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Think Tank Launches New Airport Backpack Series

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May 7th 2012 - 0 comments

Santa Rosa, Calif. ? Think Tank Photo announced today that in May it will release the Airport? series, a new line of travel-specific, high-capacity camera backpacks designed with maneuvering through airports quickly in mind. The three backpacks ? the Airport Accelerator, Airport Commuter, and Airport Essentials –  integrate quick access pockets for both laptops and [...] 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/17/00/46/87/96/468796.jpeg[/IMG]

Think Tank Special ? FREE Laptop Bag With Every Roller

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May 7th 2012 - 0 comments

For the month of May, Think Tank are giving away a FREE Artificial Intelligence laptop bag (worth $59) with every roller bag that you purchase.  All you have to do is click on on of my links below and when you come to check out you’ll get the option to add the laptop bag!  Think [...] 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/17/00/46/87/91/468791.jpeg[/IMG]

Another Great Memory Card Deal Day At B&H

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May 7th 2012 - 0 comments

This is definitely the time of year to be stocking up on memory cards!  I picked up some great 32GB Extreme Pro cards last week in B&H’s sale.  This week they have some different cards on sale and there are savings up to $135 to be had for TODAY ONLY!  Get in quick. B&H One [...] 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/17/00/46/87/86/468786.jpeg[/IMG]

Every Shot 45 Seconds or Longer in ?Children of Men?

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May 7th 2012 - 0 comments

One of the notable features of Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 film “Children of Men” is Cuaron’s use of long, single-shot sequences, including a complicated urban warfare shot that’s nearly eight minutes long. Refocused Media examined the movie and found that there were 16 shots longer than 45 seconds. The 31-minute compilation video above shows all of [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/87/77/468777.gif[/IMG]

Adobe CS6 Released Today, Creative Cloud Coming May 11th

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May 7th 2012 - 0 comments

The big news spreading across the internet is that Adobe CS6 officially released today. The announcement, which confirms previous rumors of a May 7th ship date, came late last night and means that we can all finally get our hands on content-aware move and all of the other features we’ve been dying to try. Those [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/87/38/468738.jpeg[/IMG]

A Photographer?s Experience Traveling Covertly with President Obama

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May 7th 2012 - 0 comments

Reuters photographer Kevin Lamarque recently got a call that summoned him for a top secret assignment: travel on an unannounced trip to Afghanistan with President Obama. After getting back, Lamarque wrote up an interesting behind-the-scenes blog post documenting his experience: We are driven to the remote hangar where Air Force One sits out front, completely [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/87/25/468725.jpeg[/IMG]

Beauty and Portraits on a Budget

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May 7th 2012 - 0 comments

If you have ever had any interest in beauty or portraiture, but found yourself frustrated not being able to afford expensive lighting, studio space and more ? fear not! With a quick visit to a local signage or art supply store you can buy the right supplies to create some very simple and striking beauty [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Beauty and Portraits on a Budget[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/86/89/468689.jpeg[/IMG]

How to Properly Light a Black and White Photo Shoot

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

You may remember photographer Benjamin Von Wong from last week’s behind-the-scenes video of his photo shoot with the band The Agonist. In that video he showed you how he put together a very creative, cinematic composite shot that really stood out from other band photos. In this video, Benjamin runs you through the lighting challenges [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/83/80/468380.gif[/IMG]

Photographing Pilots and Their F-16s In the Rocky Mountains

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Behind the scenes videos, like the one earlier about Dave Hill’s Ford Fusion shoot, typically show off a photographer’s technique, or the challenges he or she faces when trying to get a certain shot. But Aspen-based photographer Tyler Stableford‘s Buckley AirForce Base shoot posed some unique challenges. Few photographers ever get access to this side [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/83/48/468348.gif[/IMG]

Cinematic Portraits of People at Work

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Offering a very cinematic, editorial-style look at tradesmen doing their work, Japan-based photographer Yohei Shimada?s Workman series is an impressive display of photographic talent. The series was born out of necessity and a lack of subject matter in Shimada’s small hometown of Nara. Having moved back there after completing an internship in Tokyo and coming [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/83/12/468312.jpeg[/IMG]

