SAN DIEGO, Jan. 2008 – [tag]Sony[/tag]’s new [tag]Cyber-shot® DSC-W300[/tag] digital camera is expected to be among the industry’s most pocket-able, high-resolution point-and-shoot digital cameras featuring niche performance options.
The camera announced today integrates an ultra-high [tag]13.6-megapixel CCD[/tag] imager along with a [tag]Carl Zeiss®[/tag] [tag]Vario-Tessar[/tag] 3x optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch LCD screen and an eye-level viewfinder [...]

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“The [tag]Fujifilm FinePix F100fd[/tag] is the highly anticipated successor to the popular [tag]Fujifilm FinePix F50fd[/tag]. Improving on the features of the latter, the F100fd now boasts a 400 percent wider dynamic range, 28mm wide-angle lens with 5x optical zoom, and ultra-high ISO sensitivity of 12,800. Face detection seems to be the rage now, and the [...]

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“My stepson looked at his first paycheck and asked, “Who is [tag]FICA[/tag]?” This was his first hard lesson about where the money goes — the cost of doing business. A lot of the money we pay for a service doesn’t stay with the service provider.” – Stanley Leary
Source and Read More: rising.blackstar.com

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“One of the first lessons many beginning photographers learn is to avoid taking pictures of people when they’re standing in front of windows.
I’m sure you’ve seen what can happen. All that light streaming in from the window can fool your camera into thinking it doesn’t need to flash. You snap the picture and instead of [...]

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Addison, TX (Feb. 28) — [tag]xTrain.com[/tag], a leader in online video training for media, arts and design, is pleased to announce the addition of Photoshop Guru [tag]Ben Willmore[/tag]’s [tag]High Dynamic Range Mastery Course[/tag] to its lineup of online digital photography courses.
This new course shows learners step by step how to master High Dynamic Range. [tag]HDR[/tag] [...]

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If you have ever photographed a [tag]high contrast[/tag] scene, you know that even the best exposure will typically have blown out highlights and flat shadows. Photomatix offers two ways to solve this problem: 1) [tag]Exposure Blending[/tag]: Merge differently exposed photographs into one image with increased dynamic range. 2) [tag]Tone Mapping[/tag]: Reveal highlight and shadow details [...]

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[tag]Paint.NET[/tag] is [tag]image and photo manipulation software[/tag] designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni [...]

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“While most of the technological [tag]advances in photography[/tag] recently have been focused on [tag]electrons[/tag] and [tag]pixels[/tag], there’s also been a lot of good news for those of you who like the feel and practicality of the [tag]printed photo[/tag]. Among the most revolutionary of these has been the advent of [tag]small-run book publishing[/tag]—you used to need [...]

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“One of the many things that I like about the Stills group is that there is often genuine interaction between the participants. Unlike public commenting forums Stills generates a certain amount of back and forth. And this discourages incomplete or sloppy thinking. Always a good thing, what?” – photostream
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“You have to first ask yourself – do you prefer to [tag]emphasize or de-emphasize the texture[/tag] of your food or dish? To me, I would always try my utmost best to emphasize the texture of food.” – Curious Foodie
Source and Read More: curiousfoodie.wordpress.com

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“[tag]Glamour photography[/tag] is first and foremost about making one look great in pictures, this is the type of skill that is most appreciated in the [tag]high fashion[/tag] world. Glamour photography is generally handled and distributed by big names in the business that create great shots they afterwards sell to magazines and publications.” – Tom Tooma
Source [...]

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“BL suggested that I blog about how-tos on this new orientation of[tag] Marketing Excellence[/tag] and Mack blogged recently about [tag]adding customers[/tag]??™ posts to corporate blogs. That gave me the idea of starting.” – T171207count500329
Source and Read More: T1711207count500329.wordpress.com

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“The [tag]10.2MP Pentax K10D[/tag] was a DSLR bargain in 2007 with its nearly pro body, excellent image quality, fast AF, image stabilization, and a price of only $920 (body only) when launched. It’s still a steal at $700 (street). But if you want a camera with higher resolution, larger LCD, live view, and other enhancements, [...]

