fotofeed1

“The great summer moment” Photography Competition

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:14:47 +0200

Prevent dSLR Camera Shake With These 3 Techniques

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:09:51 +0200

A Guest Post by Jeff Bartlett. Let’s face the facts; lugging a tripod isn’t always a fun way to take pictures. Ignoring the obvious complaints, which include their size and weight, tripods are actually becoming banned in a number great shooting locations. Unfortunately, hand holding a camera in low light can be extremely difficult and [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Prevent dSLR Camera Shake With These 3 Techniques

Baby Photography: Photographing Babies Without Losing your Mind

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:08:06 +0200

Today Natalie Norton shares with us a series of 6 tips for photographing babies. *Image Credit Nicole Hill. Babies, babies everywhere! It seems like everyone around me is either pregnant or has a new born! I’m a total sucker for tiny people. I love the way they look, all pink and wrinkled. I love the way they [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Baby Photography: Photographing Babies Without Losing your Mind

Golf PEI Photo Contest

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:57:25 +0200

July 29, 2010

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:11:00 +0200

Otter Point, Maine, 2009 — from the series East / West Photo © Jonathan Smith

Olympus SP-800UZ Review

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:32:05 +0200

Now that cameras such as this are nearly commonplace, the decision whether to buy a digicam that shoots HD movies as well as pretty big stills or a camcorder that shoots HD video and stills is a tricky one. Pricewise, it’s also a close race. Now we have the Olympus SP-800UZ with an enormous 30x optical [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Olympus SP-800UZ Review

Photoshop: Working with Locked Pixels

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:01:35 +0200

If you’ve ever wondered what the small icons in the Layer palette do, you might be surprised at how useful they can be. Here’s what the Lock Transparent Pixels icon does and how you can use it. There are times when you are working with content on layers in Photoshop that the layers can do [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Photoshop: Working with Locked Pixels

DIY Camera Hard Case

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:13:36 +0200

In this post, Kevin A Crider will show you how to make a DIY Hard Camera Case the size of a suitcase. And yes, you can get a pro, feature rich version for $800, but if you walk to the closest garage sale, you can make a camera hard case for $5 and the price of the foam.

All this project requires is a suitcase that opens in the middle and a sheet of foam. You may use any suit case, but the ones that open in the middle allows us to store equipment on both sides.

Who Is This Guy

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:02:53 +0200

If you were wondering who is that weird guy behind DIYPHotography, you can grab a hot chocolate and head over to PetaPixel where Michael Zhang gave me quite an extensive interview. Extra! Extra! read all about it. + You get the bonus of enjoying my unedited superb English)

And the obligatory link.

National 2010 savewater! Photography Competition

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:42:53 +0200

July 28, 2010

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:03:26 +0200

Untitled, Salthill, Ireland, 2009 — from the series Blackrock Tower Photo © Thomas Prior

Travel Photography Subjects: Transportation

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:18:24 +0200

This post is number ten of twenty one subjects that will help you focus when on your next journey and you wish to bring back a well rounded story of where you were. If you’re just going on vacation and only want pictures of yourself by the pool sipping boat drinks, then you can [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Travel Photography Subjects: Transportation

Engagement Portrait Shoots: 7 Professional Tips to take your Engagement Shoots to the Next Level

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:05:28 +0200

Today portrait photographer Christina N Dickson shares tips on how to shoot engagement portraits. Christina’s work can be found at www.ChristinaNicholePhotography.com. Shooting engagement portraits are perhaps some of the most enjoyable for photographers. Most often, they are taken before the whirlwind of wedding planning is fully underway, and the couple is still quite enamored with one [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Engagement Portrait Shoots: 7 Professional Tips to take your Engagement Shoots to the Next Level

July 27, 2010

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:49:40 +0200

Fourth of July Balloons, Indiana, Pennsylvania, 2009 — from the series Green, Green Grass Photo © Justin Visnesky

Life is Hectic… Summer of 2010

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:40:37 +0200

I’ve been awfully quiet on my blogs and social media accounts over the last few weeks — but I’m not just being lazy. Most of you probably don’t give a hoot one way or another, but for those who are interested, here’s what I’ve been up to lately… At the end of June, my wife [...]

