Archive for June, 2009

Digital Ad – Raleigh NC Digital Advertising

June 28th, 2009

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Pentax Optio W80

June 28th, 2009

Earlier this week Pentax announced a new addition to their ‘rugged’ line of camera – the Pentax Optio W80.
The 12.1 megapixel Pentax Optio W80 is being promoted by Pentax as their ‘most shock and waterproof digital camera ever’.
It is operational to depths of 16 feet for up to two hours at a time, is [...]
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This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (21-27 Jun ‘09)

June 28th, 2009

Weekly Assignment
This week we finished up an assignment that challenged you to look at an ordinary subject in a creative way. The subject was a chair. There were a lot of good entries, but we could only pick three. Our winner this week was HoosierGal’s shot of a teddy bear on a chair, titled “Waiting”. [...]

Using Photoshop to Create Depth of Field with your Sports Photos

June 28th, 2009

In this post Edward Mercer of Digital Photography Darkroom shares a process for adding depth of field to sports images.
You know how the Sport Photos look when taken by the Pros with those really expensive LONG lenses? The soft background and the sharp player? Well you can get the same effect with your current lens [...]

Olympus FE-370 8.0MP Digital Camera – Black NIB

June 27th, 2009

FONT size=2 face=Arial FONT face=’Times New Roman’ FONT size=3 STRONG Model: FE-370 BR /STRONG Dual Image Stabilization is the 2-in-1 anti-blur solution. Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization keeps your shots steady by compensating for camera shake while Digital Image Stabilization captures crisp, clear images in any situation. This amazingly slim, all-metal 5x optical camera gets you 60 [...]

Canon PowerShot A460 5.0MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Silver)

June 27th, 2009

The stylish PowerShot A460 offers the high-performance features and high-quality design that make great pictures possible even if this is your very first digital camera. Equipped with 5.0 megapixels of resolution, a 4x optical zoom, and many of Canon’s most popular shooting features, this is a camera designed to make digital photography simple, fun, and [...]

Panasonic DMCLS85K. 8.1-megapixel black Lumix digital camera

June 27th, 2009

Make a high-performance entry into the world of digital photography with the Panasonic DMC-LS85. An 8.1-megapixel capture resolution teams up with a 4x optical zoom to deliver detailed shots, even of distant subjects. Intelligent Auto modes five technologies make it easy to confidently take stunning photos. Further, MEGA Optical Image Stabilization uses gyrosensors to ensure [...]

GIMP – An Introduction

June 26th, 2009

Many DPS readers have requested more and more information about GIMP (sometimes referred to as The Gimp) photo editing software.  As a freely licensed bit of photography software, the high interest is understandable.  Before diving into some specific GIMP tips and tricks in future posts, I’d like to help bring those up to speed who [...]

What to do when asked to sell a picture on Flickr

June 26th, 2009

One of our readers, Christopher Honiball (see his Flickr stream here) sent in this set of tips on what to do when you’re approached on Flickr to sell an image. The image to the right is one he was recently asked to sell.
Several members on the DPS forum have been approached by an official asking [...]

A Basic Food Photography Kit

June 26th, 2009

Steve Buchanan is a commercial photographer in Maryland and a contributor on Photocrati’s Photography Blog. His work can be seen at www.buchanan-studios.com.
Many of the photographers I know are gadget hounds. They love their toys. They love to talk about them, read about them, argue about them and drool over the ones they can’t afford. I’m [...]