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Did Amazon just patent the seamless background setup?

Can someone with some method patent experience tell me how this would be enforceable? Unless someone was in your studio, and saw/videoed/photographed your setup, how could Amazon claim that their “method” was infringed upon? “You’ve got no shadows! …you must have used our patented methodology.” IMHO, if you are a studio shooter and you can’t suss out how to effectively remove shadows from your background, you may want to consider a new vocation. So, what am I missing here? Granted, I do not live in the US, but I am a tad concerned that this madness...

Can you speak at least one exotic language, such as Korean or Turkish?

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Models Required (Male & Female) – Build your portfolio here – Dublin

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Seeking Producer for Feature Film

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2 x Clapperboard crew wanted

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Promotional staff required – regular work

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URGENT sound designer for final degree film. CONTACT ASAP

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Camera Person with kit needed for a 3 day short film (Dalston)

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Photographer for Movie Set

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Photographer and Fashion Stylist needed for Asian Bridal Shoot

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When Apples Fall From Trees: SmashingConf Freiburg 2014

When Apples Fall From Trees: SmashingConf Freiburg 2014 When Apples Fall From Trees: SmashingConf Freiburg 2014 By Vitaly Friedman May 6th, 2014 Events, 0 Comments Some things just don’t change: SmashingConf Freiburg is taking place again this year, on September 15th-16th 2014, in our lovely hometown Freiburg, Germany. Two days, one track, 18 brilliant speakers and 300 fantastic attendees, sharing practical insights into their craft. And the best bit: lots of networking with good ol’ German beers in beer gardens, at the very foot of the legendary Black Forest. Tickets are now on sale. SmashingConf 2014: “This Is How We Did It” The main...

Update To The Business Of Real Estate Photography Released

Wide-Angle Lenses For Real Estate Photography: How Wide is Wide? Interior Lighting With Multiple Strobes: By Scott Hargis What Should You Charge For Real Estate Photography? Don’t Charge For Real Estate Photography Until Your Verticals are Vertical Choosing Gear To Get Started in Real Estate Photography For Least the Cost My Formula For Pricing Real Estate Photography The Arithmetic Of Real Estate Photography Pricing Bracketing With Flash For Exposure Fusion and HDR Flash For Beginners – Why You Eventually Really Do Need To Use...

Review of the Olympus TG-850 ‘Tough’ Waterproof Camera

Review of the Olympus TG-850 ‘Tough’ Waterproof Camera A Post By: David Julian I’ve discovered a flexible companion for all weather action, adventure, and family fun. I’d been researching the ideal pocket-sized, waterproof, and shock-resistant camera to take to Hawaii for one of my Land and Sea Photography workshops. I’d compared every “tough” camera available online, but not one jumped out and said “Buy Me!” Besides the full DSLR kit that I’d haul to the islands, I wanted to test and demonstrate a well-featured compact for capturing outdoor sports and vacation adventures. Almost every small durable camera available had been on...

How Self-Portraiture Makes You a Better Photographer

How Self-Portraiture Makes You a Better Photographer A Post By: Ryan Pendleton As long as art has existed, so too has the self-portrait. Van Gogh famously painted more than 30 self-portraits, using the available subject-of-self as both an outlet for his artistic talents, and as a method for perfecting his craft. Rembrandt, as perhaps the most prolific master of the self-portrait, painted, etched and drew more than 100 images of himself throughout his lifetime. One can even imagine the cavemen as having injected some degree of self into the prehistoric images painted on their cave walls. Self-portraiture is NOT the same as a Selfie But as rich...

‘Why We Create’ featuring photographer Nick Fancher

There is absolutely no sound. It is a silent movie. Do you have to “join” Vimeo to get sound.? Is this an ad for Vimeo, because it’s not working!! I’m going somewhere else now, bye! Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/05/06/why-we-create-featuring-photographer-nick-fancher

National Park Service bans drones in Yosemite

I think a better solution would be a permit process allowing for only so many permits per area of the park, maybe with some areas off limits, only on select days. It could be made very restrictive—such as one day a month, which could be posted for all to see on their web page and at the park entrances. Also, in the event of a crash, if the users don’t retrieve, then they are billed the full amount of retrieval, not matter how much it costs. Decibel levels could be set, plus all sorts of other restrictions. When I think of some of the other stuff that goes on in the parks, it...

onOne Software’s Perfect Effects 8 available for free

Before I install it, can someone tell me more about this software? How big is the installation? I don’t have Lr or PS. Are there services running in the background even if I don’t run the software? e.g. DRM, Update, etc Review on Amazon isn’t so exciting. I understand this is FREE but there are a lot of harm a bad software is capable of doing. Source Article from...

Behind the Shot: Shredded

Very interesting post as usual, Erez. Having seen your earlier posts, I looked at the finished image first imagining the PP tweeks you most likely did, and for the most part I was spot on. I’m not saying that to boast, but just to let you know that your contributions have actually teached me a thing or two about postprocessing 😉 One tweek I assumed incorrectly was some selective blurring on the foreground. I guess the reason why it looked like that to me is the not-so-increased contrast in the lowermost area, together with blurring due to the tilt-shift setup? Anyway, if it was my...

6-8 beautiful promotional models needed

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FEMALE MODELS REQUIRED FOR EXHIBITION OPENING

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Indian Teen Models Needed for Pageant

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Indian Female Model required for Edinburgh Fringe Flyers

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Male Model Required for a Makeup Drag Queen Look

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Assistant Director with Sound/Lighting Experience

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Need a Gun DSLR Operator

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Cameraman Wanted for Indoor Studio Shooting – Approx 2 Hours

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Artwork for Soulful House Track Required – Free Online Release

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Build me a Modelling Portfolio & I’ll Build Your Photography Portfolio

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Fostering Healthy Non-Professional Relationships

Fostering Healthy Non-Professional Relationships Fostering Healthy Non-Professional Relationships By Jeremy Girard May 5th, 2014 Communication, Opinion Column, Workflow 0 Comments As Web designers and developers, we invest a lot of time and effort in nurturing professional relationships, including those with clients, prospective clients, coworkers, peers and others in the industry. Unfortunately, while many Web professionals work hard to make these work-related relationships as strong as possible, they often neglect their non-professional relationships, including those with family and friends and even with themselves and their own health...

