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  • A Bit of 3250mm Fun
    It’s winter. It’s slow. We get bored. We have lots of stuff to play with. Too much stuff and too much time leads to all kinds of trouble. I mean experimenting to find combinations of equipment that might benefit our customers. So anyway, Joey decided it would be a superb idea to take a tiny […]
  • Strobe Triggers- What’s What?
    Alright everybody.  Tim here with a little info for you about strobe triggers.  We get quite a few calls or emails each week asking how these little guys work, which one is best, which one will make my photos better than everyone else’s, etc.  Since I’ve noticed a trend of questions, I thought I’d go […]
  • Serial Numbers, Circa 1870
    I had a fun surprise today. We were cleaning a couple of old Petzval lenses, getting them ready to show off at Imaging USA next week. One of our Darlot lens from circa 1870 or so gave us quite a surprise.   A pair of Darlot Petzval lenses, circa 1870 When we removed the elements to […]
  • Come See Us at Imaging USA!
      We’ll be at Imaging USA next week, so come see us at Booth #236. We’ll have our fearless leader Roger there, as well as some other technical experts, so come ask any questions you may have. We’ll also have tons of interesting gear there for you to demo. If you stop by our booth, you […]

RSS Photo news from Photoradar

  • Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2011 winners announced! December 13, 2011
    See the winning photo and category winners from this year's competition read more…Related StoriesPhotographer of the Year 2011: Portraits shortlistPhotographer of the Year 2011: Fashion shortlistPhotographer of the Year 2011: Travel shortlistPhotographer of the Year 2011: Landscapes shortlistDigital Camera Photographer of the Year 2011: Shortlists annou […]
  • Photographer of the Year 2011: Action and Movement shortlist November 30, 2011
    See this year's best photos in POTY 2011. The shortlist for the Action and Movement category of Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2011 is revealed exclusively here. read more…Related StoriesPhotographer of the Year 2011: Fashion shortlistPhotographer of the Year 2011: Travel shortlistPhotographer of the Year 2011: Landscapes shortlistDigital Camer […]
  • Photographer of the Year 2011: Creative Licence shortlist November 30, 2011
    See this year's best photos in POTY 2011. The shortlist for the Creative Licence category of Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2011 is revealed exclusively here. read more…Related StoriesPhotographer of the Year 2011: Fashion shortlistPhotographer of the Year 2011: Travel shortlistPhotographer of the Year 2011: Landscapes shortlistDigital Camera P […]

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April 25th 2012 Meeting. John Middlebrook, a freelance sports photographer, will give a presentation about sports photography

John Middlebrook, a freelance sports photographer, will give a presentation about sports photography on April 25, 2012.

As a sports photographer, John Middlebrook’s first “real” assignment was shooting an Orioles game back in August of 2007. In his 5th year as a freelance sports photographer, he has been fortunate to shoot sporting events such as the FIS downhill skiing in Switzerland, …

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February 22 2012 Meeting. Kathy Rus will present on Copyright and Trademark information for photographers.

Kathy Rus, an attorney with offices in Westminster and Parkton, will give a presentation called Copyright & Trademark – What a Photographer Needs to Know on February 22, 2012.  She will discuss the U.S. Copyright and Trademark law, the difference between Copyright and Trademark, how to get Copyright/Trademark protection and what is copyright/trademark infringement. 

 

Kathy Rus’ practice is focused on Business Law, Wills, Trusts …

January 19, 2012 | Leave comment | Read More

January Meeting Critique HRD

This month’s CMPG meeting will be the critique of our HDR images.
 
Lew Lorton will be our critique facilitator. Lew has performed this role before and has been kind enough to offer a short primer …

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CMPG Monthly Meeting at Chapelgate Presbyterian Church, Room 224 on 01/25/12

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2012 – Happy New Year!

Here @ CMPG web HQ, we’re looking forward to the new year and of course all the changes it will bring..

And while we’re waiting for new content to arrive from our members.  We can talk about some new 2012  initiatives.

The “Photo-of-the-Week challenge has again been brought out of the closet.

“Last year we had a weekly photo assignment that I copied …

January 2, 2012 | Leave comment | Read More

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  • Panasonic DMC-GF3 Review
    If this is the way it’s going, I’m all for it: smaller, interchangeable lens cameras, with decently-sized sensors and sophisticated image processing internals. Panasonic and Sony seem to be waging the war with their Micro Four Thirds models and this is another missile hurled at (IMHO) the oversize DSLRS, with or without flipping mirrors! The [...]Post origin […]
  • Take More Photos – Keep Less
    A guest post by Sam Levy, founder of citifari, New York Photo Tours. In today’s environment, with the development and increased mobility of digital cameras, it has become easy and inexpensive to take a large volume of photos. Compared to the early days of photography when it took a couple of days, required gear weighting [...]Post originally from: Digital Ph […]
  • The Rule of Thirds: Weekly Photography Challenge
    This week your photography challenge is to utilise the most common photographic composition rule – the Rule of Thirds. While I’m not big on ‘rules’ – there’s definitely some good reasons to know this one and to be able to pull it off (and of course there are times to break it too). So lets [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our mo […]
  • A “Happy Snap” Lightroom Workflow
    At Halloween last year I was asked to photograph some kids I’ve shot from time to time since they were born. Basically their mum likes to have some up to date photos of the kids and Halloween seemed like as good a time as any to get some shots. When I’m shooting like this, my [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography […]

RSS Tips and Techniques from PhotoRadar

  • Freelance photography tips: magazine publishing
    With 1000s of titles published every month, magazines are the most accessible market available to budding freelance photographers – here are our tips for success Think of a subject and chances are there’s at least one magazine title in print that deals with it. Photography, gardening, canoeing, caravanning, walking, camping, fitness, food, wildlife – the lis […]
  • Freelance photography tips: selling to stock libraries
    Stock photography – we don't need to tell you it's a competitive business. But we can tell you how to give yourself the best chance of successfully selling your pictures… You have a growing collection of images you’re sure could sell. You’ve tried local door knocking and it’s fallen on deaf ears. You’re bored with prints too; everyone looking and n […]
  • Photography ideas: turn knives and forks into photo art
    Cook up some tasty photos of cutlery and cooking utensils for your kitchen wall. You only need simple kit for this photography project, but the results are seriously artistic Black and white photography doesn't get much simpler. All you need to create photo art like this is a simple home studio and a collection of kitchen utensils. No fancy studio light […]
  • Photo ideas: long exposure landscape photography
    Intentionally moving your camera when taking long exposure landscapes can be a great way to give your photos a contemporary twist. Here are some ideas to get you started… Tired of textbook landscape photos? Want to try something a little more impressionistic? Then go slow and get moving. By using slow shutter speeds and moving the camera smoothly during the […]
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