Category: Pro photo
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Backup for the photographer – part 1
Any digital photographer is quickly confronted with the bane of computer memory. At first, you notice that you need a lot of DRAM memory to edit your pictures (using Photoshop for example). The solution is easily found: Add more memory (Here come 4 GB of DRAM!) Then, you discover that all those 20 MP pictures…
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Willy Ronis is dead
You may remember some of his best black and white photos which allowed to meet humanity at its best. Or you may have heard his last Summer’s interview of Guy le Querrec on France Culture. Source: Le Monde.
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Take photo to a pro level
If you are decided to take your passion to the level of a profession, if you want to become a pro photographer and to earn money from your art, you could not do a better thing than to subscribe to the Photopreneur blog. Day by day, week by week, real pros will be teaching you…
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Could I get your photo for free?
This is a question more common than you would think. And this is the worst situation for a pro-photographer: All these people who would want the artwork fro nothing. And would we dare discuss/bargain/complain/negotiate the same way with some other professions? YouTube link
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HDR Imaging applied to Paleontological specimen photography
If you are interested in HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging, it may be fun to look at a scientific paper from Jessica M. Theodor and Robin S. Furr, in Palaeontologia Electronica. There, scientists interested in the best possible representation of paleontological specimens describe how to use HDR photography when taking scientific pictures. Source: Palaeontologia Electronica
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Time lapse 5: Moon eclipse
Sometimes, the time-lapse collation of images does not lead to a video, but to a complex picture. Like this one from NASA. A Time-Lapse Lunar Eclipse Credit & Copyright: Forrest J. Egan (Digital Astro) Explanation: During a lunar eclipse, our Moon appeared to disappear. As the Earth moved between the Moon and the Sun, the…
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Photojournalism
You are a photojournalist, you want to become a photojournalist, you are curious about the life and methods of photojournalism pros? You could well be interested to visit the following web sites: American Photojournalist (for photojournalists, by photojournalists): Featured photos, featured photographers, and news. Lightstalkers is written for the these photographers, journalists who will recognize…
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This month best
Link love Those are the best links found recently: Ligue des sites naturalistes extraordinaires to see a lot of animal photos [in French, but it’s OK] Teleconverters (Multipliers) – A technical overview from Bob Atkins Selling your Photos as Wallpaper describes all about the success of a photographer who is selling his photos as a…
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20 photo How-To guides
I have been amazed at the number of tutorials and how-to guides that exist on the Internet. You could drown into them… So, I decided to try and sort it out for you. Here are Photo-related How-To Guides selected for the choice they offer. Photography (general) eHow – Cameras category HowToDoThings.com – Digital Cameras Instructables.com…