Indispensable Tools For The Traveling Photographer – PictureCorrect

Indispensable Tools For The Traveling Photographer – PictureCorrect: "When you’re on the road or overseas, there are things you want in your gear bag you might not need to drag around with you close to home. Besides a backup camera or spare camera body, there are a few tools that have saved a shoot on more than one occasion for me."

Olympus SP-810UZ – PictureCorrect

Olympus SP-810UZ – PictureCorrect: "Travelers looking for a camera flexible enough to get up close for beautiful macro images of flowers while exploring exotic islands or to capture the magnificence of the Old Faithful geyser from hundreds of feet away without changing lenses, now have the ultimate camera with the introduction of the new SP-810UZ."

Diopter Lenses: Understanding How They Relate to Photography – PictureCorrect

Diopter Lenses: Understanding How They Relate to Photography – PictureCorrect: "As photographers, we want to show ordinary things in an extraordinary angle. And what best way to do this but to zoom in and magnify parts and bring the smallest objects into literally larger than life sizes. Getting the perfect macro shot of a subject is definitely a photographer’s ultimate dream. But macro lenses can be pricy and reverse-lens photography can be a taxing job. This is where diopters save the day."

Focusing Quick Tip: Single Point AF Methods

Focusing Quick Tip: Single Point AF Methods: "One of the biggest leaps towards tack sharp images you can take is using single point auto focus to hone in on your subject and nail the shot. Using the automatic grid focus system can sometimes be like throwing a handful of darts and hoping to hit the bullseye, especially when shooting at an extremely shallow depth of field like f/1.4. In fact at f/1.4, if you’re subject is 5 feet away and you’re shooting with a 50mm prime, your depth of field is only 0.09 feet! Do you want to leave .09 feet up to a handfull of focus points? No, I didn’t think so!"

Ricoh announces release of Leica-M compatible GXR lens mount

Ricoh announces release of Leica-M compatible GXR lens mount: "Ricoh has now detailed its new Leica M-mount unit for the modular GXR photographic system and announced a release date. In addition to the wide range of Leica lenses, users of the 12 megapixel GXR MOUNT A12 module will also be able to access other mount configurations via a conversion adapter."

Outdoor Fountain Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Outdoor Fountain Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Have you ever seen a water feature that looked so amazing you just had to get a picture of it? Maybe it was at a park, in your local downtown area, or on vacation somewhere."

Photographer Spotlight: Matt and Agnes Hage | HagePhoto

Photographer Spotlight: Matt and Agnes Hage | HagePhoto: "This commercial photographer spotlight features outdoor adventure photo team Matt and Agnes Hage. From their Anchorage base camp, the two branch out to assignments all over Alaska, the American West, Canada, the Pacific Islands and the Patagonian Andes. HagePhoto has worked with clients including Backpacker, Outdoor Life, Backcountry, Cascade Designs, Frommer’s Travel Guides and more. "

BetterPhotoJim: How to See Like Your Camera Sees: A Common Challenge

BetterPhotoJim: How to See Like Your Camera Sees: A Common Challenge: "A big challenge for photographers is to see the world in the same way our camera sees it. As BetterPhoto instructor Rob Sheppard puts it:"

Dramatic Coloring in Lightroom

Dramatic Coloring in Lightroom: "Whenever I am lecturing, or speaking with other photographers, I am always trying to teach them just how powerful Lightroom 3 truly is. In fact, approximately 98% of the photos that we deliver to clients in our wedding photography studio, Lin and Jirsa, have only been edited in Lightroom."

Lens Comparison Website Aids In Lens Purchase Selection

Lens Comparison Website Aids In Lens Purchase Selection: "When shopping for new lenses it’s often hard to compare the differences between one lens and another online. Even in a store, the difference might not be noticeable unless you get a chance to take both lenses out and play with them."