Biel Servera recently shared this image with me from the Balearic Islands of the Mediterranean. He and fellow photographer Marcos Molina set out into the hills of northwest Mallorca to catch the rising sun behind the dramatic sea cliffs of the Cap de Formentor. Is it the famous green flash? A misa

Here’s another LeicaPana compact with a Leica lens married to a Panasonic-designed body and electronics. And if you think the V-LUX 20 looks like the latter’s Lumix DMC-ZS7 (or DMC-TZ10 in Australia) you’re precisely on the money. There are some differences: among them a slightly

Hydra was an ancient water beast that carried nine heads around; when a head was cut off, two more grew in its place. I’m not sure whether the name is exactly appropriate for an application that works magic with High Dynamic Range (HDR) image processing… but let’s take a look at i

A Guest Post by David Moore from Clearing the Vision. Organizing a formal photo shoot of your kids with a good location, nice clothes and the right light can produce lovely images. But it’s often the more casual opportunities that allow you to capture your children as they really are, doing th

A Guest Post by Rob Dweck. By the time I got serious about photography, digital cameras had advanced enough that buying a film camera wasn’t even a consideration. Having seen the photography of Art Wolfe, Galen Rowell and other landscape masters, I wanted to create photographs with the same vi

For some, working for yourself is one of those great dreams.  The satisfaction, freedom, nobody looking over your shoulder (except your significant other), ah the life right?  Well not in every case.  The freelance photography life can be hard.  Long hours for little pay, alone w

A Guest Post by Rob Dweck. The majority of Photoshop plug-ins specialize in one specific function or process. There are plug-ins for noise reduction, masking, black and white conversion, framing, and the list goes on. Unlike those one trick ponies, Nik Color Efex Pro and Onone Software Photo Tools b

Budget-priced DSLRs make up a pretty crowded sector and one that deserves investigation from anyone about to enter the wonderful and empowering world of this type of shooting gear. As a DSLR, the Pentax K-x is about as good as it gets and, aside from engaging with a venerable name in cameras, taking

In a previous post, I explained how to create panels for Photoshop using Configurator. This time I want to show you a way to structure panels as something more than just a place to put the tools you use most often. To follow along, you’ll need to download Adobe Configurator 1.0 if you’r

A guest post by Chen Wei Li from www.bythewei.com. After weeks of preparation, I finally set out to the Singapore Botanical Gardens to nail the shot above using the technique called focus stacking. Focus stacking is a technique used to increase depth of field in a shot with post production. This w

This review is all about using a digital camera for a purpose it was never intended for. Since taking on a new Mac with Snow Leopard operating system I sadly found that my marvellous image/text scanner does not work due to a lack of a suitable driver. Now, since taking on Prizmo for Mac I can scan

Lift bow and arrow. Load arrow into bow. Take aim. Twang! And Sony hits another bulls-eye! As with the exceptional Sony DSC-HX5V movie/pano/burst rate camera, I was completely blown away with the Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5! Even if you already own a DSLR or two, perhaps a compact digicam and maybe an HD

Although I am a purist by heart, I cannot forget my early days with a digital camera and a copy of Photoshop. The filters got me … right where I live! Nowadays, I try to create compelling images right at the moment of exposure and not at the post editing stage. But then a piece of software ap

   A Guest post by Steve Berardi from PhotoNaturalist In digital photography, there’s a lot of talk about bits: 12-bit vs 14-bit Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) 8-bit vs 16-bit color 32-bit vs 64-bit Photoshop But, what does it all mean? Although more bits generally means better

I’m Benjamin and am a hitchhiking photographer. In my travels I quickly realized a need to make my own postcards for my friends and family.   I wanted unique and personal postcards at a cheap price. Here is the result of that quest. This is a post for those whom aren’t familiar

First of all, I have to thank Darren, and this wonderful DPS community for supporting our family through the illness and death of our son. We are deeply and profoundly grateful to each of you. THANK YOU. Not really a way to segue from that. I won’t try. 🙂 This post is all in the name o

By Xava du A Guest Post by Laura Radniecki. Everyone starts their photography journey as a beginner. Everyone, at some point in time, looks to those who have more experience and expertise than them and feels inadequate. It can be overwhelming to pick up this amazing machine [Point & Shoot OR DSL

In the real world, we all make an effort to look our best when meeting new people. We make sure that we have on clean clothes. That we brush our teeth (mostly). That we look good. It all goes to show who you are, your personality, and your ability to not look like Pigpen with a laptop. Not so surpr

A guest post by David Spickett Watermarking is something that many people use to protect their images online. It is basically placing a mark such as a logo, U.R.L or simply your name, over a part of the photo. This discourages people who intend to steal your images (to a certain extent) and also gi

A Guest Post by Dev Wijewardane. Usually, to produce a well lit image of an object, photographers will need to use multiple artificial light sources. These light sources can be costly and may not be easily accessible for amateur photographers. However, in many cases, a single flash can be used to a