Light Painting Photography Techniques Tutorial

You must have affectionate memories of plunging a brush into water hues and making fun works of art. You can make comparative canvases with light also! Regardless of the possibility that you are not acquainted with light painting, you must have presumably effectively explored different avenues regarding it. Keep in mind that splendid light trail of firecrackers that you caught with your cam last Diwali? On the other hand have you shot heavenly spirals and streaks of light originating from a twinkling, decently enlivened Christmas tree? In the event that your answer is "yes", then you are now a light painter!

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Delhi Photofair 2011 begins today

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Lexar Media announced 128GB Professional Secure Digital Extended Capacity Memory Card

Lexar Media announced 128GB SDXC card with guaranteed speed of 133x and advanced image- and video-capture capabilities. The other details are available in press release.

Lexar Media Introduces the First 128GB Professional Secure Digital Extended Capacity Memory Card for Photographers and Videographers

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Free HDR Software TM works with both B/W and Color images

Free HDR Software is a free Photoshop add on which performs High Dynamic Range-HDR arrangement and blending. Free HDR Software finds a most favorable position for images to be blended that does not put up with the flaws in Photoshop’s configuration.

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Do we need to upgrade camera or looking for better lens?

People who are shooting with a Nikon D40 with a Nikkor16-85 & 70-300, happy with this set up but they thinking of upgrading with a limited budget. Right now they are not sure whether it makes more sense to get a better camera, probably the new Nikon D7000 or a better lens, probably the Nikon 70-200 (a real stretch). Nikon D40 owners pretty happy with the D40, really wanting only for higher ISO. Both lenses are pretty good, they try to use them in their sweet spot as much as possible. The combination of smaller aperture (sweet spots) and lower ISO does cost some shots. They mostly enjoy wildlife and nature shots with some landscape, and of course the family/holiday/event photography.

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Sigma firmware update available for SD15 camera

Sigma has announced a useful free firmware update for its SD15 digital SLR. Sigma firmware v1.01 adds a second Quick Set (Qs2) option for additional access to commonly used functions. The updated firmware also adds a Key Sound cancellation function and improves the display quality of the LCD. The firmware is available for free download from the Sigma's website.

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Samsung announces WB700 ultra-compact with 18x zoom lens and RAW format shooting

Samsung has introduced  the WB700 ultra-compact with 18x optical zoom. The camera offers all latest features like an equivalent zoom range of 24-576mm, optical image stabilization, RAW format shooting, P/A/S/M shooting modes and Smart Filters. WB700 camera also shoot 720p HD video recording and comes with an HD output. WB700 will be available from April 2011 with price tag of $299.99 in the US market and price tag of £249.99 in the UK market. 

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Samsung releases NX11 mirrorless camera with 14.6MP APS-C sensor and i-Function

Samsung has introduced the Samsung NX11 large-sensor mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. This is an updated version of NX10 model with i-Function feature, introduced with the NX100. The camera will supplied with a new version of the company's 18-55mm kit lens, now featuring an i-Fn button. The company also introduced an updated camera grip with NX11. The Samsung NX11 kit available with initial retail price of $649 and will be available in market from  February 2011.

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Nikon Photographer Ami Vitale’s recommendation about Nikkor Lenses

Ami Vitale is one of the famous photojournalist and recipient of various Photography awards. Her work on India particularly on Kashmir and Rajasthan is very well known to the Photographer society. Ami Vitale is a Nikon user and she uses Nikon D3X, Nikon D300 as camera body and a lot of lenses. Her favorite Nikkor Lenses are Nikkor 50mm/f1.4, Nikkor 24-70mm/f2.8, Nikkor 70-200mm/f2.8 and sometime she uses Nikkor 60mm/macro.

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Germany's iF Product Design Awards goes to Nikon D3100 Digital-SLR Camera and COOLPIX S1100pj Compact Digital Camera

Nikon D3100 Digital-SLR Camera and COOLPIX S1100pj Compact Digital Camera received Germany's iF Product Design Awards.

Press Release
December 28, 2010

Tokyo - Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the Nikon D3100 digital-SLR camera and COOLPIX S1100pj compact digital camera are the recipients of the iF Product Design Award. The iF Product Design Awards are globally prestigious industrial product design awards sponsored by International Forum Design GmbH of Hanover Germany.

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