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February 11th, 2010
http://digitalphotographyblogger.info/ underwater digital photographySharper Image Underwater Digital Camera Mask (Product Overview)
February 11th, 2010
SharperImageOnlinehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/sharperimageonlineHowtoSharper Image, Underwater Camera, Digital Camera, MaskSharper Image Underwater Digital Camera Mask (Product Overview)
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Photography Program Opinion?
February 10th, 2010
I have an opportunity to attend a vocational school for an 18 month Commercial Photography Program. This is there outline. Photographer’s what are you opinions? Or should I just go to an actual university?
MISSION: The mission of this program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in commercial photography, portrait photography, wedding photography, industrial photography or the photographic digital lab industry.
Program of Study Includes:
This program consists of a planned sequence of courses.
PGY0180 – Black and White Specialist (500 hours) – Includes training in the areas of safety, principles of the digital camera, creative controls, lines of composition, perspective, available light exposures, and using a portable flash.
PGY0182 – Photography Specialist/Lab Technician (200 hours) – Content includes training in the following areas: Adobe Photoshop, making prints, scanning images, and outputting digital images.
PGY0183 – Portrait Photographer (500 hours) – Content includes training in basic portrait lighting, lenses and their effects, creating low and high key portraits of men, women and children, bridal portraits, business portraits, creating model composites, window light portraiture, and creating environmental portraits.
PGY0185 – Commercial Photographer (450 hours) – Includes training in computer tethered digital cameras, commercial lighting, multimedia presentations, table top product photography, architectural, and product photography and preparing a business plan.
Looks good, do it.
I have found you usually have a better student to instructor ratio in tech schools. And, often the classes are taught by working pros. The quality of education you receive is going to depend on the instructors, there are good and bad in Universities and Tech schools so it doesn’t matter.
Portrait Retouching with Photoshop Elements – Sample Clip 3
February 8th, 2010
Learn how to give the people in your photos a digital makeover. Dave Cross teaches you how to touch up flaws in Photoshop Elements so your subjects look their very best. To view the entire video, please click http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321497554
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Canon Waterproof Case WP-DC33 for PowerShot SD940 IS
February 7th, 2010
The Canon WP-DC33 PowerShot Waterproof Cases are specially designed to protect your PowerShot SD940 IS Digital Camera from sea water and sand. Divers, and water lovers can now use their Canon SD-940IS to take underwater pictures of marine life and terrain . Reliable and easy to use, these camera accessories offer new shooting possibilities and help you realize the full potential of digital photography . This all-weather Canon Camera Accessory opens a world of possibilities and allows you to preserve special moments while keeping your digital camera safe! Whether you swimming through a caribbean reef or deep a rain forest , the Canon WP-DC33 Case will keep your PowerShot SD940IS from Canon safe from the elements. Specifications for Canon PowerShot Waterproof Digital Camera Case: Fit: Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Weight (lb.): 1 Features of Canon Water Proof Cases: Fit SD940 IS PowerShot Digital Camera Protect your digital photo camera from sea water and sand Reliable and easy to use Package Contents: Canon WP-DC33 Waterproof Case for the PowerShot SD940-IS Digital Camera
How To Add Multiple Digital Backgrounds To Your Workflow – Photoshop Tutorial
February 5th, 2010
http://newportraitbiz.com – This is a follow up video on How To Create A Template For Using Digital Backgrounds in your WorkFlow. Visit http://newportraitbiz.com for more Free Videos!
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Coral Racer Demo (dev commentary)
February 5th, 2010
This is a short demo of the recently released Coral Racer game for iPhone and iPod Touch. The developer, Christoph, talks through some of the games features and gives a how-to-play on the Short course. More info about the game at http://www.coralracer.com.
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2009 Bonair Digital Shootout Winning Video
February 5th, 2010
The winning video in the 2009 Bonaire Digital Shootout was recorded, edited, and produced by James Heimer of the Houston Underwater Photographic Society. It is a spoof of the Blue Planet series profiling an underappreciated species of sea creature. This type of video is known as a narrative, in that it does not depict an actual event. Other types of videos are the more common documentary vidoes, which portray actual events, or music videos, which are based on a song or musical composition.
James Heimer – Houston Underwater Photographic Society
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Best digital camera for portrait/wedding type photography?
February 5th, 2010
Yes, I am aware that SLR cameras provide much better picture quality blah blah but to be honest I don’t want to pay too much and I don’t want to be lugging around a big camera all the time! But if anyone can recommend a low price and compact one then I would definitely consider 
So basically I am not a professional but I would appreciate a camera which provides better results than the ones I have had/used before.
If possible I would like a camera with image stabilization, Live view LCD and colour control (especially flesh tones) as these are helpful for portrait photography. Fast multi-point auto focus and lots of external flash options would be a bonus.
The biggest problem I have faced with previous cameras is that the flash can wash people out (i.e. make their skin appear white/blue due to the harsh flash) I know that this can be expected when taking photos indoors/at night time but I am wondering if their are any cameras with settings that would help this as all I am asking for is decent quality photographs where people appear flesh coloured! I would like to spend between £150-£250 but can definitely pay more for something which is noticeably better.
Any suggestions would be appreciated and if you have any sample photos (preferably portrait style shots) taken on the cameras that I can see then that would be a bonus.
Thanks all!
Well if you want to do GOOD portrait & wedding photography then your options are pretty much to get a DSLR. You will just never get the results with a fixed lens and the small sensor of a compact – for one, your depth of field options will be severely limited (something extremely important in wedding/portrait photograph). Despite all the ‘blah blah’ as you put it they are better for this sort of thing.
If you must go for a compact I’d recommend something like the Canon G11, that has a hotshoe for off camera flash. However the G11 is almost as expensive as an entry level DSLR. The reason some flash looks awful is because its used on camera. You need to get it off camera, especially for portrait work. The G11 will allow you to get a flash or two & operate them wirelessly with a trigger on the hotshoe.
It just depends how seriously you want to take this (& to some extent how seriously you want others to take you). Judging by your Q I’d guess – not very.
David Hobby of the well respected Strobst site (well, amongst off camera flash users anyway!) reviews the G11 & its off camera flash capabilities here;
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/12/canon-g11-review-one-month-in.html
