My January submission to Jason D. Moore Photography’s On the 4th project. Sherri and I attended the Mid-Atlantic Motorcycle Spectacular this January 4th. She graciously agreed to pose for this photo proving she makes quite a cowgirl.
My Canon Cowgirl; Camera specs; Canon EOS Rebel XS fitted with a Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ISlens, f4.6 @ 1/40 a second, ISO 640 at 33mm.
With an upcoming redesign of WorthPoint, I’ve been knee-deep in the development of a new Wordpress theme, definitely a new venture for me. I haven’t had the opportunity to get my hands dirty and develop anything for quite awhile professionally. While I’m putting the theme together, most of the heavy lifting is being provided by our crack staff in Columbus, OH (thanks Jason). This effort is keeping me busy but its nice to be part of a development team again and not just managing the schedules.
I’ve ignored my RSS feeds for most of the week but slowly catching up this evening. Here’s the ones that caught my eye and another great photo from The Upgraders group at Flickr.
By the way, you can find these bookmarks and more on the new Digital Photography Community over at Mixx. Join me there won’t you?
Least Sandpiper; Photo courtesy of jameslj of The Upgraders group on Flickr.
10 Ways to Top Your Best 2008 Photographs
What everybody Ought to Know About Posing for Portraits
DPS released a new redesign of their site and structure this week. Stop over and check it out.
Workflow Friday: Michael Garlington
Real World Review – Canon G10 – A Weighty Decision in the Point and Shoot World
I normally will not list hardware reviews but being a Canon S5 owner I am interested in it’s successor, the G10.
10 Reasons For Getting Your Kids Into Photography
My daughter took up photography without any encouragement from us but our son is less inclined. This post shows good examples of why photography for kids can be fun and beneficial. there is a great shot of Martin’s 10 year old son with a lens that probably larger than his head but he’s holding it like a pro. This is a follow-up to his previous Getting Your Kids Started In Photography post (first the how, then the why).
Tips for taking and extremely good examples of lightning photos. I’ll have to revisit this post in the summer months.
The official presidential portrait of Barack Obama has been released. It was taken by the newly announced White House photographer, Pete Souza. What makes this newsworthy for this blog is that it was the first presidential portrait taken with a digital camera, a Canon 5D MKII. Take that Nikon!
Tags: canon, Digital Photography, links, mixx, news, other, training, White House
Camera specs; Canon EOS Rebel XS fitted with a 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III lens, f5.7 @ 1/125 a second, ISO 400 at 300mm. Tripod was used.
Tags: Digital Photography, moon, Starbucks
Darkest Sound; Photo courtesy of Scott Hall of The Upgraders group on Flickr.
Your rights and remedies when stopped or confronted for photography. Written by Bert P. Krages II, an attorney from Oregon. This is an interesting read as Bert does a good job presenting the can’s and cannot’s of public photography. (PDF file)
How to achieve a shallow depth of field with a point and shoot?
Playing with Fire – How to Photograph Fire
How to Photograph a Convention
From my favorite source of digital photography learning on the web comes three good subjects this week. The first is a forum topic and the next two are blog posts.
How to photograph star trails – Top Star Trail Photographs on Flickr
Even if you’re not interested in taking shots like this you need to go check out the photos here.
Stabilizing Your Camera In A Driving Car
Go read this – like you’ve never taken a photo while driving your car 
Sensor Dust is Evil. Here’s How to Banish It.
The last of my how-to links this week. Good overview of the how’s and why’s of sensor cleaning.
Would Ansel Adams be a great digital photographer?
This post includes a 17 minute video of an interview with Ansel Adam’s son, Michael. The discussion concerns Adam’s mastery of his equipment and post-processing in his darkroom to create images not quite in line with reality. He would probably be a master of Photoshop today.
Tags: Ansel Adam, Digital Photography, links, news, other, training
When you’re not being a shutterbug, do you tweet on Twitter? Does that question even make sense to you? If not then maybe you should check it out. Twitter is a 140 character at a time microblogging service that is mainly about building relationships and sharing resources. There have been hundreds and probably thousands of articles written on the web about the whatnot’s of Twitter. Instead of me trying to add to the chaff I’ll suggest a Google search or a visit to the Twitter FAQ to find out more about the service.
I’m seeing more and more conversations about photography in my stream. It has quickly become a valued source of information about gear, techniques and resources. If you are looking to connect with photographers around the country, and even around the world, then consider joining me on Twitter. Here is some information to get you started. Continue reading »
Tags: Digital Photography, Digital Photography School, hashtags, Neil Creek, Scott Rouse, twitter, Twitter stream