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“Whether your an experienced photographer, an amateur or just a hobbyist/photo lover, it’s easy to gather up some tools and get started. These are just some options, you don’t need ALL of them.” via The Ultimate Guide to Project 365 | Fuel Your Photography. Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Stumble upon something good?...
For many people, pets are an important part of the family. They provide companionship, affection, protection and a healthy dose of laughter. However, capturing your pet’s personality—or even getting him to sit still—can be a real challenge, but with a few tricks up your sleeve, you’ll find that photo that...
PocketWizard FlexTT5 Nikon Prototype Test Video
“We asked Mark Wallace if he wanted a little time with the first Nikon system to shoot a short video.” via PocketWizard® – First FlexTT5 Nikon Prototype Test. Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Share this...
All you Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture and iPhoto fans out there. If you have never heard of the Topaz Labs plugins now is the time to check them out. Topaz Labs has just released Topaz Adjust 4. Not only is it a fast and powerful Photoshop plugin but with the addition...
Think Tank Logistics Manage – The ultimate way to transport your lighting gear
Think Tank Photo Official Press Release — Think Tank Photo announces the release of the Logistics Manager™, its first rolling equipment case for lighting and photographic gear. The rolling case’s endless interior layout options adapt to numerous equipment combinations and help manage all of the logistics of transporting and using a lot...
2/26/10 We’re closed due to the weather
Due to the weather Mack Camera will be closed today, Feb. 26, 2010. photo credit: james carr...
Nuena Photography | San Francisco Modern Lifestyle Portraiture
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Photojojo
Remake Famous Works of Art, With Your Friends
~Reach 290,000 photo fans What does the Battle of Gettysburg have in common with Yu-Gi-Oh, Washington Crossing the Delaware, and Star Wars? They’ve all challenged you to make a cameo appearance. Photo-reenactments are pure-distilled fun: start by picking your favorite movie/show/poster/painting, then gather friends, props, and costumes to recreate it. Instant inspiration! Banishing photographer’s...
Watery Camera Tricks for Rebellious Photographers
Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2, 3 ~Reach 290,000 photo fans A photographer’s best light source? That would be the miasma of incandescent plasma hanging in the sky. A carefully-placed lens flare can add drama to your shot. But for the truly daring, a little H2O can take it even further. Introduce strange squiggles,...
Start3D: Turn Your 2D Photos 3D
~Reach 290,000 photo fans We’ve been taking regular old flat photos for years, but lately we’ve heard rumors about a so-called “third dimension.” A new site called Start3D takes a baby step towards your own personal Holodeck, popping 3D life into 2D shots — with no crossed eyes or funky frames! Start by...
Fix up Your Profile Pic by Throwing a Facebook Party
Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2, 3 ~Reach 290,000 photo fans You’d never go out dancing without washing your fancy duds or getting your hair did. Why put any less care into your Facebook pic? A gorgeous profile pic is the online equivalent of being the hottest dancer in the club — or...
Young-Me-Now-Me: The Photo Game That’s Child’s Play
Extra photo for bloggers:1, 2, 3 ~Reach 290,000 photo fans Yesterday … all our troubles seemed so far away. And by “yesterday” we mean “in 1991.” Jog memories of childhood bliss with the game “Young-Me-Now-Me.” To play, just find an old picture of yourself, and then snap a modern-day recreation. The challenge, of course, is...
Tired: Slow Food. Wired: Slow Photography!
Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2 ~Reach 290,000 photo fans We’ve seen slow versions of everything lately: slow food, slow travel, slow shopping, slow dentistry. (We might’ve made one of those up.) But have you tried slow photography? It’s like a yoga class for your camera. Long conversations with subjects, patient exposures, and delicate...
Echenique dot com
Last year, on September 9, 2009 (09/09/09), Leica Camera surprised everyone by unveiling their second generation digital M rangefinder camera, the Leica M9. The photographic world was pleasantly surprised that Leica, who had vehemently denied the development of a new digital rangefinder, managed to pull this rabbit out of the...
