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PictureSocial, The Photo Network, Has 30,000 Members

PictureSocial, The Photo Network, Has 30,000 Members

There are now more than 30,000 photographers of all races and nationalities residing on PictureSocial. It has become one of the largest photography social networks on the internet and remains completely free of charge. Many improvements have come to the site recently such as new “like” buttons and an improved activity feed in the right column where you can always see what has happened in the last few minutes. Join now to setup your own personal profile for free.

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Panasonic Lumix LS5

Panasonic Lumix LS5

Panasonic today announces a new 14.1-megapixel LUMIX DMC-LS5 digital camera that features a high-quality 26mm wide-angle, 5x optical zoom lens. With an incredible F2.8 lens and Optical Image Stabilization, the LUMIX LS5 excels in taking clear photos, even in dimly-lit situations. The LUMIX LS5 also features 720p High Definition video capabilities and runs on AA batteries, perfect for the user who is looking for added convenience.

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Your Creative Mix eBook

Your Creative Mix eBook

Your Creative Mix by Corwin Hiebert takes an in-depth look at the value of growing your passion for art, honing your creative skills, and finding new ways to connect and share with likeminded people as a way to grow your photography business. This eBook bridges the gap between creativity and commerce. It focuses on the […]

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Olympus PEN E-P3, E-PL3, and E-PM1

Olympus PEN E-P3, E-PL3, and E-PM1

Today Olympus launches three new PEN compact system cameras designed to help inspiration-seekers capture their unique visions and share their stories in brilliant still images and high-definition (HD) video. The Olympus PEN family combines the portability of a point-and-shoot with features found on bulkier cameras or camcorders to deliver amazing image quality and lightning fast speed. With a new 12.3-megapixel Live MOS Image Sensor, TruePic™ VI Image Processor, high ISO of 12,800, a reengineered autofocus system, full 1080i HD video with Dolby Digital sound recording, newly designed user interfaces and a variety of Art Filters and built-in creative features, these powerfully simple cameras offer advanced capabilities without the complexity of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera.

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Current Trends in Modern Family Photography

Current Trends in Modern Family Photography

Do you want your family photos to reflect your family’s style? Today’s families are using custom photography to tell a story with their family photos. Families are trending away from the chain photography studio shots and opting for more casual, documentary style photos. These photos can often show off your family’s personality and allow everyone […]

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Topaz Adjust: A Plug-In for Exposure & Color Retouching

Topaz Adjust: A Plug-In for Exposure & Color Retouching

I have been seeing more and more prominent photographers integrating Topaz Adjust and other Topaz Plug-ins into their post-processing techniques. Topaz Adjust is a very powerful and easy-to-use plug-in that works with Photoshop and many other programs. Some photographers use Topaz to make subtle improvements and others use it to apply HDR effects and amazing exposure adjustments. I reached out to Topaz this week and they offered us a coupon for PictureCorrect readers. Adjust 4 Highlights: Single-image HDR capabilities, adaptive color processing for a wide range of color effects, highlight and shadow protection – helps reveal lost detail, and more.

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How to Use Remote Flash Triggers in Photography

How to Use Remote Flash Triggers in Photography

As photographers we spend a lot of time playing with light. Light is our medium, we talk about its color, its quality, its size and its softness. And a lot of our talk is about how to change it. One of the first things that a novice photographer tires of and wants to change is the boring, flat light that their camera flash produces. While there are any number of devices that can filter or shape light one of the biggest groups of light changers are the remote flash triggers. At the most basic level one of the fastest ways to change flash light from flat and boring is to move its position. Once the flash is moved off of the top of our camera it loses the vital connections required to make it fire.

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Catchlights in Photography

Catchlights in Photography

Maybe you have questioned as to why quite a few of your pictures seem lifeless, monotonous or empty? Look at the picture; examine if the eyes of your subject have a catchlight. If perhaps it doesn’t this could possibly be one of the causes for what reason your portrait is visually monotonous. A catchlight, or often called eyelights, is referred to the depiction of the chief source of light that tends to make an unusual glimmer or flicker. This glint could be frequently located in the eyes of the subject per se. This may be a fundamental factor in contributing life or tone towards your portrait and is seen usually at 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock in the eyes, where it animates your subject most effectively.

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Pentax Q

Pentax Q

The camera’s tiny size, lightweight design, and superior image quality are made possible by an innovative PENTAX-developed imaging system. With a high-resolution 12.4 megapixel, 1/2.3 inch CMOS image sensor, the Q carves out an entirely new camera category that extends beyond traditional digital compact, APS-C or 4/3 digital cameras. The backlit sensor is a highly efficient light-gathering instrument that produces very little noise at high sensitivity levels particularly in low light settings. Further, the new Q lens mount is a perfect match with the new sensor and every interchangeable Q lens is designed for more advanced image quality than may be found on traditional compact digital cameras. This innovative PENTAX design is the foundation of the Q’s position as the world’s smallest, lightest ILC system with superior image quality.

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A Deeper Frame eBook

A Deeper Frame eBook

A Deeper Frame: Creating Deeper Photographs & More Engaging Experiences by David duChemin was released today and discusses the ways in which we express vision in photography. You’ll find this book refreshingly free of that word, vision, in fact. Here the topic is simple, though for something so simple it amazes me that it’s so […]

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