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After Christmas Super SALE

26 Dec

Christmas has come and gone! The timing has never been better for an After Christmas SALE.

We’ve got over 30 goodies (… cameras, lenses, lens cameras and more…) up to 40% off.

Scroll along to see a few of our faves, or head to the shop to behold them all!

??? Mystery Item ???

Could be the lens of your dreams!
Was $ 60
, Now $ 40! → REVEAL

Sony QX100 Smart Lens

Give your phone superpowers.
Was $ 499
, Now $ 450! → BUY

Polaroid z340 Instant Cam

A digital cam that prints.
Was $ 249
, Now $ 199! → BUY

Instagram #Necklaces

#selfie, #nofilter and “Like” icon.
Was $ 25
, Now $ 20! → BUY NOW

??? Mystery Item ???

Our data says, you’ll love this.
Was $ 399
, Now $ 299! → REVEAL

Pro Phone Filter Stack

Coated glass filters add color.
Was $ 35
, Now $ 20! → BUY NOW

Smartphone Film Scanner

Turn your 35mm film, digital.
Was $ 59
, Now $ 45! → BUY NOW

??? Mystery Item ???

Yr phone will love it (you will too)!
Was $ 25
, Now $ 20! → REVEAL

Mobislyder

Portable, affordable cinema track.
Was $ 95
, Now $ 60! → BUY NOW

iPhone Adventure Suit

Take photos underwater!
Was $ 130
, Now $ 99 → BUY NOW

The Kick Light

Customize your light via app.
Was $ 179
, Now $ 150! → BUY

??? Mystery Item ???

For super sleuths only.
Was $ 20
, Now $ 12! → BUY NOW

??? Mystery Item ???

Analog and high-tech are BFFs
Was $ 299
, Now $ 250! → BUY

Snack Caps

Feed (and protect) your cam.
Was $ 15
, Now $ 10! → BUY NOW

Super Fisheye Cell Lens

It’s our widest angle yet.
Was $ 20
, Now $ 25! → BUY NOW

White Ceramic Lens Mug

Snuggle up with a warm… lens.
Was $ 15
, Now $ 10! → BUY NOW



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Choir of Retro Computers Sing a Special Christmas Carol

26 Dec

[ By Steph in Gaming & Computing & Technology. ]

Retro Computers Christmas Carol 1

“Hail the machines, sweet old machines, blow off the dust, wipe off the rust. Christmas has come, joy is foretold, for those of us you never sold. Still we are here, still full of cheer, just plug us in, it will begin.” So starts the Christmas carol this quirky choir of vintage computer equipment would like to sing to you today courtesy of The Glasgow School of Art.

Retro Computers Christmas Carol 2

Alumnus James Houston, who graduated in 2008, created the project using a collection of vintage Mac computers, a Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum +1 and a SEGA Mega Drive. The lyrics to the song ‘Carol of the Bells’ were rewritten accordingly.

Retro Computers Christmas Carol 3

Houston got the idea when pondering new uses for past Christmas gifts, realizing that a few of them had the capability for speech synthesis.

Retro Computers Christmas Carol 4

“Bleep bloop beep bong, hear our sweet song, if none of our coding is wrong.”

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Merry Christmas for All Paddling and Photographing Friends

25 Dec
Merry Christmas for All Paddling and Photographing Friends

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Day 1 of 12 Days of Christmas… Get our Natural Light eBook for $7

13 Dec

Welcome to Day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas Sale where we’re about to release 12 days of mind-blowing photography deals for you!

Day 1: Two Amazing Deals on dPS eBooks

The countdown to Christmas 2013 begins today with 2 great deals on eBooks by award-winning travel photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich.

Working with natural light and colors to create enchanting travel photography is Mitchell’s main game.  In his 3 beautifully presented eBooks, Mitchell shares practical advice, information and tips on how anyone can create beautiful travel imagery by simply harnessing the power of natural light and color.

Deal 1:  Natural Light eBook – just $ 7 Today Only!

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Natural Light is a powerful ally for every photographer.  Mitchell’s eBook reveals his top tips for mastering the dynamic nature of natural light to create striking photography. The best part is – you don’t need to buy any extra equipment! Mitchell’s tips and information can be applied to any brand of camera, including your smartphone.

