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LowePro DSLR Video Fastpack 350 AW [REVIEW]

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Feb 28th 2012 - 0 comments

The DSLR Video Fastpack 350 AW is a new addition to the Fastpack line from LowePro. I was curious when the bag arrived as to what I would find. I don’t shoot a lot of video, but I do at times. Would the bag work well for a ‘regular’ still shooter like myself? Which features [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. LowePro DSLR Video Fastpack 350 AW [REVIEW][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/20/05/432005.jpeg[/IMG]

Playing with Fire: Burning Man Photo Shoot

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Feb 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Photographer Benjamin Von Wong recently had the idea of doing a photo shoot that involved a model being lit on fire. He assembled a team of people — including a person willing to be lit on fire and some fire experts — and then set out to turn his vision into a reality. This interesting [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/19/85/431985.jpeg[/IMG]

How to Choose the Right Shutter Speed

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Feb 28th 2012 - 0 comments

Taking good photographs isn?t just about buying the most expensive camera available. Whether you?re a wedding photographer or an amateur looking to turn professional, it?s important that you understand shutter speed and how it can affect the photos you take. What is Shutter Speed? The easiest way to explain shutter speed is the length of [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. How to Choose the Right Shutter Speed[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/18/69/431869.jpeg[/IMG]

Untouched Sample Shots Captured with Nokia?s New 41MP Camera Phone

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Nokia has released a set of sample photographs in order to show off the camera quality of its new 41MP 808 PureView camera phone. The 33.3MB ZIP file contains just 3 untouched JPEG images — the largest of which (seen above) is a 5368×7152, 38-megapixel photograph that weighs in at 10.3MB. The quality is quite [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/15/23/431523.jpeg[/IMG]

Adobe Launches Photoshop Touch for iOS and Android Tablets

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

After announcing its impending arrival last year, Adobe today officially launched Photoshop Touch for the iPad and Android-powered tablets. It offers many of Photoshop’s core tools: Use Photoshop features designed for the tablet such as layers, selection tools, adjustments, and filters to create mind-blowing images. Use new Scribble Select to easily keep and remove elements [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/15/05/431505.jpeg[/IMG]

How Not to Advertise a Mudproof Camera

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

The brilliant marketing gurus over at Pentax came up with this photograph as a way of illustrating that the company’s new Optio WG-2 is mudproof. Makes you want one, doesn’t it? (via Pentax via Photo Rumors)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/14/62/431462.jpeg[/IMG]

Bizarre Photos of Stuffed Animals Turned Inside-Out

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Zurich-based designers Atelier Volvox have a project titled “Outsiders” that consists of various stuffed animals turned inside-out. The toys were purchased from second-hand shops, cut open, turned inside out, re-stuffed, and sewed back up. Outsiders by Atelier Volvox (via Dezeen via Neatorama) Image credits: Photographs by Atelier Volvox[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/14/42/431442.jpeg[/IMG]

Beware of Police Officers When Shooting Time-Lapse Photographs

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania-based photographer Jason Macchioni was recently shooting a time-lapse project from an overpass at night when he was approached by police officers who demanded his ID and threatened to arrest him for wiretapping (Macchioni was recording video of the encounter). Macchioni tells us, I was shooting a time-lapse which I’m still working on, I [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/13/80/431380.gif[/IMG]

Canon 5D Mark II Photos and Specs Leak Ahead of Impending Launch

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

We’re on the verge of seeing the successor to the Canon 5D Mark II, and photos and specs are already starting to emerge ahead of the camera’s rumored March 2nd announcement. The camera will reportedly boast a 22MP sensor, 61 autofocus points, 100% viewfinder coverage, a 3.2-inch LCD screen, dual CF/SD slots, and a price [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/13/24/431324.jpeg[/IMG]

Online Marketing for Photographers: The Lessons I Paid For

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post By Kristen Simental When I decided to get serious about marketing, I did some research and felt that online marketing was the way to go. All right, I saw that everyone else was doing it. In the course of a year, I thought I was paying for advertising, but I was actually [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Online Marketing for Photographers: The Lessons I Paid For[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/13/13/431313.jpeg[/IMG]

