-Release Adapters

  Erik Vlietinck

  7 Feb 2012 | 7:55 am

  Change Photo Filters Instantly without 
Cross-Threading or Frustration From time to time, polarizing, neutral density (ND), or other filters all need to be screwed onto a lens barrel. One common trait of the screw threads on lenses is that they are a pain to work with, making it difficult to avoid cross-threads. Additionally, ND and polarizing filters pose their own positioning problems. All these troubles may be solved by the Xume Quick-Release Adapters and exchange system. Xume’s brilliant idea is based on magnetic lens adapter rings and filter holders. The Xume system requires the user…

• AutoFit Images in InDesign CS5

  A.J. Wood

  6 Feb 2012 | 7:55 am

  Learn how to use the new autofit options in InDesign CS5 when scaling and sizing frames and picture content.

• Sculpting Signatures in Illustrator

  Corey Barker

  3 Feb 2012 | 1:01 pm

  Create a stylized digital signature in Illustrator to drop onto your artwork when you are finished. Use Illustrator’s width tool to add some calligraphy style to your signature.

• Perfect Portrait 1

  jay nelson

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am

  Better Portraits in Less Time Perfect Portrait 1 is a huge timesaver for portrait photographers. It automatically identifies faces and features, and with a press of a button, eyes become whiter and clearer, teeth become whiter, lips have greater definition, wrinkles are softened, and shine and blemishes are reduced. In addition, color casts can be improved, based on the ethnicity of each face in the photo. Age- and gender-specific presets give you a headstart for many common problems. Then, sliders let you adjust every improvement, and manual tools let you paint away stray hairs, blemishes,…

• Helicon Focus Pro X64

  Steve Baczewski

  23 Jan 2012 | 1:13 pm

  Create Sharp Focus Throughout Your Images Ansel Adams was part of a group of San Francisco realistic landscape photographers who called themselves Group f/64. The name came from their desire to achieve maximum depth of field (DOF). However, attaining maximum DOF can be challenging, especially in macro photography. Stopping a lens down to its smallest aperture extends DOF but introduces diffraction. Enter Helicon Focus software. It produces an edge-to-edge focused image by combining partially focused areas from multiple files of a scene. The Helicon Focus interface and process is amazingly…

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  Photozone News

• Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye (MFT) review

  7 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pm

  Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye (MFT) review

• Zeiss ZE Distagon T* 25mm f/2 review

  31 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm

  Zeiss ZE Distagon T* 25mm f/2 review

• Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SL II (Canon EF) review

  28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm

  Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SL II (Canon EF) review

• 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD CX review

  4 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm

  1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD CX review

• Pentax-03 Fisheye 3.2mm f/5.6 (Pentax Q) review

  1 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm

  Pentax-03 Fisheye 3.2mm f/5.6 (Pentax Q) review

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  dpmac | digital photo mac

• Nikon D800 – Full Specifications

  George Mann

  7 Feb 2012 | 3:03 pm

  D800, built for today’s multimedia photographer includes a groundbreaking 36.3MP FX-format CMOS sensor, Full HD 1080p video at 30/25/24p with stereo sound, class leading ISO range of 100-6400, expandable to 25,600, 4 fps burst rate and Advanced Scene Recognition System with 91,000-pixel RGB sensor. Specifications Lens Mount Nikon F bayonet mount Effective Pixels 36.3 million [...]

• Nikon Coolpix P510 & P310

  George Mann

  5 Feb 2012 | 9:41 pm

  Although I use Nikon Digital SLR cameras for professional assignments and “serious” travel photography (meaning images that may end up being published); I also like to use smaller compact digital cameras for those personal moments, that are more likely to end up in the family album. Over the years I have used various compact digital [...]

• Nikon D4 – FX DSLR announced

  George Mann

  7 Jan 2012 | 10:13 pm

  When There Is No Second Chance: The New Nikon FX-Format D4 Multi-Media Digital SLR is The Definitive Unification Of Speed And Precision The New 16.2 Megapixel Nikon D4 Wields a Formidable Fusion of Swift Performance, Battle-Tested Technologies and Innovative New Features to Create High Caliber Photo and HD Multimedia Content MELVILLE, N.Y. (Jan 5, 2012) [...]

• New Sony High-Speed XQD™ Memory Cards

  George Mann

  6 Jan 2012 | 11:13 pm

  1Gbps for faster write speed and superb reliability create new possibilities for advanced shooters PARK RIDGE, N.J., Jan 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Giving photo enthusiasts and professional photographers a new level of speed and performance, the new Sony XQD™ memory cards support the recently adopted XQD specification for high-speed, high-performance digital image capture. Using the XQD [...]

