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Nikon D800E Steals the DxOMark Crown From Its Fraternal Twin, the Nikon D800

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Jun 21st 2012 - 0 comments

It’s been almost three months to the day since the well-respected camera equipment rating service DxOMark crowned the Nikon D800 as its new king, giving the camera’s 36.3MP sensor an incredible overall score of 95 — but now its reign is over. The Nikon D800 has been officially beaten out, and appropriately enough it has [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/70/92/487092.jpeg[/IMG]

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Dancing Around the World with a Camera in Hand

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Jun 21st 2012 - 0 comments

Seattle-based techie Matt Harding became an Internet celebrity back in 2005 after a video of him dancing in various locations around the world went viral online. Now he’s back again with a new 2012 edition that’s sure to go just as viral. Harding spent months traveling to tens of countries around the world, capturing short [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/70/76/487076.jpeg[/IMG]

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Lighting Ratios to Make or Break your Portrait

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Jun 21st 2012 - 0 comments

A Guest Post by Darlene Hildebrandt. In a previous article (6 Lighting Patterns every photographer should know) I talked about lighting patterns and how they create shape and dimensions on the face. Another factor that contributes to the effectiveness of a portrait is the lighting ratio. As a math term, a ratio is a comparison [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Lighting Ratios to Make or Break your Portrait[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/70/47/487047.jpeg[/IMG]

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Drobo Unveils Their Thunderbolt Products ? 5D & 5D Mini

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Jun 21st 2012 - 0 comments

Today Drobo has unveiled two new products that feature both dual Thunderbolt ports and USB3 making them equally enticing for both Mac and PC users.  Thunderbolt storage arrays have been a bit thin on the ground since its launch but everyone has had their eye on Drobo waiting to see what they were working on.  [...] 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/17/00/48/70/22/487022.jpeg[/IMG]

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Hands On With The New Canon 40mm f2.8 STM Pancake Lens

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

I’m away in Europe at the moment and I got word that a store in the UK had the new 40mm f2.8 Pancake lens.  I’m pretty excited about this lens since I’m always trying to shave some weight off the gear that I carry and I’ve never been satisfied with ANY of Canon’s 50mm offerings.  [...] 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/17/00/48/69/19/486919.jpeg[/IMG]

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Announing SnapnDeals: Great Deals on Photography Products

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Early in the week dPS head quarters was a flurry of activity as we launched a brand new sister site for dPS – SnapnDeals. In the lead up to Christmas 2010 and 2011 dPS has run ’12 days of Christmas’ promotions where we negotiated 12 great deals of photographic products for our readers (including some [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Announing SnapnDeals: Great Deals on Photography Products[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/69/03/486903.jpeg[/IMG]

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Renowned Soul Musician Seal On Portrait Photography and Emotional Connection

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Musicians, and all creative types really, often cross over into other creative endeavors that may or may not have anything to do with the field they’re famous for. It was only a few weeks ago that we featured a video of musician Moby talking about how much he loved photographing LA architecture. And today Leica [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/68/58/486858.gif[/IMG]

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Overcoming Your Fear of Street Photography in 31 Days

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

If you’ve ever gone out to try your hand at street photography you probably experienced your fair share of anxiety once you were out there. Taking photos of strangers, even on crowded city streets, takes practice and time, time that’s mostly spent getting over the natural fear of taking people’s photos without their permission. But [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/68/32/486832.jpeg[/IMG]

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Japanese Researchers Reconstruct 3D Spaces from Regular Photos Instantly

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

There’s nothing new about creating 3D spacial diagrams using 2D photos, but what a group of Japanese researchers is currently working on may speed up and streamline the process so much so that anybody can use it. Their system uses no special camera equipment, all you need is a point-and-shoot and a wireless SD card [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/68/23/486823.gif[/IMG]

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50-Gigapixel Camera Created Using 98 Microcameras

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Scientists at Duke University have created a digital camera that boasts a whopping 50 gigapixels. The camera, dubbed AWARE-2, uses 98 separate 14-megapixel microcameras and a special spherical lens. Each microcamera captures a tiny portion of the scene and a specially designed processor stitches the images together. Processing the data is so hardware intensive that [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/68/03/486803.jpeg[/IMG]

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Olympus OM-D EM-5 Review

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Open the box. Lift out the camera body. And a rush of passion. Is it an OM-1? An OM-2? An OM-4? In truth, the new Olympus OM-D E-M5 is all of these ? and none of them! I have in fact, over time, owned all the early OM 35mm film SLR cameras, along with many [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Olympus OM-D EM-5 Review[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/67/77/486777.jpeg[/IMG]

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Instapparel: Now You Can Wear Your Favorite Instagram Shots

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

People either love or hate Instagram, but if you happen to fall into the latter category then you now have a wearable option. That’s right, you can wear your favorite Instagram shots. The company that makes this happen is called Instapparel, and it’s easy enough to use: just authorize the website to access your Instagram [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/67/56/486756.jpeg[/IMG]

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First Full Photo of Earth As Seen From Above the North Pole

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

We’ve seen ‘Blue Marble’ photos of Earth before, but this latest NASA photo is different: it’s the first photo of its kind shot from above our planet’s North Pole. The photo is a composite of images captured by a satellite as it passed over the North Pole 15 times at an altitude of 512 miles. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/67/46/486746.jpeg[/IMG]

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Camera Obscura Images Can be Collected From Any Windowed Room

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

The camera obscura has been around for a long time (Middle Ages long) and typically consisted of a box or room with a hole in one side through which an image of its surroundings could be formed. As you can see from the example above, any room — in this case a bathroom — can [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/67/36/486736.jpeg[/IMG]

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Trust Me, I?m Lying: How To Make & Promote Content That Turns Heads ? Hacking the System with Media Genius Ryan Holiday on chasejarvis LIVE

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

An online stunt or evocative content takes your work, your product, or YOU from total obscurity to internet sensation. A photographer wins a campaign even though she sucks. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. What you don?t know is that someone is responsible for all this. Usually, someone like Ryan Holiday. And Ryan [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/67/30/486730.jpeg[/IMG]

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The Rise of Pro Birth Photography

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Do professional photographers belong in delivery rooms? More and more of them are showing up there. The New York Times has an interesting piece on the rise of birth photography as a up-and-coming niche: Birth was once considered a behind-closed-doors affair ? a messy, painful and fearsome event where neither mothers nor babies looked their [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/66/94/486694.jpeg[/IMG]

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Photographer Reflects on Missing Napalm Girl Photo While Loading Film

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Earlier this month was iconic photo Napalm Girl‘s 40 year anniversary, and while most of the world was looking back on one of the most striking images ever taken, one photographer was reminiscing over a lost opportunity. In an article for the Washington Post photojournalist David Burnett, who was with Napal Girl photographer Nick Ut [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/66/63/486663.jpeg[/IMG]

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Creative Photos of Models Lying on Chalk Drawings

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s a creative series of photographs by photographer Nithin Rao Kumblekar. He shot models from above as they sprawled out on the ground over intricate chalk drawings, using perspective to blend them into the scenes. The work reminds us of Jan von Holleben’s ‘Dreams of Flying’ project, except chalk is used instead of props. Illustration [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/48/66/44/486644.jpeg[/IMG]

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Le Mans 24 Hours ? 2012 ? What worked & what didn?t ?

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Jun 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Whenever I set out on a lengthy photography trip there are always many considerations when it comes to packing. Every trip requires something slightly different and my recent trip to Europe was no different. This trip was firstly to shoot the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a motorsports event in France. I shot this race [...] 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/17/00/48/66/16/486616.jpeg[/IMG]