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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