Cameras & Gear

An Open Letter to Nikon re: the 50mm f/1.8 Lens

Dear Nikon,
I think you are doing a great job with your cameras, lenses and accessories.  The entry-level series that started with the smaller form-factor Nikon D40 through the current D3000 and D5000 has been a real hit.  The D40 is a fantastic little camera that you have continued to build upon over the past several [...]

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tips and Techniques

Canon Digital Rebel XSI 12MP Digital SLR Camera

Canon has declared the new EOS Rebel XSi, which is a 12.2 megapixel consumer level DSLR that packs a ton of “pro” upgrades. At the Rebel XSi’s initial introduction it was available in a body-only configuration for $799 and a kit configuration with the new EF-S 18-55mm IS lens for $899. It’s now considerably less.  [...]

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Resources

Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming: Showcase, Tools and Tutorials

  

When you hear the word “creative”, what type of profession comes to mind? Maybe a graphic designer, painter, sculptor, illustrator, or writer? It’s unlikely that you would consider a “programmer” when thinking of creative fields of work. But programmers have the potential to be creative and come up with ideas or concepts that [...]

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Workshops & Events

How To Be A Ticket Broker

Most of us have come to rely on ticket brokers when we want to get in to a hot concert or a big playoff game. This is due to several things, the first of which being that when an event is already sold out; we need a way to get decent tickets! Even if you buy your tickets the moment they go on sale, you would need to get lucky to get the seats you want. When we use a ticket broker, we have more choices, and we can take our time to decide which seats we want. But of course, even though we happily use the services of ticket brokers, we simultaneously are curious about the hidden market that makes people money with these tickets. If you’ve ever wondered how you could also make a profit from buying and selling tickets, here are the basics.

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Galeries

What metering mode to use when photographing a wedding

Trying to decide which metering mode to use when photographing a wedding is a bit of a pain. It doesn’t help that there are four different modes to choose from, each with an icon that you need a Rosetta Stone to decipher. Last night I took some photographs that will hopefully shed a little light [...]

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News

Green Screen LA: Good Qualities

One of the benefits of videos is that many people enjoy interacting with them. You can make them fun, simple to watch, and even interactive. This makes it feasible to drive more people to find and watch them which is one way of enlarging your target audience traffic. It is critical that you make them presentable too. One smart idea is using a Green screen LA. This is a video making system which lets you mix two screens or frames together.

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