5 Tips for Creating a Workflow for Speed Portrait Shoots

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

When I was in Colombia last month, my photography team took on the challenge of photographing portraits for an entire orphanage full of adorable and energetic children. We had about 20 minutes one morning to photograph all 60 or so kids. There would be no other opportunity to do so again, so we had 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. 5 Tips for Creating a Workflow for Speed Portrait Shoots[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/83/03/468303.jpeg[/IMG]

Behind the Scenes at the Ford Fusion Ad Campaign Shoot

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

This behind the scenes video shows photographer Dave Hill shooting a very complicated composite shot for a Ford Fusion ad. Not every one of the photos you see him working on in the video made it into the final composites, which you can see here, but you’ve got to appreciate the amount of work something [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/82/92/468292.gif[/IMG]

How To Make DIY Photo Coasters

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s a great DIY project we found over on Lomography that’ll help you to display your favorite photos, give them as gifts, or maybe even do a bit of self-promotion in a unique way. All you have to do is get some 3×3 prints of your favorite coaster-worthy photos, some 4×4 tiles made from the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/82/58/468258.jpeg[/IMG]

What if You Could Photoshop Real Life

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

There’s been a lot of controversy around magazines using Photoshop to make real people look unrealistically pretty or fit, but what if you could actively Photoshop what you saw and experienced? That’s the question the people over at Sad and Useless decided to ask, and the answers are pretty hilarious: Now if only there was [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/82/26/468226.jpeg[/IMG]

Lens Diffraction and How It Affects Your Photos

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Really more useful for landscape and macro photographers who are going to be shooting through very small apertures (f/22 and above), this video from FStoppers explains what diffraction is and how it can affect your shots. The trade off, as they explain in the video, is between a large depth of field and a sharp [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/82/07/468207.gif[/IMG]

8 Tips To Take Better Travel Pictures

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May 6th 2012 - 0 comments

Ever noticed how some people’s vacation pictures are often an imitation of the postcards they could have easily bought at the airport on their way home? Whether it?s the Eiffel Tower or the Sidney Opera, it’s common to try to capture those iconic images. After all, it?s one reason why we chose to travel 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 To Take Better Travel Pictures[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/81/67/468167.jpeg[/IMG]

1-Bit Camera App Harkens Back to the Old Nintendo Gameboy Camera

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

The 1-bit camera app is definitely not for people who love to mess around with filters and tweak high-quality images on their iPhone, there are plenty of other apps for that. Instead, the 1-bit camera is for those of us who remember using the old Nintendo Gameboy Camera; for those of us who don’t mind [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/79/65/467965.jpeg[/IMG]

Animated Pirates Movie Made With One Million Stills From Fifty 1D Mark III?s

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

High-end DSLRs have already made inroads into the world of professional cinematography, but the new animated movie “The Pirates” was actually shot using only Canon 1D Mark III’s — 50 of them to be exact. The movie, made by Oscar-winning British animation house Aardman (the same people that brought us Wallace and Gromit), is the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/79/32/467932.jpeg[/IMG]

Photos of Footprints Made From Different Sized Stones

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Scottish photographer Iain Blake‘s fun and, let’s face it, cute Stone Footprints series caught our attention earlier this week. Like many of the series we feature, it wasn’t necessarily innovative photography technique, but rather the creative execution of a unique idea that drew us in. [Stone Footprints] Image credits: Photographs by Iain Blake and used [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/78/97/467897.jpeg[/IMG]

Nikon Coolpix P510 Review

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May 5th 2012 - 0 comments

In this reviewing business you occasionally get waylaid: in preparing a new camera review I usually begin with the text sources and specs data to feel my way. In this case, I did so, quite carefully, but dug into the wordage of the Nikon Coolpix P5100. Wrong! The way model numbers run these days, the [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Nikon Coolpix P510 Review[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/46/78/75/467875.jpeg[/IMG]