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Canon EOS-M Announced

by NS_Photography
Jul 23rd 2012 - 2 comments

Canon today announced its long awaited debut into the Mirrorless Interchangeable lens market with their Canon EOS-M camera. We’ve seen all the other major players in this market for some time with manufacturers like Fujifilm, Olympus, Panasonic and Sony not only having released numerous camera bodies but also growing numbers of lenses (see the best [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Canon EOS-M Announced[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/52/02/64/520264.jpeg[/IMG]

Pre-Order The Canon EOS-M

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Jul 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

The camera and accessories will be shipping in October. B&H EOS-M & 22mm f2.0 EF-M 18-55 Amazon EF-M 18-55 Support the site If you enjoyed reading this post and found it helpful, please consider supporting the site by making your next photography purchase by clicking through one of the links below. B&H Photo Amazon.com Adorama [...] Support the site If you enjoyed reading this post and found it helpful, please consider supporting the site by making your next photography purchase by clicking through one of the links below. B&H Photo Amazon.com Adorama Zacuto Outdoor Photo Gear ebay Think Tank Photo -As a friend of this site, clicking through to the Think Tank site and spending more than $50 will earn you a FREE bag when you reach the checkout. Choose from several different accessory or modular bags for FREE! Borrowlenses.com DROBO Enter coupon code DANCARRPHOTO for up to $150 off on certain models. Clicking through these links doesn't cost you a penny more but helps me to bring you new, fresh content.Thanks for your support ! [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/52/02/52/520252.jpeg[/IMG]

Canon Makes Mirrorless Official ? EOS M

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Jul 23rd 2012 - 0 comments

Canon’s ship is typically a leaky one so we’ve had full specs and photos of this camera for a few days now.  Today though Canon officially launched their EOS-M mirrorless camera platform with the new Canon are last to the mirrorless market amongst the big players and on paper they have come out with an [...] Support the site If you enjoyed reading this post and found it helpful, please consider supporting the site by making your next photography purchase by clicking through one of the links below. B&H Photo Amazon.com Adorama Zacuto Outdoor Photo Gear ebay Think Tank Photo -As a friend of this site, clicking through to the Think Tank site and spending more than $50 will earn you a FREE bag when you reach the checkout. Choose from several different accessory or modular bags for FREE! Borrowlenses.com DROBO Enter coupon code DANCARRPHOTO for up to $150 off on certain models. Clicking through these links doesn't cost you a penny more but helps me to bring you new, fresh content.Thanks for your support ! [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/52/02/37/520237.jpeg[/IMG]

Canon EOS M Specs Leak One Day Before Official Unveiling

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Jul 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

Official product photos of Canon’s soon-to-arrive mirrorless camera — the EOS M — leaked late last week, and now the camera’s specs are following suit. Canon Rumors reports that the camera will feature an 18MP APS-C sensor, an ISO range of 100-12800 (expandable to 25,600), a 3-inch touchscreen, phase and contrast autofocus, autofocus during video [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/52/00/86/520086.jpeg[/IMG]

Shooting Portraits of Two Celebrities in 3 Minutes Inside a Hotel Room

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Jul 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

Imagine you’re a staff photographer for a morning news show and you’re told you will be photographing hilarious movie stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis for a piece on their upcoming movie The Campaign. Yipee right? Well, now imagine the next sentence you hear from your photo editor is that you’ll have only three to [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/52/00/63/520063.jpeg[/IMG]

POLL: Do You Shoot in RAW?

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Jul 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

Back in 2009 we asked dPS readers whether they shoot in RAW. Just over half of our readers indicated that they always did. Lets see if that result has changed with another poll: This time around we’ve added a category for those of you who shoot in RAW and JPEG simultaneously as I know a [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. POLL: Do You Shoot in RAW?[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/52/00/47/520047.gif[/IMG]

The Reasons and Myths Behind the ?No Flash Photography? Sign

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Jul 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

There’s always been a general consensus that there is an actual reason behind the “No Flash Photography” signs we see plastered all over the place. In some places it makes sense, not flashing photosensitive animals at the aquarium speaks for itself, but what about art galleries and museums? Why exactly do we have to rely [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/52/00/19/520019.jpeg[/IMG]

8 Tips for Mom-a-raz-zo Photographers

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Jul 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

n. pl. mom-a-raz-zi – A mom who doggedly pursues her children to take photos Much like the paparazzi who have become notorious in Hollywood for stalking celebrities and making their lives miserable, I must confess that I belong to the growing community of parents who pursue, nay, stalk their children day in, day out, to [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 8 Tips for Mom-a-raz-zo Photographers[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/52/00/01/520001.jpeg[/IMG]

