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10 Fashion Photography Tips

Fashion photography should convey an essence of authority, so your direction of the model(s) needs to be confident and self-assured.  Showing signs of anxiety, stress or lack of direction will invariably be reflected in the performance of your model so make the subject feel comfortable and involved.  Organise a shot list before the shoot and [...]

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10 Fashion Photography Tips

3/21/2010 2:45:08 PM - Digital Photography School

(rt) Illustration: Bond posters, Homer Simpson's car, & more

3/20/2010 10:56:14 PM - John Nack

Gloves / Photography Tips And Etre Touchy Gloves Winners

Cool Gloves Will Help You Photograph When It Is FreezingFour days ago, we had a post about making gloves that fit taking pictures in a cold weather. We also had a giveaway for Etre Touchy gloves.

Well, the Etre Touchy Contest is over and we have our three winners. Scroll to the end to find out if you are one of the Lucky bare handed who get a pair of the coolest photog gloves ever. We had 215 submissions, some had some great tips, some were hilarious to read (yup, I read them all) and some were simply opt-in which is also cool. Thanks for everybody who took the time to chim in.

Random.org provided us with the winning numbers. However, just before we announce the winners, I'd like to share some of the really useful tips we got through the comments

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Journey Behind a Lens…

A guest post by Prateek Ahuja from Purple Karma. For an artist, there is nothing as gratifying as having known they have yet again created a masterpiece – and masterpiece, here, is nothing but what they want to bring to life. Likewise, for a photographer, if there is something that they see behind the lens and [...]

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Journey Behind a Lens…

3/20/2010 8:03:10 PM - Digital Photography School

Free In Depth Adobe Tutorials For Digital Photographers

With digital photography your images aren't complete until you've engaged in some form of post processing image manipulation. That is unless you and your digital camera are so good that there is no need for further adjustments after you've taken a picture. Well, for people like me, who at least take a quick look at all photo files using one graphics program or another, and then try to make the image better, we're always on the lookout for shortcuts and guidance. If ...
3/20/2010 6:33:58 PM - Digital Shot

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (14-20 Mar ‘10)

Weekly Assignment This week we finished our Commute assignment. We wanted you to show us how you or others typically got from point A to point B. Our winner this week was Draycat for the photo of the man walking to work under an umbrella. We liked the depth of field in this shot, and we [...]

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This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (14-20 Mar ‘10)

3/20/2010 2:01:37 PM - Digital Photography School

Weekly Deals and Specials

FROM B&H SanDisk 8GB Extreme CompactFlash Memory Card $69.99 + Free Shipping (USA) Seagate 1TB FreeAgent Go Portable Hard Drive (Tuxedo Black) Price: $179.99 – $30.00 = $149.99 + Free Shipping (USA) Sony DPF-A72N/B Digital Photo Frame 7″ LCD (QVGA) (Black) Price: $94.95 – $25.00 = $69.95 + Free Shipping (USA) FROM ADORAMA Adorama Strobo-Socks, Nylon Fabric Diffuser for Portable Strobes, Pack of [...]
3/20/2010 1:41:01 AM - EpicEdits

LIFE – Winners Announced!

It’s been a very tough task for our judges and we’ve finally managed to whittle the 1,925 entries down to just three… It took a little bit longer than we’d have liked and it’s cost us a lot more in coffee! But here they are. LIFE In first place, michaelmix In second place, Flavunish In third place, merzzie I wanted [...]

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LIFE – Winners Announced!

3/20/2010 1:31:44 AM - Digital Photography School

(rt) Photography: Darkness, distant underpants, & more

3/19/2010 11:25:41 PM - John Nack

5 Mind-Traps of Beginer Photographers

A Guest Post by Laura Radniecki. Everyone starts their photography journey as a beginner. Everyone, at some point in time, looks to those who have more experience and expertise than them and feels inadequate. It can be overwhelming to pick up this amazing machine [Point & Shoot OR DSLR camera] that is capable of so much, [...]

