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Travel and Scenic Photography 101


When you're driving through the mountains somewhere, and you notice a car parked half off the road and some guy leaning to the left to avoid a branch with his Rebel 2000 camera in the act of focusing, you've met me. I do this because, to me, a trip isn't fulfilling unless I've preserved that beauty for posterity. I'd like to share some of the techniques that make scenic photography such a wonderful artform - simple, yet elegant. First off, equipment. As much as the cheapo disposable camera beckons, get real. These cameras have fisheye lenses which I call "spam" lenses. They cram everything in, with equal blurriness and boringness. Good photos are sharp, unless you use blur for artistic effect. Sharp comes from an adjustable lens. It can be a fixed lens or a zoom, but it must focus specially for each picture. Fixed lenses are limiting for scenic pictures, where to frame the shot you may need to move long distances. Imagine using a fixed lens on the Washington Monument, when you're half a block away! Zooms get my vote, even though they often don't have as wide an aperture, which limits their capabilities in low light situations.   Practically speaking, an SLR is the absolute best. They are lightweight, and can be used with top quality lenses. Film SLRs tend to be less expensive, but have the limitations of film, meaning you have to  get it developed and so forth. Digital SLRs are VERY expensive, so for the budget conscious either go with a film SLR or a high quality basic digital camera. With digital, resolution is also a critical factor, so look at the specs before you buy. OK, we've got the camera, emotions are running high, and that's great, but not too great! Sometimes I find a spot that is so wonderful, I start shooting like a madman, only to be disappointed by the pictures. What happened? Emotions. When you experience a place, there are sounds, aromas and breezes as well as the visuals of the spot. Needless to say, you can't photograph all of these elements, only the visual. When overwhelmed by the spectacle of a scenic hotspot, we are often overwhelmed by all of these elements. So what to do? Look through your camera. The viewfinder does not lie (usually). Try to see what you are looking at as the finished picture. Most people perfunctorily take pictures.....Read more!

Using Film Speed Effectively


So you have this great new camera. Now you?re standing in front of a display of more film that you?ve ever seen. All you want to do is take some great family photos but you don?t know where to start. Here?s short guide to help you get started.

Using Film Speed Effectively (Black & White Film Thoughts)


It?s hard to find sometimes but it?s making a resurgence, black and white film. If you?ve never used this film now is the time to try it out. Here are some tips to using b&w film and what you can expect from the results.

Everybody is Fixing Their House or Apartment Up These Days. Use That Digital Camera to Capture


That?s right, you go through all the trouble of making your house or apartment nicer by hauling yourself off to the local fix it yourself store or hiring some professionals to come in and do it for you, so why not capture an accurate record of it for posterity. At almost no cost I might add.

Photography 101 Part 1


Photography 101

Tame Those Memories


Family vacations, summer weddings and family reunions are in full swing, and the warm memories and envelopes of photographs are ever growing! You certainly intend to organize them -- but the boxes in the attic are full of intentions, and now the photograph CDs are being to pile up! What can you do to stop the madness?

Bracketing and How To Use Tt Correctly...


What Is... Exposure Bracketing

Choosing The Right Digital Camera


Let's get something straight right out of the box. If you're looking to buy a new digital camera, you don't really have to be an expert in pixels and mega pixels and all that kind of stuff. If you expect to find that kind of deep technical discussion here, you're in the wrong place.

How Can I Preserve My Lifetime of Memories in Photographs?


Like most folks you have probably have organized and sorted your photos atleast once. The problem is they never seem to stay organized no matter how hard you try, and even if they do they seem to lack that original impact that they had shortly after you took them or if they do, you never drag them out until sadly, someone passes on.

Digital Cameras and Digital Photography


Before you rush into buying your digital camera this holiday season make sure your properly informed. Many consumers during the holiday season rush into purchasing electronic equipment in a mad panic to get that high end gift for their loved one or spouse.

Where Do Great Ideas Come From?


At a Photo Club meeting I attended recently, the President made a comment on another meeting he had attended, where someone in the audience asked the presenter where to find good subjects to photograph. The presenter in question started giving specifics instead of identifying the core issues in question, Attitude and Perspective.

Photography Jobs: Do You Have a Future in Photography?


There is a wide world of photography. It touches each of us in our lives on a daily basis in some form or another. Photography is so much a part of our culture now that we hardly even notice all the places that it exists. When you watch television, look at a magazine or even view a billboard on the highway, this is all because of photography. There are so many ways that photography crosses our lives each day. There are a lot of opportunities for someone looking for photography jobs.

