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January
Digital Photo Secrets Book, How to Take Pictures Like the Pros
This past year our family was blessed with an addition in the form of an eight pound, three ounce baby boy so I knew that I would need to brush up on my photography skills. I’ve always been the guy…
May
Nikon D5100 Reviews List
The recent introduction of Nikon D5100 will replace the year old D5000 upper entry level dslr. The articulated LCD has changed from a bottom hinge to a side hinge and there are multiple changes to camera features and internal image…
March
Picnik Lets You Edit Photos From A Browser
Sometimes you don’t need the Photoshop powerhouse for basic brightness or contrast editing. I discovered this very useful tool for editing your pictures online from a browser. The web 2.0 site is called Picnik and like most web 2 stuff…
November
Hard drive based camcorders from Sony and JVC-prosumer hard drive based digicams.
Hard Drive Camcorders for Christmas Consideration Tired of all those mini DV tapes and Mini DVD’s? How about converting the video from tape or DVD to your computer for editing? Ever lost a tape or SD card of clips? Say…
Digital SLR Primer on New York Times
New York Times Technology section has a photo slideshow on digital slr’s for beginners. (Link opens a new window) This is very basic, essentially pointing out the main differences between a compact and a digital slr. But if you want…
October
Nikon D80 and Sony A100 10 Megapixel DSLRs Comparison Review
Hardwarezone has an extensive review comparing two popular digital SLRs. The review pits the Nikon D80 versus the Sony A100, both 10 megapixel entry level dslrs. From the review. Coming to the closure of this shootout, if we had to…
10 Megapixel DLSR Comparisons-Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi vs Nikon D80 vs Sony Alpha A100
Cameralabs has an extensive dlsr comparison on three of the most popular digital slrs on the market. It’s Canon’s EOS 400D/Rebel XTi vs the Nikon D80 vs the Sony Alpha A100. Each has their strengths but in terms of features…
Cheap Light Boxes-Build Your Own
A collection of cheap do it yourself light boxes and product photo techniques. Here’s a tutorial for a home setup with detailed Photoshop CS techniques using curves to improve product photo shots. This is a good primer for Ebay sellers.…
Canon Powershot G7 Prosumer Compact Digital Camera
It has been almost two years since Canon’s last release of a G series camera, the G6. The G series was once one of the best prosumer level digital cameras in an era when digital SLR’s were at least a…
Canon Powershot SD700 IS-IXUS 800 IS
Canon’s SD700 IS is the replacement for the SD500 and SD550 digital cameras released last year. The SD700 IS or Ixus 800 IS is the first of the Powershot SD series to incorporate image stabilization into the camera housing. The…
Print Mini Business Cards Directly from Flickr with Moo
Have you ever wanted to turn some of your Flickr photos into business cards? It seems Moo thinks so. They have created an online service that takes images from your Flickr photostreams, sets and groups and prints them onto You…
Digital SLR Best Skin Tone Quality Contest Shootout
Do you take a lot of portrait photography? How about weddings or parties? Then you know how important well balanced skin tones are to your photos. Sure, you can take the image into Photoshop and adjust it but why go…
Canon EOS 5D Digital SLR
Canon’s EOS 5D dslr comes with a 12.8 megapixels in a 35mm full frame sensor. With a maximum 4,368 x 2,912 pixel resolution you can print large size images or crop with more flexibility without having to reduce the print…
Canon Eos 400D / Digital Rebel XTi News, Reviews, Comparisons, Prices and Specs
Canon’s new ten megapixel EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi is the latest addition to their budget digital SLR line of products. Key features/specs include a ten megapixel, ISO1600 capable CMOS sensor. Also new is a dust reduction system, nine…
Blurb, the Cafe Press of On Demand Book Publishing
Blurb is an online on demand book publishing service. You download their free Blurb BookSmart software to organize to layout your photos and text content for your personal book. A number of predefined templates gives you a quick jumpstart to…
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2
The Lumix DMC-LX2 is the successor to the Panasonic wide screen 16:9 format digital camera. Announced in July it is now widely available and the reviews are starting to come in from around the web. What made the LX1 unique…
Sigma SD14 DSLR with 14 Megapixel Foveon X3 Sensor
Sigma has introduced their new SD14 digital SLR camera. The SD14 uses the new 14 megapixel Foveon X3 digital image sensor. Sigma appear to the the only digital camera manufacturer to currently use the Foveon sensor in a line dslr…
September
Canon Powershot SD40 Digital ELPH-IXUS i7
Canon Powershot SD40 Digital ELPH/IXUS i7 is their latest consumer point and shoot pocket camera designed to appeal to the fashion concious. The SD40 Digital ELPH-ixus i7 comes in 4 colors and a docking station for easier printing. For the…
Kodak EasyShare Z710
Kodak’s EasyShare digital cameras have always been popular with the general consumer, most likely because of its broad representation in department stores and low pricing. The Kodak EasyShare Z710 is Kodak’s latest digital zoom with a 7.1 mega pixel sensor…
