The Digital Photo Experience

Levi’s Stop Motion Eye Candy

If you have not seen it yet, you must check out this new amazing viral video done for Levi’s jeans. But what’s truly cool about the video is that this was done not with fancy computer graphics or trickery, but by using good old fashioned photography. Amazing work, traveling across the country in an RV [...]

Canon releases firmware update for Canon EOS 7D

Canon has just released new firmware for the Canon EOS-7D. This new update fixes 4 minor issues with the camera:

Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).
Fixes the AF point-selection behavior of the C.Fn III-7 (Manual AF pt. selec. [...]

From PhotoFest Japan – Different Vantage Point

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 talks about the importance of [...]

And the Winner of Our Maui Photo Festival Contest is….

We are very excited to announce the winner of our Maui Photo Festival contest: April Danielle.
April is an avid photographer who is very eager to learn and is extremely excited at the opportunity to spend a five days learning at such a spectacular location.
Rick and I are very much looking forward to meeting April at [...]

From PhotoFest Japan – Filters

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, Hal tells us why it’s a [...]

DPE Flickr Pool Favorites for July 15th

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 both Raul & Carlos!
If you would like to enter for a chance to [...]

Rick & Juan answer your questions / DPE Podcast July 15, 2010

We’ve accumulated lots of questions sent in by you, and since we have not had a chance to record a Q&A session in some time we thought we’d dedicate this entire episode to answering your questions.
Please keep sending those questions our way, Rick and I truly enjoy hearing from you and answering any questions you [...]

What the Duck Featured on Scott Kelby’s Blog

I guess I must admit I am a truly a photo geek… The reason I say that is because my favorite comic strip by far is What The Duck by Aaron Johson. If you have not seen or heard of WTD, as it is affectionally called, don’t waste another minute and make sure to check [...]

From PhotoFest Japan – Situational Awareness

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, Hal teaches us about a very [...]

From PhotoFest Japan – Fill Flash

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 using [...]