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  • Roger Gets a New Job
    Long ago in a lifetime far away, I discovered photography. I loved it. I mean, I really, really loved it. Not just learning how to make photographs. I loved learning how the camera and lenses made those photographs. I loved learning about the major and minor differences various lenses had. I spent every free moment […]
  • Some Mirrorless 5X Macro Fun. (Too much fun, actually).
    I generally don’t write separate reviews on items. I put a ‘take’ up on most items we rent, letting people know what I think about it. That lets me be neutral because it doesn’t make me any difference what people rent as long as they’re happy with it: the return on a $10,000 lens and […]
  • Wide-Angle Micro 4/3 Imatest Results
    A lot of Sony users liked seeing some Imatest results for NEX lenses, and some micro 4/3 users asked us to do the same thing. That’s a more complicated undertaking for several reasons. First, there is a much wider selection of native lenses for micro 4/3. Second because there are a lot of different micro […]
  • We’ve Changed (New Site)
    You may have noticed things look a little bit different around here. Welcome! As always, it is our goal to be the best rental company in the business. As part of that, we want to have the easiest to use and all-around best website of any rental company. So, over the past two years since […]

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  • 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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Group Outing – National Cathedral in Washington ,DC Saturday May 19, 2012

The next field trip will be on Saturday May 19th . We will be going to the National Cathedral in Washington ,D.C. There are flower gardens on the grounds also. Tripods are a no no either inside or out. If time permits we can also go to Dumbarton Oaks in NW. D.C. It is an histortic mansion and also extensive …

May 18, 2012 | Leave comment | Read More

Meeting House Gallery Art Exhibition – June 2012

Art Exhibition at the Meeting House Gallery, Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, Columbia, MD:

May 27 – July 8:  Color Off The Grid

Maryland artists Barbara Nuss, John Petro, Chick Rhodehamel, and Rhona LK Schonwald.

Photography, oil painting, limited edition prints and acrylics on paper.
Meet the artists at our wine and cheese reception on Sunday, June 24th – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m, which is …

May 11, 2012 | Leave comment | Read More

Thomas Graves June 27th 2012 Speaker Thomas Graves, a former newspaper photographer for the Baltimore Sun, will give a presentation about color terminology and practices that will help photographers get a better feel for how they can achieve good color results.

On Junes 27, 2012, Thomas Graves, a former newspaper photographer for the Baltimore Sun and The Palm Beach Post, will give a presentation about color terminology and practices that will help photographers get a better feel for how they can achieve good color results.  He will share his own workflow practices including creating custom camera calibration profiles, understanding  different lighting conditions and …

March 2, 2012 | Leave comment | Read More

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Central Maryland Photographers’ Guild    www.cmpg.org

Flicker members, join our Flicker group    http://www.flickr.com/groups/mdphoto/    (Sorry group membership is liminited to CMPG  members only, all can view)

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Here is the link for the Facebook page for CMPG: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_23395515154 Stop by, take a look and “friend” us..   Doesn’t hurt.  And yes, you must be a Facebook member to …

October 1, 2011 | Leave comment | Read More

Image Copy Protection Enabled

“Right-click downloads” of images from the CMPG web site have been disabled, including images displayed “full size” or in slide shows. This should discourage casual copying of member images. Of course, there are still ways to defeat any copy protection scheme, this action should deter most casual image grabbers.

In addition, the ability to copy text from the web site by …

December 1, 2008 | Leave comment | Read More

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  • Classic Lighting: Weekly Photography Challenge
    Your challenge this weekend is to practice a classic lighting pattern. Yesterday we published a post here on dPS highlighting 6 Portrait Lighting Patterns which got a lot of positive feedback. So today I thought it might be good to challenge readers to choose one and to go away and practice it. Theory is good [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Ti […]
  • Giving Film a Go
    Considering shooting with film? Then you should have a little read and I shall try to give you some compelling reasons as to why I think it is a good idea. My name is Bellamy Hunt and I run the Japancamerahunter website, and I am an avid film shooter. Now, before we get started, this [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Pho […]
  • Spectral Instruments 112 Megapixel Digital Camera
    Check out this amazing camera – it has a 112 megapixel sensor that literally dwarfs any sensor you or I have in our cameras! It’s also a black and white only camera – but I’m betting it leaves the Leica M Monochrom for dead in terms of quality and price! Want to see it made? [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography […]
  • 6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know
    A Guest Post by Darlene Hildebrandt. In classical portraiture there are several things you need to control and think about to make a flattering portrait of your subjects, including: lighting ratio, lighting pattern, facial view, and angle of view. I suggest you get to know these basics inside out, and as with most things, then [...]Post originally from: Digi […]

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 […]