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If you read the terms and conditions of just about any website, contest, or contract related to photography, odds are you've come across a rights grab. And if you participate in social media at all, you've been subjected to losing the rights to your work...and didn't even know it. What is a...

Check this out. Canon is using new wireless technology at the US Open Golf Tournament.

Well, the interview went well. We talked for over an hour, and it was very interesting. He reminded me a lot of my grandfather, who passed away 6 years ago. Personally, I think there should be a law that states every young person should have to sit down and speak to someone from the Greatest...

Something like that anyway...

We often discuss and refer to creative vision in photography. It's not something you can read about in a book. It's not really something that can be learned at all. It's in you. When you get down to the basics, there are only two ways to describe your photographic vision: What and why In...

Clicky. These are $140 for demo units if you're the save-every-penny type. They're only $160 brand spanking new. These guys really need to start paying me for advertising. The LumoPro LP160 is a full-manual flash that is recommended by the very popular Strobist site. This is a very...

Why? This sums it up pretty well:

My photography internship at the newspaper took an interesting turn last week. I have been asked to test my reporter skills as well by writing a feature story on a local farmer who is still farming at age 90. I know the man as he and my grandfather were friends, so it was decided that this...

Earlier this spring, in March, I accepted a photography internship at the local newspaper. I figured I would learn a few things in addition to getting my name out there and have more opportunities to build my portfolio. My professional aspirations are to one day give up the 9-5 gig and be a...

Below is the photo chosen to run with the article. There are around 60 total images in this set, many of which are action shots. I only submitted a handful of the candids here. When I am sent out on assignment, I am usually only required to get 1 shot. Occasionally 2-3, and if it's a large...

Separated at birth?

EXIF Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 (shot @ 130mm) ISO 200 Shutter: Flash sync speed @ 1/250 5 bracketed shots (f/13-f/18) Tripod Lighting 1) AlienBees B800 - full power - Paul Buff 30x60 softbox - camera left 2) AlienBeesB800 - 1/4 power - Paul Buff 30x60 softbox - camera...

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Re: Weekly Challenge June 8-15: This is a great challenge! I will add that you should keep the full tonal range in mind when "tweaking" your photo during the B&W conversion. In other words, in order to get the most out of your image, it should contain 100% black and 100% white and run the...

Flowers...with a Twist Weekly Challenge June 8-15 cmsouvign2 won the Heritage weekly challenge, and will be judging these entries. We all have taken pictures of flowers. Their color is beautiful and each flower has a personality, a sharp color, and are great subjects to photograph...

EXIF Camera: D300s Lens: Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 (@200mm) ISO: 200 1/1000 @ f/5.6 Flash: Did not fire Lightroom: B&W conversion, cropping, sharpening Photoshop CS5: Vivid light filter Street photography was always a weakness of mine. I won't say that working for the newspaper has cured me of...

Check it out. You can enter up to 6 different photos in 6 categories, and the prizes are outstanding. Better bring your A-game though, Nat Geo is the creme de la creme of photography. This could be your opportunity to hit the big time!

One of the best marketing books I've ever read is called Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, by Al Ries and Jack Trout. The basic principal outlined in the book is: You can only occupy one position in someone's mind at any given time. You need to convey a focused, concise message about...

If you've been around the internet for awhile, odds are you've stumbled across the awesome power of Chuck Norris. However, I don't think he's ever met Ken Rockwell. Ken Rockwell's camera has settings similar to ours, except his are: P[erfect] A[wesome Priority] S[uperb Priority] M[ajestic]...

Anyone have any photos from Memorial Day they want to share? Below are some links to my gallery.