Now Accepting Entries For PFRE Photographer Of The Month

Wide-Angle Lenses For Real Estate Photography: How Wide is Wide? Interior Lighting With Multiple Strobes: By Scott Hargis What Should You Charge For Real Estate Photography? Don’t Charge For Real Estate Photography Until Your Verticals are Vertical Choosing Gear To Get Started in Real Estate Photography For Least the Cost My Formula For Pricing Real Estate Photography The Arithmetic Of Real Estate Photography Pricing Bracketing With Flash For Exposure Fusion and HDR Flash For Beginners – Why You Eventually Really Do Need To Use...

A Beginners Introduction to Using Layers

A Beginners Introduction to Using Layers A Post By: Paul Timpa Using layers in your photo editing software is one of the most important things you can do to create great images. Layers are so powerful, even the most basic understanding of them can improve your photography tremendously. The good news is that using layers is extremely easy, and very quick. If you follow along with this tutorial and incorporate the techniques, you’ll see a huge difference in the quality of your images. While there are countless things you can do with layers, it’s convenient to group them into three main categories: Exposure blending Local...

Versatility – Your Guide to Shooting Great Travel Photography

Versatility – Your Guide to Shooting Great Travel Photography A Post By: Mark Eveleigh Professional travel photographers realize that the key to their business is versatility: to be able to shoot all styles of photography, and to consistently capture great shots even under very trying conditions. To be a strong assignment photographer you must identify your weakness and then work on it. Instead of concentrating on what you shoot well why not break out of your comfort zone and try something more challenging? Some of the most experienced photographers from The WideAngle network give us their insights into a few of the specialized fields of travel...

Win One of Three Lenses From Tamron!

Win One of Three Lenses From Tamron! A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Over the last few years here at dPS, we’ve run very some very popular competitions with our partners to give away, to lucky dPS readers, some of their great photographic products. We are lucky enough to be able to do it again this week! For this competition, Tamron is giving away THREE prizes! These three unique prizes are designed to help every level of photographer create BETTER pictures. Tamron is the world’s most awarded photographic lens line. Each will be won by a different dPS reader. Here’s what you could win: Tamron SP 17-50 f/2.8 Di II VC –...

Time-Lapse Photography Equipment Guide to Getting Started

Time-Lapse Photography Equipment Guide to Getting Started A Post By: Ryan Chylinski Currently for a limited time only get the Stage R Versatile Motion Control for Timelapse and Film and get FREE eBook – on now at SnapnDeals! “Never forget that all the great photographs in history were made with more primitive camera equipment than you currently own.” – Brooks Jensen No doubt that first time you said “Hey, wouldn’t it be fun to dabble in DSLR photography? You know, just as a hobby.” Your financial counsellors, or your spouse for that matter, broke out in budget busting hives. There probably isn’t a more gear focused group of...

Samsung NX Mini real-world samples gallery

Well, in the corners, they could be better. Nevertheless, for 450 euros, it’s a decent offer – considerably better IQ at 24mm would only be available at three times the price and much bigger a package (talking about m43 offers – some small body with the Oly 12/2). I only wish it had GPS built-in. I hate having to spend sometimes hours on synchronizing my GPS tracks recorded with external GPS trackers to my photos after multi-day excursions / travels. (This is why, BTW, I tend to use the Nokia 808 for outdoor travel shooting. No need to struggle with GPS synching as it...

American Museum of Natural History photo archive now online

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Female models wanted

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Screen writer (feature film)

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Experienced Producer for Feature Film

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Female Models & Fashion Photographers Required for Exciting Fashion Shoot

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Build me a Modelling Portfolio and I’ll build your Photography Portfolio

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Urgent Assistant Photographer for new Fashion Designer TFP

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Winners of the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards, part 2

Wow, Sony, well done! You have really identified the world’s best photography. It’s not just skilled or technically impressive stuff, but clearly merits your World’s Photography Award. The second photo in this collection, 1st Place Architecture, what an impressive photo; the blurry underside of a suspension highway is so evocative and deeply symbolic, the lighting and composition so fabulous, the concept so original, that I imagine thousands of people everywhere are rushing to print it and hang it in their homes. It makes me want to throw my camera away. I used to think...

Dream Girl Model Search

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Models Required for Promotions and Events Through out NZ

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Female Model required for PR and Modelling work – Manchester

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Models Wanted for Website Features

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Hair Models for Catwalk Show

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Assistant Director and Assistant Camera Man

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FILM CREW AVAILABLE IN THE MANCHESTER AREA

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Sound Crew Needed for Stereo3D Short Film

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Film Crew Wanted for YouTube Network

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Exp DOP required for short film – must have own equipment

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Need Photographer for 10th May, 1 hour, $100, 8-9pm

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Responsive Design Begins With The URL

Responsive Design Begins With The URL Responsive Design Begins With The URL By David Marland May 2nd, 2014 Content Strategy, Information Architecture, Responsive Web Design 5 Comments The BBC’s Programmes website is huge, and is intended to be a rolling archive of everything that the BBC broadcasts on television and radio. Originally released in 2007, it now has pages for over 1.6 million episodes, but that’s barely half of the story. Surrounding those episodes is a wealth of content, including clips, galleries, episode guides, character profiles and much more, plus Programme’s newly responsive home pages. The new...

This Week In Real Estate Video #108 – Getting Started In Property Video

Wide-Angle Lenses For Real Estate Photography: How Wide is Wide? Interior Lighting With Multiple Strobes: By Scott Hargis What Should You Charge For Real Estate Photography? Don’t Charge For Real Estate Photography Until Your Verticals are Vertical Choosing Gear To Get Started in Real Estate Photography For Least the Cost My Formula For Pricing Real Estate Photography The Arithmetic Of Real Estate Photography Pricing Bracketing With Flash For Exposure Fusion and HDR Flash For Beginners – Why You Eventually Really Do Need To Use...

