2009 December | The Digital Photo Experience

Don’t Amputate & Don’t Decapitate

December 14, 2009

Here is a quick composition tip and an easy way to remember it: Don’t “amputate” a subject (an animal or a person) at a joint – the ankle, knee, hip, elbow, and wrist; and don’t “decapitate” a subject with the horizon line (or tree line or grass line) in the background. While I was composing [...]

DPE Photo Caption Contest #2

By Juan Pons

December 14, 2009

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Yikes! Rick sent us this pair of pictures from his Fossil Rim Wildlife Center workshop and we thought the picture on the right was perfect for our next photo contest. The person who submits the best caption gets a copy of Rick’s book, The Complete Guide to Digital Photography (which obviously does not include the [...]

Holiday Reading and/or Watching Recommendations from the DPE Gang

By Juan Pons

December 11, 2009

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As the holidays approach, the DPE team wanted to share with you our favorite photography related books and videos. Use this list to drop hints on what you would like for the holidays, or purchase them yourself. We would also love to hear your suggestions. Make sure to tell us about any great books or [...]

Exporting Your Images From Lightroom Part 1

By Jeremy Pollack

December 11, 2009

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Last time we discussed file management in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, including how to import images into the database, where your files are stored and how the changes made in Lightroom are non-destructive. That leads to the inevitable question – “How do I get my edited images out of Lightroom?” Since Lightroom changes don’t actually affect [...]

2009/12/10 Time Posts “The Year in Pictures 2009″

By Juan Pons

December 10, 2009

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Time Magazine posts their picks for the images that best represent the year 2009. As usual some great images and some very moving images. What do you think? You can see all the images here: http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1946595_2010901,00.html

Rick’s Quick Photoshop Tip: Hand-Color an Image

By Rick Sammon

December 10, 2009

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Here is one of my favorite creative Photoshop techniques: Hand-coloring an image. This lesson, along with more than 100 of my Photoshop and Photography lessons, are posted on my page on KelbyTraining. Join the fun! And… hope to see you at Photoshop World in Orlando. Hey, if you know another way of doing this, please [...]

2009/12/10 Nikon announces new lens / teleconverter

By Alan Hess

December 10, 2009

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Nikon announces a new Super Telephoto lens to replace the older AF-S VR NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens. The new AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VRII is built for professionals with it’s wide aperture, new vibration reduction, and rugged construction. The new 300mm lens comes with the following improvements: Nikon VR II (Vibration Reduction) Image [...]

Scott Kelby & Springs of Hope Kenya Orphanage fundraiser

By Juan Pons

December 10, 2009

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Our friend Scott Kelby has just announced that he is helping to raise funds for the Springs of Hope Kenya Orphanage thru the sale of some VERY cool photographer oriented t-shirts. If you are looking for some neat and inexpensive gifts for yourself or a special photographer in your life, you can’t go wrong with [...]

The BEST iPhone Apps for REAL Photographers

By Juan Pons

December 10, 2009

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The BEST iPhone Apps for REAL Photographers

I admit it, I am an iPhone geek, and I can’t even remember what life was like before the iPhone… I rely on my iPhone everyday, for just about everything, from keeping my calendar handy, checking up on email, keeping up with twitter, and checking up on the comments you all leave here on The [...]

Black Rapid Camera Straps

By Chris Klapheke

December 9, 2009

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I feel like a gunslinger. Draw, pardner! Only instead of a six-shooter, I have my spanking new Canon 7D by my hip. Up comes the camera, fast and ready to shoot. For events, parties or photo walks, the Black Rapid camera straps give you instant access to your camera, and keep weight strain off of [...]