some of my photos

I have been quite busy for the last while, but I have managed to upload some photos to my Flickr account, and have decided to post them here, for your viewing. I think comments work, so if you have any, please leave one.

Anyway, here we go:

        

I will post more as time goes on, but at the moment, that's all I have!

GeoTagger: works with most cameras

I just found this, and i want one! Its called a GeoTagger which connects to the Hot Shoe (usually used for External flash) on your camera and when you take photos, it records the GPS location of where the photo was taken, which way you where facing, and some other bits and peices. then, when you get home, you use software to link the 2 together and your sorted. pretty interesting idea. i have to get me one of these!

[Cross posting from here]

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more new cameras from Photokina

2 new cameras from Photokina today. First is the Sigma SD14 DSLR, which is 14.1MP camera for about $1000. not too shabby. Next, we have the Hasselblad H3D. this is just mad. its a DSLR, and comes in both 22 and 39MP models! file sizes are up to 110mb per photo (which is about 80 photos on an 8Gb card, so you would want to carry a lot around) and will cost between $30 and $40k (depending on model). I think i will stick with my canon for a while.... [update] adding links... Doh!

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Fixing haze in digital photos, and more

Originally this was only to be one link, to this article showing you how to remove haze in Digital photos, but i found a few more links:

Glamour Photography Tutorial

Continuous mode and burst mode photography

Panoramic Photography Tutorial

Contrast Enhancement


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Adobe releases BETA 4 of Lightroom

Well, it was before Apple released Aperture 1.5, but i dident get a chance to post it. Adobe has released BETA 4 of Lightroom. I havent tried it just yet, but sounds interesting.

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Photokina releases for Monday

Ok, so Photokina starts tomorrow (Tueday), but a lot of things are being released today, or at least announced. so here are some links:

Fujifilm's FinePix S5 Pro DSLR and F31fd

Olympus' E-1 followup on display at Photokina

Kodak's EasyShare Z710: 7.1 megapixels and 10x zoom

Canon's Media Storage M30 and M80 photo and video viewers

Norcent's DC-10 -- 10 megapixels on the cheap

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Apples Photokina event started

TUAW (the unofficial apple weblog) has some coverage of the Apple Photkia event. Aperture 1.5 released, more info comming.... [update] Well, more info about 1.5 is out, but we wont get our hands on it till "Later in the week" when ever that will be. Also, of note, Aperture will now work on a Mac Mini and a Mac Book. This is interesting, because originally you needed a minimum of a iMac because of the graphics card. now, pretty much anything will run Aperture! One issue: I have just ordered my Mac Pro with a gig of RAM, but the minimum RAM for a Mac Pro is now set at 2Gb! I will need to get the extra ram for it sooner rather then later...

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Canon release new Digital Media Storage devices

Engadget are reporing that Canon has released some new photo viewers. These will be compatible with Canon RAW photos (which is a reason i havent bought anything simular before) and come in 30 and 80Gb models. no price info, but very cool.
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photographing moving objects

check out this tutorial on picture correct.com showing you how to photograph moving objects. handy!

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Building the Ultimate Aperture Workstation

Check out this Aperture Trick explaing what you need to do to build the ultimate Apple Aperture Workstation.

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lots of photography tips and techniques

check out this article showing you lots of tips and techniques on taking photos. Very cool.

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Aperture 2 wish list

Photographs, Photographers and Photography has a wishlist for Aperture 2.0, which May or May not be comming at PhotoKina. We will see...

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Review of the Canon 400D

The Canon 400D is only out a couple of weeks (if even that) and there is already a review here at Camera Labs.com. [via PhotoBlog] And while reading photoblog, i found this post about a Canon 3d, which is all rumors. not sure if its real, but looks nice. Cross between a 5D and a 1D by the looks of things!

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RAW vs JPEG

check out this post on digital photography school about RAW v JPEG. Very interesting read. i made a decision a while after i got my 350d to shoot only in RAW. to tell you the truth, i cant remember why, but its a very handy thing to have. interesting read!

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Canon 400D is real!

Well, it looks like the 400D is the real thing. 10Mp camera, non full frame (like mentioned yesterday), but still very cool. still not sure if its something i would upgrade to from my 350D, but its nice...

