Thursday, September 22, 2011

Nikon Announce New 1 System Cameras (J1 and V1)

Nikon Announce New 1 System Cameras (J1 and V1): "There’s lots of buzz going around the photography blogosphere today as Nikon enter the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera market – a growing segment in the digital camera game."

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

3 Reasons to Control your Flash and 10 ways to do It

3 Reasons to Control your Flash and 10 ways to do It: "There are many different ways to alter the light coming out of your pop-up and external flash units and many different reasons you might want to do it. Personally, I hate the look of the pop-up flash and even the Speedlite when it’s aimed square-on at my subject and am always looking for ways to get around using them altogether."

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles – 28 Views For Inspiration

Planes, Trains and Automobiles – 28 Views For Inspiration: "The movie was funny but people take the design and upkeep of these people movers pretty seriously. Being able to appreciate the lines and curves of these amazing man-made machines is as equally as important as getting the perfect angles to be able to see them in photographs. Translating power, prestige and property can set your work apart from the next guy. Here’s to the collection of art that can fly like a bird, speed through the country side and transport our kids to school."

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Simple Yet Effective Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Simple Yet Effective Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "If you’re new to photography and looking for some simple tips and tricks to get your photos looking better, this article will give you 7 tips on photography."

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Low Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Low Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Low light photography is something that we all must deal with as photographers. Whether you’re taking photos with a point and shoot during an evening out, shooting a wedding party or capturing a landscape at dusk it’s important to understand the basics of shooting with low light. Photography is all about light, low light photography is no different and it offers new challenges and opportunities for creativity. Here is a helpful infographic on the subject:"

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A Day in the Life Of…. Weekly Photography Challenge

A Day in the Life Of…. Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week your photographic challenge is to take and share a photo (or photos) on the theme of – ‘A Day in the Life Of….’ (sorry it is a little late this week!)"

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Capture Camera Clip

Capture Camera Clip: "The Capture Camera Clip knocks us out of our little stripey socks.

What is it? It's a heavy-duty aluminum clip that attaches your camera to a bag strap or belt."

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Monday, September 19, 2011

Top 10 Children Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Top 10 Children Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "


We all take so many photos of our kids, but it can be difficult to get that perfect shot when your little model won’t sit still, won’t smile, or will only smile like a cheesy gameshow host! When you try to direct children to pose, they tend to assume bizarre, twisted positions or do things that they never normally would…"

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Flawless Flesh Tutorial - Photo editing

Flawless Flesh Tutorial - Photo editing: "Achieving a natural looking smooth flesh tone is one of the many Holy Grail’s of commercial retouchers. Most retouchers develop their own individual methods but these usually rely heavily on Gaussian Blur which is a big mistake as it more often than not destroys too much of the natural detail. The method described below has been used successfully for many years for clients such as Prada, Selfridges and Laura Ashley and is very flexible even to the extent of working on surfaces that require smoothing other than flesh such as ceramics, chrome, fabrics etc."

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The ‘Odd Rule’ of Composition

The ‘Odd Rule’ of Composition: "Odd numbers are better than Even ones in photography.”"

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