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  • How a seal tried to feed Paul Nicklen

    YouTube link The leopard seal is really a big predator (check its size on the photos) and it’s perfectly adapted to its environment (much more than a man in a diving suit). But this one, not only let National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen shoot great pictures, but tried to help him by feeding him live…

  • Montier-en-Der 2009 Festival

    Do not forget the next Wildlife Festival in Montier-en-Der, from November 19 to 22, 2009. http://www.festiphoto-montier.org/

  • Premium repair for Sony

    Sony will soon offer (at the end of October) a Premium service for after-sales and warranty. It will target pros and top-flight amateur photographers. For a period of one, two or three years (at the price of 109, 219 or 329€), the customer will get a warranty extension (directly from Sony Style Georges V or…

  • All about backups for the photographer

    As a summary for the recent series of posts about options open to the digital photographer willing to protect his/her picture files (i.e. backup all photo files), here is a table of contents that should help you find again all solutions I presented over the last 4 weeks. Local backup options (External hard disk drive)…

  • Backup for the photographer – part 4 & conclusions

    Previously, we just scraped the surface of what can be done to archive and backup large amounts of photographic data. While the local storage (hard disc drives and optical drives) are fine, they are not solid enough to protect against all kinds of accidents that we want to be able to sustain. So, we started…

  • Backup for the photographer – part 3

    After exploring the external hard drive and optical drive backup options available to photographers willing to protect their images from accidental damage, let’s see what on-line storage options we have. These all have the advantage of protecting your backup against one aspect of risk management: There is no longer a risk of seeing a local…

  • Sports photography

    Shooting good pictures of sports events is challenging at best. Rob Miracle is offering good advice about sports photography, grouped in several important categories: Location, Location, Location! The Decisive Moment Required Equipment Depth of Field — Isolating the subject Focus Composition Know your Sport, Know your Players Freezing Action Shots Giving the illusion of movement…

  • Backup for the photographer – part 2

    We have been looking into the most obvious option for the photographer willing to backup its large amount of data: The local storage on an external hard drive. Nearly everyone of us at least tried to use this approach. But it is worth trying to understand that there are other very good options that I…

  • Canon UK promotion on DSLR cameras

    Canon UK announced that they are opening a cash-back program for photographic students of various UK institutions. Teachers, lecturers and technicians in the same institutions will also be eligible. The cash-back on the EOS 450D configurations amounts to £50, whereas it climbs to £65 on a Canon EOS 500D. It will run until 31 October…