February 2012
Photocritic
Red eyes and how to avoid them
The Red Eye phenomenon is something that occurs when you take a picture of someone. If you have a compact camera and you’ve taken a few rolls of pictures, chances are that you have stumbled across the phenomenon, during which the eyes of your subject…
Macro Challenge: What is this?
Can you guess what this is? (If you’ve read my book on macro photography,...
Digital Photography School
Photo Inspiration: Travel Photography From Around The World Project
Today I am starting a new (semi-)regular series on DPS. On this site we have great content with step by step instructions, gear reviews and information on all forms of post processing. I want to add to that content a form of inspiration that mixes practical…
1,000 shots a day {the National Geographic photographer}
I can’t...
DIY Photography and Studio Lighting
Nasty In Vegas (A Post-PMA Post)
Having the opportunity to visit the industry at PMA and CES this year was rad, but what was even radder was the chance to meet and have fun with a few of my personal industry heroes, Zeke of Nice Photo Mag, Matt of Nasty Clamps and James of Orbis. We…
Use a DIY Super Clamp For Shooting in Confined Spaces
If you ever had to shoot in a confined space you know...
Digital Photography School
Thinking vs Feeling Photography: Discuss
Today I read an interview with photographer Bruce Gilden (warning, some of Bruces images are confronting) whose photography of his time in Haiti was featured in the January edition of Leica’s LFI magazine. In the interview Bruce was asked about…
Picking A Waterfall Shutter Speed For The Best Look
Capturing a waterfall is a matter of personal taste....
Dpreview News
World Press Photo announces 2012 contest winners
Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda has won the World Press Photo 2011 award. The prize comes for his image of a woman holding a relative wounded during protests against Yemen’s President Saleh. The World Press Photo Contest 2012 also awarded prizes…
Facebook Lightbox vs Google+: which better presents your images?
Facebook is making its...
PetaPixel
World Press Photo of the Year 2012
This powerful photograph by photographer Samuel Aranda was introduced today as the World Press Photo of the Year 2012. The description reads, A woman holds a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against…
Email by Telegraph Photo Editor Causes Copyright Infringement Stir
After discovering his photograph...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
Lightroom Before/After Video – Eiffel Tower and Plug-ins
I haven’t done one of those Before/After videos in a while so I thought it was time for another. The photo I’m using here was a photo I took in Paris last year. It was a rainy day which I actually find can help sometimes. I’d always…
Why I Don’t Backup My Photos Using Lightroom
If you’ve used the Import dialog in Lightroom, you’ve...
Digital Photography School
Abandoned: Weekly Photography Challenge
Earlier today we posted a series of photos on the themes of Abandonment and Urban Decay (uplifting stuff wasn’t it). I thought it might make a good theme for this weeks photography challenge too. While not everyone will have an atmospheric abandoned…
25 Evokative Images of Abandonment and Urban Decay
Today I found myself surfing through flickr...
Dpreview News
‘No Future in Photojournalism’ - an interview with Dan Chung
Award-winning photographer Dan Chung explains why he thinks there’s no future for traditional photojournalism. As a staff photographer for the Guardian and Reuters, Dan has been touring the world’s trouble-spots for more than a decade, supplying images…
Kodak to stop making digital cameras
Kodak will stop...
PetaPixel
Fujifilm Showing Off Leica M-Mount Adapter for the X-Pro1
Fujifilm announced back in January at CES that it was working on an M-mount adapter for the X-Pro1, a camera that looks strikingly similar to Leica’s digital rangefinders. The company is now showing off the adapter at the CP+ trade show in Japan….
Learn Your Rights as a Photographer with this Short and Sweet Cartoon
Want to inform...
The Photo Argus - A Photographer's Resource
Dodge and Burn to Correct Exposure
When viewing your image in post process, you may notice that some areas are perfectly exposed while others fall outside their ideal exposure. Since we can not expose every part of a photo perfectly, we have the Photoshop Dodge and Burn tools at our disposal…
Showcase Challenge: Winter Photography
Our challenge theme for this week will be a timely one for...
Dpreview Reviews
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Nikon D800/D800E
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Digital Photography School
25 Evokative Images of Abandonment and Urban Decay
Today I found myself surfing through flickr admiring a growing number of images on the theme of abandonment and urban decay. While perhaps not an every day kind of subject for most of us – there’s a growing number of photographers exploring…
How to Shoot Through a Wire Fence
Stuck behind a wire fence when trying to shoot an interesting...
