2010 March | The Digital Photo Experience

Recording audio with your video DSLR, Part II

March 18, 2010

This is the second part of my “Recording audio with your video DSLR” post from last month. Apologies for not being to get this out sooner, I’ve just been busier than I anticipated. In any case, first I want to thank you all for all the great feedback and questions regarding that post. I am [...]

Winners of Workshops Give-Away

By Juan Pons

March 17, 2010

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Last month we put out a call for submissions of short essays for the chance to win one of two instructional photo workshops Rick and I were giving away. We are now very happy to announce the winners! Rick’s Hudson River Photography Workshop The winner of Rick’s Hudson River Photography Workshop is Chris Stern! This [...]

More Drama

By Randy Jay Braun

March 17, 2010

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Exaggeration and drama are occasionally called for when finishing an image. In this case, I wanted to make my subject look like the king of the waves. Thanks to the power of Adobe Camera Raw processing, I was able to pull an enormous amount of data out of my original capture that might have otherwise [...]

3/16 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Kevin Thornhill

By Rick Sammon

March 16, 2010

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3/16 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Kevin Thornhill

Hey Gang, We have a cool weekly feature here on DPE: Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find. Each Tuesday I choose a photographer who I find on Twitter who is . . . well, talented! I find ‘em by reading an interesting tweet and then by clicking on his or her web site. This week’s Talented Twitter [...]

Rick Shares His Top Ten Tips For Great Digital Pix

By Juan Pons

March 16, 2010

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In this quick video, DPE’s Rick Sammon, a.k.a. “King of the Photo One Liners,” stopped by Nations Photo Lab (http://www.nationsphotolab.com) to share his top ten photo tips with Nations’ Ashley Reeder . . . and you! Enjoy! And speaking of enjoying, enjoy this cool offer: DPE readers can get a free $50 order (prints, books [...]

Canon Releases NEW firmware for the EOS Canon 5D Mark II

By Juan Pons

March 15, 2010

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Canon has finally released the LONG awaited firmware update for the Canon 5D MarkII, bringing the version up to 2.0.3. New functionality includes: 24 frames per second (actual 23.97) in addition to the already included 30 fps Manual audio gain control (64 levels) Histogram display for movie mode Aperture and shutter priorities for movie mode [...]

DPE Flicker Pool Favorites for March 15th

By Juan Pons

March 15, 2010

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As always the 15th of the month is a special day around DPE, and one of those things that makes the 15th special is that we get to announce our favorite images from the DPE Flickr Pool. And this months picks are: Congratulations to robinn & George! If you would like to enter for a [...]

Harry Benson / DPE Podcast Episode #8 March 15, 2010

By Juan Pons

March 15, 2010

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Harry Benson – in this episode Rick interviews acclaimed photographer Harry Benson. Benson has photographed EVERY US president from Dwight D. Eisenhower to Barack H. Obama, however he is most known for photographing the Beatles. He was assigned to travel with the Beatles during their first American Tour in 1964. Rick and Juan also answer [...]

Weekend Travel Tips Part 1

By Jeremy Pollack

March 12, 2010

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Day trips are great, but taking a weekend trip for photography can be a great experience and a good way to indulge in your photographic passion for a few days. Not needing to worry about getting home in time or thinking about other commitments for later in the day can be surprisingly liberating! A [...]

All About Wildlife Photography / DPE LIVE Podcast Episode #2 March 9, 2010

By Juan Pons

March 12, 2010

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This is the second DPE LIVE event, featuring Rick Sammon, Hal “Bull” Schmitt, and Juan Pons, we answered questions regarding wildlife photography submitted by YOU, plus a bunch of tips on wildlife photography! The next DPE LIVE event is scheduled for April 13th at 8:00pm EST (GMT -5), 5PM PST, So mark your calendars. To [...]