10 Most Popular Camera Bags Among dPS Readers

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Jul 22nd 2012 - 0 comments

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve revealed the best selling DSLRs, best selling DSLR Lenses, best selling compact camera systems and popular point and shoot cameras among our readers. Today we’re moving onto best selling* ‘camera bags‘ – something we know many of our readers put a lot of time and energy into researching [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 10 Most Popular Camera Bags Among dPS Readers[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/99/49/519949.jpeg[/IMG]

Taking a Photography Workshop; Why it is Different from a Photo Tour

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Jul 21st 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post by Piper Mackay from www.pipermackayphotography.com. The lines seem to crossing between the terms workshop and photo tours. When they do participants may be confused or have false expectations. The most common mistake is signing up for a photo tour and expecting a teaching workshop. One reason for this is that there 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. Taking a Photography Workshop; Why it is Different from a Photo Tour[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/97/90/519790.jpeg[/IMG]

A Peek at the Cross Country Life of Car Photographer John Jackson

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Jul 21st 2012 - 0 comments

Car photography isn’t nearly as glamorous or talked about as portrait, wedding and landscape photography, which is probably why you probably have never heard of John Jackson. But well-known or not, he happens to be a great example of the free, “doing what you love” (and taking pictures of it) lifestyle that so many people [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/97/40/519740.gif[/IMG]

Awesome Slow Motion Aerial Footage of Motorcycles Flying Through the Air

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Jul 21st 2012 - 0 comments

Falling just slightly outside of photographically-relevant but square in the middle of awesome, this short video is just plain cool. Shot by the Copter Kids using Sony’s FS700, the super slow motion video they get of their motocross friends flying through the air makes for some of the most entertaining aerial footage we’ve laid eyes [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/97/31/519731.gif[/IMG]

Momentum: Life as a Top Notch Surf Photographer

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Jul 21st 2012 - 0 comments

If you’ve ever flipped through a surf magazine and wondered how some of those incredible barrel riding pictures were taken, then this two part Momentum documentary on surf photographer Zak Noyle will be particularly interesting to you. When you think of underwater photography the first thing that comes to mind is typically colorful fish in [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/97/22/519722.gif[/IMG]

Behind the Scenes: Surf Photography with Zak Noyle

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Jul 21st 2012 - 0 comments

In these video surf photographer Zak Noyle shares his passion for surf photography as well as giving some insights into what it takes to get these shots. And here is part 2. via fstoppers Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Behind the Scenes: Surf Photography with Zak Noyle[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/97/14/519714.gif[/IMG]

Ultra-Fast Motion Tracking Camera Stays On Target With Millisecond Precision

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Jul 21st 2012 - 0 comments

Researchers at the University of Tokyo recently developed a new system that they can use to track superfast moving objects in real time. Although high-speed tracking isn’t anything new, where their system differs is that instead of moving the camera itself they move two separate mirrors. One mirror controls the horizontal-axis of the image, the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/97/04/519704.gif[/IMG]

Behind The Scenes at a Photo Shoot for Vater Drum Sticks

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Jul 21st 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s a cool video showing what went on behind the scenes when photographer Sasha Leahovcenco was asked to shoot a drum stick ad for Vater Percussion. His subject was drummer Mike Johnston and everything from his choice of venue to the ideas that led to the final two shots make for an awesome ad. In [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/96/95/519695.gif[/IMG]

How to Create Fake X-Ray Photos of Deconstructed Gadgets

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Back in November of last year, we featured a project by photographer Max de Esteban titled Proposition One that consisted of pseudo-X-Ray photos of deconstructed gadgets. Max carefully deconstructs old gadgets, coats them with white spray paint, and puts them back together while photographing each step. He then spends 2-3 weeks combining all the different [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/95/95/519595.gif[/IMG]

Atari Compugraph Foto: An ASCII Art Photo Booth

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Did you know that Atari was once in the “photo” making business? In 1975 — 3 years after it’s founding — the young video game company launched the Compugraph Foto, a large coin-operated machine that snapped photos and printed them out as ASCII portraits. Subjects stood in front of a monitor showing their face and [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/95/22/519522.jpeg[/IMG]

Double Focusing Doesn?t Lead to Sharper Photographs

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Have you ever learned that you should autofocus on the same point twice in a row to achieve optimal focusing? Apparently it’s a tip that’s often taught to beginners. Roger Cicala over at LensRentals decided to run some tests to see if this theory has any merit: [If communication between a camera and a lens [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/94/99/519499.jpeg[/IMG]

More Leaked Photos of the Canon EOS M Mirrorless Camera

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Jul 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Here are some more leaked photos of Canon’s upcoming mirrorless camera (here’s our post from earlier today). Canon Rumors published a couple covertly taken photos of the camera, while Canon Price Watch released a bunch of new product shots. These images confirm that the first leaked photo wasn’t some Photoshop job that had us all [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/51/94/78/519478.jpeg[/IMG]