• Happy Holidays

  George Mann

  26 Dec 2011 | 4:57 pm

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  Photography Blog - News

• Sony G 500mm f4 SSM

  Zoltan Arva-Toth

  8 Feb 2012 | 4:45 am

  The Sony 500mm f/4 G SSM (SAL500F40G) is a professional grade super-telephoto lens for A-mount SLR and SLT cameras. Read more and comment »

• Olympus OM-D Hands-On Photos

  Mark Goldstein

  8 Feb 2012 | 2:30 am

  Hands-on gallery of photos of the new Olympus OM-D compact system camera. Read more and comment »

• Olympus OM-D Presentation

  Mark Goldstein

  8 Feb 2012 | 2:15 am

  A detailed presentation of the new Olympus OM-D compact system camera. Read more and comment »

• M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro & M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f/1.8

  Zoltan Arva-Toth

  7 Feb 2012 | 6:01 pm

  Olympus has announced the development of two new prime lenses for the Micro Four Thirds system. Read more and comment »

• Olympus OM-D

  Zoltan Arva-Toth

  7 Feb 2012 | 6:00 pm

  The dust- and splashproof, all-metal Olympus OM-D is a retro styled 16.1-megapixel Micro Four Thirds compact system camera featuring a body-integral 5-axis image stabiliser, 1.44-million-dot EVF and best-in-class auto-focus with 3D subject tracking. Read more and comment »

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  PhotoWalkPro

• I’m Selling My Canon T2i/550D

  jeff

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:01 pm

  It was a pretty tough decision but with the release of the new D800, I really needed to look at my current stable of cameras and start thinning the herd. It wasn’t that long ago that I got my Nikon D7000 and I followed that up with the Sony SLT-a77. So you can see that something has to go. The Nikon and Sony are going to be keeping my camera bag company for the near future, which leaves no room for the Canon T2i. But my loss will be someone’s gain. The T2i is a great camera and if you combine it with the lenses that I am throwing in, you have a pretty sweet camera kit that will…

• If Sharpness Is What You Want, the D800E is What You Need

  jeff

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:40 am

  As predicted, Nikon unleashed the D800 on the hungry camera consumers last night and it is everything that the pundits had said it would be. There are some eye-popping specs associated with this ambitious release and it is sure to be the hot camera for the year (unless Canon gets off their butts and does something special with the 5D Mark III). I’m not going to get into all the features, I’ll let you do that for yourself (LINK), but I do want to bring your attention to something at the bottom of the product page. That’s where the little banner above is taken from. If you…

• Creating Faux HDR in Lightroom – the New and the Old

  jeff

  5 Feb 2012 | 9:03 pm

  I was working on one of my Lightroom chapters and I got to the section where I described how to do a faux HDR look using the sliders in the Basic panel when it hit me, the sliders I normally use for creating the effect are not there anymore. In LR3 there is a Recovery, Fill Light and Brightness sliders but those are gone, having been replaced by a Highlights, Shadows, and Whites sliders. I then remembered that my buddy Matt Kloskowski had written a post on his Lightroom Killer Tips blog about new HDR presets using LR4 so I figured I would play around with the sliders and see what I could do.

• February Wallpaper Calendar Now Available

  jeff

  1 Feb 2012 | 2:44 am

  I’m trying out something new here on the blog. As a way of saying thankyou to all my readers I am giving away computer desktop wallpapers made from my images – free of charge. I have uploaded the first image that is available in various sizes and all I ask is that you don’t use it for anything but a wallpaper. To access the February wallpaper calendar just click this link (WALLPAPER) or click on the Desktop Wallpaper link in the menu at the top of the page. Thanks and have a great February! No related posts.

