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Seven Super Summer Tips

June 18, 2009 2 Comments

Since the podcast went live yesterday, the compositional theme was kind of put on the back burner, so I’d like to bring that back to the forefront today with something everybody likes…a list! For some reason lists of bullet points seem to generate a lot of feedback, and garner the most interest, so here we ...

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Hardware review: Sigma 10-20mm

June 15, 2009 11 Comments

The review you’ve all been waiting for – the one to compete with my Canon 10-22mm review from a few weeks back!  Well, there is no clear and decisive winner, so the wind is probably taken out of all the sails of those who were waiting for some smack-down talk.  The reason?  Some aspects I ...

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Hardware Review: Sigma 18-250

June 8, 2009 15 Comments

  First off, my apologies at the sudden absence on Friday – it was a day off, but not so much as a podcast recording that should have taken 30-45 minutes took 2 hours so my plans for the day were pretty much canned after that.  But anyway, on to the subject of today’s post:  ...

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Say Cheese?

May 13, 2009 4 Comments

Ever wonder why we’ve heard photographers say that when taking your picture?  Think about what happens when you do – your facial features open up, your mouth opens slightly, and you get a little upward curvature in the corners of your lips.  (Unless of course you concentrate on specifically not doing that.)  Whoever thought this ...

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The Rule of Thirds Really Does Work!

April 29, 2009 2 Comments

When it comes to composing our images – we are always looking for new ways and angles to capture things.  Often though, sometimes the traditional methods work too though.  In fact, I would venture to guess that if shown 100 pictures where the standard rules of composition were followed, and then 100 pictures where standard ...

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Are you prepared for Spring to… spring?

April 23, 2009 5 Comments

Spring represents a time of earnest and excitement for many photographers – the dreary days of winter have faded, and the sun, colors, and excitement to get outside can inspire many of us to take off for the hills – gear in hand and ready to shoot! The problem arises when Spring…springs!  This means sudden ...

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R.I.P. Mr. Jobs

So many eulogies, all heartfelt, and some downright poetic.  I’m not even going to try…RIP:

Which photos count?

There's an age old axiom that says you truly are not an expert or well-versed in any field until...

The Falling Photo Bubble

Over the course of the last several days, a conversation has been happening in the NAPP forums regarding the...

LDP # 63: Choosing a Mentor

When confronted with a new field of study, one is often thrust into the deep end of the pool...

Take Time to Play

Ever feel like your creativity is  at a standstill?  Something got it on hold?  The common belief is that...