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5 Mind-Traps of Beginer Photographers

3/19/2010 7:48:28 PM - Digital Photography School

Newegg: That's Gotta Hurt


I'm terribly sorry but your child has MSI.

Thanks to Diana! Original is here!
3/19/2010 3:30:00 PM - Photoshop Disasters

Best Studio Lighting Tutorials?

What are the best studio/model/portrait lighting techniques that you've encountered?
3/19/2010 3:16:00 PM - EpicEdits

Beach Photography

Whether a tranquil haven of serenity or a jam-packed platform for sun worshippers, the beach is a perfect location for all genres of photography; macro, documentary, seascape, portrait and even wildlife. Here are some pointers to get your creative juices flowing when it comes to beach photography. Waiting for a moment - by ^riza^ Macro and Creative [...]

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Beach Photography

3/19/2010 2:22:04 PM - Digital Photography School

Telling a Story With Shaped Bokeh - Five Examples

We all love a photo that tells a story. In stories we talk about sub plots. Subplots can relate to the main plot and enrich in it many ways.

It can prelude the main plot and help create emotional attachment to the characters. It can contradict the main plot and provide irony. It can resonate with the main plot, making its point stronger.

In photography we have subject and background (or far plain). The background can relate to the subject, in similar ways that a sub plot relates to a main plot.

To illustrate that point I decided to use images with shaped bokeh.

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3/19/2010 1:29:59 PM - DIYPhotography

My First Shoot with the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8

Tuesday afternoon I was walking by Kevin Agren’s office (he’s our Director of Sales), and he asks if I ever got a chance to try the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom he had gotten us as a loaner. I told him I had actually tried it out on a shoot I did back in December for [...]
3/19/2010 6:16:51 AM - Photoshop Insider

Nancy Staggs Wins 2010 Dean Collins Educators Scholarship

Honoring the legacy of educator Dean Collins—his gift for teaching, his passion for quality, and his lifetime of contributions to the Photoshop and Photography community—the Dean Collins Scholarship is awarded annually to one high school or college educator nominated by his or her students. The scholarship features an [...]
3/19/2010 5:59:46 AM - Photoshop Insider

(rt) Photography: Stormtroopers, deer-skipping, and more

3/19/2010 5:28:32 AM - John Nack

LESS IS MORE: Weekend Photography Challenge

Flowers in a Green Field - by nhburdick This weekend your challenge is to take an image on the theme of ‘Less is More’. We’re going for a fair ‘minimalistic’ approach this time around. Feel free to interpret the theme as you want – but once you’ve taken you ‘Less is More’ image, upload it to your [...]

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LESS IS MORE: Weekend Photography Challenge

3/18/2010 8:25:00 PM - Digital Photography School

Light Fare: The "Jarvie Window"

Here's a new use for your ring flash.

Salt Lake City-based photographer Scott Jarvie made a unique set of portraits using a Ray Flash ring flash adapter and an 8mm fisheye lens.

Gimmicky? Perhaps. Fun and creative? Yup.

Cue the flood of imitators on Flickr in 3, 2, 1…

(Thanks much to Ben for the tip via the comments section.)

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3/18/2010 4:00:00 PM - Strobist

Say Hi to the New Photography Blogs

Here's a list of fairly new photography blogs being published by the readers of Epic Edits. Check these guys out and see what they're up to -- you might just like what they have to say and show (I know I did).
3/18/2010 3:00:00 PM - EpicEdits

How to Choose Your Next Camera – What and Where to Buy

Wondering How to Choose Your Next Camera? In this post Kim Brebach from Get the Picture shares some advice on the topic. As on any journey, the next step depends on where you start. If you’re a pro shooter, you won’t be reading this because you’ll know what you need or want. If you’re a serious [...]

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How to Choose Your Next Camera – What and Where to Buy

3/18/2010 2:44:05 PM - Digital Photography School

Dell: To The Stocks!