Sponsors of Epic Edits

How [Not] to Take a Self Timer Portrait

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:29:25 +0200

This one hit our inbox 3 times today so I thought I’d share it here. How to Photograph yourself with a self timer: Step1: Choose a good background Step 2: Set Self timer on your camera Step 3: Smile Step 4: Be Careful Step 5: Call 911 What photography disaster have you had? Share them in comments below. Thanks to Douwe who was [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

How [Not] to Take a Self Timer Portrait

An Introduction to Bird photography

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:34:57 +0200

A Guest Post by Lithuanian Photographer Tadas Naujokaitis. Birds are very interesting creatures, but it’s not so easy to photograph them. Wild birds usually don’t pose where you want and, moreover, it’s often difficult to get close enough to take quality pictures. But if you know some basics of bird photography, it becomes much easier to [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

An Introduction to Bird photography

How To Build The Smallest Intervalometer In The World

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:26:27 +0200

If you are into time lapse you must have checked the option of getting an Intervalometer. as you can see from the Canon and Nikon links an Intervalometer is not cheap. Not really expensive either, but definitely not cheap. So As usual I ask: what can you DIY about it?

Some cameras already have the time lapse feature built in, and Canon photographers can turn to CHDK for adding a time lapse feature. But there is a third, cooler version if you are into electronics (which I know lots of site readers are not afraid of).

Achim Sack - a super electronics engineer - has a project for building an intervalometer the size of a finger nail. It needs no power and learns the interval between shots as you go. If you are into embedded programming, this is a project for you, if not, "move along nothing to see..." [Image credit: tonyVC]

Pictory Weekly Call for Entries

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:04:45 +0200

July 26, 2010

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:52:43 +0200

Seafood Platter, Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 2008 — from the series Maritime Currents Photo © Alexi Hobbs

Travel Photography Subjects: Poor

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:03:46 +0200

This post is number nine of twenty one subjects that will help you focus when on your next journey and you wish to bring back a well rounded story of where you were. If you’re just going on vacation and only want pictures of yourself by the pool sipping boat drinks, then you can [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Travel Photography Subjects: Poor

What Percentage of Our Readers Use a DSLR as their Primary Camera? [Poll Results]

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:01:44 +0200

Over the last month or so we ran a poll here on dPS asking readers what type of camera they use as their primary digital camera. After just on 50,000 responses the results are in – and they’re pretty conclusive – here at dPS people certainly like their DSLRs. Of course dPS has a fairly ‘enthusiast’ type [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

What Percentage of Our Readers Use a DSLR as their Primary Camera? [Poll Results]

1 Mississippi Photo Contest 2010

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:44:48 +0200

Tips for Using Your Camera in a Hostile Environment

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:50:02 +0200

A Guest post by Saul Molloy from Shotslot. I recently took my DSLR sailing for a week on a yacht off the West Coast of Scotland. Now my camera, though heavy and rugged-feeling, is not the most waterproof of objects, in fact there’s no real weather sealing at all and the combination of salt-water, rain, repeated [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Tips for Using Your Camera in a Hostile Environment

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (18-24 Jul ‘10)

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:18:11 +0200

Weekly Assignment This week our photography assignment took us into the heart of the home when we went In the Kitchen. The kitchen is so often the source of fond memories. The baking, the smells, the smiles… all of it reminds us why the kitchen is the heart of the home. Our winner this week was [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (18-24 Jul ‘10)

July 24, 2010

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:57:14 +0200

Untitled (From Sugar Cane Series), 2007 Photo © Zwelethu Mthethwa

Hey, Hot Shot! International Photography Competition

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:08:54 +0200

PHOTO WALK: Weekly Photography Challenge

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:05:17 +0200

Image by Drewski Mac This week your challenge is to take a ‘photo walk’ and share a favourite image or two from it. We’re doing it this week as on Saturday is the world wide photowalk. You might like to join one of them (it’s pretty last minute but not too late) or just do your own [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

PHOTO WALK: Weekly Photography Challenge

8 Steps to Crafting Images in Lightroom

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:16:49 +0200

Lightroom has more tricks up its sleeve than simple photo fixes such as exposure and contrast. It’s possible to craft images inside Lightroom and, in many ways, the tools in Lightroom make the task easier than it would be in Photoshop or another editing program. In this post I’ll show you a way to turn [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

8 Steps to Crafting Images in Lightroom

Fourth International Photo Salon Varna 2010

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:46:59 +0200

July 23, 2010

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:16:42 +0200

Andy, Mississauga, Ontario Canada, 2009 Photo © Johanna Warwick

What makes a photographer a ‘professional’?