Weekly Photography Challenge – Cityscapes

Weekly Photography Challenge – Cityscapes A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Earlier today I shared a set of images of cityscapes. That’s designed to inspire you, make you say “wow” and want to get out there and photograph your city. This week I’d like to challenge you to photograph close to home. If you live in a city, you’re all set! If you’re in the country or smaller town, you just need to get more creative or take a short drive. You’ll notice that many of the cityscape images in the collection are shot at night. That’s when the city and the lights really come to life and dance for the camera. Find the best location...

35 Cityscape Images to Take Your Breath Away

35 Cityscape Images to Take Your Breath Away A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Recently I’ve done a lot of natural world images including landscapes, bugs, waterfalls, flowers and even pets. So it’s time for something different and I’m shifting gears to man-made. Here’s a collection of cityscape images to get you inspired enough to get out and take some of your own. Enjoy! Up and Above by Sebastian Opitz on 500px Shanghai at Night by Clemens Geiger on 500px Brooklyn Bridge New York City – NY by Dominique Palombieri on 500px Houses of Parliament, London by David Mar Quinto on 500px Concrete Jungle 2 by Kerim Hadzi on 500px Dark...

1939: England in Color (part 2)

slide 21, posing at sunset. from their body expression I can just imagine their thoughts: “keep steady, don’t move, no blink”. Thanks for letting me be a “contemporary witness” of this time. Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/05/03/1939-england-in-color-part-2

What The Duck #1000

What The Duck #1000 WTD #1000 Check out ‘What the Duck’ in our Link Directory  What the Duck is a comic strip by Aaron Johnson. It started as a webcomic, with the first strip posted in July 2006. The strip has appeared as print in numerous photography magazines including Amateur Photographer in the UK. It was picked up for syndication in 2008 by Universal Press Syndicate under the name W. T. Duck. What The Duck is published here every week, and also runs in our weekly newsletter. Source Article from...

Leica T lenses: Correcting some distortions

I will say, too, that software correction is absolutely an issue. It is true that in many cases it is minor and doesn’t make much of a difference. But in other cases it absolutely affects absolute image quality, and if you’re asking for 5x retail price for a camera based on premium lenses, software correction is a factor. The worst cases of software correction, in my experience, are when large barrel distortions are corrected in camera. If you want to see what this looks like, buy a Canon SX230HS travel zoom, install CHDK, and shoot raw, to see what the captured image circle...

C&A Marketing acquires Calumet, some services to be restored

I’ll stayed tuned as to what happens; I was fond of the old Penn Camera in Springfield, and in the words of Yogi Berra, it was deja vu all over again when Calumet closed in the DC area. Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/05/02/c-a-marketing-acquires-calumet-photographic-some-services-to-be-restored

Black & Mixed Race Models Wanted

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Model Wanted for Close-up Beauty shoot

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3 Actress/Models Required for Advertising Role

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Cameraman with HD camera wanted for 5 hr shoot on 29/05/14 -PAID

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Crew needed for short film ‘A Legitimate Conversation’.

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Camera Op’s w/Gear –

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Experienced Editor Needed

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Newbie Tips for Working with a Model

Newbie Tips for Working with a Model A Post By: Phillip VanNostrand If you’ve ever tried taking pictures of someone (or something) that isn’t extremely cute and fluffy like a baby or a puppy, you’ll know it can sometimes be difficult to capture people in a flattering way. Some people are extremely shy or don’t like getting their picture taken. Others really do like having their pictures taken. Some even make a living getting their picture taken. They are called models, and today we are going to consider what it is like working with models. Where can you find a model to practice with? There are two ways to go about...

5 Tips for a Powerful Picture Every Time

5 Tips for a Powerful Picture Every Time A Post By: Scott Umstattd You see plenty of landscape, portrait and commercial photographs every day on the web and in magazines. You can tell by the lighting, staging and seemingly overall perfection of everything in those pictures that days, maybe even weeks of planning were needed to pull of such amazing photographs. With that much planning, all that is left to do when it is time to take the picture is press the shutter. The photographer behind the lens probably even knew exactly what time she was going to press the shutter. In short, the photographer did everything necessary to prepare...

Fujifilm TCL-X100 teleconverter for X100/S samples gallery

Fujifilm TCL-X100 teleconverter for X100/S samples gallery The Fujifilm TCL-X100 is a screw-in teleconverter for the X100 and X100S which increases the effective focal length of their 23mm F2 lens to 50mm. We’ve been shooting with the TCL-X100 for a few days now, in a range of different situations and light levels to see how it performs in everyday use. Read on for our first impressions, and follow the links to see our sample images. View our Fujifilm TCL-X100 samples gallery Experience with Fujifilm TCL-X100 By Barnaby Britton I’ve been an X100 and X100S user for about three years now. There are many things that I appreciate about both...

Photographic treasure trove stored in former limestone mine

Life affirming, love it. Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/05/02/photographic-treasure-trove-stored-in-former-limestone-mine

Massive 3,000 square foot pinhole photo on display

I do, but I fly R/C, not full-scale. Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/05/02/massive-3-000-square-foot-pinhole-photo-on-display

Create your own DSLR external battery pack

The dummy battery connector he’s using apparently has an active circuit inside and is designed for 7.4V-8.4V input, in which case 9V output from the battery is probably ok. Of course, that’s based on sketchy Amazon specs which also say “4V-8.4V” without specifying for what. I don’t put too much faith in those specs…. The real voltages are probably higher unless under heavy load, and there are probably regulators inside the camera that make that ok anyway. Those regulators might run hot, but having the battery outside the camera removes a major heat source....

Brand Ambassadors & Theatrical Models Wanted

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Outdoor Models Wanted

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Fashion/commercial Model Agency are Opening Their Books for summer 2014

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Portfolio Opportunity

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Models for Fashion Show

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Composer required for moving short film

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Crew Needed For Short Film – Unpaid (Expenses Offered)

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First AD Paid job + Clapper + Assistant DOP + Makeup Artist

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D.O.P Required for Short Film

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PFRE Videographer of the Month for April: Congratulations Patrick Kerwick!

Wide-Angle Lenses For Real Estate Photography: How Wide is Wide? Interior Lighting With Multiple Strobes: By Scott Hargis What Should You Charge For Real Estate Photography? Don’t Charge For Real Estate Photography Until Your Verticals are Vertical Choosing Gear To Get Started in Real Estate Photography For Least the Cost My Formula For Pricing Real Estate Photography The Arithmetic Of Real Estate Photography Pricing Bracketing With Flash For Exposure Fusion and HDR Flash For Beginners – Why You Eventually Really Do Need To Use...

