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The Present of Photography

Thich Nhat Hanh “Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.” “People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a [...]

Sheer Heaven: Valentine Day Photo Techniques

2012 Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day - Magic

Amazing iPad Magazine

Photographer's i is a brand new state of the art interactive magaizine built for the iPad and other tablet devices. Here is a look at it's pilot edition which can be downloaded from the App Store. This app features interactive media and articles by top name [...]

Nikon PB4 Bellows Reborn

Recently I unearthed my old Nikon PB4 bellows (bought new in 1982) only to find the black paint was flaking off both outside and inside the bellows. Knowing the current PB6 bellows does not have the shift and tilt facility on the front extension, I was loathe [...]

Nikon V1 and J1 firmware updates released

Nikon has released a firmware update to its Nikon 1 cameras, the J1 and v1, taking the firmware to  version to A 1.11, B 1.10 for both models, which fixes the following: - An issue that sometimes caused images captured using the Speedlight SB-N5 to be [...]

Super Performance Tamron 24-70MM F/2.8 Lens - Announced

TAMRON DEVELOPS WORLD'S FIRST [1] FULL-SIZE, HIGH SPEED STANDARD ZOOM WITH BUILT-IN IMAGE STABILIZATION - SP 24-70MM F/2.8 DI VC USD (MODEL A007) New Super Performance full-frame zoom lens features class-leading resolution and Tamron's proprietary VC [...]

Zork Zörk Zoerk Tilt + HDR

© John Neel Zork Zörk Zoerk Tilt + HDR My newest toy! The proper spelling is the one with the umlaut over the o. The most common spelling seems to be just Zork.  The gallery shows examples of a popular technique called tilt shift. Each of these [...]

Inspiration - StopMo and Time Lapse

Inspiration can come from many places and from many other types of media. •  Although stop motion and time lapse photography might seem to be more like motion video techniques, they can both be accomplished with most higher end digital cameras. [...]

Ten new compacts from Nikon

Nikon announced ten new compact cameras today, ranging from the simplest point-and-shoot that starts at £70 and runs off of AA batteries, to the high-end P310 (an upgrade on the P300) at £300, via some superzooms that go up to £400 in price. [...]