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:55:24 +0200

I get emails regularly from people asking the same question. What makes you a ‘professional’ photographer and how can I be one? Although the definition of being a professional anything is pretty straightforward, for the one searching for where they fit into the photography world, it can actually feel a pretty abstract concept. As I can [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

What makes a photographer a ‘professional’?

Introduction to Radio Controlled Helicopter Aerial Photography

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:29:32 +0200

I am very excited to introduce the following guest post on Aerial Photography Introduction by Eric - crashing is not an option - Austin.

Yea, it is that dude that rigged a Canon 7D to a custom RC Heli whom we interviewd a little while ago.

What is aerial photography?

Aerial photography originated over 100 years ago, soon after man first took flight. It is the method in which pictures or video are captured from a perspective not seen at ground level. From satellites high above the earth to an RC plane or helicopter, aerial photography can be an awesome DIY project!

“Share your pic, Win a trip” Photo Contest

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:53:33 +0200

How To Find The North Star And Why You’d Want To

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:07:52 +0200

And before those of you in the Southern Hemisphere jump all over the title, with its clear Northern Hemisphere slant, don’t worry, I’ll be talking about the Southern Cross (Crux) as well. There just wasn’t room in the title to fit in all of that. Let’s start off with the ‘why’ and then move to the [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

How To Find The North Star And Why You’d Want To

Christmas in July – 25% Discount on Any dPS eBook – This Week Only

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:50:08 +0200

The 25th July is approaching this weekend and at our place that day we’ve invited a group of friends over for a Christmas in July dinner. On the spur of the moment today I thought it might be fun to extend the ‘festivities’ to dPS and offer you – our wonderful community – a little [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Christmas in July – 25% Discount on Any dPS eBook – This Week Only

July 22, 2010

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:24:16 +0200

Chairs in Banquet Hall, Chena, Alaska, 2007 — from the series National Parks Photo © Manya Fox

Travel Photography Subjects: Rich

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:16:51 +0200

This post is number eight of twenty one subjects that will help you focus when on your next journey and you wish to bring back a well rounded story of where you were. If you’re just going on vacation and only want pictures of yourself by the pool sipping boat drinks, then you can [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Travel Photography Subjects: Rich

8 On-Camera Flash Tips: How To Get Better Lighting From Your On-Camera Flash

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:41:01 +0200

Image by Steve Hanna Ed Verosky is a professional photographer and author based in New York. In this article, Verosky offers up eight useful tips for anyone wanting to get better portraiture results with on-camera flash. To learn more about this subject, check out Verosky’s popular eBook, “100% Reliable Flash Photography.“ You can get great [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

8 On-Camera Flash Tips: How To Get Better Lighting From Your On-Camera Flash

2010 Annual Wedding Photography Contest

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:02:08 +0200

July 21, 2010

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:33:05 +0200

Vote for Fall Festival Queen, Huntington, Tennessee, 2008 — from the series Graceland Photo © Nathaniel Ward

Photoshop CS6 – What’s on your wish list?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:04:07 +0200

When you’ve been using a program like Photoshop for a length of time, you begin to develop a wish list of things you’d like to see in future versions. Sometimes these are addressed by new releases and sometimes they’re not. Now I know Photoshop CS5 has just been released but there are still things on my [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Photoshop CS6 – What’s on your wish list?

DIY iPhone/Camera Steadicam

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:00:04 +0200

I know the iPhone cannot stand in for the Scarlet or Epic cameras, it will probably not even use the full power of your SLR lenses. However more and more hobbyists are using the iPhone at the always around camera (kinda similar to what happen to smart phone still cameras).

