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How To Photograph Your Life [Book Review]

Posted by Damien Franco in Thursday, October 30th 2008   

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As part of the Your Photo Tips Book Club we will be reviewing How to Photograph Your Life: Capturing Everyday Moments with Your Camera and Your Heart.
This is the first book that YOU chose. That’s right, you, the audience, has the vote on the books read as part of the book club. So [...]

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Filed under: Book Club     Tags: Amazon, Book Club, Capturing Everyday Moments with Your Camera and Your Heart, compact digital camera, digital camera, How to Photograph Your Life, Nick Kelsh, Photography Book Club, photography book review, point and shoot, technique, tutorial
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October Photo Contest Winner Announced!

Posted by Damien Franco in Wednesday, October 29th 2008   

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Oct

First, thank you to all who participated in Your Photo Tip’s first sponsored contest! It was a really fun month to watch the submissions come in and to see all of your interpretations of the theme “music”.
Of course a big thank you goes to our sponsor Edge Tech Corp who will be awarding our [...]

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Filed under: Photography Contest     Tags: 2G SD Card, 2GB 130x SD Card, Contest, EDGE Tech Corp, Keb Mo B&W-cropped, music, photo contest, Photography Contest, raddad, SD Card, SD Memory Card, sponsored contest, theme contest
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Interview At Fuel My Blog

Posted by Damien Franco in Tuesday, October 28th 2008   

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Oct

So, I got interviewed by the fine folks at Fuel My Blog about this blog/website and some of my other projects. You should check it out.
Fuel My Blog has been a great source of traffic for this website, no doubt many of you readers have come from there, but for those that don’t know, [...]

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Preventing Disaster: Backup Systems

Posted by Damien Franco in Sunday, October 26th 2008   

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Oct

In this continued guest post Brent Bloodworth IT specialist extraordinaire of Binary Rescue and Binary Business talks about securing your digital images with redundant backups!

Preventing Disaster: Backup Systems
All backup systems are based upon a simple concept. It is not if you will a failed storage medium, it is simply a matter of time. Awareness, preparation [...]

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Filed under: Equipment, Guest Posts     Tags: adobe, aperture, Apple, backup strategy, backup systems, Binary Business, Binary Rescue, Brent Bloodworth, digital images, hard drives, hardware, IT, Lightroom, Linux, Mac, Mac OS X Leopard, preventing disaster, RAID, redundant backups, software, Time Machine, Windows
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Weekend Perusing: You’ve Got To Be Kidding!

Posted by Damien Franco in Friday, October 24th 2008   

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Oct

In the Photoblogosphere
Head over to “Scott’s Photo Blog” to get his scoop on the Micro Four Thirds system. I’ve been on the fence about it myself and he brings up some really good points.
Yesterday I asked you if you ever rented camera gear and what was your experience and you guys really came through. [...]

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Filed under: news     Tags: 2G SD Card, buying your first DSLR, Canon G10, Digital Photography Tips and Techniques, Discover Magazine, EDGE Tech Corp, Hasselblad H2, Hey Gril, How to Shoot a Panoramic, Luminous Landscape, Micro Four Thirds, Mostly Lisa, Neil Creek, Nice Shot, photography blogs, Photography Book Club, PhotoNetCast, rent a Canon 5D, Scott's Photo Blog, SDuffyPhotography
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Have You Ever Rented Camera Equipment?

Posted by Damien Franco in Thursday, October 23rd 2008   

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23
Oct

I’m feeling under the weather right now so I’m keeping this short.
I’ve been asked to do a wedding next summer and no longer have a backup camera (I stopped shooting weddings a couple of years ago).  I’ll be renting a body and possibly a lens or two for the occasion.
I’m doing research on camera rentals [...]

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Filed under: Equipment     Tags: camera equipment, camera rental, equipment rental, rent a camera
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The Digital Photography Companion [Book Review]

Posted by Damien Franco in Monday, October 20th 2008   

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Oct

The Digital Photography Companion by Derrick Story was sent to me by O’Reilly publishing for review.  While it wasn’t initially part of the Your Photo Tips Book Club this review will get added to the page.

The Digital Photography Companion was a pleasant surprise. Touted as “Practical photography advice you can take anywhere”, the book’s [...]

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Weekend Perusing: It’s Still The Weekend

Posted by Damien Franco in Saturday, October 18th 2008   

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18
Oct

Been busy with family and friends.  Enjoy these great images from our Your Photo Tips.com Flickr Group!

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Analog to Digital: Making the Switch [Reader Question]

Posted by Damien Franco in Wednesday, October 15th 2008   

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Oct

Here’s a reader question from Lars in Chile.  Yep, we’re global!  This is an email exchange with last names and email addresses omitted.  This also means that any errors in spelling and grammar are kept in tact.
Hello!
I have been into film photography for close to 40 years but am new to
digital photography.
herefore am very [...]

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10 Steps To Great Group Pictures

Posted by Damien Franco in Monday, October 13th 2008   

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Oct

1. Preparation is key
Just like any “Boy Scout” would tell you; Always be prepared. This is true for any kind of photography, but is especially true in group portraits. You have multiple people’s attention so don’t waste it. Ensure that your batteries are charged and that your lens cap is off! [...]

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Filed under: Tips     Tags: ambient light, be prepared, crop in close, family photography, family pictures, family portraits, family snapshots, get creative, group photography, group pictures, group portraits, group snapshots, Photography, tripod, use a tripod
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