2010 March | The Digital Photo Experience

Special Treat for DPE followers

March 11, 2010

By any measure DPE has been a resounding success, and yes we have a GREAT team here which we affectionately call “The DPE Gang”, but honestly what has made DPE so successful has been you, our audience. With out you DPE would be just a bunch of folks talking to themselves. At every turn you [...]

Repurpose Your Photographs

By Rick Sammon

March 11, 2010

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Images © Rick Sammon I am sure you have hundreds or even thousands of great photographs hanging around. Pictures you took for the shear joy of taking pictures. When the economy started to slide, I though about ways in which I could repurpose the images that I had hanging around, so to speak. In this [...]

Never Mind the Dust – Change the Lens!

By Randy Jay Braun

March 10, 2010

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It seems that I am always hearing younger photographers discuss the horrors of switching a lens out in the field. There is this underlying concern that a person may actually get a fleck of dust inside the camera, and then actually allow it to land on the sensor. Oh the horror! My advice to you [...]

Perfect Nature and the Perfect Photo

By Rob Sheppard

March 10, 2010

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Over 15 years ago, I first saw the potential of Photoshop — I saw it as a potential return to the classic techniques of the Ansel Adams darkroom, but too many people simply saw it as a way to move pyramids or clone hot-air balloons flying under Delicate Arch, and nature photographers were either appalled [...]

3.9.10 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Ann Rodriguez

By Rick Sammon

March 9, 2010

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3.9.10 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Ann Rodriguez

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 their web site. This week’s Talented Twitter Find is: [...]

Space – The Final Frontier

By Rick Sammon

March 9, 2010

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Mozart once said: I’m not so much concerned about the notes, but the space between the notes. As a musician (I studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston), I can relate to that quote – because the space between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves. No space . . . [...]

Social Media Session and Seasoned Pros at Hallmark

By Rick Sammon

March 9, 2010

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Social Media Session and Seasoned Pros at Hallmark

Hey Gang, I’m just back from giving my Social Media Marketing presentation to the students (entire school) at the Hallmark Institute of Photography - located in Turner Falls, MA. I took this shot (HDR) of the main presentation room before my session started. Awesome facility. More important are the awesome instructors at Hallmark. After my [...]

5 Lightroom Quick Tips

By Jeremy Pollack

March 8, 2010

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Lightroom is a great tool for organizing your photo library, working with images and making prints and web galleries. Here are five quick tips for working with this great program. 1) When fine-tuning any adjustment sliders, hover your mouse over the slider itself and use the up and down arrow keys to adjust the [...]

DPE LIVE / All about Wildlife Photography / March 9 @ 8PM EST

By Juan Pons

March 8, 2010

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The next DPE LIVE event will be held tomorrow at 8PM EST (5PM PST) and the topic will be Wildlife Photography. DPE Live is a monthly LIVE call in show where a few of the DPE gang will be answering your questions LIVE on the air. You have the opportunity to ask your questions via [...]

DPE’s RS with MK on D-Town

By Rick Sammon

March 6, 2010

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Just a quick “thank you” to Scott and Matt for inviting me on D-Town . . . for five segments! Here’s the link to show #1. The focus of this segment is on people photography: lenses, flash, reflectors, diffusers, etc. Thanks guys! Speaking of these dudes, several members of your DPE team will be at [...]