Mitchell explains essentials such as the role and power of natural light, light as a creative tool and even the philosophy behind working with light. You’ll then learn the essential technicalities of metering, exposure and using the histogram.

The eBook also helps you understanding the changing characteristics of natural light such as quality, direction and color. Learning to create sculpting, interplays and silhouettes by controlling light is also covered.

Nine detailed case studies are included, showing you step-by-step how to optimize light. You’ll be carefully guided through the process of using light to creating compelling images guaranteed to convey mood, emotion and meaning.

Natural Light is one of the best guides on the market written specifically with beginner photographers in mind.  Written in easy to understand language, this eBook will certainly help you improve the quality of your photographs… using nature’s free gift to photographers – sunlight!  

Natural Light is available for the next 24 hours for only $ 7… save yourself a massive 65% off the recommended retail price and grab this Super Single deal right now!

Deal 2:  Three eBooks for only $ 29.99! [58% off]

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Want more from Mitchell? Our second deal is for you and bundles all 3 of his books at a bargain price. You’ll get Natural Light, Captivating Color and Transcending Travel.

Captivating Color – inside this popular eBook Mitchell reveals his top tips on using color to spark the imagination, create stories and convey intense emotions.  You’ll learn about the way light and cool work together, as well the impact of color on visual weight and attention. Tips on post-processing and shot manipulation for maximum effect are also included.

The imagery included in the 48-page eBook beautifully illustrates the power of captivating color.  Mitchell includes stunning photographs taken throughout his travels around the world, all using color to powerfully capture the viewer’s attention.

You’ll gain access to Mitchell’s rare professional insights and experience in using color to create magic.  If you need inspiration to get your creative juices flowing and your imagination all fired up, this eBook is well and truly for you… and it’s included in our Bargain Bundle for a seriously cheap $ 29.99!

Transcending Travel – You won’t ever risk taking bad travel shots ever again – because todays Bargain Bundle also includes Mitchell’s popular ebook Transcending Travel. In this gorgeous 80- page guide, Mitchell gives you brand new tips on how to take the mesmerizing travel imagery most people DON’T know how to create!

Preparation is key – researching your trip, making the correct choices in lenses, camera body and other gear.  Every traveller knows packing light is critical; so let Mitchell help you avoid making expensive excess-weight mistakes.

You’ll also learn to communicate effectively to viewers through the basics of composition – framing, focal points and perspective. Using light to your creative advantage at any time of the day or evening, as well as flashes and reflectors, is also covered.  The eBook also walks readers through the 5 elements of making the photographic process, as well as essential information on freeze motion and blurring.

Photographing people of diverse ethnic and language backgrounds can be raise some ethical issues of which you may not be aware.  Mitchell gives you tips and advice based on years of experience working directly with people around the world – make sure you’re well informed before you go.

Landscapes, interiors, buildings and still-life shots are also covered.  You’ll be inspired to pack your bags and get going once you’ve finished reading beautifully illustrated classic…included in our Bargain Bundle for only $ 29.99.

Download now and save up to 65% OFF!

Your Day 1 deals are all easy PDF downloads you can take with you anywhere… without risking any excess baggage charges! We hope you enjoy these classics guaranteed to make your photography even more beautiful.  Stay tuned for Day 2 deals coming up next!

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Merry Bokehlicious Christmas Song

07 Feb

Buy this single on iTunes: (or get it as a ringtone from your iPhone) itunes.apple.com
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For more info on recording and signal chain check www.olaenglund.com To hear it in the room check out 2 Thanks to Jocke Skog for letting me borrow his amp!
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The Winner of our 12 Days of Christmas Prize Is…

03 Jan

In the lead up to Christmas this year we ran a 12 Days of Christmas here on dPS where we offered some great photographic deals on our eBooks and some products from other great online photography brands.

As part of that we offered to give one dPS reader who picked up one of the deals a $ 1200 addition to their camera bag. Yes – we’re going to pitch in some money to help one of our readers buy a camera, lens or even a computer for processing photos.

The winner has just been randomly drawn and is….

Charles Cozart.

Charles picked up our Natural Light eBook during the 12 days. We’ve contacted him via email to let him know about his prize. Congrats Charles and thanks to everyone else who participated in our 12 Days of Christmas this year!