Lens Review Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD

Lens Review Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD A Post By: Shiv Verma   Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD was tested in April 2014.  The version of the lens tested is for the Canon DSLR mounts and it is compatible with both crop and full frame sensor bodies. The lens is also compatible with Nikon and Sony bodies. On a Canon crop factor camera body the lens provides a field of view equivalence of 240-960mm. The lens has fast, silent focusing, Vibration Compensation and eBAND (Extended Bandwidth and Angular-Dependency) lens coating in addition to the conventional BBAR (Broad-Band Anti-Reflection) coating. These coatings are designed...

Greater Storytelling Images by Shooting Collections

Greater Storytelling Images by Shooting Collections A Post By: Andrew Faulk You hit the export button and now your shot is ready for your website, blog, Facebook photography page, or an email attachment to a client. Be honest with yourself. Why is it a great image? Many photographers fall into the trap of thinking an image is stellar because of its textbook perfection. Beware. “Regular Joe” isn’t as interested in technical precision as they are the story in the frame. Many photographers concentrate on leaving a shoot with that one glorious image. However, it is rare that a single picture is powerful enough to tell a larger story....

A newfound focus: Sony SLT-A77 II First Impressions Review

Still neither Final review nor First impression review of the already shipping GH4 flagship from Panasonic.Shame on DPReview !!While most of competitor site of DPReview have already posted at least a long Preview or a Review, DPReview still don’t go further than a single short and poor half page “quick summary” of the GH4 new Panasonic’s flagship , three month after annoucement and now after it is released and shipping.What a pity ! Not first time for Panasonic products, as DPReview provided the final Review of GH3 only 7 monthes after announcement and 5 monthes after...

Sony announces SLT-A77 II high-end APS-C A-mount fixed-mirror DSLR

Sony announces SLT-A77 II high-end APS-C A-mount fixed-mirror DSLR Sony has announced the SLT-A77 II – its latest enthusiast grade, APS-C fixed-mirror DSLR. The Mark II features the same pixel count as its three-year-old forebear, but delivers it using a new 24MP sensor. The camera also gains a 79-point autofocus sensor, which it combines with the most sophisticated autofocus system on a Sony camera yet. In addition, the A77 II gains a ‘WhiteMagic’ RGBW LCD panel and Wi-Fi, along with all the processing improvements that come from the company’s latest Bionz processor. Other upgrades include the customizable ‘Quick Navi...

Pressy gives your Android phone an extra button

Pressy gives your Android phone an extra button The power button and volume rocker are typically the only physical controls you’ll find on a smartphone as almost all functions are accessed via soft-buttons on the touchscreen these days. Sometimes a hard button can allow for quicker access to certain functions though. Dedicated camera shutter buttons, like on Nokia’s Lumia devices or the Sony Xperia Z1, are a good example. The Pressy button is a new accessory that adds an additional programmable hard button to your Android device. It slots into your smartphone’s headphone socket and once inserted is hardly visible....

Photographer Required for Test Shoots

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One Photographer Required for Model Competition

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Film Crew Required for Two-Day Beach Shoot in May

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Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander Males and Females

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Wanting a Photographer for Family Shoot Canberra

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Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: May 2014

Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: May 2014 Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: May 2014 By The Smashing Editorial April 30th, 2014 Wallpapers, 1 Comment We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one—desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for six years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each...

Real Estate Photography Question and Answers

Wide-Angle Lenses For Real Estate Photography: How Wide is Wide? Interior Lighting With Multiple Strobes: By Scott Hargis What Should You Charge For Real Estate Photography? Don’t Charge For Real Estate Photography Until Your Verticals are Vertical Choosing Gear To Get Started in Real Estate Photography For Least the Cost My Formula For Pricing Real Estate Photography The Arithmetic Of Real Estate Photography Pricing Bracketing With Flash For Exposure Fusion and HDR Flash For Beginners – Why You Eventually Really Do Need To Use...

Improve Your Images with the Lightroom Graduated Filter Tool

Improve Your Images with the Lightroom Graduated Filter Tool A Post By: Andrew S. Gibson The Lightroom Graduated Filter is a versatile tool for making local adjustments to your photos. Don’t be fooled by the name – it may be named after a type of filter used for making skies darker in landscape photography, but its uses go far beyond that. Before we look at how you can use the Graduated Filter tool to improve your images, you may want to think about the style in which you’d like to process the photo. What is your ultimate aim? My article Finding and Achieving Your Style in Lightroom will give you some advice on figuring that out. Once you know...

The Magic Light of the Golden Hour

The Magic Light of the Golden Hour A Post By: Rick Berk EOS-1D Mark IV with EF 24-105 f/4L IS. 1/500 at f/4, ISO 200. What is Golden Hour? My absolute favorite time to photograph anything is a time of day called the Golden Hour. The Golden Hour occurs during the time just before sunset, and just after sunrise. When the sun is lower in the sky, near the horizon, it must travel through more of the atmosphere, reducing the intensity of direct light and thus reducing the contrast in the scene. More blue light is scattered, so sunlight will appear reddish and shadows won’t be as deep as when the sun is higher in the sky. In...

Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R real-world samples gallery

“Photography is not rocket science. No need for dogmatic rules about which lens to use in what situation.” If you are trying to reduce facial distortion then there is no question that it is infallibly true that there is less at a longer distances. and the effect is significant from 85 to 135mm equiv. That’s a dogma for sure. If we are trying to ascribe rules of thumb of what appropriate focal lengths are for different situations (which, after all , is exactly why people call 85mm the classic portrait lens), then the rule of thumb is that 85mm is too short for a decently...

Fujifilm firmware brings swifter viewfinder and sundry features to X-E2

I think Samsung sales for NX cameras are not going well. After all, imho, the NX30 is mainly a NX300 + EVF in a bulky, plasticky, dslr like body. And is also quite expensive. DXO just tested it and, as I immediately stated when NX30 was announced, the performance is exactly the same as the over 1 year older NX300. Source Article from...