Mamiya Introduces New DM40 Large-Sensor DSLR
Elmsford, NY – March 1, 2010 – Mamiya today announced the addition of the new Mamiya DM40 to its lineup of professional large-sensor DSLRs. Featuring a resolution of 40 megapixels with a peak capture rate of .8 seconds per frame and a sustained capture rate of 60 frames per minute,...
Noktor Opens Website – HyperPrime 50mm up for Pre-order
New Kid On The Block lens maker, Noktor has officially opened it’s website an is taking pre-orders for it’s HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95. Currently available in m4/3 mount, this lens is the fastest prime lens available for that format. Due to m4/3’s 2x crop factor, the Noktor 50mm has an EFL...
Think Tank Photo Intros New Retrospective Soft-sided Camera and Lens Shoulder Bags
SANTA ROSA, CALIF – Created as an homage to classic photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, Think Tank Photo has created five soft-sided shoulder bags in its new Retrospective series. Designed for the professional photographer that wants to remain inconspicuous in any situation, the three shoulder bags and...
Arca Swiss (who still does not have a web presence) announced today their new technical camera, the RL3d. Sporting a new electronic viewfinder, this high-precision camera can accept 4×5 film backs as well as medium format digital backs. It is unknown whether this camera is compatible with Betterlight large format...
LEICA CAMERA Announces North American Road Show
February 23, 2010 – (Allendale, NJ) – Leica Camera announced today that it will bring the latest and newest Leica products to major North American cities as part of the first-ever Leica North American Road Show. Leica’s product specialists will visit 26 cities over the course of 14 weeks;...
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Sony DCR-HC21 xp driver needed
I need Sony DCR-HC21 driver for win 7. Pls attach the file. Category: Video Camera: Sony...
Reqiured Deleux DLV-B17 driver for XP Category: WebCam...
Sony DSC-P41 C:13:01 main circuit board problem
I have T-10 and got the "code of death" (C13-01) error. I am currently forrmatting in FAT16 mode. Category: Digital Camera: Sony...
nned vista driver for sony dcr-hc21
Well that is stupid. Why would anyone download the software if they still had the original CD. WTFM Category: Video Camera: Sony...
Using the Sony EyeToy as a USB WebCam on your PC
HELP ME PLAESE SOMEONE MY EYETOY IM TRYING TO USE IT AS A WEB CAM BUT I CANT GET IT TO WORK HELP MEE!!!!!!!!! Category: WebCam...
Try running it in Windows Compatibility mode . . . 1. Right click on the executable to run. 2. Select "Properties". 3. Click the "Compatibility" tab. 4. Check . . . Category: Digital Camera: Olympus...
Dodge & Burn Blog - Diversity in Photography - History of Photography
Priya Kambli at the FotoFest 2010 Biennial
As part of the FotoFest 2010 Biennial, Priya Kambli will present her solo exhibition, Colors Fall Down at The H Gallery in Houston, TX. Priya Kambli was born and raised in India and moved to the United States at the age of 18. She began her artistic career in the...
New Books by Alejandro Cartagena and Sheila Pree Bright
Congratulations to photographer Alejandro Cartagena, chosen as one of photolucida's 2009 Critical Mass Book Award winners. Photolucida will co-publish Alejandro's book with Daylight Books. A native of the Dominican Republic now living and working in Mexico City, Alejandro's documentary-based work explores "landscape as well as portraiture as a way to examine...
Photographer Interview: Manjari Sharma
Manjari Sharma contacted me about her latest work "The Shower Series", a project that Manjari says "began with me and a fascination of this light, color, texture in my own space..." I've selected a few of my favorite shots from the series below. There was a spiritual aspect (with the use...
Kamoinge Photographers Group Show: In the Moment
Kamoinge (means "a group of people working together" in Kikuya, a East African language) was formed in New York in 1963 to address the under-representation of black photographers...