Dpreview News
Sony full-frame camera coming, 500mm F4 lens finally announced
Sony has confirmed it will be making a full-frame replacement for its flagship A900 DSLR. No further details were given during a round-table discussion at the CP+ show in Japan, but we find it hard to believe the result will step away from the SLT technology…
Ricoh reshuffle sees Pentax take control of cameras
Ricoh has...
PetaPixel
Sigma Lops $6,400 Off Price of SD1 DSLR, Now Only $3,300
When Sigma released its SD1 DSLR with its fancy Foveon sensor last year, many photographers balked at the camera’s $9,700 price tag. Now, perhaps due to the launch of a new generation of Canon and Nikon DSLRs, Sigma is rethinking the camera’s…
Adobe Creative Cloud to Offer CS6, LR4, and 20GB Storage for $50/Month
Adobe’s cloud-based...
PixelatedImage Blog
New Adventures: Mongolia and Antarctica
Today Jeffrey Chapman and I are announcing two new photographic adventures for 2012. The first, in July, timed to coincide with the Naadam festival, is in Mongolia. The second is late November/early December, to Antarctica. More details are on…
Work or Whine. A Rant.
Shooting sunset in the Maasai Mara, while a ranger keeps an eye out. Photo credit:...
Photojojo
DIY: Make a Scratch-Off Photo Valentine
Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2, 3 Scratch-off cards sure know how to take you on an emotional roller coaster. First you’re filled with gleeful anticipation and then, womp-womp. It’s a dud! Lucky for us, our buddy Brit showed us a sure way…
How to Be Part of a Global Food Photo Exhibit (Help End Hunger, Too)
You’re ravenous. A most delectable grilled...
Digital Photography School
How to Use Dome Diffuser to Eliminate Shadows and Harsh Light
A Guest Post by PhotographersOnUTube. One question I frequently get asked is how to get rid of shadows in the picture when the subject is close to a wall? Well, it depends on if the shadow is being created due to a specific angle of the speed light or…
Beginner’s Tip: Get Closer
I work with a lot of people just starting out in...
Dpreview News
Sigma DP series reinvented as DP1M and DP2M with 15MPx3 sensor from SD1
Sigma has totally reinvented its DP series of large sensor compacts with the DP1 Merrill and DP2 Merrill. The DP Merrill models are named after Dick Merrill, inventor of the Foveon sensor and include the most recent version of his technology - the…
Sigma SD1 becomes SD1 Merrill and gains (much) keener price...
PetaPixel
Amazing Footage of Chick Embryo Wins Nikon’s Small World in Motion Contest
Anna Franz, a researcher at the the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at Oxford, has won Nikon’s first annual Small World in Motion competition with an amazing video that shows the beating heart and blood vessels of a 72-hour-old chick embryo….
Why Polite Internet “Criticism” Makes Your Photography...
Joe McNally's Blog
In Today’s News…New Classes at Kelby Training
Just finished two new classes for Kelby Training, which are in the pipe, and will most likely come out fairly shortly. They’re pretty in depth looks at creating, with just light and a plain wall, an environment in which dancers can thrive, create…
via: Joe McNally’s Blog
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
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Pentax Optio WG-2
Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS
Canon PowerShot A2400 IS
Canon PowerShot A1300
Canon PowerShot A4000 IS
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Digital Photography School
Canon Update 3 Lenses including EF 24-70 F/2.8L II USM
Yesterday saw some excitement among our Nikon readers with the launch of the new Nikon D800 DSLR – but also announced yesterday were 3 new lenses from Canon. The main one of interest is the EF 24-70 F/2.8L II USM. Version I of this lens has always…
View a Short Film Shot on the New Nikon D800 DSLR
With the announcement of...
Dpreview News
Canon renews full-frame lenses with 24-70mm F2.8 II and stabilized wide-angle primes
Canon has released three EF lenses, including an updated 24-70mm F2.8 II USM. The latest version features what is promised to be a more durable body, despite being a little smaller. In addition to this high-end full-frame standard zoom, there are completely…
Canon unveils ELPH 530 HS and ELPH 320 HS Wi-Fi...
PetaPixel
Nikon Unveils the D800: A DSLR That Tips the Scales at 36.3 Megapixels
The months of rumors and speculation are finally over: Nikon has announced its long-awaited D800 FX-format DSLR. As was revealed back in October 2011, the camera offers a staggering 36.3-megapixels — the world’s highest in a 35mm DSLR. Other…
This is the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L Mark II
This is the first photo of Canon’s...