• How do you Say Exposure in French?

  jeff

  31 Jan 2012 | 9:02 pm

  I have to admit that I didn’t know until last week. That’s when I got a copy of my book, Exposure – Snapshots to Great Shots in French. The word is Exposition by the way. So the funny thing is that a couple of week ago my wife and I were looking at a sales report for my books and we noticed that there was an entry for sales of my books in China. We thought that was pretty cool and we commented that it would be pretty cool to see some of my books in different languages. I had seen some Czech translations about a year ago but had never seen any other translations. Then, out…

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  DIYPhotography.net -DIY Photography and Studio Lighting

• Nasty In Vegas (A Post-PMA Post)

  udijw

  8 Feb 2012 | 6:52 am

  Having the opportunity to visit the industry at PMA and CES this year was rad, but what was even radder was the chance to meet and have fun with a few of my personal industry heroes, Zeke of Nice Photo Mag, Matt of Nasty Clamps and James of Orbis. We spent some time talking gear and the industry but having spent too much time confined in the show rooms, Zeke and I need some venting. We took a Nasty Clamp a Canon s100 and an strobe and roamed the strip. Having limited gear, we wanted to see what we can come up with. What started as a fun (yet cold) evening ended with security kicking us out of…

• Use a DIY Super Clamp For Shooting in Confined Spaces

  udijw

  7 Feb 2012 | 9:16 am

  If you ever had to shoot in a confined space you know that getting your light in the place can be challenging .Limited space, cabinets and shelves all join hands in eliminating good lighting placements. Photographer Allen Mowery put together a DIY Super Clamp that allows mounting your strobe on almost every semi-open door or shelf. We have featured two similar products before, a DIY Clamp and the Nasty Clamps, each with its own merits. This design uses a controllable pressure clamp which I can see useful when the need to mount larger weights rises. Here is a video describing the use of the…

• Your Complete Guide For Photographing Maya In The Year Of Apocalypse

  udijw

  6 Feb 2012 | 7:40 am

  Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you've almost certainly heard that the ancient Maya long-count calendar rolls over in December this year. Along with spurring the release of a frenzy of apocalyptic books, this event is also helping spawn renewed tourist interest in Maya ruins. Not to miss out on the opportunity (and free publicity), Mesoamerican communities are hosting a number of special events to celebrate the historic occasion. And governments in what was once the Maya realm have funded a new wave of restoration projects at ruin sites. So regardless of whether your driving interest…

• Light Painting Is All About Cute Girls Throwing Beads

  udijw

  2 Feb 2012 | 11:31 pm

  If you thought that the physics behind light painting involves photon accumulation, advanced sensor technology and high end buffer management, you have it all wrong. The truth of the thing, as Destin explains, is that light painting is done by cute girls throwing beads at boxes. OK, it does not, but Destin and daughter (and Wes Whaley) do a terrific job and explaining all this stuff in a fun and super easy to understand way. (Plus you get to see some of the most unique pregnancy photoshoots ever). Hit the jump to see the full video. read more

• Object Of Desire - 10.5mm Lens Cap

  udijw

  2 Feb 2012 | 6:27 am

  Having lost his Nikon 10.5mm lens cap, photographer Stu Carlson used the bottom end of a Dr. pepper bottle to cap his lens. "The lens cap disappeared and I hate to have my lens unprotected.  So I cut off the end of a Dr. Pepper bottle to use till I could order the right lens cap for it.  Quite by accident I had picked a perfect fit for this lens and since a replacement cap is not cheap and this is and it works and fits so well, I have not bothered to order the replacement cap. While the bottle seems to provide some nice protection, I doubt that the 10.5mm tastes as good as the…

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  Photopreneur - Make Money Selling Your Photos

• Become a Photographer Without Giving up the Day Job

  Dean

  8 Feb 2012 | 5:59 am

  Photography: Renata Ramsini Renata Ramsini’s website describes her in four different ways. She’s an “efficiency-lover,” a “photographer,” a “policy wonk” and a “law student.” That’s not the order in which her life has played out however. Like many photography enthusiasts, when it came time to pick a profession it never occurred to Ramsini to pick up her camera and push for a career in picture-taking. Although she says she’s always loved photography, she didn’t think it was something that could give her a living. For that she turned to a night class at law school and…

• Microstock Turns to Quality, Not Quantity

  Dean

  2 Feb 2012 | 5:05 am

  As top microstock figures complain about growing competition, rising saturation and declining returns per image, microstock companies are starting to push back. Warnings from figures as big as Yuri Arcurs, even as he rolls out a three-year study program, are leading sites to think about how they can best serve both their contributors, whom they need to continue supplying content, and their buyers who always want to pay less for that content and already have plenty of other places and pictures to choose from. Dreamstime, one of the biggest microstock firms, is both typical of the problem and…

