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Is face detection a fad or the way of the future? "New camera systems that promise to focus automatically on the most important element of your photos - the people - are a hot trend in digital compacts. Indeed, between the TV commercials, magazine ads, and billboards, it's hard to miss the mania for face detection (also called face recognition or sensing).
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11/29/07 |
Extreme Reach with the Olympus E-3 "Among many a photographer the sensor factor is considered a bad thing. Usually these complaints focus on the wide end of things, where the smaller sensors make wide angle lenses less wide (see related story). But at the telephoto end, it's a different story. A smaller sensor means more effective reach. And among DSLRs, nowhere is this gain more re......
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01/14/08 |
New Lenses for 2008 "Lens makers opened the flood gates in late 2007 and early 2008, announcing brand-new glass, expanding the camera compatibility of existing lenses, and finally putting a release date on some long-awaited optics. The new lenses have already started arriving in stores, and will continue to trickle out in a steady stream over the next several months.
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02/22/08 |
Behind the Lens with Martin Schoeller "The in-demand portrait photographer once waited tables, so there's hope for us all. ...
The photographic community is incredibly diverse, made up of photographers that shoot from the sky to the sea and everywhere in between. Each month we look at a different segment of the industry, interviewing top professional photographers about life, the......
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03/09/08 |
15 Amazing Summer Vacation Photo Ops "You wait for it all year, those two magic words: summer vacation. How you choose to spend your cherished time off depends on your mood (adventure, relaxation, sightseeing), as much as your budget and how far you want to travel. No matter what the other variables, one thing's certain: You want to come home with fantastic images.
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05/10/08 |
10 Tips for Dynamic Waterfowl Photo 10 Tips for Dynamic Waterfowl Photo......
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05/10/08 |
10 Tips for Dynamic Waterfowl Photo "You don't need to trek into the wild to find waterfowl. City parks and wildlife sanctuaries are ideal for photographing ducks, geese, and swans. Not only are they easily reached, but in these spots the wildlife are used to having people around. Another advantage? You don't need outrageously hardcore gear. While I own some super-long, super-fast le......
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05/11/08 |
To capture movement sharply, go stroboscopic. "Want to photograph a moving subject so that it's not blurred and yet preserves a clear sense of motion, rather than seeming frozen in space? Try stroboscopic flash. Like high-speed flash syncing and wireless TTL flash, it's one of those seemingly byzantine flash techniques that most photographers never get around to mastering. Here's what you need......
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07/15/08 |