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Adorama Strobo-Socks, Nylon Fabric Diffuser for Portable Strobes, Pack of [...] | | 3/20/2010 1:41:01 AM - EpicEdits |
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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 [...] Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips. 
LIFE – Winners Announced! | | 3/20/2010 1:31:44 AM - Digital Photography School |
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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 [...] Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.
Beach Photography | | 3/19/2010 2:22:04 PM - Digital Photography School |
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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. read more | | 3/19/2010 1:29:59 PM - DIYPhotography |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 ...
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cool Gloves Will Help You Photograph When It Is Freezing + Giveaway |  Have 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. read more |
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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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Something Fun While You Do Your Brackets |
For those of you not in the US, please excuse us while our collective attention turns toward "March Madness," AKA the always exciting, single-elimination NCAA college basketball championship tournament. Our productivity plummets to zero as we spend our workday filling out our brackets and trying to pick the winner in the office pool.
What does this have to do with lighting, you ask? Nothing, except for this:
I think it is safe to say that, with the airing of the above commercial, Buffalo Wild Wings has just become the Official Chicken Wing of Strobist.com. You gotta love the Frankenflash thing they made as a prop, too.
Good luck to everyone with their tourney picks. My Florida Gators drew BYU for their first game, which does not look promising. But then, we're just happy to be here this year.
And make my Buffalo Wild WIngs extra hot, please.
(Thanks to Steve for the tip.)
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Selling Your Photos to Book Publishers | |
Photography: James Higgins
Prowling used bookstores in the search for old photography books back in 2002, photographer Karl Baden began to notice something unusual. Many of the most iconic images in the history of photography, he saw, were turning up on the covers of books that appeared to have nothing to do with the subject of [...] | | 3/16/2010 1:08:33 PM - Photopreneur |
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