2010 July | The Digital Photo Experience

From PhotoFest Japan – Fill Flash

July 8, 2010

Rick, Hal & Juan where in Japan for PhotoFest Japan, and we had a blast and we very much enjoying teaching and learning from all the participants. While we were there, we took the opportunity to record a number of photo tips for you on video. Enjoy! In this segment, Rick and Hal talk about [...]

Upcoming Photo Festivals

By Rob Sheppard

July 7, 2010

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There are a couple of upcoming photo festivals this summer and fall that you might find of interest. I will be a speaker at both, plus other members of the DPE gang (Rick and Juan) will be at the fall event. This summer, there is the Sedona Photo Fest from July 18-25 in Sedona, Arizona. [...]

Ridley Scott & YouTube announce “Life in a Day”

By Juan Pons

July 7, 2010

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Today YouTube in collaboration with Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald have announced “Life in a Day” what they term to be “a historic cinematic experiment that will attempt to do just that: document one day, as seen through the eyes of people around the world.” Sounds like a very neat experiment, where you get to [...]

Reminder: Win a Spot at the Maui Photo Festival!

By Juan Pons

July 7, 2010

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A quick reminder about this awesome contest we have going on thru July 15th. You could win a spot and accommodations at the Maui Photo Festival taking place August 25th thru the 29th. We have already gotten a bunch of great entries but you still have a good chance of winning, so what are you [...]

Canon releases firmware updates for Canon EOS 1D Mark IV & Rebel T2i

By Juan Pons

July 7, 2010

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Canon has just released new firmware for both the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV and Rebel T2i. This new update “Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves unexpectedly when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses)” according to Canon. Read more and download the updates here: EOS-1D [...]

iPad HD Version of “Rick Sammon’s 24/7 Photo Buffet” App Now in the iTunes Store

By Rick Sammon

July 7, 2010

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Back in January 2010, Dr. Dave Wilson (a DEP contributor) developed my first iPhone app, Rick Sammon’s 24/7 Photo Buffet. The interactive app – new & and improved & of course up sized for great image quality – is now available for the iPad. The how-to app has been completely redesigned, so the content – [...]

7.6.10 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Michelle Smith

By Rick Sammon

July 6, 2010

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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 [...]

PhotoFest Japan Wrap-up / DPE Podcast July 6, 2010

By Juan Pons

July 6, 2010

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Rick, Hal & Juan just returned from an amazing Photofest Japan, and they took a bit of time to talk about their experience at the Photo Festival as well as talk with the organizers, Scott Hards and Mary Mone-Jurasek. Take a quick listen. We hope you enjoy the episode, and if you do, we would [...]

A Light Mantra

By Rob Sheppard

July 5, 2010

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I think one of the challenges that all photographers face is how to separate the subject from the photograph. A photograph can only be a representation, an interpretation of a subject. If we focus too much on the subject, we can miss the photograph. This is especially common with landscape photography. I once had someone [...]

Selecting Your Equipment / DPE Podcast July 4, 2010

By Juan Pons

July 4, 2010

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This episode of The Digital Photo Experience podcast was recorded in Tokyo Japan which Rick Hal and Juan where teaching at Photofest Japan. Rick and Juan discuss the features they consider most important when purchasing a tripod, camera bag, lens, filters, etc. Our apologies for this podcast being a few days late, the last few [...]