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Fri Jan 27

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The Rule of Thirds: Weekly Photography Challenge
DigitalPhotographySchool [THIRDS]
This week your photography challenge is to utilise the most common photographic composition rule - the Rule of Thirds. While I'm not big on 'rules' - there's definitely some good reasons to know this one and to be able to pull it off (and of course there are times to break it too). So lets Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. The Rule of [...]

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Fri Jan 27

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Fujifilm X-Pro1 Owners’ Manual Now Available for Download
Photographyblog [FUJIFILM]
Fujifilm has posted the English-language manual of the X-Pro1 compact system camera on its website. [...]

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Fri Jan 27

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Daminion launches Daminion Server network-based digital asset manager
Dpreview [LAUNCHES]
Software maker Daminion has announced Daminion Server, a network-friendly digital asset management program. The software allows multiple users to access a centrally-held archive of images, with version control and user access controls to ensure images are kept safe and only edited or accessed by authorized people. It also ensures multiple people dont work on the same file simultaneously, avoiding data loss. It includes extensive control of metadata in a wide range of file types to help manage f [...]

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Fri Jan 27

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Five Years Later, a New Reality
Lens.nytimes.com [LATER]
From 2003 to 2005, Thomas Holton followed the Lams, a Chinese family living in a two-room apartment on Ludlow Street in Manhattan. Five years later, he returned to find a messier reality. [...]

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Thu Jan 26

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Wedding photographer explains the reasons behind unrealistic prices
Dpreview [PHOTOGRAPHER]
PetaPixel has published an excellent response from a photographer to a Seattle-area bride criticizing the pricing of wedding photographers. In a remarkably calm response, Nikki Wagner details the expenses connected to her wedding photography business, dismissing the idea that wedding photographers set their prices high simply because they can. After reading Wagners response its understandable why the bride is having so much trouble finding an exceptional, amazingly talented, fun photographer th [...]

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Fri Jan 27

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Tokina adds focus motor to create AT-X 116 Pro DX II wide-angle for APS-C DSLRs
Dpreview [DX]
Tokina has announced an updated version of its highly-regarded 11-16mm F2.8 wideangle zoom for APS-C SLRs. The AT-X 116 PRO DX II adds a Silent Drive-Module (SD-M) focus motor that enables it to autofocus on all Nikon SLRs. The latest version also includes improved surface coatings (which are particularly important for wide-angle lenses) and adds a GMR sensor to locate the focus elements current position, to speed up autofocus - a technology first introduced on the AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX full-f [...]

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Thu Jan 26

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Pictures of the Day: India and Elsewhere
Lens.nytimes.com [ELSEWHERE]
Photographs from India, Australia, Somalia and Pakistan. [...]

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Fri Jan 27

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Limiting The Visibility Of WordPress Posts Via Usernames
SmashingMagazine [VISIBILITY]
Controlling who is able to view a post is a simple task once the system is established. Limiting access to certain users has several applications, such as enabling a design studio to distribute artwork to its various clients, or enabling a small school to arrange for homework to be posted online using a cheap and easy solution. The easiest method to get this system working is to make the recipients of the information “subscribers” (since they need not be able to post) and the dis [...]

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Fri Jan 27

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Nick Saglimbeni Brings Back PhotoKamp LA Workshop
Photographyblog [PHOTO]
Celebrity photographer Nick Saglimbeni has announced the return of his PhotoKamp workshop to Los Angeles. [...]

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Thu Jan 26

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Mystery Canon DSLR Spotted in the Wild
Photographyblog [DSLR]
A mysterious new Canon DSLR has been spotted in the wilds of Africa. [...]