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Published: Thu, 02/21/08

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Digital Photography School Newsletter

Welcome to another Digital Photography School Newsletter.
 
thanks for another great week of community, discussion and fun on the blog and forum. I hope you enjoy the following summary of what happened on DPS this last week.

Have a great weekend with your camera.

Darren 



» New at the DPS BLOG
We've been lucky enough to have some great new tutorials on the blog this week. Here's a summary of the action.

Night Photography Tips for DSLR Users [Video]

In this video tutorial the topic of night time photography is explored over 7 minutes. It's been particularly developed for DSLR owners.

Watch the Video Tutorial

Make the Best of Bad Weather - 6 Challenges for Photographers

Some photographers see bad weather as a threat to their photography - but in this post we explore how it can actually be an opportunity and six challenges we need to get over to make the most of the opportunities at hand.

Read this tutorial

7 Clone Shots - Seeing Double...

It's time for a little inspiration - in this post I've pulled together 7 great 'clone' shots.

Photoshopped to show the same person multiple times in the same image. Expect a tutorial on this in the coming weeks at DPS.

See the Cloning Shots

6 Tips to Building your Photography Network

One of the best ways to learn new photographic techniques is from others who already know them. In this post Natalie shares some great tips on how to widen your network of photographers and improve your photography.

Click here to read this tutorial


» New Photography Book

Those of you looking to update your Photo Editing software at the moment might be interested to hear of two new products available for ordering this week from Adobe and Apple.

The Moment it Clicks by Joe McNally

I was just surfing through Amazon's best selling book list and noticed a new digital photography book was in the top 20.

It's called "The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters" (Joe McNally).

I'm yet to see a copy (I just ordered one) but it's certainly ranking well in terms of sales and is an interesting concept. Here's how they're promoting it:

The First Book with one Foot on the Coffee Table and one Foot in the Classroom

Joe McNally, one of the world's top pro digital photographers, whose celebrated work has graced the pages of Sports Illustrated, Time, and National Geographic (to name a few), breaks new ground by doing something no photography book has ever done--blending the rich, stunning images and elegant layout of a coffee-table book with the invaluable training, no-nonsense insights, and photography secrets usually found only in those rare, best-of-breed educational books....

Read more about this exciting new book on the DPS blog
 » Forums

The forums have been a hive of activity this week. Here's a quick summary of some of the 'hot' posts:

New Forum Assignments

Rivers
Straight from the Camera

Hot Forum Threads

Share Your Shots

How I Took It
Kitten Photography 101

Before and After
Soft Glow
 
Critique These Shots
Rule of Thirds and Macro

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