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Canon 400D?

engaget has some info about a suposid Canon 400d 10.1Megapixel camera, which might be full frame. is this the same as the one found a while back?. We will watch that one with interest...

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new logos, what do you think

Since some of this site will be using Web2.0 features, and for the laugh also, i am thinking of using the following logos around the site. these will be over laid on the current images (of me in the mirror). Any thoughs? i havent done the overlay stuff just yet, because i dont want to spend time on that and find out it looks crap! :)

So, here is the front page logo (click to see the full version):

and here is the one for the blog (again, click for full text):

these where made with this site.

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War Photographers - Google Video

check out this video about War Photographers. Very interesting watch. its a little over 25 min, but very interesting.

Link to War Photographers - Google Video

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Fujifilm S3 Pro UVIR DSLR can see in the dark?

Ok, this is a strange one. Fujifilm has announced a new S3 Pro camera: the S3 Pro UVIR DSLR. from what i can gather, it can take photos at night using either IR or UV. it has a special lens for this, which makes me wonder if you could get one of those “special” lenses for any camera? [via Engadget]

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Canon 370D appears in China

It seems that the sucessor to my Canon 350D has poped up in China. Its called the 370D, has a 10.1Megapixel sensor, 21 point auto focus, 7FPS rapid fire shooting (not sure for how long, but 7 up from 3 on the 350D is quite good) both CF AND SD support. Not totally sure if this is a real info, or fake, but if its real, its very nice. See the photo below (from Engadget) and see what you think…

Again, not sure the validity of this, so take it with a pinch of salt…

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Nikon D80 released

the digital photography blog has some info about the new, just released Nikon D80. Looks interesting. personally, i am a canon man, but this has some nice features, like the 3FPS for 100 frames (33 seconds continuios shooting!) and the SD and SD-HC card format (SD-HC is a new SD format, faster with more storage). not sure about CF support though...
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a photo a day for the last 3 years

check out this video called "Me" which is a video ofone woman who took a photo of her self every day for the last 3 years. very cool stuff!

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large collection of high speed photos, site update news

check out this collection of high speed photos. some very cool stuff in there. and in site update news, i am currently working on some cool things for the site. first is a new photo galery. i have been slaving over a semi cold keyboard and a hot cup of coffee for the last few weeks working on this, and hope to have a demo soon. there are other things too, like moving the blog to a different system (currently using blogger) but i am thinking of writing my own engine, and importing all my old posts. thats the most important thing. more stuff soon, but just to get that out there.

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color photos from the world war 1 era

check out this "Damn Instesting" article about a photography who, in 1909 was taking color photos.

Color film was non-existent in 1909 Russia, yet in that year a photographer named Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii embarked on a photographic survey of his homeland and captured hundreds of photos in full, vivid color. His photographic plates were black and white, but he had developed an ingenious photographic technique which allowed him to use them to produce accurate color images.
Some very cool looking photos, pity they arent bigger though...

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a day in the life of a profesional photographer

check out this article over at pixalo.com about the day in the life of a pro photographer. interesting read.

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Photo Story: Antarctica Expedition

Check out this photoshop news photo story about a very cool (no pun intended) Antarctica Expedition. extreamly cool looking photos, interesting read, and some technical stuff too. Very cool!

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Little Syncr

Little Syncr is a tool that will sync your photos between Microsoft Digital Imaging Suite 2006 and Flickr. Its an extremely cool tool, and makes life easer for uploading lots of photos and making changes.

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how to ZipLoc your Camera

this is a very interesing idea. check out This post over at Instructables.com showing you how to put your Camera in a bag and use it while its in there. i dont know how water proof it would be, but its a very interesting idea. i will be building one of these for my camera, for when it starts raining. mind you, over the last few weeks, we havent had to worry about the weather in Dublin. Very nice! :)
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Adobe LightRoom: impressions so far

I just installed Adobe Light Room, and my impressions so far are not great. here are some problems:

1: if I am in the develop section, and I select 5 photos, change the exposure of the main one, and then do some other work, LightRoom only changes the info for the first one, not all.