Roy DeCarava Quotes from 1996 Charlie Rose Interview
[Update Feb 2, 2010: Famed photo critic A.D. Coleman attended the January 28, 2010 memorial service and private funeral held for DeCarava where he was invited to speak about the late photographer - here's what he had to say.] If you are a regular reader of this blog then you already know...
Photography Jobs: 2 Teaching Positions at Rochester Institue of Technology (RIT)
Application deadline for both positions is January 30, 2010 RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences is one of the nation’s leading educational and professional programs in the practice and aesthetics of the photographic medium, including related digital and multimedia. It provides an enriched learning environment for 500+ undergraduates (BFA...
Digital Journal of Photography
Lastolite get handle on Ezybox
Lastolite has introduced a new hand-holdable extending pole for the Ezybox, a lightweight and highly portable softbox. For more information please see the press release below:Press release:The new handle extends from 73cm to 221cm (2ft 5” to 7ft 3”) and weighs only 700g. Featuring two sponge grips for an extra...
This was a very soft release, timed to coincide with the CES 2010, in Las Vegas.UK Press ReleaseLondon - 5th January 2010Simply better pictures with the α450Sony’s new DSLR camera is a versatile easy to use choice for step-up photographers14.2 effective megapixels Exmor™ CMOS sensorUp to 7 fps continuous shootingManual...
Canon announce new 70-200mm f/2.8 IS
As expected, pre-CES 2010, Canon has updated its professional workhorse, the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS. The new zoom now boasts a tougher construction, new improved optical formula with UD and fluorite elements (the older version had four UD elements but no fluorite glass) and an enhanced IS system. Read the press...
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If you like architecture (as I do) and enjoy the photographic art of creating moving pictures as much as stills, then your in for a treat. Kick-back, watch it in HD, full-screen and make sure you listen to the score, either with some good speakers or a decent set of...
In Reba's World - The Feed
Five years ago if someone would have told me a show about geeks would be so popular I would have laughed in their faces. A show where Klingon bobble is cool, where talk of twitter/facebook/computers/technology/etc is revered, where there is an algorithm for friendship and rock, paper, scissors, lizard, spock...
Sanctuary started out as a web series a few years ago and then got picked up by SyFy as it’s own show. Season 3 starts this fall and I am so excited to see where they take this show. Not only did this show start as a web series it...
Artz…. I like sideways Ben. He cares. When did Ben and his dad leave the island? I guess his dad is not a raging drunk. Alex is part of history club. “Cheese Carrots” How is Richard going to “die”? I always thought Richard came to the island from the Black Rock. Now that point is proven. Richard...
Torchwood was a great show I found because of it’s connection to Doctor Who (Even Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who). Captain Jack Harkness was a character on Doctor Who. At the end of season one Doctor Who Captain Jack got his own show called “Torchwood”. I did not...
Uncle Sayid? Nadia married his brother. Good and evil telling machine. I think the world needs one of those. What is significant about the baseball? How did Sayid know what time it was out of a dead sleep? Come on…. Funny way to prove you are good is to kill someone. Kind of going full...
Planning a trip to France and the UK
A couple of weeks ago I posted that watching Doctor Who made me want to travel more and see London. I have only been there during a layover to Germany. I have always had a deep love affair with Paris, in fact my kitchen and dining room are full of...
Mike Cavaroc Photography
A colorful sunset lights up the sky over the Gros Ventre River and Antelope Flats in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming....
Fog Over the Gros Ventre River
Sunset lights up the clouds above the Teton Mountains as fog rests over the Gros Ventre River in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming....
Grand Teton National Park Sunrise Panorama
Sunrise lights up the peaks of the Teton Mountains in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming....
Grand Teton in Black and White
A black and white photo of clouds breaking up over the Grand Teton and the Teton Mountains in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming....
Aspen Trees in the Lamar Valley
Aspen trees in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming....
Mike Cavaroc the Photographer and Photography Website Essentials
An in-depth look at Mike Cavaroc, his photography and what makes his website so successful....
Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider Blog » Photoshop & Digital Photography Techniques, Tutorials, Books, Reviews & More
D-Town TV (it’s not just for Nikon shooters anymore)
When I was in The Netherlands last week, I can’t tell you how people I ran into that watch on one of our podcasts, but one guy I met told me although he sees me each week on Photoshop User TV, he said he doesn’t watch me on D-Town TV...
Hi gang: I’ve been heads down on a couple of projects on critical deadlines, and I’ve just got nuthin’ for today here on the blog for today, so…..so…..I’ve…well….uh….how about we make this “Bad Blog Friday?” (Whoops, too late—it already is). Now, it’s entirely possible I’ll wake up in the morning and have...
Photoshop World Pre-Conference Workshops Nearly ALL Sold Out!
For the first time ever, the optional in-depth, pre-conference workshops we hold the day before Photoshop World officially kicks off, are all nearly sold out in advance, so if you’re signed up to go (or if you’re thinking of going), but haven’t registered for a pre-con workshop, I’d jump on...
Photoshop World App Updated We just released an updated version of our Photoshop World iPhone App, which includes both new features (including an Opening Keynote countdown clock, plus lots of tweaks to the “My Schedule” feature, including the ability to erase your schedule and delete all saved data), along with some...
It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Nick Rapaz!
Photo by Karen Lenz My New York adventure started over four years ago while I was working as Studio Manager for the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. I was with the workshops for three seasons, and during that time I was fortunate enough to work closely with an incredibly diverse group...
Nick Rapaz! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to help photograph the First Lady, Annie Leibovitz, or world leaders at the UN? Nick gives us a peek into all of those situations from his time as a full-time assistant working with Platon, as well as...
Yanik's Photo School
Bokeh Masters Kit Contest Winners
Yanik’s Photo School in partnership with DIYPhotography.net, is giving away 3 Bokeh Masters Kits! It was all done via Twitter and the response was superbe! I would like to thank all of you for participating. Unfortunately, only 3 of you with be the lucky ones soon sporting the new Bokeh Masters...
It had to happen at some point….. roughly 3 days ago Yanik’s Photo School got a bug. The only page you could access was the index page. All other links were corrupted. The thing is that I was on a shoot and then went directly out of town for the weekend...
Udi over at DIYPhotography.net sent me a Bokeh Masters Kit a while back and asked me to play around with it and give him my impressions. I actually wrote a detailed review for all of you back in December. If you’re too lazy to read my review, I can sum it...
Lighting Tutorial – Self Portrait Series
I don’t remember that last time I did some self portraits. It’s the old photographer’s dilemma… always behind the lens and never in front of it! Since I live about a block away from my good buddy and fellow pro photographer Martin Perreault, he usually takes my photo. ...
Creating Pseudo HDR Images in Lightroom 2
If you haven’t heard yet, Lightroom 2 is great! Ok, ok you might have heard me mention it a few times but learning is about repetition. So here I was post processing my Greece photos in Lightroom playing around with the main basic adjustment sliders when I thought to myself…...
WildShots
Top 10 ways to make sure you’ll never be a pro.
Through the various workshops I lead and classes I teach, I inevitably run into a number of aspiring professional photographers. More than a few of them however, seem doggedly determined to do everything they can to make their dream of professional photography impossible....
An engaging snowflake photography weekend
Well, I really had myself a tremendous weekend this last weekend that consisted of three spectacular and completely unrelated events......
2009 – My photo year in review plus a new contest
I was sitting back the other day contemplating what a great year 2009 had been. 2010 is going to have to be pretty spectacular to upseat it, but I'm optimistic. My year, like my life, largely revolves around photography and I thought it might be useful to run...
Instead, I've been doing some learning, updating of my web sites, working with a fabulous graphics designer on updating my logos, enjoying Christmas and time with my sweetie KAK, and, with KAK's assistance I've been photographing some of the most spectacular snowflakes......
Acer Aspire – Greatest travel laptop for photographers ever?