• The Secret to Shooting for $1,000 an Hour

  Dean

  26 Jan 2012 | 7:36 am

  Is it really possible to earn $1,000 an hour as a photographer? A regular photographer. Not the kind of high-end fashion photographer or Vogue cover-shooter that requires a lifetime of career achievement and first-name terms with media moguls. The kind of photography for which there’s constant demand, whose buyers are average Joes and which can still deliver the kinds of rates that even lawyers would be frightened to demand. When we first asked this question back in 2007, the post became one of our most controversial. But what surprised us most about the dozens of comments we’ve received…

• Top Editorial Contributors Get a Share of Demotix’s Ad Revenues

  Dean

  17 Jan 2012 | 5:22 am

  Image: Demotix Demotix might just have created a new revenue model for editorial photographers and aspiring photojournalists. The crowd-sourced news agency, which has licensed images to publications and outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine and the BBC, is to begin paying contributors a share of its advertising revenue. The company has partnered with Guardian Select, MessageSpace and Google to place ads on all the site’s story pages and news hubs. Demotix will work with the advertising agencies to make sure that the ads are relevant and ethical,…

• Crowdsourcing Photojournalism

  Dean

  16 Jan 2012 | 7:39 am

  Photography: Joao Pina Documentary photographers are struggling to pitch their stories. Newspapers and magazines are now rarely willing to cover the expenses that photographers run up when they travel to distant parts of the world, and few outlets want to provide space for a photo documentary on Southeast Asian villagers when a thirteen-page spread of a celebrity on the beach would sell so much better. Some dedicated photographers though have managed to find a solution. They’re not just selling the image; they’re selling the photojournalist experience. And they’re selling it directly to…

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  Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

• Why I Don’t Backup My Photos Using Lightroom

  jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)

  7 Feb 2012 | 5:39 am

  If you’ve used the Import dialog in Lightroom, you’ve probably noticed an area under File Handing called “Make a Second Copy To:”. This is Lightroom’s way of letting you make a backup of your photos as you import them. That way you can get your import and your backup all done at once. A while back, some one pointed out that when you use this feature, you don’t have much control over how the backup drive stores the photos. Basically, it just stores them in a folder named “Imported on….”. For me this is a big problem because it’s not…

• Lightroom Worth-a-click

  jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)

  3 Feb 2012 | 6:26 am

  Happy Friday! Here’s a few Lightroom/Photography related things that are worth a quick click if you’re surfing around. • A friend of mine from Paris (who I shot with while I visited last year and was a HUGE help!), Serge Ramelli has a Lightroom app on the iTunes store. Here’s the link if you want to check it out. • It’s not exactly brand new news but I had a new class go up on Kelby Training last month that’s all about Lightroom presets and how I create them. If you’re looking for a peak inside the mind of the preset creator (and some cool ideas for…

• Lightroom Video – Dynamic Watermarks (well… not really, but kinda)

  jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)

  1 Feb 2012 | 8:08 am

  I always like to do videos that answer questions I get, rather than just doing a video that I “think” everyone wants to know about. Well, this weeks video comes from a question that I’ve gotten in several forms over the last couple years. Recently, some one asked if they could add a watermark to their photos with the current year on them. So basically, Lightroom would have to figure out the year from the metadata (probably not hard) and dynamically add it to the photos when you export them into JPEGS (not so easy). So, there’s really no way to do this, but there is an…

• Your Burning Lightroom 4 Questions Answered From Adobe

  jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)

  30 Jan 2012 | 7:10 am

  I just saw a post over on Adobe’s Photoshop.com blog where product manager Sharad Mangalick, answered a bunch of Lightroom 4 questions. Everything from catalogs, to video, new features, you name it. Below is one question I pulled directly from the page because I’ve been asked quite a bit too, but there’s lots more in the full article. @luxx11 and @jennawoodward Ask: @Lightroom why can’t I use my LR3 catalogs in LR4? Is there a way to easily transfer my Lr3 catalogue into Lr4? Sharad: Since Lightroom 4 is still in beta form, we restricted the ability to bring in catalogs…

• Lightroom 4 and Windows XP

  jgilbert@photoshopuser.com (Matt Kloskowski)

  23 Jan 2012 | 7:52 am

  I’ve seen quite a few comments about the fact that Lightroom 4 Beta doesn’t work with Windows XP (and you can probably guess that the full version isn’t going to work with it either). Last week Tom Hogarty (Lightroom Product Manager) wrote about the reasons behind that decision on his blog. Here’s a quick snippet but you can go here to read the rest: “As many have noticed, the Lightroom 4 public beta we released last week does not support Windows XP. This decision did not come lightly and was based on a number of factors. With each version of Lightroom, our goal…