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Merry Christmas For You All

30 Dec

Experimental video shooting with Nikon D90 – Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D Well, kinda shaky ya… I hand held all the way… ^^ It came across my mind, pushed me to plan out a video shooting themed Xmas. Merry Christmas! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Original song – Hark The Herald Angels Sing by Doug Hammer – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

 
 

Christmas Greetings from dPS [And some Holiday Reading!]

25 Dec

NativityThe clock has ticked over to 25 December here in Melbourne Australia and I wanted to take a moment on a day that means a lot to my family to wish you and yours a peaceful end to the year.

Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, another holiday or are just looking forward to New Years I hope that this time of year is one in which you find rest but also manage to find some time to get out and about with your camera!

Thanks for your readership and support of dPS – without you dPS would be just a shadow of what it is!

For those celebrating Christmas – here’s some of our past tutorials that might come in handy today (some specifically Christmas related while others might help you capture different aspects of the celebrations):

  • 16 Tips for Photographing Christmas
  • How to Take Beautiful Bokeh Christmas Lights Images
  • A Christmas Portrait: How I Took It
  • How to Take Great Group Photos
  • Holiday Food Images and Thoughts to Go With Them
  • 11 Great Camera Angles for Food Photography
  • 25 Wonderful Christmas Light Painting Images
  • Winter Photography Projects (for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere)
  • 10 Beach Photography Tips (for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere heading to the beach)
  • 10 Tips to Take Great Family Portraits
  • How to Photograph a Child’s Party (a lot of these will be relevant for grown up parties too)
  • 8 Tips on Taking Party Photographs

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Christmas Tbilisi City

21 Dec

Tbilisi city at night (Georgia). New Year holiday time. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!! Camera: Canon 5D MarkII Lens: Samyang 85mm f/1.4, Nikkor 35mm f/2.0, Canon 24-105 f/4 L Music: Pierre Adenot – Carol Thanks to Gigi Tughushi for help!
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Christmas Portraits: How I Took It

19 Dec

A Guest post by Judd Green

Every Christmas I like to get the boys together and do a couple of quick snaps as their Christmas portrait.

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It’s good to look back on and see how much they grow and change every year. When I say quick, I mean quick as they have been my test subjects for so long they get over photos very quickly, keeping kids attention during a portrait session is a whole different post all together!

This year I knew exactly what I wanted, but it was going to be a little challenging then normal. When I think of Christmas I think of decorations, but mainly Christmas lights, and what are Christmas lights good for? Bokeh! My 50mm 1.4 rarely comes off my camera these days, perfect for what I wanted to achieve in capturing some good bokeh.

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So I found some old Christmas lights we weren’t using and set them up in the back yard, I had some colored lights hanging over our fence for the background of the shoot and also had some plain white lights in a circle on the ground for the boys to sit in for the shoot. Now as I wanted the lights to be the feature in the shoot, I had to expose for them first and foremost and for that to happen I had to wait for it to get darker if I wanted to shoot wide open.

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But also in order to have the boys correctly exposed I needed my flash. Now when a flash is involved you are then limited in how fast you can set your shutter speed, any faster then 1/250th you will generally miss getting the flash as the shutter closes up again before the flash has any effect. When working with flashes and strobes I like to play it safe and set my shutter to 1/160th and set everything else accordingly. So with my shutter at 1/160th and aperture at 1.4, then the only other setting to adjust is ISO, which I was happy with the result I got setting it to 800.

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Now everything is set, where to put the flash? I wanted a good silhouette around the boys as I like that look. So the flash needed to come from behind, so it sat on the ground behind the boys. And with the settings I had, it was easy for the flash to over power everything, so I had to set it to it’s lowest power setting possible. But with the flash giving the nice silhouette from behind I needed some sort of light source to light the boy’s faces, that’s when the wife comes in and holds my white reflector bouncing the light from the flash onto the boys faces, which I am very happy with the results.

So that’s the story behind a Christmassy shoot lit up by only Christmas lights, one speed lite and my boy’s smiles.

There is so many different ways to get creative with photography and you don’t need the latest and most fancy equipment, just learn the limits of what you have and maybe even push them.
Merry Christmas all!

Judd Green is a Photographer from Brisbane Australia. See more of his work at www.juddricphotography.com

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