Photography Contest - a fun and rewarding experience


Do you like to take photos? Are you always standing by with your camera waiting for that moment that is meant to be captured on camera? You may even be taking photography classes or maybe you have already completed a photography course and you want to share your photos with others. You may want to get into photography as a career and winning a photography contest will help you get recognized. Maybe you are just an amateur that has a favorite photo that people keep telling you to enter.

Black and White is Beautiful


Think about Laurel and Hardy for a moment, or Charlie Chaplin, and even Harold Lloyd. All true examples of early cinema genius. Today?s DVDs offer the opportunity of not only watching these classics in their pure black and white format but also in the DVD provides a colorized version. Essentially though the colorized version never quite looks right, even though it?s meant to look more modern and more realistic to latter day cinema.

Photographing Kids


Kids grow up so quickly and while we are often left with countless memories, most parents have only a drawer packed with school photos, blurry holiday snaps and the forced grin of the inevitable yearly birthday picture to account for the years gone by. It?s time to stop bemoaning the latest photograph of your thumb obscuring your adorable baby and get on with improving your skills as a photographer.

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Holidays boost Macy's profit 12%
Buffalo News
By Michelle Chapman AP NEW YORK—A strong holiday shopping season and online sales pushed up Macy's fourth quarter net income 12 percent. That topped Wall Street's expectations, and the department store chain's stock hit a 52-week high.

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Portuguese reject governments Carnival holiday cutback plan
HeraldNet
The Portuguese government's attempt to make people work more by scrapping the traditional Carnival holiday has flopped as most companies and public services shut down despite an economic crisis. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco) A reveler walks past a ...

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The Age

Holidays happier for Saks, Macy's
Sacramento Bee
By Stephanie Clifford The holidays turned out to be a lot brighter at the high end, as four major retailers reported results Tuesday. Wal-Mart, Macy's, Home Depot and Saks Fifth Avenue all reported sales increases for their fourth quarters ending in ...
High-End Retailers Report Strong Profits, but Walmart Still StrugglesNew York Times

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TribLocal

Orland Township honors holiday donators
TribLocal
(Jeff Vorva/Tribune) Orland Township took in more than $21000 and an estimated two-to-four tons of food to feed 204 underprivileged families during the holiday season. The township's board honored some of the bigger contributors — including corporate, ...

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Politico

What Holiday Are We Celebrating Today?
Patch.com
Today's federal holiday is officially called "Washington's Birthday." It was signed into law in 1879, to be observed annually on Feb. 22, Washington's birthday. In 1968, with the passage of Public Law 90-363, Congress moved it to the third Monday of ...
Washington should note Washington's birthdayYakima Herald-Republic
No lie: It's Washington's Birthday, not Presidents DayLos Angeles Times
Why you should stop calling today Presidents' Day (+video)Christian Science Monitor
CNN (blog) -Waynesville Daily Guide -SanDiego.com
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DOLE: Too many holidays not good for economy, workers' pay
GMA News
Citing adverse effects on productivity, competitiveness and workers' pay, the Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday it is not too keen on proposed laws that would add more non-working holidays. DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz also urged ...
DOLE opposes more holidaysABS CBN News
Too many holidays? DOLE urges rethinkMalaya
Labor chief calls for review of national holidaysSun.Star
BusinessWorld Online Edition -Business Mirror
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Globe and Mail

HP x86 Windows 8 PCs will be available by holidays, says Meg Whitman
The Verge
By Dante D'Orazio on February 22, 2012 06:01 pm 0Comments On HP's earnings call today CEO Meg Whitman told reporters that the company "will be well positioned on Windows 8 x86 by the holidays" — confirming that the world's largest PC maker will ...
Hewlett-Packard Second-Quarter Profit Forecast Misses Estimates Amid SlumpBloomberg

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Hemel Gazette

Headteachers back holidays crackdown
Hemel Gazette
Headteachers across the borough and an MP have backed a crackdown on parents who take pupils for school holidays during term time. There was widespread support for Education Secretary Micheal Gove's proposals, which call for headteachers to no longer ...
UK bans family holidays during school termsgulfnews.com
ASCL supports crackdown on term time holidaysEd Exec

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Classic Holidays Wins Perspective Magazine Timeshare and Fractional Industry ...
PR.com (press release)
Orlando, FL, February 22, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Classic Holidays now joins an elite list of the world's leading companies in the timeshare and fractional industry after winning the Best Management Company award during the 2012 Perspective Magazine Awards ...

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Premier defends new public holidays plan
ABC Online
The Restaurant and Catering Association says the South Australian Government is failing to take seriously its concerns about a proposed new public holiday regime. The SA Government is planning to legislate for part-day public holidays on Christmas Eve ...
Weatherill 'naive' on holidaysThe Australian
Our half-baked public holidaysAdelaide Now

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