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Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC Piezo Lens [REVIEW]

When I review lenses I take a look at who they are built for. I realize not every DPS reader wants to lug around a 5lb lens worth a couple month’s rent. While I love my main lens, it’s not for everyone and I’d be a fool to tell you you should buy it if [...]

Quick Tip: Never Forget Your Memory Card Again

It finally happened. Recently I became a victim to one of the most heinous errors any digital photographer can make. I left behind all my digital memory cards. Not just one. I own maybe a dozen. I left them all behind. You see, seven were set aside after a recent trip to Peru until I [...]

How To Use Zoom Blur To Add Action In Your Photos

Most of us own a zoom lens of one type or another. While I have no specific stat, I’ll say 98% of us do. It seems like a good number and might even be low. With nearly all of you armed with this type of lens, let’s take a look at a fun way you [...]

Photographing The 4th Dimension – TIME [ebook REVIEW]

I have high hopes for Jim Goldstein’s new ebook series titled Inspired Exposure and the first offering Photographing The 4th Dimension: Time is the subject of this review. Some of you may know Jim from his writing here on DPS or from his ever popular blog. While I know Jim personally, this review will be [...]

The Importance Of Preparation – An Interview With Michael Riffle

I missed out on getting the shot above but it wasn’t for chance of a fair warning. Over on Google+, Michael Riffle posted information about a photowalk at Alki Point in West Seattle for an upcoming full moon. He had the location and time dialed in and seemed to know what he was after. The [...]

How To Design And Shoot A Long Term Photography Project

Personal photography projects are the spice of life between the humdrum of every day life and shooting. As a professional, there are subjects I shoot because I’m paid to (portraits, weddings, products, etc…) and there are subjects that interest me personally (mountains, goofy road signs, milk jugs, etc…). I’ve learned to mix the two and [...]

LowePro Pro Roller Attaché X-50 Review

Introduction The LowPro Pro Roller x-50 Attaché is something different in a market of photo bags. It attempts to be a hybrid, mixing camera bag with clothes bag. Personally I have been searching for a bag that can handle a subset of all my photo gear and clothes for a weekend trip. I have previously [...]

23 Examples of Using Photography To Convey Humor

Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so goes our ideas of humor. Using photography to capture humor can be tricky. Some moments are here and then gone in an instant and a quick shutter finger is needed. Other times it can be a concept you have thought of for a while [...]

A 15 Minute Lesson For The Photography Beginner

Pin It I was sitting in the heat and humidity of the the Amazonian rainforest inside the 1970’s designed airport at Puerto Maldonado, Peru. We had a few minutes before heading back to Lima and I had been trying to find time to help a young Norwegian traveling on the same itinerary as me. When [...]

Creating Easy Time-Lapse Movies In Lightroom 3.0

Are you looking for a quick and easy way to create time-lapse videos and already own Lightroom 3.0? Thanks to the hard work of Sean McCormack, your search is over. Being budget minded and already owning Lightroom, I came across Sean’s plugin and was pleasantly surprised at the price tag (free). While the plugin currently [...]

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