Digital Photography School Newsletter

Published: Thu, 01/10/08

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From the Editor
Welcome to the new look Digital Photography School Newsletter. 
 
As I mentioned on the blog during the week - we've begun the process of switching our newsletter service provider over to a more reliable service.
 
Unfortunately our last one was not delivering newsletters to many of you. As a result some of you will be shocked to get this email as you've never had one before. Rest assured that you did subscribe to it at some point in the last year.
 
If you no longer wish to receive this weekly update simply unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of this email. We will honor any 'unsubscribe' request immediately.
 
Please bear with us as we learn this new newsletter service - we're learning as we go :-) 
 
In this week's newsletter I'll update you on the latest tips and tutorials from the blog so far this year as well as the hottest threads of conversation in our forum area.
 
I hope you enjoy this update and have a great weekend.
 
Don't forget the digital camera!
 
Darren Rowse



Highlights From the Blog
By far the most popular tutorial on DPS over the last few weeks has been this one on shooting the light trails made by cars.
 
In this tutorial I talk you though issues such as equipment, settings, framing of images  and timing your shots just right. 
 
I'm looking forward to seeing the results you get on this one because this type of image can be quite spectacular (as you'll see in some of the example shots.
 
Read this Tutorial on How to Shoot Light Trails
 
It's a new year and one of the key tips that I always give readers on how to improve their photography is to simply take their camera everywhere they go. In this post I give 5 reasons why this will help you improve your photography more than any other tip in 2008.
 
 
In this 'community workshop' a reader asks an emotional question about photographing her dying grandmother and you are invited to share any suggestions that you might have. I'm very proud of the way the community has responded.
 
 
 
The most common question that I'm asked by readers these days is abotu 'which lens' to buy for DSLRs.
 
As a result I thought I'd include this basic review of three 70-200mm lenses. 
 
I love this lens type as it's so versatile in different types of photography.
 
Read this Review and have you say if you've got a lens in this class already. 
 
 
In this post regular contributor to DPS Martin Gommel shares what he's learned about using Tripods and where he's found them to be essential in his Landscape Photography.
 
Martin includes a few great examples in this post on where using a Tripod has paid off.
 
 
 
'Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop and Macro Photography' is a book that I'm glad to have stumbled upon.
 
It's a great introduction to the world of Macro Photography and CloseUp shooting - packed with useful information, great examples and helpful and practical tips.
 
 
 
 
If you take a look at the Toolbar in Photoshop you will notice that in Photoshop CS3 there are two different heal tools - the Healing Brush and the Spot Healing Tool. 
 
This tutorial will teach you what they are for and how to use them. Read it here.
 
 
Sometimes it's the simplest tips that work the best.
 
This one was a surprise to me - but recently when chatting with a Pro Photographers he told me about this little tip that he'd picked up - and all it involves is wearing a different color T-Shirt on your next photo shoot.
 
 



From the Forum
Over the last few months the DPS Forum has been going through amazing growth. 
 
We're closing in on 10,000 members who are having some great conversations like the following ones:
 
New Assignment: 
 
Critique My Shot:
 
How I took it:
 
Before and After:
 
General Chit Chat:
 
Techniques:
 
New Digital Cameras
There are lots of new digital cameras being announced this week by manufacturers.