2: too much space being used at the top for useless stuff. see pic below (click for larger image):

It seems to me that the AdobeLightroom logo can be removed, as it serves no major purpose, since you know where you are anyway, and same with the 4 different links. they could easily be somewhere else.

3: I cant seem to get it to copy settings from one single image to multiple images.

still playing with it, but so far, I can see why its beta. Interestingly enough, its Tiny! the download weighs in at a little under 7 Mb! Aperture is huge, and the executable is something like 30mb on its own!

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Adobe Lightroom for Windows has arrived!

Adobe Lightroom, their answer to Apple's Aperture has arrived today for Windows! Now to download and see if its any good...

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ISO settings in Digital Photography

check out this quick post explaing ISO settings in digital photography. very handy read, and jolts the memory on how to correctly use this...

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13 Tips on improving camera phone photos

Digital photography school has an article with 13 tips on improving your camera phone pictures. very cool stuff

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How-To: DIY $10 macro photography studio

Check out this post over at Strobist showing you how to build a $10 Macro photography studio. Very cool stuff, and extreamly handy. might be usefull for photographing gadgets and the like.[via Digital Camera Blog]


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Updates to this blog via Email

Do you want to recieve updates to this blog via email? if so, just fill in the form below and your good to go! Dont worry, i wont spam you with junk, just very handy photography stuff! Good luck! :)

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new domain, new server

Good morning. I have moved this blog to a new server, and i have registered a new domain name too! tiernanotoolephotography.com/blog will get you to the blog site, and just a tiernanotoolephotography.com will get you to the main site, of which there is nothing yet, but i will be posting stuff soon. Keep your eyes pealed (or how ever your meant to spell that...)

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rebuilding your Aperture Photo library

Check out this post over at Aperture Tricks showing you how to rebuild your aperture library when it gets slow. I am having this problem at the moment. aperture takes ages to do anything. it may be my powerbook being slow (only 1Gb ram and 1.33Gz processor), it may be the hdd being slow and small (5400rpm and 60Gb) or it may be apertures library, but i think in any case, it may be all 3 :( ahhh well, we see what happens. handy tip though.

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Advanced Red eye and Retouch tools in iPhoto 6

OSXHints has this tip showing you some advanced, hidden tools in iPhoto 6.

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taking control over depth of field

this article over at OutBackPhoto.com shows you how to fake the blur of depth of field in your photos. interesting tip. i have taken photos, and though they looked good on the screen of my camera, but found out that they where not as good as hoped when i got them home. mind you, after some experimenting, i have gotten it working, kind of, but handy tip none the less.

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a couple of interesting galeries i want to post

I am still working on my photography galeries, which will hopefully be live soon, but until then, check out these galeries:

Jeffery Klassen's Infrared galery
H20 studies on Flickr

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i think i just found one of the best uses for my iPod...

I am currnently using a powerbook for all my photography needs because of Apple's Aperture. but my current problem is i havent got a lot of network storange for all my photos (currently hitting the 20Gb mark). the powerbook has hit a limit on storage too (currently got a 60Gb disc and only has about 8b free). so i am currently using my 60Gb black video iPod as a external HDD for backing up my Aperture valut, which works well. i still need proper network backup storage, but it wont be for a few months. just a bit of useless info for you there...
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Droping your camera is not a good thing

Ok, im now not very happy. i dropped my camera. Its a Canon 350D, which had the Battery Grip and an 18-55mm lens on it at the time. the battery grid wont stay closed, and the camera wont go on unless i hold the little closing clip in place while i take photos, and the lens is completly f**ked. Now to try and get it either fixed or replaced. Mind you, the camera still works grand, just that lens and the battery sled. i have a sled for 6 AA batteries, which still works grand
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Lightning Photography

the guys over at lightning photography have some very cool looking photo galeries with photos of, you guess it, lightning. at first i though it was just photos, but they have a tips section explaining some of the ways they where taken (the photos, not the photographers). Very cool stuff, and some very impressive photos.

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photoshop tips and tricks

I think i have said before that i dont like photoshop, but i know others do, so here we go. check out this VERY impressive list of tips and tricks for photoshop from the guys over at graphic design. very cool stuff.

