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Digital Cameras and Equipment

Digital Cameras and Equipment

Blurberati Blog » Passionate about all things book: design, content, sharing, life … A top five of photo apps for the iPhone You may not know it from your friend's Facebook updates, but there's more to iPhone photography than Hipstamatic and Instagram. In fact, you can take a class in it. For the past year and a half, photographer Dan Burkholder has been travelling the country teaching iPhone users how to turn their phones into a full-service darkroom. And turning it into this: "Ninety-seven percent of the work is on the iPhone itself," he said. Burkholder's workshops run from a day to five days. This fall, Burkholder will publish a book on iPhone photography called "iPhone Artistry." "More and more people are doing serious iPhone photography, and it's only going to grow," he said. In the meantime, I asked him to name his five favorite photo apps. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. iPhone SLR Mount turns a smartphone into a serious camera Yahoo App Search site, AppSpot helps users sift through apps Google announces inaugural Science Fair winners, touts 'girl power' --Deborah Netburn

I had shot an awesome session – one of my best! Mom just saw the previews and is telling me that she doesn’t like any of them and wants either a reshoot or a print credit. HELP! – Served Up Fresh Although this problem may not happen to you exactly, I think a similar-to-some-extent scenario happens to every photographer at least once. You send client an e-mail about gallery or slideshow being ready to view and you anxiously await the e-mail response filled with joy and tears at the amazing session and how much the client loved it. But instead, you get an e-mail that is not happy. Not happy at all. I hate it. I don’t like it. You were not prepared for that at all. It’s one of those situations that baffles even the best of us. Feelings of resentment toward this clearly irrational client build quickly and you’re stumped with how to handle the situation other than screaming at them for being jerks and telling them to hop on a slow boat to China. More often than not, irrational client issues will come through e-mail. First of all, the very minute that you get that e-mail, DO NOT RESPOND. Take a deep breath and keep calm. Do not poke the bear. And then leave the ball in their court.

Photography Magazines | Latest Magazine Subscription Offers Captured Light Photography • Cincinnati Ohio Stunning Self-Portraits by a 17-Year-Old (18 photos) Like Valerie Chiang or Kalie Garrett, Alex Stoddard is one of those talented teenage photographers who knows how to express themselves. His self-portraits are all incredibly unique and after viewing them you're left wondering where he's going to take you next. What I enjoy most is that you can almost feel his passion come through. I got in touch with Alex to ask him a few questions, including how his style evolved while taking on the 365 project. What have you learned from your 365 project? Your photos are all beautifully artistic. I see that you're friends with Rosie Hardy. How has Flickr helped you develop your style? Are there any quotes you live by? Thanks for the interview, Alex. Check out more of Alex's incredible photos on his Flickr page.

Stuff You Need Learn Photography A whole new way to learn photography I’ve spoken with thousands of people who – despite the beginner or even intermediate courses they’ve taken – are still confused about the basic elements of photography. It’s obvious that many traditional methods of teaching photography just don’t work! I’ve developed my own style of teaching. It’s based on an artist’s natural instincts of curiosity and discovery which quickly produces dramatic results. Free Resources Study the Free HDR TutorialReview Trey’s Photography Tips and TricksRead Trey’s Camera & Software ReviewsSign up for the Monthly NewsletterSubscribe to Trey’s YouTube ChannelWatch Trey’s Variety Show Cameras I Recommend Below is a list of cameras I recommend that should work for any skill level or budget. Priced at about $499, this Sony mirrorless camera is highly recommended if your budget is keeping you at around the $500 level. If budget is not a concern, I suggest you jump down to the “Better” or “Best” recommendations.

Take the Fancy DSLR with You (almost) Everywhere [What I Learned from Shooting with Film: Part 4] In this post Rachel Devine (author of our new kids photography eBook Click) continues to share her five reasons learning photography on film cameras made her the digital photographer that she is today. Also Read Part 1 on Shooting with Burst Mode, Part 2 on Natural vs Artificial Light and Part 3 on Embracing the Grain. Back when I really got into photography, I would carry my Nikon FM2 with me everywhere. I also had a stash of film in my backpack. That camera body had a bit of a ding in the side and some scratches, but there were no light leaks and the lens was crystal clear so it was all good. There were no camera phones to capture the moments I wanted to capture. I still have my camera with me pretty much all the time and when I strike up a conversation with another mother at the park/zoo/school I almost always come to find out that they too have a DSLR… at home… in the closet… in a camera bag. My advice is always the same: Customize it: Live with it: Life is the time to practice.

45 Beautiful Abandoned Places [Photos] Every building that exists has a story to tell, some more than others. This is especially true when it comes to abandoned buildings. When you encounter one, a variety of emotions are evoked, usually that of curiosity, melancholy and/or nostalgia. Questions such as ‘who made it?’ and ‘how long has it been here?’ start appearing in your mind. In this post, we’ve gathered 45 beautiful photos of abandoned places from around the world. Recommended Reading: 100 Captivating Examples Of Urban Decay Photography Namie, Fukushima, Japan. Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea. Tanque Verde Guest Ranch, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. Domino Sugar Factory, Brooklyn, New York City, USA. Michigan Building, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Bannerman Castle, Pollopel Island, New York, USA. Buzludzha Monument, Bulgaria. Hashima Island, Nagasaki, Japan. Miranda Castle, Celles, Belgium. Chambre de Commerce, Antwerp, Belgium. Denbigh Asylum, Denbighshire, Wales. Pripyat, Ukraine. New World Shopping Mall, Bangkok, Thailand.

These 20 Photographs Will Leave You Speechless. Especially The 11th One. There Are No Words. Take a look at these 20 powerful photos that will leave you speechless. Some of these photos are of truly historic moments, while others, are quite heartbreaking. World War II veteran from Belarus Konstantin Pronin, 86, sits on a bench as he waits for his comrades at Gorky park during Victory Day in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, May 9, 2011. Konstantin comes to this place every year. This year he was the only person from the unit to show. Reddit100s of galaxies seen through the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), as they were 10 billion years ago. Sunset on Mars, taken in 2005 by the Spirit rover. A soldier making the long walk to defuse a car bomb in Northern Ireland. wikipedia Neil Armstrong after his Moonwalk. This was taken moments after Jewish refugees realized they weren’t being sent to their deaths at the horrible concentration camps and were in fact being saved. Ignorance is bliss – Homeless man sleeps outside a diner in Milwaukee. Nazi rally at Nuremberg in 1937. Undulating clouds. Source: Viral Nova

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