That said, it is no surprise that amateur photographer push the iPhone camera to its limits, or just find ways to add "pro" gizmos to the very low grade cam. After the video camera 2c iPhone dolly, more mods are popping up. This next mod by Spencer S. Watson based in Portland, is a great one if you wanna shoot smooth videos with your iPhone. It is an iPhone Steadicam (we covered a few of those here).

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7/TZ10 Review

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:12:43 +0200

The super zoom compacts roll on: now with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 (also known as the TZ10) Panasonic offers a 12x Leica optical zoom that puts into your hands focal range that matches a 35 SLR camera’s 25-300mm lens. Some lens! Panasonic describes this camera as a Travel Zoom model: compact, pocketable, easy to use but [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7/TZ10 Review

2nd Annual San Francisco Photo Contest

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:43:12 +0200

July 20, 2010

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:16:39 +0200

Untitled (Cheshire, Ohio), 2009 Photo © Daniel Shea

POLL: Do you Watermark you Images Before Sharing them Online?

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:39:48 +0200

As mentioned in our previous post – with the increased use of of photo sharing sites on the web we’re seeing more and more photographers having their work taken and used without the permission – often for commercial purposes. One technique that many photographers use to curb this practice and get credit for their work is [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

POLL: Do you Watermark you Images Before Sharing them Online?

The 10 Second Pre-Shoot Camera Check

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:00:07 +0200

I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve ruined shots because I failed to check my camera settings before shooting. Haven’t most of us been in that situation? You’re shooting something out of the norm (maybe some manual controls, exposure compensations, ISO settings, etc), and you don’t set your camera back to the “regular” settings. So you pick up the camera again after a few days and start shooting, only to realize that you completely screwed up a bunch of shots because the camera was still set for that last outing.

Sponsors of Epic Edits

Have you ever been a victim of photo piracy?

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:22:07 +0200

Back in February, I posted about watermarking and how I use this opportunity for advertising. I mentioned briefly the idea that if someone was going to steal your images, you may as well make them work for you with watermarks that are attractive and don’t get cropped out. At least then when Tight Theresa steals my [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Have you ever been a victim of photo piracy?

Capture 720P HD With Any LiveView Capable Canon Camera

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:52:33 +0200

In this post I will run through a quick tutorial on how to shoot HD video on any non-video recording Canon SLR, such as the canon 40D, Canon 450D or any other Canon camera that features LiveView.

July 19, 2010

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:01:05 +0200

Keep It Coming Like A Miracle, Chicago, 2008 — from the series Nothing Just Happens Photo © Philip Dembinski

DIY Dual Gun Bracket With 39" Umbrella

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:08:02 +0200

I am not surprised to see the DIY community responds to David's Hobby last post about the Lastolite Triflash. Reader Allen Mowery came up with a quick and easy way to build a dual flash bracket with a DIY umbrella.

Made from a T-brace and a 1/2" plastic pipe (+ some odds and ends), Allen presents the Dual Bracket Swivel Mount. The "genius involved" is debatable to quote the tutorial, however for about $8 (umbrella excluded) this is quite a find. (I am not really sure about the DIYing of the umbrella, in this case. folding and unfolding it seems a bit risky with cheapo paint).

It does not carry a trysync hotshoe as the tryflash, but is still a great way to double your flash power (and save some on a swivel).

Read the full tutorial from Allen on DIYP's flickr group.

Read about other dual brackets here.

Do you have a place that you just keep going back to with your camera?

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:21:04 +0200

Do you have a place that you just keep going back to with your camera? As I think back over the years of my own photographic journey there have been a number of such places for me as I’ve lived in different places and have experimented with different types of photography. When I was quite young there [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Do you have a place that you just keep going back to with your camera?

Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 Review

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:49:38 +0200

Lift bow and arrow. Load arrow into bow. Take aim. Twang! And Sony hits another bulls-eye! As with the exceptional Sony DSC-HX5V movie/pano/burst rate camera, I was completely blown away with the Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5! Even if you already own a DSLR or two, perhaps a compact digicam and maybe an HD camcorder, this one will [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 Review

Fellowship 2010 International Photography Competition

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:17:43 +0200

Link Roundup 07-17-2010

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:40:32 +0200

Photography links for 07-17-2010

Sponsors of Epic Edits

File Archiving Strategy – the Bucket System

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:11:54 +0200

A Guest Post by Nick Rains. Using metadata correctly means that images can be fully catalogued and images can be retrieved at any time without necessarily knowing which folder the file is in. King Penguins, Macquarie Island – Canon 5D MkII, 300f2.8L 1/500 second @ f5.6. Filing Where do you actually put your image files? Do you [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

File Archiving Strategy – the Bucket System

July 17, 2010

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:01:04 +0200

Untitled (From Contemporary Gladiators Series), 2008 Photo © Zwelethu Mthethwa

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (30 June – 14 July)

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:06:35 +0200

Weekly Assignment We finished off our “On the Go” assignment this week. It’s never ending, work on this, update that, meet this person! we’re always “on the go!” SO I thought it might be interesting to see your take on the theme, and as well as that, as Nicole mentioned last week, we have a nifty [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (30 June – 14 July)

YELLOW: Weekly Photography Challenge

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:55:41 +0200

Image by MonkeyMagic1975 This week your photography challenge is to take an share a photo on the theme of YELLOW. We’ve done these color themes before (Red, Blue and Green) and they’ve always been very popular and a lot of fun – so lets do it again. I’m expecting lots of pictures of lemons, cheese, butter…. (maybe it’s [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

YELLOW: Weekly Photography Challenge

How to Prevent & Edit out Reflections on Glasses

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:23:30 +0200

Subjects who wear eye glasses can offer a unique difficulty for photographers. First, there’s the dilemma of whether they should wear them or not (will they not feel & look like themselves without them? Are they hiding fabulous eyes behind those glasses?) And then there’s the problem of glare and reflection. An attentive photographer will [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

How to Prevent & Edit out Reflections on Glasses

The Tenth Ricoh Photo Contest

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:49:36 +0200

July 16, 2010

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:01:05 +0200

Mike, Devils Dyke, Sussex, 2009 Photo © Laura Pannack

How to Shoot Light Trails

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:01:42 +0200

One of the first subjects that I remember trying to capture as a teenager with my first SLR camera (film) was light trails created by cars on a busy road near my home. I’d seen this type of shot in a photography magazine and was impressed by the eye catching results. Photo by Fishtail@Taipei Light Trails continue to [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

How to Shoot Light Trails

13 Night Photos You Never Thought You’d See

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0200

Here are the results from another great round of Epic Edits Flickr Challenge! #4 was all about “night” photos (chosen by the winner of the last round), and we had some nice looking entries once again. The winner this round was Dustin Michelson, also known as “i_shoot_minolta” on Flickr. As the winner, he gets to choose the next topic...

Sponsors of Epic Edits

The Complete Guide For Photographing Live Insects At Home

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:27:54 +0200

I started toying around with insect macro photography about 18 months ago. And to be honest, those first few months produced some amazingly bad photographs. But as scientists say, there is no such thing as a failed experiment - as long as it yields data. Well, I've managed to amass quite a lot of "data". And I am grateful that I am able to share some of that knowledge with the DIY community.

As bad as they were, those first few macro shots opened my eyes to the amazing detail and intricacies that lay just beyond the capabilities of our vision. Watching the insects move through the viewfinder was - and still is - a fascinating experience. So, from my earliest attempts, I decided I was going to only shoot live insects.

10 Landscape Composition Tips: Illustrated with Pictures from Eastern Washington

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:10:14 +0200

A Guest post by Amar Ramesh. Composition for a photograph is like a screenplay for a movie. If the picture isn’t composed well, it won’t strike a cord with the viewer regardless of the technical expertise or the story being told. Composition skills improve over time with constant practice. Here are some of the basic composition [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

10 Landscape Composition Tips: Illustrated with Pictures from Eastern Washington

Managed Landscapes Photo Exhibition

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:29:23 +0200

July 15, 2010

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:35:04 +0200

U.S./Mexico Border Looking East Toward El Paso/Juárez, 2008 — from the series Working the Line Photo © David Taylor

Travel Photography Subjects: Icons

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:20:15 +0200

This post is number seven of twenty one subjects that will help you focus when on your next journey and you wish to bring back a well rounded story of where you were. If you’re just going on vacation and only want pictures of yourself by the pool sipping boat drinks, then you can [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Travel Photography Subjects: Icons

Which Canon Speedlite Flash Is Right for You?