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  ESSENTIALS For Photographers

• Hey… Where are you going with all that stuff?

  wizwow

  7 Feb 2012 | 12:31 pm

  Didja ever wonder? You got the gear. You got the lights. You got that shiny new megapixelbeast of a machine. You even have one of those latest doohickeys that everyone is drooling over. You know the one. Yeah… it’s sweet. But where are you going with all that stuff? Are you off to make photographs? Why? Seriously… why? Is there a reason for the images you are making? Is there a strong desire to make those images? Is it something you have been thinking about for a long time? Was it a sudden desire to go out and record something on a bunch of pixels or a roll of chemically…

• CreativeLIVE – Seattle – April 6, 7, 8, – Well, This Will Be Fun!

  wizwow

  5 Feb 2012 | 7:22 pm

  Thanks to Charles Tibbs for taking the photo. Yeah… that’s me lookin’ all serious and cold leaning against the back wall of my studio. Fact is, it was a bit chilly that day. Unlike today where it is pushing a bit over 70. But the weather is not the subject here – it is the CreativeLIVE show I am doing in Seattle with the great folks up there in the PNW. Yep – I will be doing a Creative LIVE show April 6, 7, 8, in Seattle and hope all of you will be watching. I will be blogging and tweeting the entire experience as well, but it is nice to know that some loyal fans…

• OT- Sunday, #1: Darkness, Cello Madness and Jazz

  wizwow

  5 Feb 2012 | 6:00 am

  Sometimes I have an opportunity to discuss other topics than photography. These times are rare, of course, but they do exist. I thought it may be fun to post some of the other things that are interesting to me on Sunday Mornings. Welcome to Off Topic Sundays, an excursion into the unknown. “… and darkness fell across the land…” First off. I received an email from someone in the business asking me to help create a ‘day of darkness’ by blocking all my content from the people who are stealing us blind. I have no interest in that sort of thing. Not because I…

• A Special “Portfolio Building” Workshop, Feb 11, 12: Only 3 Students

  wizwow

  3 Feb 2012 | 2:03 pm

  This is a special workshop for only three students. It is on short notice, but there is a reason for that – and it will be explained at a later date. Our focus will be on mastering images across a spectrum of genres. This workshop is for the serious photographer who wants to understand the finesse of light, and how to apply lighting and drama to their portfolio pieces. We will look at the qualities of light, how to understand the medium, and what we can do with photographic tools to enhance and modify our light to make the shots we see in our head. This is an intensive workshop and it…

• Portraits: Four Simple Approaches

  wizwow

  1 Feb 2012 | 7:47 pm

  I had the chance to do some portraits of some of the talent we had at the LE Weekend Meetup. They were Briana’s dance company and all of them were delightful and beautiful dancers. The folks who came had a blast and I was simply stunned that so many people came so far to hang out with us. We had photographers from NY / FL  / WA / CA / KS / TX and other far flung areas… we covered North America pretty well. More shots from that weekend coming when I get them all in from the folks… wow, it was fun. The first portrait was of Briana and done as a demonstration for one of the…

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  The Imaging Buffet

• Upcoming Full-Day Fine-Art Printing with Photoshop Workshop in NYC

  imaging@andrewdarlow.com (Andrew Darlow)

  25 Jan 2012 | 6:32 am

  Hello! This quick note is to let you know that some spaces are still available for my full day color management and fine-art printing workshop being held this Saturday 1/28/2012 at Calumet Photographic in New York City. In addition to a full day of color management and printing information, I will be showing more than 30 different fine-art paper types, as well as some metal prints. The first 12 people to register will also have a print prepped and printed by me on a fine art paper of your choice. Below are two testimonials from recent attendees of the same workshop at Calumet Photo:…

• Happy New Year from Andrew Darlow and ImagingBuffet.com

  imaging@andrewdarlow.com (Andrew Darlow)

  31 Dec 2011 | 12:40 pm

  Happy New Year! About this image: While looking through my collection of photos from 2011, I thought that this one would be appropriate. I was in New York City one day and drove by a few carriages parked on the side of the street. After being very impressed by this one in particular, I decided to park for a moment and capture what I saw through my rain-drenched window. I think the photo represents many of my thoughts on 2011: It was a bright and colorful year, with some tears mixed in. Photo © Andrew Darlow 2011 was quite a year. As I look back at 2011, here are a few things that come to…

• Hands on Look at the Canon Idea Mine Free iOS App

  imaging@andrewdarlow.com (Andrew Darlow)

