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- Scenes from Rio de Janeiro – The Big Picture – Boston.com – "A recent large-scale project by the photographer named JR has focused attention on women – relatives of victims of violence – by displaying their large portraits in one of Rio de Janeiro's hardest hit neighborhoods. Though Rio is blessed with natural beauty and climate, it still struggles with large disparities between rich and poor, and many of the six million residents reside in hillside slums called favelas. Here are some views of Rio de Janeiro over the past few months….”
- The New Low-Light Photography: ISO 1600 is the new 200 — PopPhotoJuly 2008 – Sharp, clean images lit by just a burning candle. Smooth, natural skin tones in dim, mixed lighting. Blur-free scenes shot handheld at 1/8 sec. Action frozen without a flash. Details in shadows without compromising color. Autofocus that locks on in the dark. Welcome to today's low-light photography.”
- Magnum Blog / Invasion 68: Prague – the photo blog of Magnum Photos – "In 1968 Josef Koudelka was thirty years old. He had committed himself to photography as a full-time career only recently, and had been chronicling the theater, and the lives of gypsies, but he had never photographed a news event. That all changed on the night of August 21 when the Soviet army invaded Czechoslovakia…."
- Beyond Megapixels: Macro Photography 101, Part 2 – "In Part 1 of Macro Photography 101, we discussed what a true macro lens is. In Part 2, we will be discussing depth of field, lighting, and specialist lens in Macro Photography…."
- Beyond Megapixels: Macro Photography 101 – "Macro photography can be a confusing topic for many beginners. For one thing, almost all the lenses nowadays have the word macro printed on the barrel. Does this mean that it’s automatically a macro lens? What is a true macro lens? These are some of the topics that we will tackle in this article."
- Moving Toward Manual Settings: Understanding ISO (a beginner’s guide) – "This is the third installment in a series by Hawaii photographer Natalie Norton on becoming confident with manual camera settings…. If you are new to photography, or don’t have a clean grasp of manual settings, I recommend that you go back and read the first two installments of this series: Understanding Aperture and Understanding Shutter Speed and then come on over to learn about ISO."
- Moving Toward Manual Settings: Understanding Shutter Speed (a beginner’s guide) – "This post on Understanding Shutter Speed, written by Hawaii photographer Natalie Norton is a follow up post to Moving Toward Manual: Understanding Aperture. The posts are being written as a beginner’s guide to gaining confidence in using manual camera settings."
- Moving Toward Manual Settings: Understanding Aperture (a beginner’s guide) – "In this tutorial Natalie Norton explores the topic of Aperture."
- Adobe launches Photoshop Elements 7 & Premiere Elements 7: Digital Photography Review – "Adobe has announced Version 7 of Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements. Apart from a few new Quick Fix tools, Photoshop Elements 7 offers a new Scene Cleaner option that lets the user brush away unwanted objects from a scene and a Smart Brush which lets the user apply effects to a particular area of a photograph…."
Aug
28
- EchoDitto Blog: Following Online Media at the DNC – "At the Democratic National Convention next week, 125 bloggers will hold press credentials and hundreds more will be reporting from The Big Tent. You're probably wondering – how do I follow hundreds of blogs? …. You can download the full OPML file of DNC credentialed bloggers here. Once you have the file, re-upload the file to your RSS reader and you will have the 125 credentialed bloggers loaded into a folder…."
- Discovered Artists: Buy art directly from emerging artists – "Original art has never been more accessible and more affordable! Join smart, discriminating buyers who are discovering the fun and value of decorating their homes and offices with original art."
- Marketplace Magazine | Discover paper's history – "The Paper Discovery Center in Appleton offers more than insight into the science and art of paper…. The Paper Discovery Center … celebrates a cultural, technological and economic legacy…."
- The Austrian Economists: Joe Biden?! — Political, Not Economic Post – "… the election just got a lot closer. The Democratics have an amazing capacity to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and Obama choosing Joe Biden to be a running mate for 'hope and change' when he is the poster child for political divisiveness and smug (yet ignorant) arrogance in political/legal discourse is another case in point…."
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