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:20:58 +0200

Looking at buying a canon Speedlite flash but not sure which one is right for you? In this post Phil Steele sheds some light on the topic (PS: if there’s anyone in our readership who’d like to do a similar post on other brands we’d be interested in publishing it). Investing in a hot-shoe flash can [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Which Canon Speedlite Flash Is Right for You?

The “Sport & The City” Photo Competition

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:28:28 +0200

July 14, 2010

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:43 +0200

10 Landscape Composition Tips: Illustrated with Pictures from Eastern Washington

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:14 +0200

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

10 Landscape Composition Tips: Illustrated with Pictures from Eastern Washington

How To Take Better Photos: Leave Your Camera Behind

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:54:51 +0200

To keep in the mood of this post, I’m not going to include a picture, as is DPS’s custom. This post is about just that, not taking and posting photos. I do it a lot, more than most probably realize (no thanks in part to the fact that I have a Photo Of The Day [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

How To Take Better Photos: Leave Your Camera Behind

Attaching SLR Lenses to an iPhone

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:02:15 +0200

Photographer and Engineer Bhautik Joshi came up with a nifty way to attach a real SLR lens to camera phones. and when I say attach, I mean optically, not just wrapping both in tons of gaffers tape.

Using not much more than old CD lenses, cardboard and some sticky putty, Bhautik was able to construct a mechanism. Now, we had a project on the site before where we combined a DVD lens with an iPhone to create a super macro cameraphone, but Bhautik takes it to the next step.

Photographer and Artist Notification Lists

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0200

I’ve mentioned this a few times in the past, but this is an update to those posts. My local printer also runs a couple of notification lists for artists and photographers, and the sign-up location for them has moved. There is now a single page that has two forms: one for photographers, and one for [...]

Sponsors of Epic Edits

10 Quick tips for Photographing Antelope Canyons

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:18:03 +0200

A Guest post by Amar Ramesh. Antelope Canyons in page Arizona is one of the most exquisite gifts of nature that is generally overlooked by people traveling to Arizona. The sandstone canyons lit from the streak of light passing right through the slots makes it one the most serene places in the world. Located at the Navajo Tribal Park near [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

10 Quick tips for Photographing Antelope Canyons

July 13, 2010

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:17:48 +0200

“My Favorite Things” Lowepro Photo Contest

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:51:18 +0200

How are You Going with Your Photographic Goals for 2010?

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:06:20 +0200

At the start of 2010 we challenged our readers to think about what their photographic goals would be for 2010 (the article contained 30 suggested goals). It’s now halfway through the year and so when Christen contacted us over the weekend to remind us of that post we thought it might be a good time to [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

How are You Going with Your Photographic Goals for 2010?

A Simple Method for Creating Composite Photos

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:00:42 +0200

Composite photos are made up of two or more different images. There are several different types or styles of composites, but I’ll be focusing on just one in this tutorial. The type of composite we’ll look at is made up of multiple images with exactly the same framing, exposure, and lighting. Using this method, you can add or subtract objects from a scene. Here are seven basic steps for creating simple composite photos.

Sponsors of Epic Edits

Non Destructive Dodging and Burning

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:03:03 +0200

Destructive editing. Do the very words make you shudder? For many, the main rule of editing is to avoid destruction at all costs. So today, we’re going to talk about dodging and burning the non-destructive way. For beginners, dodging and burning are tools in Photoshop and other editing programs which darken (burn) or lighten (dodge) desired [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Non Destructive Dodging and Burning

Creative Works Competition

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:48:16 +0200

July 12, 2010

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:15:04 +0200

Low Profile, Low Cost Backdrop Wall Mount

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:17:40 +0200

The next hack is pretty trivial so if you have a seamless backdrop mount already feel free to skip forward, if not here is a way to build such a mount for as little as $5. (Actually, the mount by itself is about $2, the other three are for some extras).