  2 Dec 2011 | 2:16 pm

  At the PhotoPlus Expo 2011 in New York City, I had an opportunity to sit down with Paul Pierson of the Carbone Smolan Agency (CSA) to learn about a new iOS app on which his company is working. It’s called Canon Idea Mine, and according to the company, “it was developed through CSA’s extensive research and interviews with dozens of notable photographers. By working closely with Canon, CSA built a versatile tool that’s fine-tuned to the way real artists create amazing images. Through this app and its Digital Learning Center, Canon is building on its role as a dedicated partner…

• Full-Day Printing w/ Photoshop Workshop 11/5/2011 in NYC

  imaging@andrewdarlow.com (Andrew Darlow)

  1 Nov 2011 | 8:53 am

  This quick post is to let you know that space is still available for my full day color management and fine-art printing workshop being held this Saturday 11/5/2011 at Calumet Photographic in New York City. It’s on the same floor as the exhibition I recently curated by Ron Wyatt, entitled Ron Wyatt’s China. In addition to a full day of color management and printing information, I will be showing more than 30 different fine-art paper types, as well as some metal prints. The first 12 people to register will also have a print prepped and printed by me on a fine art paper of your…

• PhotoPlus Expo NYC 2011 Returns with a Packed Schedule of Events and Seminars

  imaging@andrewdarlow.com (Andrew Darlow)

  18 Oct 2011 | 5:41 pm

  For more than 20 years I’ve looked forward to late October in New York City. Not only is the weather often fantastic, it’s the time of year that the PhotoPlus Expo is held. And this year, they’ve upped the ante by adding a number of new events, including the inaugural WPPI 2011, which features a full day of educational seminars on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. The WPPI NYC show will be followed by the PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo from October 27-29, 2011. This page has an excellent overview of the events, including information about a Wednesday evening…

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  Photographer and Model Blog

• 119 Kevin Connery Portfolio Review

  Ron Davis

  1 Feb 2012 | 4:41 am

  On this episode we review Kevin Connery’s Model Mayhem Portfolio. We also talk G.I. Joe. See Shawna as Harley Quinn. And other completely non-photography subjects.

• 118 Listener Questions

  Ron Davis

  9 Dec 2011 | 7:10 am

  (17:43) The Pod people are revealed in this episode, you can actually watch Shawna and Ron do their podcasting thing in this video episode. We answer your questions this week. Listener Question: “How do you know when a project is finished? Not a single shoot, where the goal is usually clear, but a collective, like [...]

• How To Make Ray Gun Beams

  Ron Davis

  29 Nov 2011 | 2:13 pm

  I recently did a Space Girl photoshoot with model Annabell Bella and thought I’d share a Photoshop technique that I used. It was based on this YouTube video, but modified for my application. Here’s the final product: Here’s where I started: I did all of my normal retouching on the model part off it, but [...]

• 117 Steven Thompson Portfolio Review

  Ron Davis

  17 Nov 2011 | 2:37 am

  (15:00) This week Ron and Shawna talk smack about Steven Thompson’s Model Mayhem portfolio. Shawna talks about modeling when a photographer makes you look bad…on purpose. Ron says “I get where he’s coming from…” alot and mentions something models do that is annoying. Get complete information on the The Photographer and Model Podcast. Subscribe or [...]

• 116 Photog Paul Manoian

  Ron Davis

  3 Nov 2011 | 12:00 am

  (16:20) Michigan photographer Paul Manoian started out in portraits and moved into model photography. Listen to him talk about that change and how working with models is different. He also give tips on getting into secret places. In the banter we talk about movies we’ve walked out on. Paul’s Website Listener Questions None Mentions The [...]

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  Serious Amateur Photography

• Grace & Beauty

  Jeff Lynch

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:30 am

  I hope when I’m eighty I have half the grace and poise that this wonderful model does. Her song enchanted me and I had to capture the life, love and beauty of this incredible face. It’s one of my favorite portraits. Grace – Fayetteville, Texas Copyright © 2010 Jeff Lynch Photography Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens hand-held. The exposure was taken at 200mm, f/6.3 for 1/250th of a second at ISO 800 using a Singh-Ray warming circular polarizer. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s…