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Microsoft Icons of photography, and digital photography sitew

Check out Microsoft's Icons of photography site, which shows some extreamly cool photos from some pro photographers, with info about them, and what they use. Very cool stuff! Also, the Pro Photographer site has some downloads, articles and more for pro photographers using Windows, and the main photography site has cool stuff too.
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how to photograph fireworks

Digital phtoography school has an article talking about photographing Fireworks! might be handy for some. fireworks time wont happen here for another few months, but nice to know!
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Digital camera reviews over at the digital photography blog

check out this section of the digital photography blog with a LOT of reviews of different cameras. they not only have their own review, but link to others too. very cool resource!
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factors to concider when buying a DSLR lens

Digital photography school has a post on the factors you should concider when buying a DSLR lens. very interesting read. some handy tips. this is the fastest lens i have found so far. its fairly nice too. F1.8. Very cool lens.
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an introduction to different types of DSLR lenses

Check out this article over that the Digital Photography School introducing the different types of DSLR lenses. Handy article with some interesting info.
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Free Aperture Seminar

I use Apple's Aperture in my RAW image workflow, and it is very cool. Check out this post over at ApertureTricks with info on a free Online Aperture seminar showing you some interesting things you can do with Aperture. The Blurb:

See how to work in RAW format as easily as with JPEG, without
intermediate conversions.

Learn how to find the best shots using intuitive compare-and-select tools and a full-screen workspace for comparing multiple images.

Discover how to adjust and color-correct images—without altering a
single pixel in the original photos.

Examine the flexible organizational tools, comprehensive metadata
support, and powerful search tools for finding shots quickly.

Watch how to instantly create contact sheets, print to a local printer,
or order color-managed prints online.

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your rights as a photographer

Check out this article explaining your rights as a photographer. very interesting stuff, and handy to know...

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Online photo galeries

I would like to set up a good online photo galery, with different things in it, as follows:

• thumbnailed galerys (which shouldent be too hard to do, in theory)


• ability to sell photos (incase i want to)


• LOTS of meta data display, just because its handy


• backend API, so i might be able to automate the uploading of images, etc

I have seen SmugMug and Flickr (which i use a lot) but SmugMug might be a little pricey for something i may try later, and Flickr does not allow hinding versions of photos (full size, for example). Any tips? the more technical question was posted here on my main blog, so if your a bit more technical, why not check it out. If you have a solution, why not email me at tierno@lotas-smartman.net or leave a comment.

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photographing Urban landscapes

This is something i want to do a lot of, mainly at might since Dublin is a lovley city at night. I just havent had a chance to do a lot of it. this page on Digital Potography School's blog has some tips on photographing in Citys. very cool stuff. bk_keywords:photography, urban

Aperture 1.1.2 released

Aperture 1.1.2 has been released. I havent installed it yet, but you should be able to get it of Software update.

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Good tutorials: Photoshop

Check out Good tutorials.com which has a lot of Photoshop tutorials available. there are a lot of tutorials. Very cool stuff!

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how to AirBrish your photos in Photoshop

I am not a big photoshop fan, as i probably said before, but there are some interesting photoshop tips i will share with you as time goes by. this is one of them. Check out this turorial showing you how to air brush your photos in photoshop. might be handy, some day.
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Take great group photos

Check out this post on the Digital Photography School blog showing you how to take great group photos. Very handy tip!

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Digital imaging in Windows Vista

If you a geek like me, and your trying out Windows Vista B2, why not see how cool it is for photography? since i am shooting in RAW all the time, i cannot make the full move to Vista, just yet, but once my photos are converted to JPEG i do copy them and play with Vista. RAW Support will be in the release version of Vista, so i will be playing with that.
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uisng the channel mixer (in photoshop) to make black and whites

I was shown this method of making black and white photos before, but i havent had to shoot anything black and white just yet, and i found the function on the camera that will do this anyway, but it may be handy some day, or for some one. anyway, check out this tutorial showing you how to turn color photos into black and white using the channel mixer

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Tilt-Shift PC Lens

Check out this tutorial showing you how to build a Tilt-Shift PC Lens. interesting effects this has.