Call for entries: Dorthea Lange-Paul Taylor documentary prize

Those other Russian photos and French photos from some time ago that were posted here were unarguably full of joy and and fun and yet people complained, not about the joy, but then the image quality and technique! They called it staged and fake and proclaimed “who is interested in this person’s life? Posting artsy photos of your kids online, what a creep!”. Source Article from...

Samsung launches Galaxy K Zoom with 10x optical zoom

Samsung launches Galaxy K Zoom with 10x optical zoom Smartphone imaging components have improved a lot in recent years but the lack of an optical zoom is still a major disadvantage compared to traditional compact cameras. Samsung tried to bridge the gap with last year’s Galaxy S4 Zoom but the device ended up being bulkier than its smartphone cousin, the Galaxy S4, without offering the same high-end specification. It also didn’t convince us in our smartphone shootout either.   Now Samsung is aiming to make its hybrid model more attractive to consumers and has launched the second generation of the Galaxy Zoom series. The new...

DxO launches upgrade for Optics Pro, now supports Nokia Lumia 1020

DxO launches upgrade for Optics Pro, now supports Nokia Lumia 1020 DxO has launched an upgrade of its Optics Pro Raw conversion software. Version 9.1.5 now offers support for the Nokia Lumia 1020‘s DNG Raw files. The Canon EOS 1200D (EOS Rebel T5), Olympus E-M10 and Stylus 1, and the Nikon Coolpix P340 have also been added to the list of supported cameras. An upgraded version (2.1.5) is also available for ViewPoint, DxO’s software and plugin for geometric corrections.  We had a look at the Nokia’s Raw capturing capabilities, using Adobe ACR, when the feature was added via a firmware update. With Optics Pro you can now apply...

Exclusive Events Promotion

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Good Looking Girls Wanted as Event Promo & Host in Top Clubs

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Event Photographer

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We Are Looking for New Faces for Rokk Ebonys Spring Summer 2014/15 Campaign

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Club Hostess Wanted ASAP in London

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Producer Indie Feature

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Fashion Photographer Required for Edgy East London Shoot

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Urban Noize Remix Music Video Requires Actors

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Photographer Needed URGENTLY!!

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Photographers & Videographers

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Second Photographer for Wedding

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Assistant Wedding Photographer & Videographer Wanted

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Meet “The Mobile Web Handbook”, A New Smashing Book By Peter-Paul Koch (Pre-Sale)

Meet “The Mobile Web Handbook”, A New Smashing Book By Peter-Paul Koch (Pre-Sale) Meet “The Mobile Web Handbook”, A New Smashing Book By Peter-Paul Koch (Pre-Sale) By Vitaly Friedman April 29th, 2014 Smashing Books, 1 Comment Argh! Weird browser bugs, inconsistent CSS/JavaScript support, performance issues, mobile fragmentation and complicated nuances such as device pixels, viewports, zooming, touch event cascade, pointer/click events and the 300ms delay. To make sense of it all, we created The Mobile Web Handbook, a new practical book by Peter-Paul Koch to help you understand technical issues on mobile and deal with them effectively. We have all been there. With...

Off Camera Flash for Your Travel Photography

Off Camera Flash for Your Travel Photography A Post By: Brook Mitchell The creative use of artificial light in travel photography is a powerful tool that can take your images to the next level. While there’s a myriad of information available on getting started with off camera flash, the tutorial here is tailored for you. It will give you a start using these techniques with relatively cheap and portable equipment while on the road. The tutorial will cover the basics of gear you will need, along with real world examples of different techniques you can use to make your images pop. It is assumed here that you have a full understanding of...

9 Top Tips for Shooting Waterfalls, Creeks and Streams

9 Top Tips for Shooting Waterfalls, Creeks and Streams A Post By: Gavin Hardcastle Waterfalls, creeks and streams are something of a photographic specialty for me. Aside from the fact that there are thousands of them at my Vancouver Island Headquarters, they’re also really easy to photograph and often result in magical images that stand the test of time. Whether it’s a moss speckled trickle or a colossal roaring deluge, moving water seems to be irresistible to photographers and when it’s done well, can be utterly gorgeous. Let me share with you my top tips on how to shoot waterfalls, creeks and streams. 1 – Shoot in all weather I’ll...

MIT algorithm predicts photo popularity

The winning WorldPressPhoto gets 3.71 score. A blurry pic of cat, without contrast and composition gets a score 3.8A cat that could go public as lolcat gets 4.5. Same cat at older age posing for the camera, in perfect light and contrast and composition, but boring pose gets a 3.8 score. It seems that the app does not compute : Appealing contrast, color, and composition . The most important factor ‘story’ is anyhow something we have to make up ourselves (and argue about it amongst each other) Source Article from...

Alien Skin Software announces Exposure 6 plugin

Alien Skin Software announces Exposure 6 plugin Alien Skin Software has released the latest version of its flagship photography effects software. Exposure 6 now includes a ‘Bokeh’ focus and lens-simulation feature, an updated image processing engine for instant previews, enhanced user interface for quick workflow, and unlimited creative texture control. The analog film emulation and creative effects plugin integrates with Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, and Aperture or can be launched as a stand-alone program. Exposure 6 will be available in June 2014 at alienskin.com for $149. Owners of any version of Exposure may...

Sony patent hints at RX compact with even greater pocket power

@DaveE1 As for your information Sony stock is rated JUNK at Wallstreet. Their Imaging division is loosing hundreds of millions of dollars every year, for years already. The innovation does NOT come from Sony imaging, but from their components division. Thats a very diffrent Sony then Sony Imaging. Sony Components is an OEM manufacturer delivering those patents to all companies that want to use their technology. They sell it out and receive money for letting them use their technology. Hence the reason why so many camera manufacturers are using Sony sensors. For so far your knowledge of large...