• Basin Ridge – Big Bend National Park, Texas

  Jeff Lynch

  3 Feb 2012 | 4:30 am

  Sorry I’ve been so quiet lately but we had a family emergency earlier this week and it’s rattled my cage a bit. One of my daughters ended up in the ER this week with acute abdominal pain and for a father, nothing hurts as much as seeing your child in pain, and you not being able to do one darn thing about it! She’s home now resting but it scared the daylights out of her mother and I as well as her three sisters. I certainly hope the rest of February is less eventful… Basin Ridge – Big Bend National Park, Texas Copyright © 2011 Jeff Lynch Photography Shot taken…

• The Lodge at Big Bend National Park, Texas

  Jeff Lynch

  31 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am

  A wonderful place to eat after a long day of hiking and a great place to stay when visiting the park. High Desert – Big Bend National Park, Texas Copyright © 2011 Jeff Lynch Photography Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on aperture (Av) priority using an TS-E 24mm f/4L USM lens tripod mounted. The exposure was taken at 24mm, f/16 for 1/30th of a second at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray warming polarizer filter and 2-stop graduated neutral density filter. Post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3. Click on the image above for a larger version. Follow…

• Smoke

  Jeff Lynch

  30 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am

  Photographing the “black powder” shooters in action is a treat. These replicas of 1873 Winchester rifles shoot black powder cartridges reminiscent of the days before “smokeless” (modern) gun powder was invented. Smoke – North Zulch, Texas Copyright © 2012 Jeff Lynch Photography Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on aperture (Av) priority using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens hand held. The exposure was taken at 70mm, f/7.1 for 1/320th of a second at ISO 400. Post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5 using Nik’s…

• Clouds in Lower Madera Canyon

  Jeff Lynch

  26 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am

  Lower Madera Canyon – Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas Copyright © 2011 Jeff Lynch Photography Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on aperture (Av) priority using an EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens tripod mounted. The exposure was taken at 22mm, f/14 for 1/15th of a second at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray warming polarizer filter and 2-stop graduated neutral density filter. Post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3. Click on the image above for a larger version. Follow @jefflynchphoto Filed under: Photography Tagged: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Big Bend National Park,…

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  Image Design Blog

• The making of a Dior handbag, video.

  John Simoudis

  31 Jan 2012 | 3:05 pm

  A great video showing the making of a Miss Dior handbag, a luxury object filmed and presented in a very luxurious way. It's a growing trend of luxury brands showcasing their products online and the steps it takes to make them. Visit me at: www.simoudis.com Twitter: @simoudis Facebook: Simoudis Photography

• Highlights from the New York Gift Show

  John Simoudis

  28 Jan 2012 | 4:33 pm

  The NY Gift Show 2012 opened today and I was there today with Jerry Rose seeking out new trends. The show contained a lot of interior design ideas and inspirations. Such as these great linen oversize shades. From Lostine, some great recycled wood pieces. And fantastic cheese boards and expandable coat hangers that looked like modern sculpture. Middle Kingdom had the most colorful vases and containers in the show. Dransfield and Ross introduced its new House collection with a very sophisticated color palette and fantastic fabric patterns. The main show opens tomorrow and we will revisit for…

• Chanel - Making of Spring 2012 Campaign Video.

  John Simoudis

  19 Jan 2012 | 7:28 am

  Visit me at: www.simoudis.com Twitter: @simoudis Facebook: Simoudis Photography

• Madonna's Masterpiece video from WE.

  John Simoudis

  18 Jan 2012 | 11:34 am

  Madonna learned a thing of two from Herb Ritts in her day. Visit me at: www.simoudis.com Twitter: @simoudis Facebook: Simoudis Photography

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- Opening Sequence.

  John Simoudis

  12 Jan 2012 | 11:03 am

  <p><br><br><br><br><br><br>If you<br></p> For those who have missed the amazing opening sequence of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Very Bondesque. Designed by…

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  Photography Monthly

• Olympus launches OM-D

  8 Feb 2012 | 3:18 am

  Olympus is launching the OM-D, featuring the world's first 1 5-axis image stabilisation (IS) system to eliminate blur in stills and movies.

• Olympus offers free grip with OM-D

  8 Feb 2012 | 2:25 am

  Olympus offers a free grip and battery pack for anyone who pre-orders the OM-D camera.

• Batmobile of outdoor cameras launched by Pentax

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm

  What looks like the batmobile of the camera world has been launched by Pentax in the form of two new compacts - the Optio WG2 and Optio WG2-GPS.

• Pentax launches image transfer software

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm

  Pentax has announced the launch of its new 'Image Transmitter' software for the transfer and saving of images taken with the PENTAX 645D medium-format digital SLR camera to a personal computer.