Like most trips to remote destinations, this trip had weight restrictions. And unlike some trips I've been on, the folks at one of the airlines, actually enforce the weight requirements. This meant that I needed to carefully plan the gear that I was going to bring with me...
Book Review: 100 Ways to Take Better Nature & Wildlife Photographs
I recently got my hands on a book called "100 Ways To Take Better Nature & Wildlife Photographs" by Guy Edwards and published by David & Charles. I'm a big believer in life-long learning and will......
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
Tip – A Bunch of Crop Tool Tips
It’s Friday and I’m heading up north to shoot my sister-in-law’s wedding. Wish me luck Anyway, I figured I’d close out the week with [...]...
How Backing Up Just Saved My Butt
You probably always hear people talk about backing up right? Well something happened to me recently that I figured I’d share in hopes that anyone not backing [...]...
The 5 Places I use Lightroom Presets The Most (And the least)
If you’ve ever looked into Lightroom’s Presets folder (Lightroom Preferences > Presets area) you’ll see there are actually a lot of different areas in Lightroom that have [...]...
Greetings from Dubai! I'm teaching at Gulf Photo Plus this week but I made sure I recorded a video before I left. It's another one of those before/after videos and it takes one of my photos from a hot air balloon festival I shot last summer from start to finish....
Here's a few things worth checking out as you surf around the web today. First a couple of "me" things: • I just turned my new portfolio website live over at MattKloskowski.com. • A good friend of NAPP (Firgs) has an interview with me posted on her website (lots of other NAPP...
Preset – Warm and Fuzzy Effect
Hey folks. I'll be heading out to teach at Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai later this week (by the way, if you have any "must shoot" places out there please let me know). Anyway, I wanted to make sure I got another preset in before I left. I called this...
Connar O'keeffe's blog
So last week I shot some photo’s of a band I’ve known for a good year or two. They’re about to launch their début album in March. Here a couple of the photo’s. Click on the photo to listen to the single ‘Wake Up! Wake Up!’ off the album. Top photography blogs ...
One World One Photo is a project created by myself to bring together creative minds into one collaboration. The idea behind it is that everyone from all around the world has taken a photo or made a drawing or painting that they’re particularly proud of. You don’t have to have been...
Skeletons Flapper and Firkin Birmingham
Click on the photo to go to their Myspace! http://connarokeeffe.co.nr Top photography blogs ...
I shot Skeletons again this week. I really love doing it. I get to try new style and new ways of capturing live music and I think these might be some of the best photo’s of taken of them. That why its a double post =] Click on the photo to...
This is a photo I took of Skeletons the other week. I really like shooting them they’re always full of energy. Click on the photo to go to their Myspace? http://connarokeeffe.co.nr Top photography blogs ...
This is part of a body of work I’ve been working on about the accidental photograph and sometimes there can be beauty behind the abstraction. I have looked very much at the work of Walead Beshty and Beshty’s experimentation with the accidental photograph. This particular photo is one of my favourites. http://connarokeeffe.co.nr Top photography...
Photofocus
Photo Book Review – No Plastic Sleeves: The Complete Portfolio Guide for Photographers and Designers
Author: Larry Volk and Danielle Currier Publisher: Focal Press Review by Conrad J. Obregon Visual professionals usually introduce themselves to prospective clients and employers by presenting a portfolio. No Plastic Sleeves: The Complete Portfolio Guide for Photographers and Designers calls itself a complete guide to portfolio preparation. The authors claim it is aimed...
Lightroom’s Adjustment Brush Essentials
Photo by Scott Bourne – Post by Rob Sylvan – Follow Lightroomers on Twitter Lightroom’s Adjustment Brush is a powerful tool intended for making local adjustments to your photos with any combination exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, clarity, sharpness, and color settings. Here are 10 tips to make your experience with the...
Nudeoir Round Two – Learning From the Models
During the 2010 WPPI conference, I helped out and hung out at a photo shoot with Carlos Baez, assisted by Jessica Lark. The shoot involved two professional models and what Carlos calls – “nudeoir.” Carlos presently is one of the best photographers working with the nude form. So it’s no surprise...