Samyang announces ‘AE’ 35mm F1.4 for Canon, and 300mm F6.3 for DSLRs

Samyang announces ‘AE’ 35mm F1.4 for Canon, and 300mm F6.3 for DSLRs Samyang has announced five new manual focus lenses, including a revised ‘AE’ version of its Canon-mount 35mm F1.4 which allows electronic aperture setting from the camera body. Meanwhile the Reflex 300mm F6.3 UMC CS is a compact mirror lens designed for APS-C SLR cameras, which will be available in Canon EOS, Nikon F, Sony Alpha and Four Thirds mounts. Finally there are three cinema versions of existing photo lenses – a 10mm T3.1  for APS-C SLRs, a 12mm T2.2 for mirrorless cameras, and a 7.5mm T3.8 fisheye for Micro Four Thirds.   Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC (Canon AE...

Sound Editor, Designer and Mixer for Short Film

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Join a Film Production Team

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Bezahltes Praktikum in Kölner Castingagentur

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Filming Camera Man and Filming Crew

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Crew Members Required for Short Film Being Made for Competition

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Reality Cooking Show Hunting Young Wannabe Chefs

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Photographer and Models for Fashion Label Launch

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Seeking Photographer for Personal Training Studio

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Photographers Needed for Vocalist Photo Shoot

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Professional Photographers Needed

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Collaborating With Adobe Fireworks On Large Design Teams

Collaborating With Adobe Fireworks On Large Design Teams Collaborating With Adobe Fireworks On Large Design Teams By Dan Nisbet April 28th, 2014 Communication, Fireworks, Workflow 2 Comments Working with people can be hard. But get it right, and you’ll be able to produce stunning work more smartly and quickly than ever before. With methodologies such as agile and lean influencing how design teams work, some interesting challenges lie ahead. Iterative and collaborative practices vary greatly across work environments and even projects, and they can, and most likely will, bring your time-honed workflow to its knees. A shared understanding of the...

Congratulations To Barry MacKenzie April PFRE Photographer Of The Month

Wide-Angle Lenses For Real Estate Photography: How Wide is Wide? Interior Lighting With Multiple Strobes: By Scott Hargis What Should You Charge For Real Estate Photography? Don’t Charge For Real Estate Photography Until Your Verticals are Vertical Choosing Gear To Get Started in Real Estate Photography For Least the Cost My Formula For Pricing Real Estate Photography The Arithmetic Of Real Estate Photography Pricing Bracketing With Flash For Exposure Fusion and HDR Flash For Beginners – Why You Eventually Really Do Need To Use...

Interview with Jim Mortram – Small Town Inertia

Interview with Jim Mortram – Small Town Inertia A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Recently Darren brought to my attention a guy in the UK doing something extraordinary. A project with images so emotion filled and powerful, images that reach into the souls of the people in the photographs and brings them out in the image. I reached out to him and asked him for an interview and he was most gracious to agree! So I’m proud to share this with you. Jim Mortram and his Small Town Inertia project. The interview is a bit long, but I promise you it’s worth it as we cover a gamut of topics and look through many of his images. If you want to learn...

Updating your Camera’s Firmware – What is it and Why it’s Important

Updating your Camera’s Firmware – What is it and Why it’s Important A Post By: Roy Vieth Does your camera have the latest firmware? This topic is one that I often find myself explaining in more detail, and one that many people aren’t even aware that they can update their camera’s firmware, and how this may affect their digital camera. An analogy is to updating the version of software on your smart phone. What is firmware and why is it important? Inside your camera is a microprocessor (small computer), that uses software stored on non-removable flash memory inside your camera. This is called firmware and is the operating system of your camera which allows...

Get more accurate color with camera calibration

Yes, I agree with the article, but I would like to see a serius comparison of the different options available. Xrite, Datacolor, now which was new to me qpcard, any other options? Which work with Lightroom, which work with other software options such as aftershot, RawTherapee, ACDSee, just to mention three. Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/04/28/get-more-accurate-color-with-camera-calibration

Getty Images now lets you hang iconic photos on your wall

Wait till they start showing all the stuff they’ve nicked…… Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/04/28/getty-images-now-lets-you-hang-iconic-photos-on-your-wall

‘City of Samba’: Rio Carnival in tilt-shift

A work of patience. Simply fantastic. Riding, shooting, select, edit, sync … very good. Um trabalho de paciência. Simplesmente fantástico. Montar, fotografar, selecionar, editar, sincronizar… muito bom. Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/04/27/city-of-samba-rio-carnival-in-tilt-shift

Apple patents 3D interactive hologram display system

Apple patents 3D interactive hologram display system AppleInsider has discovered another interesting Apple patent. This time the technology giant has patented a 3D-display system that projects digital images into a medium such as a non-linear crystal, using infrared lasers or similar technologies and accepts user input in the form of gestures.  In practice, this means a hologram-type image is projected over a light source using two UFO-shaped parabolic mirrors. Users can then interact with the projection using gestures, such as touches and swipes. Those gestures are detected by lasers that send information about when and where their...

12 stunning images from Smithsonian’s photography contest

To Eleson: this is a very interesting question, which is next to “what’s art ?”. For sure there is no “perfect photography” and “darker or lighter shadows and mi-tones” is as it is always in art a question of tastes. Yet, the point Maria2008 (I assume) and me wanted to raise was the abuse of HDR. Each technique is like a spice, say like Tabasco. What’s that sort of cooking if one pours a heavy dose of Tabasco in each meal prepared ? Some people will say “hey, dude, are you living on the moon ?! That’s called Mexican-style cuisine...

Models Wanted for Live Show

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Models For Fashion Look Book

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Camera Crew wanted for UK Paranormal team

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Seeking Editor for short film

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Cinematographer, First Assistant Director, Sound Designer, Production Mgr

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Videographer Required URGENTLY!

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Crew for (Comedy) Short Film Wanted

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Talented Student/Junior Photographer required

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Finding and Achieving Your Style in Lightroom

Finding and Achieving Your Style in Lightroom A Post By: Andrew S. Gibson There are so many options for processing photos in Lightroom that it’s no surprise that some photographers get confused. If you’re finding it difficult to decide what to do with your images (in the post-processing sense) you’re not alone. The key is to think about what you want to achieve with your processing. That’s not always easy, but you may find it useful to start by thinking about the following aspects. Your answers will help determine the approach you take. Colour Do you want a bright, colourful image or a desaturated one? Perhaps you’d even like...