Strobist
Lighting Inside the Box
After 15 years of long-term planning (and saving) Susan and I finally took the plunge with a full kitchen remodel. We were really pleased with the results, and at some point I had promised the contractor a nice photo of the final product. In a room like…
Core Knowledge: Working With Remotes
There are two things you should always remember about radio remotes: One,...
Digital Photography School
Nikon D800 and D800e announced
There has been chatter on the interweb for what seems like ever, surrounding the the new offering from Nikon. Here it is, finally, for you to lust after! Nikon D800 & D800E $2,995.00 and it’ yours! Will you be cashing in and picking one of…
6 Timelapse Photography Tips [You May Not Have Considered]
A Guest Post by Clayton McLaughlin There are a lot of...
Dpreview News
Tamron releases image-stabilized 24-70mm F2.8 zoom
Tamron has announced a 24-70mm F2.8 zoom for full frame cameras that features inbuilt optical stabilisation - a first in this class of lens. The SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD, to give it its full name, also incorporates an Ultrasonic Silent Drive motor for…
Article - an introduction to OLED displays
For years digital cameras have almost...
Photocritic
How to use a grey card
White balance is a topic that can cause rather spectacular headaches with even the most seasoned of photographers - but it doesn’t have to be that way. In this video and article, I’ll show you how you can use a gray card to get the perfect white balance…
via: Pixiq
Digital Photography School
3 Legged Thing – The New Breed
What can you do with a tripod? Well, you can stand stuff on it, your camera, lights, stuff.. But it’s a tripod, how do you innovate? What more is there to do? UK Tripod conjurers, 3 Legged Thing decided to find out… What’s on the 3LT…
What Shooting Modes do Our Readers Shooting in Most? [POLL RESULTS]
In last months photography poll we asked readers about what...
DIY Photography and Studio Lighting
Light Painting Is All About Cute Girls Throwing Beads
If you thought that the physics behind light painting involves photon accumulation, advanced sensor technology and high end buffer management, you have it all wrong. The truth of the thing, as Destin explains, is that light painting is done by cute girls…
Object Of Desire - 10.5mm Lens Cap
Having lost his Nikon 10.5mm lens cap,...
Digital Photography School
Do You Have a Favorite Landscape Photography Destination?
Is there a place that you love to go shoot landscapes? I’d love to hear about your favourite landscape photography destinations – particularly I’d like to hear any the following: where is it (give us a country/state etc – remember…
How I Shot And Edited It – Nepal Zoomable Panorama
Have I mentioned how much I love photography and...
Dpreview News
HDR used properly is appropriate for photojournalism, says Unified Color’s Omvik
Are High Dynamic Range photos appropriate for illustrating news? That’s the debate that’s been started by the Washington Post’s use of an HDR image on its front page in January. Sean Elliot, president of the National Press Photographers Association came…
Kenko-Tokina Reflex 300mm F6.3...
PetaPixel
Kodak Trying To Get Its Name Removed From Kodak Theatre
Kodak Theatre, the famous theater on Hollywood Boulevard that hosts the Academy Awards, may soon have a different name. As part of its recent bankruptcy filing, Kodak is now trying to get out of the 20-year, $75-million-dollar naming rights contract it…
Classic 1933 L.L.Bean Catalog Illustration Faithfully Recreated as a...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
Lightroom Worth-a-click
Happy Friday! Here’s a few Lightroom/Photography related things that are worth a quick click if you’re surfing around. • A friend of mine from Paris (who I shot with while I visited last year and was a HUGE help!), Serge Ramelli has a Lightroom…
Lightroom Video – Dynamic Watermarks (well… not really, but kinda)
I always like to do videos that answer questions I get,...
Digital Photography School
Street Photography: Weekly Photography Challenge
This week your challenge is to take and share an image that fits the theme of ‘Street Photography’. I know that those two words send some people into a state of panic as they’re often associated with taking pictures of complete strangers…
Mastering Panning – Photographing Moving Subjects
Photo by Delineated Previously we’ve covered the topic...
Dpreview News
Kenko-Tokina Reflex 300mm F6.3 compact telephoto for Micro Four Thirds
Kenko-Tokina has added the mirrors back into mirrorless with the launch of an ultra-compact Reflex 300mm F6.3 for Micro Four Thirds. This fixed-aperture, manual focus lens revives the catadioptric lens design that was especially popular in the 1970s and…
Kenko-Tokina exhibits mockup of image-stabilised 70-200mm F4 at...