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Ebooks on photography

check out this site with a couple of ebooks on photography. one is on wedding photography, the other is an introduction for beginners. cool stuff!
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$11 super wide angle digital camera

Ok, maybe its not the camera thats $11, but the lense is. and i use the word lens in the losest of posible ways. its actually a security viwerer for a door. interesting idea, but i dont know if i would use it or not. i would want to see how it works...
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older posts from my main blog

here are some of the posts that are on my main blog that are photography related:

The anandtech guide to better photos

here is a photo of my desktop

New camera, and my exchange box is back!

Photos of my cameras

Nikon Coolpix P1 and P2 wifi enabled cameras

Rasterbation now with .NET!

DIY bottle cap tripod

I got me a new camera, and other stuff

mad looking 3d chalk drawings

Build your own light tent

automaticly resizing images using C#

Adobe explains why no CS2 Universal binary

Whats the difference between a $300 lens and a $2000 lens....

Why Microsoft employees should own a Mac

probably the coolest looking camera EVER!

RAW image formats: Which one?

tips on how to use flickr and your camera phone

Aperture 1.1 released and price drop too

HDR photography

LightBox JS 2.0

Bibble pro: professional photo manipulation software

scanR: convert photos of whiteboards and documents to searchable PDF files

build your own Light tent [part 2]

PhotoShop HowTo: Creating Sin City Type Photos

Pro Event Preperation, photographer style

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a better aperture web galery

A bit more technical then photographical (is that even a word?) but check out this page explaining how one man worked on a better photo galery for Apple Aperture. I wonder would it be posible to modify his script and do the same for ASP.NET. technically i dont see why not, so i will see how hard it is later...
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how to keep your sensor clean

Check out this tip on DIY Photography telling you how to keep your digital sensor clean from dust, etc. Very handy tip!
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Sony's new DSLR

Engadget has some info about Sonys new DLSR, the Alpha A100. Its a 10.2Mp, DLSR, which some weird and wonderful features. and, before its even out the door sony has 20 lenses for it too. Cost? $999 and shipping around July 28th.
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Shooting Fast - the rule of numbers

Jeff Cable over on the Lexar Digital Photography site, has a tip on shooting fast. the more photos you take of a single event, the better. I use this a lot when taking photos. My Camera, a Canon 350D, can shoot at about 3 frames a second for up to 14 shots. this is very handy. and a good tip!
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Howto hold your Digital Camera

It might sound stupid, but check out this article on how to hold your digital camera to avoid Camera Shake. Very interesting guide and some good tips!
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How concert photographers work

Check out this article talking about how Concert Photographers work, talking about equipment, getting in to the pit, etc. very cool and interesting stuff. its one of those things i would like to get into, just for the fun of it. i have tried to take photos at at wedding, of the band (which i have to upload eventually) and i though they turned out ok. what you think of them is an other story!
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how to make great photographs

"Photography is the power of observation, not the application of technology." Ken Rockwell.

KenRockwell.com has an interesting writeup on how to make great photographs. very interesting read.
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Tip: Getting the natural smile in your photos

first tip on the blog and its from Lifehacker.com telling you how to get natural smiles on your photos:

...count down 3-2-1-Cheese!, take one shot, and then take another shot immediately after. The smile in the first picture will often look stilted and posed, but there is usually a moment a split-second later when the model will relax and his smile will look much more natural.

there is a second sub tip there too:

Usually I go with the "make dumb jokes until subject doesn't realize you've taken 17 photos" approach which often nets out at least one good one, but that's just me.

Handy stuff. stay tuned for more!

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Canon potentially leaving the film camera business?

Just read on Engadget that canon could be leaving the film camera business. I wonder if this will happen. I know some people who say that Film is better than Digital. Personally, I prefer digital, just for the workflow, and the ease of use, etc. it will be a weird day if it happens...

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Welcome to my PhotoGraphy Blog

Welcome to my Photography blog. This blog will be where most of my photography stuff will eventually live. I have some stuff on my main blog, which i will be porting over, but it may take a few days for that to fully happen. till then, check out the photography section of my main blog here
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