Why Prints Matter to You as a Photographer

Why Prints Matter to You as a Photographer A Post By: Bryan Caporicci Digital has done wonders for our industry – it allows us to learn faster, it gives us technological opportunities that we could have only wished for in the “film” days and it has made completely new styles of photography possible. There’s no doubt that the digital shift has been a positive one. While we embrace all of this change that digital has brought and explore the new depths of technology, I think it’s important to keep one foot in the “analog” world, at least one area – the physical print. The print versus digital discussion is a very...

‘City of Samba’: Rio Carnival in tilt-shift

A work of patience. Simply fantastic. Riding, shooting, select, edit, sync … very good. Um trabalho de paciência. Simplesmente fantástico. Montar, fotografar, selecionar, editar, sincronizar… muito bom. Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/04/27/city-of-samba-rio-carnival-in-tilt-shift

12 stunning images from Smithsonian’s photography contest

Unfortunate that you can’t seem to vote on the best image in each category. My choices: Natural #5, Travel #8, People #1, Americana #7, Altered #3 (with #4 virtually in a tie), Mobile #3. My favorite? People #1. But so many great images! The cameras were almost all Canon or Nikon; others might want to get in the mix next year. In Mobile, you’d think the only cameraphones available were iPhones, but their images certainly prove the old adage that the best camera is the one you have with you. Source Article from...

Editorial Model

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2nd Model required for wedding shoot in London

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Free Photoshoot for April 28th

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Models wanted – Darwin NT

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Swimwear Vintage Glamour Shoot

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Photographer wanted to shoot with Latin Pop recording artist

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This Week In Real Estate Video #107 – Check Out The PFRE Video Contest Entries

Wide-Angle Lenses For Real Estate Photography: How Wide is Wide? Interior Lighting With Multiple Strobes: By Scott Hargis What Should You Charge For Real Estate Photography? Don’t Charge For Real Estate Photography Until Your Verticals are Vertical Choosing Gear To Get Started in Real Estate Photography For Least the Cost My Formula For Pricing Real Estate Photography The Arithmetic Of Real Estate Photography Pricing Bracketing With Flash For Exposure Fusion and HDR Flash For Beginners – Why You Eventually Really Do Need To Use...

Weekly Photography Challenge – Pet Photography

Weekly Photography Challenge – Pet Photography A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt By Jamie Grant Last couple of weeks have been all about nature and the outdoors. Another part of nature is the animal kingdom. So this week’s photography challenge is to get out and photograph some pets. If you don’t have any borrow your friend’s or neighbours. Photographing animals presents a unique set of challenges. You have a moving, possibly unwilling subject to deal with – as well as potentially tricky exposure to try and get detail in fur or feathers. Just the right light is essential, as is a delicate hand at working with your furry (or...

38 Pet Photos to Amaze and Inspire You

38 Pet Photos to Amaze and Inspire You A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt We’ve been focused on nature and landscape for a while on dPS so it’s time to shift gears and move over to the fauna, specifically – pets. If you have any pets you no doubt have endless photos of them. I have tons of photos of my cats on my iPhone. But let’s take it up a notch and see some really outstanding pet photos and see how it’s done. I might even motivate myself to get out the “real” camera and take some photos of my girls. NOTE: if you’d like to learn how to take great pet photos check out this mini-guide – SnapnPets. Waiting to be...

What The Duck #1300

What The Duck #1300 WTD #1300 Check out ‘What the Duck’ in our Link Directory  What the Duck is a comic strip by Aaron Johnson. It started as a webcomic, with the first strip posted in July 2006. The strip has appeared as print in numerous photography magazines including Amateur Photographer in the UK. It was picked up for syndication in 2008 by Universal Press Syndicate under the name W. T. Duck. What The Duck is published here every week, and also runs in our weekly newsletter. Source Article from...

12 stunning images from Smithsonian’s photography contest

Many great images. And its not about the camera, its about the talent of the photographer.But since this is a gear forum:Among 60 finalists, used cameras: 1 mirrorless (Fuji XPro-1), 1 SLT (Sony A77), 3 P&S (2 superzoms), of course only phones in the phone class (10). The rest DSLRs. Seems like the “dinosaurs” are alive and well. Source Article from...

ThinkTank StreetWalker HardDrive backpack review

Just what we need: another photo backpack – up to now the meagre range of choices available are so limited! I’m surprised that they haven’t incorporated a helium bladder/blimp to offset the wearying effect caused by staggering around with a couple of pro bodies, half a dozen fast lenses covering 10-500mm, a powerful laptop, lotsa batteries, tripod, hunting rifle, emergency food, drink & equipment. Stuff you need on holiday.“StreetWalker HardDrive”. Priceless. Source Article from...

SEXY DANCERS Needed for Paid Lingerie Shoot – London

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Actors Needed for Feature Film

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Talent for Video/Photoshoot at the Mural Site and Around Brooklyn

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Promotion Staff, Cocktail Makers and People with Bar Experience

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Fitness Model for Photosoot

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Videographer Required URGENTLY!!

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Young and Talented Videomakers Wanted

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Various Roles: Film Crew Required

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2 Camera Operators for Intimate Listening Party for Japanese Tongue Sisters

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No experience? Want to make a documentary?

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Stop Wasting Users’ Time

Stop Wasting Users’ Time Stop Wasting Users’ Time By Paul Boag April 25th, 2014 Opinion Column, User Experience, User Interaction 0 Comments Our users are precious about their time and we must stop wasting it. On each project ask two questions: “Am I saving myself time at the expense of the user?” and “How can I save the user time here?” What is the single most precious commodity in Western society? Money? Status? I would argue it is time. We are protective of our time, and with good reason. There are so many demands on it. We have so much to do. So much pressure. People hate to have their time wasted,...

Rebuilding An HTML5 Game In Unity

Rebuilding An HTML5 Game In Unity Rebuilding An HTML5 Game In Unity By Martin Kool April 24th, 2014 Android, Games, HTML5 10 Comments When our HTML5 game Numolition was nearly done, we decided to throw it all away and rebuild it in Unity. That turned out to be an exciting and valuable experience, and one that I thought would be worth sharing with other Web developers. Come in, the water’s warm! Last year, we released a mobile game named Quento. It was written entirely in HTML5, wrapped in our proprietary PhoneGap alternative and launched in many app stores with mild success. The game caused me to jot down a few spinoff...