Maybe we should club together and send Michael Dell a copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Thanks to Rick! See for yourself!
3/18/2010 2:11:00 PM - Photoshop Disasters

I’m a Photographer for National Geographic

Photography: ©National Geographic When photographer Paul Nicklen climbed from his Zodiac into the Antarctic Ocean to take pictures of a massive leopard seal for National Geographic, the former marine biologist from Baffin Island, Canada, had no idea what to expect. A short distance from an enormous marine predator and in freezing waters, he swam up to [...]
3/18/2010 1:28:33 PM - Photopreneur

If you're still on CS1 and want to upgrade, now's a good time

If you own a product from the first generation of the Creative Suite (e.g. Photoshop CS, released in 2003) and want to be able to upgrade it to a more recent version, now's a good time to pull the trigger.

I'm not hinting about the possible timing of future releases. I am noting, however, that Adobe introduced a "three versions back" policy a couple of years ago. That means that you can upgrade from CS, CS2, or CS3 to the current version (CS4). When the current version goes up by one, so will the cutoff for upgrades. Therefore if you're holding onto a copy of CS and may want to upgrade it at some point, well, you shouldn't wait too long.

3/18/2010 8:40:27 AM - John Nack

New Online Class: How to get Killer Prints from Your Epson Printer

We just released this brand new class on Kelby Training Online, and although I’m the host of this new class, the star is really Dan Steinhardt from Epson (better known as ‘Dano’), and in this new class we dispel many of the long-held myths and folklore about printing, and show how really easy it is [...]
3/18/2010 6:04:15 AM - Photoshop Insider

Catch My Interview with DesignByFirgs

Firgs has been running a series of behind-the-scenes interview with some of the folks on our team at NAPP Headquarters, including everyone from our Social Media Ninja Nancy Massé to my assistant Kathy Siler (the woman with quite possibly the hardest job in the world), and she even did an interview with the man, the [...]
3/18/2010 5:48:33 AM - Photoshop Insider

Win a Nikon D300s and 35mm f/1.8 Lens From Your Concert Shots at Photoshop World!

By now you guys already know we have a “How to Shoot Live Concerts” in-depth pre-conference workshop next Tuesday in Orlando at Photoshop World (Sponsored by Nikon Professional Services), but I just learned yesterday that NPS is giving away a new Nikon D300s DSLR, along with their new 35mm f/1.8 lens to the student who [...]
3/18/2010 5:41:36 AM - Photoshop Insider

Take Photos at PhotoWalkPro’s Free Photo Walk at Photoshop World

I was just trying to see how many times I could work the word “Photo” in the headline above. Nonetheless, it is true—my good buddy Jeff Revell at PhotoWalkPro.com is hosting a free Photo Walk in Orlando, next Tuesday (the day before Photoshop World officially kicks off), so if you’re going to be in [...]
3/18/2010 5:11:10 AM - Photoshop Insider

Video: Why do we climb?

Photographer Alexandre Buisse is a triple threat, making me feel soft, lazy, and photographically underachieving. He brings his lens to some pretty amazing locales, as you can see here (full-screen viewing recommended):

For a less frenetic presentation, check out his site.

3/18/2010 12:34:37 AM - John Nack

How to Photograph Mushrooms, Toadstools and Fungi

Photo by algo One of my favorite things to photograph is Mushrooms – in this post I’ll give you some tips on how to do it. As a child I had a love hate relationship with Mushrooms. It all started down on my Nana’s farm where on cool Autumn days one of the things we’d love to do [...]