PetaPixel
Digg Founder Kevin Rose Interviews Instagram Founder Kevin Systrom
For those of you who are interested in the business and technology side of things, here’s an interesting 45-minute interview in which Digg founder Kevin Rose chats with Instagram founder Kevin Systrom: They chat about Systrom’s growing up…
Get 4.5GB of Extra Storage for Free on Dropbox by Uploading Photos
Do you use a free...
The Photo Argus - A Photographer's Resource
40 Splendid Examples of Candid Photography
Candid shots, are those little moments that catch us by surprise. This type of photography allows the artist to blend into the background and simply document what is around them. These are those golden images that are often taken on a whim, but not easily…
via: The Photo Argus - A Photography Resource Blog
Digital Photography School
Focus on Street Photographer Eric Kim ~ In your face with a smile!
If you shoot street photography, you have most likely heard of California based photographer Eric Kim. He is so active in the social media and blogging world that it is virtually impossible to miss him and his big grin. Who is the person behind the Leica?…
via: Digital Photography School
Dpreview News
Pentax announces K-01 K-mount APS-C mirrorless camera
Pentax has formally announced the K-01 K-mount mirrorless interchangable lens camera and a revised 40mm F2.8 pancake lens to match. Built around a 16MP APS-C sensor, the camera can mount most of the lenses the company has ever made. It features sensor-shift…
Ricoh launches standard zoom GXR module with 16MP APS-C sensor
Ricoh...
PetaPixel
3,000 Photos Are Uploaded Every Second to Facebook
Facebook officially filed to become a publicly traded company today and, in doing so, spilled the beans on many of its internal figures and statistics that are normally under wraps. A crazy fact that emerged is that an average of 250 million photographs…
A Look At Yuri Arcurs’ Microstock Empire
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle produced...
PixelatedImage Blog
February 2012 Wallpaper
Lalibela, Ethiopia. 2012. Click the image to download a 2560 x 1600 desktop wallpaper. I’m as close to home as I’m going to be for a while now. A month after heading to Africa and tromping about Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, I’m back…
via: PixelatedImage Blog
Photojojo
The iPhone Lens Wallet Keeps Your Cell Lenses in One Place
Check out that sweet collection of lenses for your smarty-pants phone. You’re prepared for everything, aren’t ya? Alas, it never fails. Somehow, the lens you need is always nestled in the deep recesses of your bag. Your solution: the iPhone…
via: Photojojo
Digital Photography School
Sony Alpha SLT-A65 Review
Since my review of the Sony SLT-A77 hit the screens of many Digital Photography School visitors it’s obvious the company has pressed the right buttons for people wanting to lift their photo game. Now we have ‘son of’ … a model similar…
How To Shoot 360 Degree Panoramas While On The Road – With Audrey Scott And Daniel Noll Of Uncornered Market
It’s worth your while...
Dpreview News
Nikon replaces high-end Coolpix ‘P’ series with P510 and P310
Nikon has updated its photographer-friendly P series with the Coolpix P510 and P310. The P510 gains GPS and an extended zoom, now reaching from 24-1000mm equivalent. This 42x range is likely to be quite a challenge for its VR image stabilization system,…
Nikon refreshes Coolpix S series with 16MP CMOS and CCD...
PetaPixel
How to Manually Create an HDR Photo in Photoshop
Here’s a tutorial on how to do non-automated HDR for real estate photography using Photoshop CS5. The first thing you’ll need is a sturdy tripod with a level. The closer you are to a leveled image, the less correction you’ll have to…
Sample Photos Show Fujifilm X-Pro1′s Crazy Quality at High ISOs
When Fujifilm said that the X-Pro1′s sensor...
Joe McNally's Blog
GPP-A Reunion in the Desert
I’ve been away from Gulf Photo Plus for a couple years now, but heading back for 2012. Dubai remains fascinating, to be sure, but what really has rocked me, once again, is the gathering of talent in the city of the sands. I kinda wish I could go…
via: Joe McNally’s Blog
Dpreview Latest Cameras
Nikon Coolpix S4300
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Nikon Coolpix P510
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Nikon Coolpix L810
Nikon Coolpix S3300
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Nikon Coolpix S9300
Nikon Coolpix P310
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4 (Lumix DMC-FT4)
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Digital Photography School
Chris Sanders – Photographer Spotlight
This commercial photographer spotlight features Chris Sanders. Sander’s lifestyle and travel work developed out of a film background. His client list includes publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Esquire and Conde Nast Traveler as well as…
Silhouette Photography Technique
A great photograph is no different than any other work of art, in that it...