• Brian Duffy's lost portraits to be exhibited in London

  7 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm

  An exhibition showcasing late sixties music and fashion photographer Brian Duffy's 'Lost Portraits' will take place from 22 March - 13 May 2012 in London.

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  through the glass

• bright one

  mark

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:23 pm

• my beat

  mark

  7 Feb 2012 | 8:31 am

• nice place

  mark

  3 Feb 2012 | 3:16 pm

• lakeside

  mark

  1 Feb 2012 | 7:49 am

• still morning

  mark

  28 Jan 2012 | 10:32 pm

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  Images In Light

• Winter Photography

  Images In Light

  23 Jan 2012 | 3:36 pm

  Image: 5D Mk II, 70-200 f 4 L IS, f7.1 at 1/125 sec.Larger ImageJust because its winter doesn't mean photography has to stop, interesting landscapes can be found with incoming weather systems or mountain twilight.The above shots of a snow storm in Tumwater canyon where shot at -1.5 ev and processed in LR, lowering the white balance just a tad to get the overall blueish cold feel that I wanted to convey the winter feel a little better.I wanted the trees in a sharp silhouette with the clouds and sun exposed for detail, the snow is visible falling through out the image.RossImages In Light

• Fuji X10

  Images In Light

  19 Jan 2012 | 7:42 pm

  Image: Fuji X10, 10mm, iso 100 at f 3.2, 1/400 sec. jpg out of camera.The Fuji X10 digital zoom is quite a nice little camera, the image quality I've been seeing out if it is very impressive, the only downfall is a bit of quirkiness in the menu system, the jpg's out of camera are a delight and the iso capabilities are very good for a compact camera, though not quite as small as I would like, it will fit in a coat pocket.The f 2-2.8, 28-112mm (4 x) lens is nice and will produce shallow depth of field and nice bokeh, unlike most small sensor cameras.I would recommend this camera to people…

• 30 Seconds

  Images In Light

  21 Dec 2011 | 7:25 pm

  Image: 5D Mk II, 24-70 f2.8 L, 48mm at f11, 30 sec, Singh-Ray Variable ND filter.Smoothing the water was the intent with the long exposure, depending on the effect you want, 1 to 30 second's can give you a wide range of results depending on the waves and the light, adding a stationary object like these poles give some interest to what was an un-eventful sunsetRossImages In Light

• Eclipse 12/10/11

  Images In Light

  10 Dec 2011 | 11:18 am

  6:45 am, 5D Mk II, 300mm at f2.8 for 1 sec at ISO 32006:45 am, 5D Mk II, 300 mm at f3.2 for 1.6 sec at ISO 3200This mornings eclipse of the moon, earth shadow at about 2/3 from my front porch, lucky me : )Yes its Red, this color is normal for moon eclipses "The Blood Red Moon", only got off a few shots before the clouds obscured my view.RossImages In Light

• Cold

  Images In Light

  21 Nov 2011 | 7:45 pm

  Image: 5D2, 70-200 f4 IS L, f10 at 1/125 secLarger ImageA Recent hike up to Lake Twenty Two after fresh snow, not only was it good for the soul but good for some new material, here the outlet stream pooled against some snow covered rocks. Slight adjustment to the cooler side of White balance in Lightroom 3 was enough to give this image a cooler feel than the original that was shot in automatic white balance.RossImages In Light

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  Picture Journals

• Actitud

  Desi Baytan

  28 Jan 2012 | 11:59 pm

  Attitude: The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude is more important than facts. It’s more important than the past. It’s more important than education, money, circumstances, failures, successes, and definitely more important than what other people think, say or do. In reference to Angel Martin’s, “La Adelita”. A painting of a soldadera or woman soldier of the Mexican Revolution.  

• Bougainvillea

  Desi Baytan

  28 Jan 2012 | 10:32 pm

  Olympus OM-2, Zuiko MC Auto-S 1:1.4 50mm, 99 cents store film.

• Sunset

  Desi Baytan

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:28 pm

  Olympus OM-2, Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.2, 99 cents store film.

• Lines

  Desi Baytan

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:25 pm

  Olympus OM-2, Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.2, 99 cents store film. Rated at 200, shot at 80.

• Blur

  Desi Baytan

  25 Jan 2012 | 11:21 pm

  Olympus OM-2, Zuiko Auto-T 85mm 1:2, 99 cents store film, for, you guessed it, 99 cents.