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How to Photograph Mushrooms, Toadstools and Fungi

3/17/2010 8:06:57 PM - Digital Photography School

Tips For Taking Better Family Digital Photos

Taking pictures of your family can happen suddenly due to an unexpected happy event that brings everyone together or as a result of typical everyday activities that you want to document. But most of the time family picture taking takes place during planned events such as parties, family picnics, holiday celebrations and so forth so you should be well prepared for these times. You want good pictures, but you also want them to be eye-catching and interesting so you should learn to vary ...
3/17/2010 6:12:36 PM - Digital Shot

German Ice Cream: Clipping Path Of Doom


Duh, it isn't a PsD because the lid is see-through. And there just happens to be an owl-shaped white balloon behind it that just makes it look as though it is a disaster, even though it isn't really. PsD sucks.

Thanks to David!
3/17/2010 2:36:00 PM - Photoshop Disasters

7 Must-Have Maternity Shots

1.} Bump bump bump (“did you ever ride a Wump?” -Dr. Seuss) Obviously, get that bump! There are a couple must-have bump shots: Hands-on-bump (don’t forget Dad and siblings if there are any!) Sonogram photo is a cute one. The baby’s way of saying “hey, I’m in here!” 2.} Dad – Don’t forget that the dad is an important [...]

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7 Must-Have Maternity Shots

3/17/2010 2:07:52 PM - Digital Photography School

Canon to acquire ‘.canon’ Top-Level Domain

Canon has announced that they will be acquiring the ‘.canon‘ Top-Level Domain (examples of other TLDs are .com, .org, .co.uk, etc.). They expect that this will increase the effectiveness of their communications. Canon hopes to globally integrate open communication policies that are intuitive and easier to remember compared with existing domain names such as [...]
3/17/2010 5:40:20 AM - BeyondPhotoTips

Updates on the Twitter Situation

I'm splitting my Twitter account in two! See where you can follow both of us...
3/17/2010 5:11:00 AM - EpicEdits

It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Sandy Puc’!

Hello Everyone, A big thanks to Scott and Brad for asking me to be a guest blogger.  It is really exciting to be here and I look forward to sharing a bit about my crazy world.  I will be honest, I checked out samples of previous guest bloggers and I am humbled to say the least. [...]
3/17/2010 5:07:22 AM - Photoshop Insider

Video: The end of publishing (?)

Clever: [Via Adam Pratt]
3/17/2010 2:17:44 AM - John Nack

Lasers, Russell Brown, & you (this summer)

Adobe's own Russell Brown is planning a 1.5-day, hands-on course teaching advanced painting tips and techniques using the newest version of Adobe Photoshop. The course runs June 5-6 in conjunction with the HOW Design Conference in Denver, CO:

This inspirational event is designed for graphic designers, art directors, and creative directors looking for creative new ways to use Adobe Photoshop in their projects. Photographers might enjoy this event as well and should definitely consider taking this class. Take note, this is not a good class for a beginning user of Photoshop.

This class will be focused on advanced painting techniques found in the latest version of Photoshop. There will also be some basic use of Adobe Illustrator in class for those who are interested in avatar mask experimentation. If learning how to use all the new creative brushes, textures and presets in Adobe Photoshop sounds interesting, then this is the class for you!


I'm planning to be there, so I hope to see you in person.

3/16/2010 11:14:06 PM - John Nack

Cool Gloves Will Help You Photograph When It Is Freezing + Giveaway

Cool Gloves Will Help You Photograph When It Is FreezingHave you ever tried to photograph a wolf on a wild terrain when it is sub-zero outside? If you have, you must know that gloves are a photographer's friend. Of course, gloves can be a nemesis as well, if they are making you clumsy and take away your ability to press them little camera buttons.

I am going to show three ways to handle gloves clumsiness fever and then we will have a giveaway at the end.

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Tomorrow’s Guest Blogger Is…

…child and family portrait photographer Sandy “Sam” Puc’!  Sandy is currently on the road for her 2010 Family Tour where she teaches marketing for family portrait photographers, but she’s taken the time to put together a great guest post for us.  Make sure you stop by tomorrow to see some behind the scenes videos of [...]
3/16/2010 6:00:19 PM - Photoshop Insider
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