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Mastering Low Light for Outdoor Scenics
Russ Burden
Rating: 10 / 10
Russ Burden offers tips on how to capture the best light in outdoor scenics, specifically at dawn and dusk.
How to Photograph Bridges
Brett Whysel
Rating: 10 / 10
Photographer Brett Whysel offers 7 helpful tips on photographing bridges, which also pertain to any outdoor architectural shoot.
Rehabilitation Through Photography
Ron Sharpe
Rating: 9 / 10
RTP provides people with special needs with cameras, instruction and other tools that enable them to get beyond their troubles for awhile and connect to something bigger.
High Key and Low Key images
Russ Burden
Rating: 8 / 10
Use High or Low Key images to evoke a mood in your images.
Times Square Activitty
Brandon Remler
Rating: 6 / 10
If you haven't been to Times Square in a while - things have certainly changed over the past year.
Nik Bleach Bypass Filter Found in Color Efex Pro 3.0
Russ Burden
Rating: 8 / 10
Optimiza and Enhance a Portrait Using Nik Software's Bleach Bypass Filter.
Edit As If There's No Tomorrow
Russ Burden
Rating: 9 / 10
If you love the sound of capturing images at seven frames a second to the point at which you fill your buffer, you will have a lot of similars. Within each series, there will always be a few that stand head and shoulders above the rest.
TAMRON LAUNCHES SECOND HOW-TO VIDEO SERIES: TAKE JUST ONE YOUTUBE-MINUTE PER WEEK AND MOVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL!
Rating: 8 / 10
Weekly Postings of 1-Minute “DSLR Know-How with Tamron: Series 201” Episodes Start Monday, June 7th on the TamronVids Channel on YouTube
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Mike Moats - Macro Nature Photography Master
Frank Lovece
Rating: 10 / 10
His first name may as well be "Macro," not "Mike." The nature photographer and author of the book Tiny Landscapes tells you how outdoor macro shooting could be part of your best nature.
NEW CANON imagePROGRAF MODELS RECEIVE FIVE-STAR EXCEPTIONAL RATING FROM BERTL INC.
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Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has received a five-star "Exceptional" rating for its new 44-inch imagePROGRAF iPF8300, 24-inch imagePROGRAF iPF6350 and the iPF6300 large format printers, from industry analysts BERTL Inc.
Olympus E-PL1 Spells Fun
Jon Sienkiewicz
Rating: 9 / 10
Wow, what a fun camera. The Olympus E-PL1—like the E-P1 and E-P2 before it—is one of those cameras that you just don’t want to set down.
So What Does That Icon/Menu Item Mean?
Russ Burden
Rating: 10 / 10
Reading a camera manual is about as much fun as listening to a fingernail scratch across a blackboard. However, understanding all of your camera's controls and options is key unlocking its full potential.
Datacolor® Seeks Inspirational Reflections of the Big Apple with ‘Real New York’ Photo Contest Launching at 2010 New York Photo Festival
Rating: 8 / 10
Contest Winner Will Be Awarded Trip to 2010 Photokina Trade Show in Germany
A Slanted View
Russ Burden
Rating: 8 / 10
In every form of art, incorporating lines into a composition makes it more dramatic. When used properly, they enhance the work. Lines can be found everywhere. From a photographic stand point, this is a great thing.
Getting Great Exposure
Russ Burden
Rating: 9 / 10
RAW processing brings out the best in a digital file. If the exposures are errant, it provides a degree of forgiveness but there is no substitute for capturing the best possible exposure at the time the shutter is pressed. So what does a proper exposure provide?
FUJIFILM’S SEEHERE.COM LAUNCHES PROGRAM ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO SUPPORT HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS
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Kids For Our Troops photojournalism fundraising contest kicks off with Build Brigade for specially-adapted home in Plainfield, Ill. for injured veteran Army SPC Frank Pierson
Rehabilitation Through Photography Noted by NYIP
Mike Zeiler
Rating: 8 / 10
Rehabilitation Through Photography, a New York City based non-profit organization that funds and nurtures programs that offer free equipment and instruction to special needs children and adults, has been recognized by the New York Institute of Photography.
