“The [Canon] SD980 delivers dependable image quality.” DigitalCameraReview has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS / IXUS 200 IS [Specs], an ultra compact digital camera with 12.1MP...
Archive - 2009-12-15
How to Shoot [Difficult] Celebrities
Some celebrities can be quite difficult to work with and their list of demands are fodder for ridicule. But if you must get the pictures, you must “learn to roll with the punches.” So say the professional...
Fell 3000 Feet and Still Clicking
A Canon EOS Rebel XT fell off a skydiver’s helmet and plunged to the ground 3000 feet below. Besides a crack in the plastic body, the camera apparently still works fine. [ Read the article at: Fred Miranda ] Share...
James Cameron Avatar Interview
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Traveling by Plane? Do not Check in Li-Ion Batteries.
Avoid Being “Powerless”: I3A Warns Holiday Air Travelers to Keep Lithium Batteries Out of Checked Bags Hand Inspection of High-Speed Film Recommended; Digital Media Safe in Transit Wakefield, Mass. December...
Leica Oskar Barnack Award Call for Entries
Contest period: January 15th – March 1st, 2010. “Leica Oskar Barnack Award” competition: open to all professional photographers. “Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award” competition: open to...
Shoot Concerts Like A Rock Star
Shooting concerts can be specially tricky with low light, fast moving subjects, and people in your way to a good picture. Joseph Linaschke is a freelance photographer in Los Angeles and shoots lifestyle photography for...
On the Trail with the Leica M9 @ Luminous Landscape
“But I’m going to be a bit of an iconoclast and propose that the M9 is in fact an ideal landscape camera in many situations.” Luminous Landscape has published a very interesting “Landscape...
Use Shallow Depth-of-Field to Isolate Your Subject
Most beginner photographers rate a digital camera by scrutinizing a picture taken by the camera to see how sharp it is. Sharpness is prized for good reasons and yet it is often important to be able to throw the...