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“Remember the 1996 sci-fi movie [tag]Independence Day[/tag]? It’s the one where [tag]Will Smith[/tag] plays a Marine captain and [tag]F-18 Hornet[/tag] pilot who gets the chance to pilot an alien spacecraft on an improbable mission to destroy the [tag]mother ship[/tag] and save the world from those nasty extraterrestrial invaders. (Hey, it won an [tag]Oscar for Special [...]

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“[tag]Europeans love Canon[/tag] or so it seems according to the new figures from research company [tag]GfK[/tag]. GfK’s research shows that Canon took the top position in both digital SLR and digital compact markets in 2007.” – Tanya Palta
Source and Read More: digitalcamerainfo.com

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[tag]Leaping Lizards[/tag]!
And frogs, and armadillos… and Friday Feb. 29.
In honor of “leap day” tomorrow, [tag]National Geographic Digital Media[/tag] has put together a gallery of its favorite “leaping” photographs culled from decades of the iconic magazine’s photography shots.
Check out the astonishing leaping skills of a South American armadillo alarmed into catching three feet of air as [...]

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“While this lesson uses [tag]lighting techniques[/tag] similar to the ones demonstrated in the lessons listed above, it also covers new [tag]digital SLR techniques[/tag] for [tag]child portraiture[/tag], affordable [tag]lighting set-ups[/tag], and strategies to use to get your young, restless client/subject to interact naturally with the camera.” – webphotoschool
Source and Read More: webphotoschool.com

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“[tag]Canon’s 1Ds series of cameras[/tag] exists in a class of its own. With pixel counts well above anything else offered in a 35mm-format [tag]digital SLR[/tag], an attention to detail that addresses the needs of high-end professionals, and a price tag that’s thousands of dollars more than the nearest competition, it continues to push the limits [...]

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“Every once in a while comes that moment when you decide to get a [tag]new lens[/tag]. For me this moment arrived about three weeks ago, when I decided that I deserve a nice photography treat my wife finally said yes, you can buy what ever you want, just stop [tag]talking about lenses[/tag] all the time.” [...]

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“DPEXPERT HEARS HOWLS OF PAIN from across the Wide Brown Land: “Why do my [tag]printed photos[/tag] never look like they do on the monitor?” Indeed, it is a truth universally acknowledged that getting a satisfying print is just about the hardest part of [tag]DIY digital photography[/tag], and that is why many, if not most, snappers [...]

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“The [tag]F50fd[/tag] (the fd stands for face detection, which really works and is surprisingly useful) is a 12 megapixel compact camera, using Fuji’s own [tag]Super CCD sensor[/tag] which is a bit larger than the competition. The lens has a modest 35-105mm zoom range (film equivalent). Construction is robust and attractive. There are not many user [...]

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“This is a great how-to on building a [tag]GPS system for your DSLR camera[/tag]. The pictures are tagged with the exact GPS coordinates for later reference. Nice work!
This version eliminates the need for the expensive MC-35 and even the special 10-pin connector. I’ve opted for a quick GPS receiver and encased everything in a small [...]

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[tag]Grantham Photographic Society[/tag] have announced their third [tag]One Day photography seminar[/tag] with [tag]Photoshop expert David Rowley[/tag].
The seminar will be split between information on Photoshop and Pictures to exe, and will take place at[tag] St. Anne’s Church of England Primary School[/tag] in Grantham on Sunday 9th March 2008.
The event starts at 10am and will finish at [...]

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“Film has a distinct advantage over digital when it comes to grain: it’s the only natural way to achieve it. Digital cameras are great at producing noise, but it’s just not the same as [tag]grain[/tag]. I’m in love with it — and I actually attempt to reproduce it in my [tag]digital photos[/tag] when the occasion [...]

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“The [tag]Canon Powershot SD1100 IS[/tag] ([tag]IXUS 80[/tag] IS in Europe) is as fresh off the Canon engineers’ drawing boards as it can get. It was announced only a few weeks ago for the PMA trade show in Las Vegas and already has made its way into the basement vault which accommodates the dpreview labs.” – [...]

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