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Behind the Scenes with Camera and Lens Testing Service DxO Labs

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Stephen Shankland over at CNET has written an interesting behind-the-scenes look at how DxO Labs — one of the world’s premier camera testing services — evaluates equipment. DxO Labs is based near Paris, France and was the result of a 2003 spinoff from a company called Vision IQ, which specialized in swimming pool safety. Since [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/98/92/459892.jpeg[/IMG]

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Use A Shoot-Through Shade to Eliminate Flare from Rim Lights and the Sun

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

When working with rim lights, or shooting into a significant backlight, glare becomes a serious issue. The typical solution to this problem is setting up flags on either side of your subject, but who needs flags when you have a spare piece of Coroplast sitting around your studio? Instead of using flags, Strobist suggests clamping [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/98/76/459876.jpeg[/IMG]

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Before-and-After Space Photos Show the Spread of Humans Across the Earth

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

2008 marked the first time in history that more of Earth’s population lived in cities rather than in the countryside, and by 2050 nearly 70% of the world’s population will reside in large cities. A new series of satellite photographs captured decades apart by NASA’s Landsat department and the U.S. Geological Survey offers a striking [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/98/54/459854.jpeg[/IMG]

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OpenPhoto Brings Open Source Photo Sharing to the Mobile World

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Photo sharing apps for smartphones are a dime-a-dozen. Ever since Instagram achieved worldwide success — and was rewarded with a $1 dollar buyout by Facebook — many developers have tried to follow in their footsteps. That being said, finding a photo sharing app that stands out is rare, which is why the OpenPhoto app release [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/98/39/459839.jpeg[/IMG]

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DxOMark: Canon 5D Mark III Sensor Best Among Canons, Falls Short of Nikon

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Camera rating business DxOMark has published its in-depth sensor review for the Canon 5D Mark III. For Canon fans, there’s both good and bad news: while the camera boasts the best sensor seen in a Canon DSLR so far — besting the sensor found in the 1Ds Mark III — its score of 81 is [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/98/20/459820.jpeg[/IMG]

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Settle in for Some Industry Knowledge with Adrian Grenier [rewatch of April 10th chasejarvisLIVE]

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

For your weekend viewing pleasure, check out the repost of Entourage star + filmmaker Adrian Grenier on chasejarvisLIVE. It’s chock full of entertainment industry goodness and is sure to introduce you to something new that you’ll dig. I’m also stoked to announce that we’ve just booked avant garde cellist Zoë Keating for chasejarvisLIVE on wednesday [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/98/17/459817.gif[/IMG]

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Posing: Weekly Photography Challenge

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Over the last few weeks we’ve been publishing a series of posing guides. So far there are: Posing Guide: Sample poses for photographing Women Posing Guide: Sample poses for photographing Men Posing Guide: Sample poses for photographing Children Today your photographic challenge is to choose one of the poses mentioned (there are 63 to choose [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Posing: Weekly Photography Challenge[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/98/09/459809.jpeg[/IMG]

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645 PRO iPhone Camera App Offers New Level of Control and ?RAW?

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

About a week ago rumors of an iPhone app that could shoot in RAW format raged across the Internet. The app in question, the 645 PRO by developer Jag.gr, was to be the first camera app for the iPhone to achieve this feat. And although by all accounts the app is a very impressive and [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/97/67/459767.jpeg[/IMG]

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How Not to Photograph a Baby

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

If you’re ever photographing a baby that’s sitting on anything above ground level, make sure you have a spotter near the baby at all times. This video shows why. Update: It looks like the video has been made private. We’ll look for a mirror.[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/97/56/459756.jpeg[/IMG]

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Five Minute Documentary On the Life and Work of Constantine Manos

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

A member of Magnum photos since the 1960′s, photographer Constantine Manos and his Leica rangefinder have been creating beautiful photography for many years. Perhaps best known for his work in Boston and Greece, much of Manos work revolves around his South Carolina upbringing and Greek heritage. Now, in order to celebrate some of his best [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/97/43/459743.gif[/IMG]

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The Daily Mail Stole My Photos and I Got Paid

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

I?ve got a little story for you today, and a valuable lesson for photographers everywhere. On the Monday before last, a post that I wrote the week before started to go viral. I was receiving more traffic than I had ever experienced before, and from sites that I had never heard of. Fantastic. Only, along [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/97/28/459728.jpeg[/IMG]

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Barbie and Ken Photographs Shot with Human Models

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

Living Dolls is a series by Vancouver-based photographer and retoucher Hayden Wood that shows two models photographed and manipulated to look like plastic Barbie and Ken dolls. (via Flavorwire) Image credits: Photographs by Hayden Wood and used with permission[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/97/12/459712.jpeg[/IMG]

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Is Camera Lust Destroying Your Photography?

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Apr 20th 2012 - 0 comments

This morning I did something I’m a little ashamed of. I locked myself in my office, opened up my computer and began to surf the web and look at things I knew I probably shouldn’t be looking at. I ended up on sites that I knew would get me in trouble. Sites that could lead [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Is Camera Lust Destroying Your Photography?[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/96/99/459699.gif[/IMG]

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Sharp?s New 20MP Sensor for Compact Cameras Proves that Smaller is Better

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

A few months ago we mentioned that compact camera manufacturers were approaching smartphone competition the wrong way. We posited that instead of adding creepy unique features like sleeping face recognition and make-up mode, they should instead be focusing on improving ease-of-use and image quality. It seems that Sharp was listening — or at least had the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/96/16/459616.jpeg[/IMG]

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How to Turn Sunlight into Moonlight with Camera Trickery

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

This short video tutorial shows how you can shift the color balance of sunlight to create a blue background that looks like moonlight. I wanted a night time look to this 20′s scene. Shooting later was not an option. This was a way to give a night time look to the sunlight streaming in the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/95/50/459550.gif[/IMG]

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Nikon WU-1a Turns Your Android Phone Into a Fancy DSLR Remote

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

In today’s post about Nikon’s D3200 Announcement we also mentioned in passing that the WU-1a Wireless Adapter was announced at the same time. But after taking a closer look, we think the adapter merits a little more detail and a lot more excitement. Unlike most wireless adapters, the WU-1a doesn’t just allow you to transfer [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/95/23/459523.jpeg[/IMG]

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Keep the Best, Delete the Rest

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

A guest post by Lara White from PhotoMint. It’s the one of those things that holds many photographers back. Each time you create a set of images, it’s more like a blooper reel than a best hits collection unless you cull them ruthlessly. Your image library grows and grows, each set containing hundreds of images, [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Keep the Best, Delete the Rest[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/95/13/459513.jpeg[/IMG]

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How to Photograph International Space Station Flyovers

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Photographer Shane Murphy has written up an informative step-by-step tutorial on how you can photograph the International Space Station as it whizzes by overhead. First things first, the most important thing to do is to plan well. Forward planning is vital to any night sky shot, along with a steady tripod and a warm coat. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/94/77/459477.jpeg[/IMG]

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The Timelapse+: An Intervalometer and So Much More

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Apr 19th 2012 - 0 comments

Even though Kickstarter projects are anything but few and far between, you still don’t have to look far to find something great. Case in point: the Timelapse+ — a Kickstarter project that reached full funding on February 19th — is a feature-rich intervalometer that would make a valuable addition to any photographer’s camera bag. Like Kickstarter [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/94/41/459441.jpeg[/IMG]