Archives for: June 2009
Kodak Took My Kodachrome Away

The end of an American legend was announced today by Eastman Kodak. The company has stopped production of Kodachrome film. Kodachrome is more than a song by Paul Simon, Kodachrome is the best color film ever produced. … Based on current… Read more

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The Flip Launches Online Video Sharing

One of the coolest gizmos has to be The Flip video cameras. The little camcorder can fit in your pocket and is ready to start filming instantly. The Filp Share software is simple way for anyone to upload their latest documentary by e-mail or… Read more

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Rubber Band Free Flash Tricks

I’m a classic rubber band photographer. I tried twenty something years worth of flash attachments, but I prefer the results of my patented “flash bounced off of a white card” that’s held on with a rubber band.  My children had caught on… Read more

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35mm Negative and Slide Scanner is Back On Sale for $34.99

VuPoint FS-C1-VP USB 2.0 Negative Film & Slide Digital Converter Here is a great buy for a negative and slide converter or scanner as some call it. It’s the One Day Deal at Geeks for $34.99. Last time I ran a post about this scanner on… Read more

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Eye-Fi Adds Ad Hoc With New Pro Card

The Eye-Fi cards are one of the neatest gizmos to have in your camera camera bag. The little company from Mountain View, CA.  raised the game in their cards today with the release of the Eye-Fi Pro. The latest offering allows photographers one… Read more

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Getting Things White

One of the biggest killers of great looking digital photographs is a color balance mismatched for the lighting. Setting the white balance on a digital camera is a task that is easier to do than it to explain. Maybe that’s the reason for all… Read more

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It’s All About The Aperture

I would guess the first thing early camera makers talked about from day one was making a larger aperture lens. Aperture, for those of you that aren’t into photography, is the opening of the lens that allows light to pass through the lens and… Read more

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Tips and Savings National Photo Month

It seems my inbox has been full of notices of National Photo Month and now that we’ve already went through 2/3 of the month I finally got around to posting a couple tips. The first thing is the one that is overlooked by people after they… Read more

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Two Tennessee Cities Make Photo-Friendly Cities List

Just in time for your summer travels, Popular Photography Magazine named it’s Top 30 Photo-Friendly Cities for 2009. It is a great list. I have been to all the cities over the years and most do offer one of kind photo opportunities. I was… Read more

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The New Nikon D5000 Is Ideal For The Grab Shot

Nikon D5000 Nikon unveiled their newest digital single lens reflex (DSLR) today and opens plenty of photographic opportunities. The 12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor places it in the place category as D90, but the product literature show… Read more

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