Nikon D40/D40x/D60 Photog

Saturday, May 24, 2008

“Does my butt look big in this?”

What Should I Wear in my portrait?

This is a question I get asked a lot by clients - so I thought it might be something that was worth some exploration in a tutorial.

The clothes a person wears in a portrait can have a big impact upon the end result of your image. When talking to a subject about what to wear I generally ask them to bring a few different outfits so that we can have a little variety to work with...Full Tutorial Here

Manual Focus Lenses Resource

Visit it Here

Photographer's moment of madness as he leaps across 8ft gap in the Grand Canyon

This is the heart-stopping moment a daring photographer leapt between two rocky outcrops over the Grand Canyon - with drop of nearly a mile beneath him.

A crowd of onlookers gasped in horror as the man - who was wearing flimsy flip-flops - risked his life to capture a stunning shot of the Arizona sunset...Full Story and more Pics Here

Friday, May 23, 2008

Freeware Must have for the Photographer

Opanda IExif is a professional Exif viewer in Windows / IE / Firefox, From a photographer's eye, It displays the image taken from digital camera and every item of EXIF data in the image from beginning to end...Get it Here

It allows right-click access from explorer or Firefox to extract exif if it is there. In flickr just go to largest size available and right click to get exif. (Note not all pics retain exif info)

DIY - Pocket Camera Tripod

The following article will demonstrate how to build a useful tripod that's easy to make and fits in your pocket.

It uses stiff wire wrapped in electrical tape as legs, and taped to a bolt. You can make lots of those, and give some to your friends.

The best thing about this tripod is its wrapping capabilities. It does not need to be placed on a leveled surface. Instead, it can be hooked to almost anything - a pipe, a fence - if it's wrapable, you're game...Full HowTo...Here

Strange Cameras You Don't See Everyday

Who knew they actually made a 160-megapixel camera? Find
that and more in this strange list. Which ones are your favorites?.
...Full Article..Here

Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D40 and D40x

This eBook helps you master the use of the Nikon D40 or D40x digital SLR, with a complete description of all the camera features, plus lots of useful tips and background information. This is the work that should have been the manual!

This eBook is a must-read for any D40 or D40x user, with over 600 pages of information about everything about how SLRs work, to how to use the camera and the software that accompanies it. This eBook is supplied on CD-ROM for $29.95 plus shipping and handling, and can only be purchased from this site....Get it Here

Nikon Capture NX Tips and Tricks

Do you want to master your Capture NX? Nikon has recently published 20 downloadable tips and tricks documents for its Capture NX editing software. The documents are easy step by step guides which will allow you to get more from your software. All tutorial documents are provided in .pdf format...Download them...Here

Thursday, May 22, 2008

OMG! a Gold Mine I Say! and he said Share

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Todd Johnson's D40 Blog

Todd Johnson's D40 Blog is based on his Personal Journey in Photography...Here

Ultralight, steady tripods for hiking and travel

When I began using a new “lightweight” tripod in the late ’90s, I was relieved that it weighed just 81⁄2 pounds—five for the tripod and the rest for the head. It certainly seemed light because it was just half the weight of my first solid tripod, a 17-pound brute.

If you do a fair amount of hiking, backpacking or traveling, 81⁄2 pounds is still too much. Today, there are truly lightweight alternatives.

Unlike the tripods I used years ago, you can find a stable tripod tipping the scales at just over three pounds, with solid, but lightweight heads to go with them.

You can use the weight savings for lenses, a tent, some extra clothes—or just to lighten your load and make life easier....Full Article Here

He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until Day He Died

Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997.

There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from. So, naturally, I started looking through the photos. I was stunned by what I found....Full Story Here

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

3D photography

The Digital Photography School blog has posted up a great article on taking and viewing 3D photography. The technique isn't dissimilar to the 'magic eye' pictures which were all the rage in the 90's.

Take a look and see if you can see the 3D effect and maybe take your own!

Nikkor - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount.

The Nikkor brand was introduced by Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Nikon's original corporate name) in 1932. Nikon originally reserved the Nikkor designation for its highest-quality imaging optics, but in recent history almost all Nikon lenses are so branded.

Notable Nikkor branded optics have included:

F-mount lenses for 35mm SLR and DSLR photography.
Lenses for Bronica and Plaubel Makina medium format cameras.
Lenses for Nikon S-series and Leica rangefinder cameras
Amphibious lenses for Nikonos underwater cameras
Lenses for large format photography.
EL-Nikkor photographic enlarger lenses.
The lens of Canon's first or second camera, the "Hanza Canon."
Microscope objectives.
Industrial lenses, including lenses in support of the Japanese war effort during World War II....Full Wiki Entry Here

Tamron SP AF200-500MM F/5-6.3 Di LD (IF) Review

The Tamron SP AF200-500MM F/5-6.3 Di LD (IF) is one of Tamron's new "Di" lenses. These are lenses designed with digital SLRs in mind. This is what Tamron says about their DI lenses....Review Here

Nikon D40 Links - The Giant List

I've been collecting hundreds of links to interesting Nikon D40 images, user reviews, tips and tricks that have been posted to forums.

Yes, literally hundreds, and this little activity of mine started in November 2006 when Nikon announced the camera (read the D40 press release at DPReview.com).

Anyway, it's time to clean up my hard drive a bit, so here's a dump of all my D40 bookmarks for your perusal - I recommend that you set aside a few hours of your time to go through all of them. I hope you'll get to know the Nikon D40 a little better at the end of it.

Head over to The Nikon D40 Resource List for more specific links to and information on the D40 and lenses...Find them Here

Photographer speared by javelin at meet

PROVO, Utah (AP) - A newspaper photographer got a little too close to the action at the state high school track championships — and was speared through the leg by a javelin...Full Story Here