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  • Book Review: The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography

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    First developed by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer, the Zone System is one of the most enduring methods for understanding – and mastering – exposure. In the fifth edition of his well-regarded book ‘The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography’ Chris Johnson explains why the Zone System, developed as paradigm for film shooters, can also be easily applied in the digital age. Adam Koplan takes a look.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • 11 Photography Rules You Should Start Breaking

    If you’re going to break photography rules you should firstly learn them, think them over and practice in creating great photography. Otherwise, there is a risk that your photos will look like ones taken by an awkward photographer. When a creative man starts experimenting, it always means that his mastership is rising high (as long as these experiments are successful). Continue Reading
    Photodoto

  • Disney 3-D, Winter Break, and Plaid Fashion — The Rundown — Ep. 31

    Sarah and Lily kick off their first video of 2012 by talking about what they did over winter break, some of their favorite new books, how to rock plaid and flannel without going overboard, and Disney re-releasing movies in 3-D! What did you do over winter break? And what Disney movie are you most excited to see in 3-D? Don’t forget to leave a comment and blog about your favorite winter styles on Dream Mining! www.dreammining.com http Dream Mining is a place to create, to dream and to play! At Dream Mining it’s all about fashion, music, and film especially when YOU design, sing and make videos! There are great animated videos and real stars singing original songs! Characters play in the world of Fashion, Music and Film: Lilly, Sarah, and Ella. TAGS: “disney 3-d” “lion king 3-d” “beauty and the beast 3-d” flannel plaid “plaid fashion” “flannel heels” “winter fashion” “harriet the spy” “tim gunn” books “book review” “movies based on books” “winter break” Dreamminingco “Dream Mining” iCarly Disney Nickelodeon Animation Fun Music Games “Everything That Really Matters” “Disney Channel” “The Walt Disney Company” “Walt Disney Pictures” Disneyland

    Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok – 24 – The Shadow is Alone Mayura, suspicious of Loki, investigates his house while he and the other gods have a picnic. Unfortunately, she is involved in Hel’s evil plans… Download Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok from iTunes: itunes.apple.com ————————————– Anime Network is a leading broadcast and digital distributor of Japanese animation in North America. Our premier independent cable/satellite VOD network reaches over 45 million households every month with Subscription On Demand (sVOD), Free On Demand (fVOD) and Transactional distribution. Fans can also access their favorite series and features anytime, anywhere through Anime Network Online, our official streaming service. Anime Network’s content is also available to watch or purchase from Hulu, iTunes, Netflix, Sony Playstation Network, X-Box Zune and many more partners. For more info, or to watch more full episodes and series, check out Anime Network across the web – – Anime Network Online (Official Site) : www.theanimenetwork.com – Anime Network on Facebook : www.facebook.com – Anime Network on Hulu : www.hulu.com – Anime Network on Twitter : twitter.com – Anime Network on YouTube : www.youtube.com
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

  • Getty Images’ Flickr licensing deal reaches 1/2 million images

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    Getty Images’ scheme for licensing images from the photo sharing site Flickr has added its 500,000th image. The half-millionth image was shot by system engineer and photo hobbyist ‘Jiangang Wang’ for Tianjin, China, of the Minato Mirai development in Yokohama, Japan. The licensing deal, started in June 2010, allows Flickr members to offer their images for licensing by Getty. If Getty chooses to accept the request, the photographer can choose how to license their images, at rates comparable to Getty’s other images libraries.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Windows 7 – Find Recently Created or Modified Files

    Don’t remember what you named a recent file or what folder / location you placed it in? Use a date modified search.

    It has happened to all of us. You recently created or modified a file in some application in Windows 7, but don’t remember its name or what folder in which you placed it. You can try going back to the original application and hope the filename is in the recently used file list by selecting the “File” menu, but what if the file is not there? All hope is not lost!

    1. Click the Folder button in the taskbar….

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  • LG 2342P – Unboxing & Review

    Watch in HD. An unboxing and brief review of the LG 2342P 3DTV. Specifications: 2D Resolution: 1920×1080 3D Resolution: 1920×540 Response Time: 5ms Brightness: 250cd/m2 Inputs: DVI-D, HDMI, VGA Contrast Ratio: 5000000:1 Note: HDMI 1.4a is limited in terms of the refresh rate (per eye) for a given resolution which it can carry. For example: – 720p @ 60Hz – 1080p @ 30Hz DVI-D does NOT have these limitations. 1080p @ 60Hz can be achieved.

  • Aptina details 1″ sensor for mirrorless, bridge or broadcast-video cameras

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    Sensor maker Aptina has released more details of its two most recently-announced chips, including a 10MP, 1″-type sensor that uses its dynamic range-boosting DR-Pix technology. The company, which also makes the 1″ sensors used in the Nikon 1 System cameras, is making this new sensor available to the wider market. It has also provided more detail about an 18MP 1/2.3″ compact camera sensor that can shoot 1080p video with three different crops at up to 120 frames per second.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • On Assignment: Shooting what You Can’t See

    As photographers we are always looking for tangible, photographable things to include as visual cues. But often we are called upon to make a photo that revolves around something invisible, or even intangible.

    I tend to view those assignments not as limiting, but rather as assignments in which the physical limits have been removed. That's the case with this shot of Paul Capriolo, CEO of Social Growth Technologies. Read more »


    Strobist

  • Just Posted: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 sample images

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    Just posted: Sony RX1 real-world sample images – now updated with high ISO samples. We’ve had the chance to shoot with a near-production RX1 and have started to put together a samples gallery. These are some of the first full resolution independent samples to be taken with an RX1. We’ve shot a range of subjects, both in good light and in low light at high ISOs. As usual we’ve included a range af apertures and focus distances too.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • A Slide Show of My Festival of Colors Portraits

    Thanks again to Colossal, FStoppers and other sites around the web for publishing these photos as well.


    Thomas Hawk Digital Connection