Actually, This is how I mount (and store) my seamless white backdrop at my basement studio, and thought it may have some sharing value if you are in a similar position and space confined.

I started off with two angle strong ties, the ones you use to bind wooden beams together. I am using the ones that are about 7cm on each side of the angle.

Travel Photography Subjects: Socializing

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:07:18 +0200

This post is number six of twenty one subjects that will help you focus when on your next journey and you wish to bring back a well rounded story of where you were. If you’re just going on vacation and only want pictures of yourself by the pool sipping boat drinks, then you can [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Travel Photography Subjects: Socializing

Fotoblur Magazine Call For Submission

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:53:12 +0200

Scan Your Old Films For The Cost of A Happy Meal

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:51:28 +0200

If you've been around from before the digital age, chances are you have stacks and stacks of negatives and slides stuffed in a box somewhere neatly ordered in dedicated archival grade binders.

Those binder (or stuffed boxes) are not the best performers when it comes to finding photographs, making prints and most importantly, they are not back-up friendly.

For those reasons (and more) it is a good idea to scan your old film into digital format. If you shop around there are some pretty good film scanners for about $150, and the Nikon monsters that will set you back a few months rent.

Prizmo for Mac [Review]

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:04:21 +0200

This review is all about using a digital camera for a purpose it was never intended for. Since taking on a new Mac with Snow Leopard operating system I sadly found that my marvellous image/text scanner does not work due to a lack of a suitable driver. Now, since taking on Prizmo for Mac I can [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Prizmo for Mac [Review]

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (4-10 Jul ‘10)

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:08:05 +0200

Weekly Assignment We finished off our Eighties assignment this week. Most of us remember them. Some of us may have blocked them out and others may not have been born. But there sure are a lot of iconic images that represent the eighties. Our winner this week was duna’s Rubik’s Cube. Although these are making [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (4-10 Jul ‘10)

July 10, 2010

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:18:49 +0200

Creative Quarterly 21: Call for Entries

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:28:11 +0200

STAT! Weekly Photography Challenge

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:59:46 +0200

Your challenge this weekend is to take and share a photo on the theme of STAT! OK – this is a bizarre topic and the reason it was selected is odd too but it originated from this thread on our Facebook page and me using the word ‘STAT!’ in my call for themes for the week. The [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

STAT! Weekly Photography Challenge

Fool-Proof Photoshop Airbrushing for Dummies

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0200

With the advent of Myspace, then Facebook, and who knows what’s coming next, the whole world has become an endless source of perfect skin and magazine cover worthy supermodels. Now that Photoshop is a verb and household name, you might as well get in the know and make yourself (or your girlfriend/boyfriend) uncommonly perfect.

Sponsors of Epic Edits

Macro Photography: Mosquitoes Emerging

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:56:03 +0200

Brothers William and Matthew Burrard-Lucas are up and coming wildlife photographers from the UK. Their unique approach to wildlife photography involves working as a team to take imaginative and unusual photographs of wild animals. You can find out more about them on their website, Burrard-Lucas Wildlife Photography. In this guest post they talk about how [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Macro Photography: Mosquitoes Emerging

July 9, 2010

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:40:00 +0200

Two Summer 2010 Photo Contests

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:07:32 +0200

Nikon Coolpix S8000 [Review]

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:13:46 +0200

Compact digicams don’t normally set my bells a-ringing but this one intrigued me, big time. What on earth is Nikon doing with the Nikon Coolpix S8000? A pocketable picture taker that is just 27mm thin and extends only another 41mm when the stabilised 10x optical zoom pokes its nose into the world. 10x in a compact? [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Nikon Coolpix S8000 [Review]

Professional Fashion Photo Results with an iPhone 3gs

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:04:19 +0200

Have you ever felt that your digital camera is holding you back and that if only you could afford to buy the latest and greatest DSLR that your images would get that ‘Pro’ look that everyone strives for? If you feel that way – you’re not alone. I hear those types of comments all the time. [...]

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Professional Fashion Photo Results with an iPhone 3gs