Thursday, May 19, 2011

Cruising For Photographers: Good Or Bad Idea?

Cruising For Photographers: Good Or Bad Idea?: "A few weeks ago I took a cruise with my wife to the Caribbean for 8 days and 7 nights. It was an incredible way to relax, leave the world behind, shut off my computer and cell phone and spend some quality time with my wife at some of the most beautiful places on Earth"

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

On Camera Flash Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

On Camera Flash Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "If you already own a DSLR camera then you are halfway there to capturing some beautiful images. However having a camera alone isn’t going to make you an excellent photographer"

AntWeb Aims To Create Terrifying Macro Photos of Every Ant Species | Popular Photography

AntWeb Aims To Create Terrifying Macro Photos of Every Ant Species | Popular Photography: "If you've ever tried your hand at macro photography on insects, you know getting the perfect depth of field is incredibly tough. A group of researchers have put together a program to not only photograph all of the thousands of varieties of ants that live on our planets surface, but also use a cunning piece of software in order to capture them in intense detail."

Shutterbug: Canon PowerShot G12

Shutterbug: Canon PowerShot G12: "In the report on the Canon PowerShot G11 (April, 2010, available at www.shutterbug.com) I concluded by saying that it was “an excellent traveling companion.” Ditto on the new G12 ($499, MSRP), the latest iteration of the Canon “G” line of integral lens cameras aimed at the photo enthusiast."

What Is Canon’s Auto Lighting Optimizer?

What Is Canon’s Auto Lighting Optimizer?: "As camera manufacturers started realizing the limits of digital camera sensors, they started trying to increase their range. Today’s sensors have a range of around 7-9 stops of light, depending on the manufacturer. It is said, at any given point in time, the human eye can see about 14 or 15 stops of light."

Casio EX-H30 Review | PhotographyBLOG

Casio EX-H30 Review | PhotographyBLOG: "The Casio EX-H30 is a new travel-zoom camera offering a 12.5x wide-angle zoom lens with a focal length of 24-300mm and CCD-shift image stabilization."

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Panasonic Lumix G3 – PictureCorrect

Panasonic Lumix G3 – PictureCorrect: "Panasonic today announces a new addition to the LUMIX G Series of Compact Systems Cameras (CSC), the LUMIX DMC-G3, the company’s smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder to date."

Backlit Silhouette Portraits: Photography Activity – PictureCorrect

Backlit Silhouette Portraits: Photography Activity – PictureCorrect: "This is a portrait of a person or thing, taken with bright back light, causing the subject to be rendered as a dark shape You’ll need:"

6 Tips for Photographing Large People

6 Tips for Photographing Large People: "The first thing to acknowledge here is that large people know that they’re large. As with any body type (skinny included) their body image may cause them to believe that their either larger or smaller than they are."

The Joy Of Photography Experimentation

The Joy Of Photography Experimentation: "One of the great aspects of writing for DPS is the large audience it entails. One of the great challenges of writing for DPS is the large audience it entails.

This post will not be for everyone and I do apologize. Not every post can be. For those who are set in their ways and only wish to see absolute perfect exposure in every single shot, ever, then you can skip this post. I’m going to talk about messing up and getting things wrong, on purpose."