My On-The-Road Photo Files Workflow
Photo Copyright Scott Bourne 2010 – All Rights Reserved I’m coming off eight weeks on the road, away from my Gig Harbor studio. Several of you wrote in this week to ask how my on-the-road workflow works. So here it is. I now have to manage both video and stills so this...
Hasselblad H4D40 First Impressions
During WPPI I had the pleasure of meeting the president of Hasselblad USA and, getting my hands on the new Hasselblad H4D40. The 40 megapixel camera is a design marvel. It features a CCD sensor by Kodak and performs well in low light, it has a very wide dynamic range that...
Create Better Outdoor Portraits Using Electronic Flash
EDITOR’S NOTE: Photofocus is proud to announce the addition of Andrew Darlow as a regular contributor to our site. Post by Andrew Darlow - Follow Andrew on Twitter Electronic flash has many uses when outside. For starters, flash can reduce or eliminate “raccoon eyes,” a look that can occur due to shadows...
While my current blogging software (iWeb) works reasonably well in helping me keep current with posting new photographs, the site isn’t very conducive to quickly viewing older entries, particularly if a visitor wants to look at a lot of photographs without a bit of page loading time.Thus the addition of...
"The dessert crowns the dinner. To create a fine dessert, one has to combine the skills of a confectioner, a decorator, a painter, an architect, an ice-cream manufacturer, a sculptor, and a florist. The splendour of such creations appeals above all to the eye - the real gourmand admires them...
Carrot Cake with Candied Carrot, Cinnamon Ice Cream and Raisin SaucePhotographed at the Sheppard Mansion, Hanover, PA....
One of the surprises of the recent photowalk was the plated desserts… What would Chef Little provide for us to photograph and eat?As expected, everything was amazing. We were treated to:• Lemon Meringue Cake• Carrot Cake with Candied Carrot, Cinnamon Ice Cream and Raisin Sauce• Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse; Chocolate...
Routes 194 and 116 meet as part of a five-way intersection in Hanover, creating acute angles for the corners of the neighborhood blocks. In the case of these two buildings, the architects went with it, giving us some interesting structures.This photograph was captured during the recent Sights, Sounds and Tastes...
One of our traditions at our photowalks is to have our photowalkers “shoot back” at me while I take our group photo. I definitely get the better end of the deal.Scott Fredericks, the Minister of Music at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hanover, started off our day with a demonstration...
Tony Eckersley
On the 16th January, 2010, I was asked to photograph the American Balalaika Symphony who were performing at the Strathmore. Make sure you try and catch one of their shows as they were absolutely fantastic. Combining the rich traditions of the Russian Music School with the best of European and American...
2009 was an interesting year full of ups and downs for pretty much everyone. We were (are) facing a massive economic crisis, unemployment was at an all time high, people were loosing their homes, on going war, yet we all are continuing to battle on and continue to live life...
Great Falls National Park + my water technique
EXIF: Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Exposure: 0.6 sec Aperture: f/16.0 Focal Length: 70 mm ISO Speed: 50 A wintery photo I took a few weekends ago on my way home from a meeting… With Great Falls National Park being the closest park to home, I like to stop in when I can,...
Public Performance – filmed with the 5D mark II
On December 4, 2009 over a hundred people descended on Bethesda Lane startling shoppers with a surprise performance in celebration of Strathmores upcoming world premiere performances of Take Joy! A new holiday show, Take Joy! reminds us that amid the hurry and hassles of the holidays we can find light...
Something a little different from me today… While travel and landscape photography is my ‘thing,’ I have also dabbled in other areas of photography, especially while transitioning and forming my career path from graphic designer to photographer. Over the summer I was presented with the opportunity to shoot the wedding of...
Great Falls National Park Black and White
When I was really young, I remember taking a trip to Yosemite National Park and hearing this name over and over again that ultimately defined photography of the American West. The name ‘Ansel Adams’ stuck with me from that moment and has been an inspiration behind my vision for Landscape...