Nokia Unleashes a Game-Changing 41-Megapixel ?PureView? Camera Phone

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Nokia dropped a bomb on the cameraphone market today by introducing its new 808 PureView phone — a phone that is capable of capturing 41-megapixel photos. The native resolution of the phone (16:9) produces 38-megapixel images measuring 7152×5368. The phone also allows you to capture 5-megapixel images by condensing every seven pixels into one, which [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/12/88/431288.jpeg[/IMG]

Guy Photoshops Celebs Into His Annual Holiday Party Photos

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

Every year, graphic designer Everett Hiller and his wife throw a party during the holiday season. Afterwards, Hiller Photoshops the photographs captured at the gathering before sending them out to friends and family. He doesn’t just fix white balance and removed red eye, but instead sneakily Photoshops various celebrities into the shots. Hiller finds source [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/12/34/431234.jpeg[/IMG]

The Photography of War: Then and Now

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

The Vietnam War is often credited as the first conflict that was actually brought into the homes of American civilians. Graphic television reports, blooding images on black-and-white televisions…a lot has changed about the way we cover the war. But this series in The Atlantic captured my attention and pointed it to the first American war [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/11/23/431123.jpeg[/IMG]

Moon Games

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Feb 27th 2012 - 0 comments

French landscape astrophotographer and astronomy journalist Laurent Laveder created a fun series of ‘moon’ images with a twist. Using a few simple props and the human form he’s transformed the moon into all manner of objects. He’s also pulled together a small book – Moon Games – featuring some of the images and some poetry [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Moon Games[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/10/79/431079.jpeg[/IMG]

Remembering Chris Rudolph

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Feb 26th 2012 - 0 comments

Last week, I lost a dear, dear friend. Many of you probably heard about the fatal avalanche at Stevens Pass, WA, that claimed three lives. It made international news. My close pal Chris Rudolph was one of the victims. At just 30 years old, he was one of the kindest, most generous, talented people I [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/07/18/430718.jpeg[/IMG]

Are You a Binge Photographer? or a Snack Photographer?

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Feb 26th 2012 - 0 comments

We had a great discussion last week on our Facebook page about this so I thought I’d ask the question here on the blog too: Is your photography done in sporadic bursts or are you a steady shooter? I’m not talking about when you’re on a shoot and shooting fast – I mean do you [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Are You a Binge Photographer? or a Snack Photographer?[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/06/35/430635.gif[/IMG]

Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars Review

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Feb 26th 2012 - 0 comments

My experience with binoculars has mainly revolved around visits to motor sports, surf carnivals and performances like musicals or opera. So I can, without fear of contradiction, say that we can safely discount use of the DEV-5 in theatres and the like: for one thing you’d quickly get tired of sitting it on your lap [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars Review[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/05/17/430517.jpeg[/IMG]

New Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing [Book Review]

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Feb 25th 2012 - 0 comments

Visit any of the retailers who offer user-operated printing of digital images and you’ll think that everyone does it that way. Nup! Despite the radically cheaper print cost at these sites (10c and lower!) there’s plenty of digital photographers out there who prefer to do it at home on their own printer. The benefit is [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. New Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing [Book Review][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/02/35/430235.jpeg[/IMG]

15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography

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Feb 25th 2012 - 0 comments

Pin It Capturing scenes in low light remains one of the most challenging aspects of photography, yet the results when executed well can be truly captivating. Whether it?s an energetic cityscape or ethereal seascape the possibilities are endless. Here are a few essentials points to consider before you begin. It?s a good idea to formulate [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/43/01/04/430104.jpeg[/IMG]

Rant: I Love Photography

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Feb 24th 2012 - 0 comments

It might sound strange to use the verb “Love” in the title of a rant. But here goes. I love photography. Why am I telling you this? Isn’t it self-obvious? Don’t we all love photography? The answer is no. There is a percentage of photographers who hate photography. They do not appreciate photography. They do [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/42/98/20/429820.jpeg[/IMG]