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by jim on January 26, 2010
It's tough to hold kids' attention in a teaching environment; so those involved in education are constantly on the lookout for anything that will help.
Fortunately, kids love the latest te...
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by jim on January 6, 2010
I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and start to the New Year!
We'll start the year off with a link that I hope will heat your creative juices; and cause you to get out and fil...
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by jim on December 22, 2009
The holiday season is nearing its peak, and even with Christmas just days away, it's still not too late for a few more holiday photo taking tips.
This article has some unique ideas for holiday...
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by jim on December 17, 2009
There's still time for holiday gift shopping for the digital photographer or by the digital photographer looking for a deal on digital SLRs.
The Internet is attracting more consumers every day...
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by jim on December 5, 2009
Here’s another short series of diverse tips that really are different from the many generic tips out there.
Most of these tips will help make you a better “action” photographer. This will be help...
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by jim on October 28, 2009
There are tips of all kinds available for all sorts of things and usually many of them are nothing more than a rehash of past tips.
So, we look for places that provide tips that are not always th...
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by jim on September 29, 2009
Now that you have many, many digital photo files on your computer, what are you going to do with them?
Of course you've emailed them and printed them, or had them printed, just like most people....
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by jim on September 26, 2009
Fall has always been my favorite time of year even though my allergies go into high gear during autumn.
However, along with the start of the college and pro football seasons, we have other outdoor e...
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by jim on August 26, 2009
The world of photography is moving faster than ever now due to the digital revolution.
Every part that goes into a digital camera is being improved on an almost daily basis. From the resolution fact...
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by jim on August 10, 2009
Why would anyone want to deliberately cause a condition, in this case, "lens flare", something that camera and lens manufacturers work hard to eliminate?
The answer is: when the effect imp...
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by jim on August 3, 2009
Most people lead busy lives and don't always have hours at a time to engage in something that's not one of life's necessities.
As a result it has become common to compress just about eve...
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by jim on July 7, 2009
Any amateur digital photographer would love to spend a day with a pro photographer traveling around, stopping here and there to take pictures and then receiving an on the spot critique and advice.
W...
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by jim on July 3, 2009
Fireworks are used all over the world to celebrate or commemorate many different types of events and I can never get enough of them.
Taking pictures of fireworks can be a bit challenging but with to...
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by jim on May 18, 2009
One of the most fulfilling photo experiences I ever had took place years ago when I took pictures at a close friend's wedding.
The couple had a professional photographer, so I wasn't under a...
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by jim on May 16, 2009
I found an interesting and informative digital photography website called, "Beyond Megapixels", and I think you'll like it too.
What I like about this website is the liveliness of the ...
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by jim on May 11, 2009
I'm noticing changes in the "photo departments" of some stores here in Las Vegas; and I'm not very happy with them.
The Smith's grocery store I visited last week no longer had ...
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by jim on May 8, 2009
Sometimes you have to make do with what you have, or at least, what you have at hand.
If what you have is a relatively frill-free digital camera or if that's your back-up camera and that's w...
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by jim on May 3, 2009
How would you like to have dozens of high quality magazines for free each month?
Well, if you have a little time and patience, you can find "Digital Camera World", as well as 8 other digit...
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by Jordan Grodecki on April 9, 2009
Was just scanning my usual photography news and review sources and saw this fantastic little article pop up; Annabel explains in great detail the best way to go from being a hobby amateur photograph...
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by jim on February 22, 2009
There are tons of photo tips out there for digital photographers but this bunch is a little different than most.
What I like about the tips given by Rick Sammon is that they deal with subjects not u...
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by jim on February 20, 2009
It's never too early to start thinking about and planning the first of your springtime "good weather" photo trips.
This is the time of year when you should be laying out your picture t...
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by jim on February 19, 2009
Combining two or more of your hobbies or interests can more than double your fun.
These days, I'm sorry to say, the only two things I seem to be able to engage in simultaneously is watching TV w...
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by jim on February 10, 2009
Some people make a discretionary purchase of say, a digital camera, and it works well, and provides lots of fun and then suddenly, the thrill is gone.
Your once shiny new toy has picked up a few din...
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by jim on January 30, 2009
Taking advice from experts in any given field is always advisable; but the best advice will always come from those experts who are the best in their field.
Since photography is a trial and error pr...
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by jim on January 14, 2009
If you have a digital camera that is even minimally sophisticated chances are it gives you a choice of 2 or more types of photo file systems.
The most common type of photo file is the venerable JPEG...
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by jim on December 25, 2008
How many times have you found new uses for things you've had for a while?
My hunch is that it's happened frequently but no one person can come up with all the good ideas and I found 10 prime...
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by jim on December 22, 2008
One of the great things about digital photography is the ability to make endless changes to your images, for free, and still retain the photo in its original form so you can always start over.
There...
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by jim on November 11, 2008
There are tricks of the trade in every business and photography has more than its share of them.
I'm not much of a people picture taker these days, meaning I now take only a few hundred of them...
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by jim on October 1, 2008
There's almost always an occasion to take pictures and an opportunity such as a wedding engagement should not be missed.
This is an oft overlooked event that is sometimes only documented as an a...
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by jim on September 9, 2008
Adorama Camera of New York City continues serving the photographic community not only by supplying merchandise, but by providing great, free, digital photographic tips.
With two successful series al...
