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How We See Ourselves

Novartis has an ad campaign that is so true. How we see ourselves is not how others see us. While they see the exterior us, we continue to imagine ourselves young and healthy. Maybe we should all start to see each other...

Make It Rain Photography

Make It Rain Photography

From TheSlantedLens Want a rain effect without getting everyone wet? Here’s how to create a rain curtain behind your subject so that in the final photograph, it looks like it’s raining. Bryan Peterson, in...

The Best Portrait Lenses

The Best Portrait Lenses

When you purchased your first DSLR, it probably came with a kit lens that served you well. It went from a wide-angle to medium telephoto, perhaps reaching to a 135mm. The focal lengths from 85mm to 135mm are ideal for...

NASA Announces Discovery of 5 New Earth-Like Planets

NASA Announces Discovery of 5 New Earth-Like Planets

Followup: NASA has announced the discovery of 5 new earth-sized planets in the habitable zone. What does this mean? Simply that there are 5 candidate planets that could also harbor life as we know it on Earth. source...

Mirrorless, Mirrorless, Tell Me Who Is The Fairest?

Thom Hogan has an interesting piece on whether the compact mirrorless cameras are gaining ground vis-à-vis the DSLRs. Are photographers trying them out or adopting them? Are the mirrorless replacing the DSLRs or the...

The Black Rapid Sling Strap Adds Carrying Case

Change the way you think about camera straps Black Rapid combines its award-winning sling strap design with a padded carrying case for compact digital cameras and video cameras TORONTO, ON., February 1, 2011 –...

The Bare Naked Truth About Nude Art Modeling

The Bare Naked Truth About Nude Art Modeling

What motivates a person to pose nude in front of total strangers? Money is a motivation for students. But at 50, Kent Van Dusseldorp, a former accounting and computer guy, decided to become a nude art model at local...