Welcome back!Ever wanted to play with macro photography but didn’t have the budget to buy a dedicated macro lens?
Jim from ProPhotolife shows us a trick in the video below using two lenses that you might have in your camera bag already to achieve 1:1 magnification.

quick video 4, extreme macro photography trick from Jim Talkington on [...]

1. cloud of confusion, 2. inspired by tamara — loved this hat!!, 3. Bridal,
4. ..?….., 5. Good weather……, 6. Silence, 7. I love this shot!,
8. Hot to drop, 9. Just one little Puff

This week’s faves are a collection of bright, bold & bokeh .. truly beautiful images.
As per usual, the image with the most [...]

Microsoft has brought to users a new free add-in, Pro Photo Shoot, for its Microsoft Outlook (Version 2003 and 2007). Pro Photo Shoot is a unique management tool to allow shutterbugs to add a list of photographic equipment to any outlook appointment and organize their events more efficiently. Users especially photographers can keep their digital [...]

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There is so much talent on Flickr and so many who inspire me daily.  This is my little way of giving backand hopefully helping you become a more inspired and creative photographer …  Your vote will help to chose the “showcase winner” each week.
The image with the [...]

There are some really simple and easy things that you can do to improve your digital photography. Follow these few small things and watch your digital photos come to life. (by Stan Pontiere)
1. Locate your subject off center in your photo. Nothing is more boring than static composition. By having your subject off the center [...]

There is so much talent on Flickr and so many who inspire me daily but that list is growing so substantially that it’s getting harder and harder to chose each week so … I’ve decided to open up the voting to all of you to chose the “showcase winner” each week.
The image with the most [...]

Problem: You imported an image from your digital camera and although the physical dimensions of the image are rather large, the resolution shows up as only 72 ppi. How can you get enough resolution to print this image? 
Solution: checkout this helpful tip that I found.

Nothing is more frustrating than the idea of investing both time and money into a project in which you don’t get the results you wanted. In photography this holds especially true as you are trying to capture the most important moments in your life. After weighing out the pros and cons of every single camera [...]

. Friday Faves .
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This weeks “Friday Faves” … STUNNING folks!
WOW, it was really tricky this week because there were a number I could have picked but I chose No 10. “Lion??” because it made me *smile* every time I saw it and I simply loved those gorgeous coloured eyes against the brown.
I’m [...]