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Portraits of Mexican Pointy Boot Wearers South of the Border

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Apr 6th 2012 - 0 comments

After being introduced to long, pointy Mexican boots through a Facebook video, Brookyln-based photographers Alex Troesch and Aline Paley decided to travel to the northern city of Matehuala, Mexico to see and document the shoes themselves. TIME writes, In northern Mexico, the pointy boots trend is more about flash than fashion. ?They?re worn by people [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/29/08/452908.jpeg[/IMG]

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Induro PHQ-3 Head and CT-214 Tripod [REVIEW]

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Apr 6th 2012 - 0 comments

I hadn’t heard of Induro before the PR rep contacted me last Fall. I was preparing for a trip to Peru and took one look at the carbon fiber and multi-directional head and agreed. But lingering in the back of my mind was the question, ?Do I really WANT that much freedom?? You see, 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. Induro PHQ-3 Head and CT-214 Tripod [REVIEW][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/28/63/452863.jpeg[/IMG]

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Art Collector Sues William Eggleston for Selling New Prints of Iconic Photos

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Last month we reported that 36 digital pigment prints of photos by William Eggleston had been auctioned off for a whopping $5.9 million. At least one man wasn’t too happy about the news. A New York-based art collector named Jonathan Sobel has filed a lawsuit against Eggleston, claiming that Eggleston’s decisions to sell new, oversized [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/25/73/452573.jpeg[/IMG]

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Amazing Surfing Photos Shot Using Ink and a LEGO Figurine

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Italian photographer Alberto Seveso has a wonderful series of surfing photographs titled “Ink Riders” shot using blue ink, water, and a LEGO figurine. It’s an incredibly creative twist on the popular “ink in water” project. Ink Riders (via EGoA)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/25/38/452538.jpeg[/IMG]

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Prototype Camera Projects a White Frame Line Onto the Real World

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have created a new camera that makes shooting “from the hip” easier by projecting a white border onto the real world — similar to what laser sights do for firearms. The frame line shows exactly the area that will be in the photograph, and allows users to quickly shoot [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/25/25/452525.gif[/IMG]

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Panasonic Lumix GF5 Becomes Official

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Panasonic has officially announced the Lumix GF5, conveniently skipping over the GF4 from the GF3. The tiny Micro Four Thirds camera is geared towards beginners and offers some subtle changes from its predecessor. While the 12.1-megapixel sensor hasn’t changed, the new camera offers a new max ISO of 12,800, faster autofocus, a new 1080/30p HD [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/24/96/452496.jpeg[/IMG]

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Focus on Scott Frederick ? Urban Explorer

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

HDR… High Dynamic Range. A bit of a controversial subject in the community these days.  I really think that, when done well, HDR is awesome! Philadelphia-based photographer, Scott Frederick, is one example of someone who does it well in his ?urban decay? photography. I?ve recently discovered another aspect of Scott?s work in his stunning long [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Focus on Scott Frederick – Urban Explorer[IMG][/IMG]

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Fauxtographor: A Prescription Drug Commercial Parody

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s a clever parody of the prescription drug commercials you see on TV. It’s for “Fauxtographor”, pills geared towards helping photographers become more creative and successful in their work. (via Fstoppers)[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/24/62/452462.gif[/IMG]

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Creatives: Are You Killing Yourself on Price?

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Are the fees or prices you’re charging for your creative services too low? I bet they are. Try doubling the money. You have to deliver the goods, of course, but that’s true in any work. Chances are that the clients you ditched needed ditching, the clients you carry forward and the new clients you land [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/24/43/452443.png[/IMG]

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Small Town Newspaper Succeeding by Prioritizing Photojournalism

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Glance through the winners list of this year’s prestigious Photography of the Year International awards, and one newspaper may jump out at you: the Dubois County Herald. It doesn’t even have its own Wikipedia article, but the small paper’s photography has it placed next to big names like the The New York Times, and Los [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/24/19/452419.jpeg[/IMG]

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Beware Counterfeit 35mm Film on eBay

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

If you ever turn to eBay to purchase film, you should purchase from sellers that have both a high feedback rating and a country of origin that you trust. Reader Dallas Houghton recently purchased what he thought was 10 rolls of Fujicolor Superia 200 for $28 from a seller based in ShenZhen, China. After the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/23/94/452394.jpeg[/IMG]

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Advanced Dust Correction in Lightroom

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Introduction This tutorial has been transcribed from the SLR Lounge Adobe Lightroom 4 DVD Guide, a 14 hour DVD featuring over 130 tutorials for mastering Lightroom. As we all know, dust spots on our images can be quite a annoying little pests to deal with. Just when you think you have them all corrected, 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. Advanced Dust Correction in Lightroom[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/23/22/452322.jpeg[/IMG]

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Are You a Photography Blogger? WIN 1 of 10 Trips to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia #Qldblog

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Apr 5th 2012 - 0 comments

Are you a blogger? A recent poll here on dPS identified that 32% of our readers are photo bloggers – so we thought this competition on our sister site – ProBlogger – might be right up your alley. The competition is a great one – 10 bloggers from around the world will win trips 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. Are You a Photography Blogger? WIN 1 of 10 Trips to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia #Qldblog[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/23/14/452314.jpeg[/IMG]

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JR and Liu Bolin Team Up for a Photo of JR Blending into a Photo of Liu Bolin

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Apr 4th 2012 - 0 comments

JR (the TED-winning photographer who uses giant photos as street art) and Liu Bolin (the Chinese artist who photographs himself blending into scenes) recently got together to collaborate on a photograph in which JR blends into one of his large scale installations. The giant photograph that Liu Bolin helped blend JR into is a photo [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/20/99/452099.jpeg[/IMG]

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Canon 60Da Sample Star Photographs

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Apr 4th 2012 - 0 comments

Yesterday Canon announced a new DSLR geared specifically towards taking pictures of stars, the 60Da. For $400 more than the original retail price of the standard 60D, avid astrophotographers can purchase a camera that offers a “modified infrared filter and a low-noise sensor with heightened hydrogen-alpha sensitivity” for shooting “?red hydrogen emission? nebulae and other [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/20/47/452047.jpeg[/IMG]

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Photographer Suing Skechers for $250M for Violating Licensing Agreement

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Apr 4th 2012 - 0 comments

Here’s a lawsuit you might want to keep an eye on: in late 2010, photographer Richard Reinsdorf sued shoe company Skechers for violating the licensing agreement for a number of images he made for the company between 2006 and 2009. While the lawsuit itself isn’t anything unusual, the price demanded by Reinsdorf is: he wants [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/20/22/452022.jpeg[/IMG]

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Spliced Family Photos from Two Different Times in Life

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Apr 4th 2012 - 0 comments

New York-based photography student Vicki Thai has a project titled Family Photographs that consists of images created by splicing (by tearing and reassembling) family photographs shot during two different times. Family Photographs by Vicki Thai (via Photojojo) Image credits: Photographs by Vicki Thai and used with permission[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/19/86/451986.jpeg[/IMG]

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Coffee Sleeves Can Double as Makeshift Lens Hoods When in a Crunch

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Apr 4th 2012 - 0 comments

Flickr user Nick Cool was shooting in Machu Picchu, Perú on a sunny day when he made a helpful discovery: his coffee cup’s sleeve doubled nicely as a makeshift lens hood. While it’s probably not the best thing to use on a regular basis, it’s a clever MacGyver-ish idea that got the job done. For [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/45/19/59/451959.jpeg[/IMG]