11 Accessories for Long Exposure Photography

11 Accessories for Long Exposure Photography A Post By: Scott Wyden Kivowitz Every so often I get an email from a blog reader asking “if there is one accessory that you would recommend for long exposure photography, what would it be?” I wish the answer was a simple one, but of course it is not. There are so many accessories that I carry every time I go making long exposure photographs. There are also many accessories I carry on a regular basis no matter what, and some I carry here and there depending on the location. So with that all said, here are some of my favorite items, and must have accessories for long exposure photography....

7 Street Photography Tips and Exercises to Try This Season

7 Street Photography Tips and Exercises to Try This Season A Post By: James Maher You can currently pick up 2 eBooks on Street Photography by James on sale now at SnapnDeals! Windswept Hair, Prince and Broadway, SoHo If you live near me, the birds are starting to chirp, it no longer hurts your face to walk out the door, and everyone sheds their all black winter outfits and puts on their most interesting attire. If you live in the southern hemisphere, it’s beginning to cool off nicely. Spring and fall are the best times of the year to capture people and focus on street photography. If ever there’s a time to do it, it’s now. So here is a list of...

Lost 1960s moon photos recovered from analog tapes

What strikes me, as a guy who was alive back then, is that we went to the moon in the first place. No, we didn’t have cell phones, and the only computer in school was a massive apparatus in its own room which you had to program with terse text commands. But we weren’t quite as backwards as it might appear to the current generation. Making it to the moon was a serious accomplishment. That, and the Beatles. Source Article from...

1939: England in Color (part 1)

As far as I can see, they clearly mark the photographer as someone who knew both their technical and compositional basics, and was capable of taking at least decent-quality photographs. As others have mentioned, obtaining proper focus and exposure required a little more skill than it does today (not to mention that colour slide film, with its less than comfortable exposure latitude, was a novelty back then). I’m not one to judge their “artistic” merit, which would be kind of goofy anyway, because these shots were obviously never intended as art, nor are they trumpeted on...

Updated: Creating the Leica T

To understand the present, you must first understand the past. Why are Japanese cameras cheaper? After the WWII, Germany was stripped of all its intellectual property, its industrial and technology patents made void. It was devastating to German companies who have totally lost momentum, and it created a huge bonanza for manufacturers elsewhere (particularly in the US and Japan). Many of (then) smaller Japanese companies had actually been repair shops before the war, and were familiar with the construction of the cameras, and most had experience fabricating hard to get parts. The economic...

Famatic connects generations through digital picture frame

Famatic connects generations through digital picture frame People are taking more pictures than ever before and many of them are posted on Facebook, Instagram and other social networks. However, not everybody has access to those digital platforms and with only a very small proportion of photos made into prints, the less tech-savvy or connected may be missing out. A new Kickstarter project is aiming to make digital images more accessible to those without social media accounts. Famatic is a picture frame that connects to Facebook and Instagram – or you can email pictures as well. The idea is to place Famatic on your parents’ or...

All teed up: Leica T First Impressions Review

Yep, sounds like sour grapes, alright. LOL. You seem to forget that, in its time, there were plenty of other photographers who considered your beloved M6’s to be nothing but overpriced, over-romanticized, shiny, anachronistic novelties for people with more money than brains. Now, you’re exhibiting the ultimate in hypocrisy by approving of your own appreciation for your Leicas, while ridiculing any appreciation for this new Leica. If anything, your Leica M6’s (adjusted for today’s dollars, and taking into account that they were little more than glorified light-tight...

Topless Male Models Required for In-Store Event – Glasgow

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Welsh Female Models Urgently Needed!

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URGENT! Model Needed for Creative Beauty Photoshoot in North London

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Male Model 25 to 45 for Corporate Photography TFP

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Model Required for Implied Nude Shoot on Gold Coast

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Photographer Needed For Fashion Lookbook

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Lighting For Real Estate Photography Turns 26!!!

Wide-Angle Lenses For Real Estate Photography: How Wide is Wide? Interior Lighting With Multiple Strobes: By Scott Hargis What Should You Charge For Real Estate Photography? Don’t Charge For Real Estate Photography Until Your Verticals are Vertical Choosing Gear To Get Started in Real Estate Photography For Least the Cost My Formula For Pricing Real Estate Photography The Arithmetic Of Real Estate Photography Pricing Bracketing With Flash For Exposure Fusion and HDR Flash For Beginners – Why You Eventually Really Do Need To Use...

Finding Gold in Your Image Archives

Finding Gold in Your Image Archives A Post By: Rowan Sims No doubt like many other photographers, so many of my images have never seen the light of day. This is mostly for good reason; they are out of focus, poorly composed, badly timed, they just don’t make the cut. Often these images may be good, just not the BEST. I have learned though, that there can be gold hiding in your archives, just waiting to be rediscovered, taken into the develop module and shared with the world. I have found that spending some time digging through old shoots can yield some very positive results. Make it part of your workflow to revisit your...

Win a $1500 of Camera Gear with Loving Landscapes

Win a $1500 of Camera Gear with Loving Landscapes A Post By: Darren Rowse Last week we announced a brand new dPS eBook – Loving Landscapes: a Guide to Landscape Photography Workflow and Post-Processing with the early bird discount of 33% off what will be its normal price. We’re really pleased both with the eBook and how it helps readers improve their Landscape Photography Post Processing – but also the feedback it is already getting. Here’s what one of our readers – Belinda said: “Thanks for this ebook. I downloaded it at 11pm last night moments after getting your email and was up until 3am reading it and practicing the...

How to get Motivated to do more Photography

How to get Motivated to do more Photography A Post By: Gavin Hardcastle Are you one of those photographers who finds there’s a million other things that demand your attention and get in the way of pursuing your passion for photography? You’re not alone. The work/life balance is a delicate dance and it’s easy to get sidetracked by the endless tasks of day to day life, even when things are going well. As a professional photographer you’d expect I spend a great deal of time out there shooting, but the truth is that I don’t get to shoot anywhere near as much as I’d love to. There are a few things you can do however, that ought...

Long Haired Models Required for Portfolio Building

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Fitness model for portfolio shoot

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