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Published: Thu, 07/24/08

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Digital Photography School Newsletter

Welcome this week's Digital Photography School newsletter.

This week we've got a good spectrum of tips and tutorial for you - from portraits to settings to gear.

I hope you enjoy the update that follows!

Darren Rowse

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What the Mona Lisa Can Teach You About Taking Great Portraits

Take one of the most recognizable portrait images in the world and see what you can learn from it.

In this case we chose the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci.

The results were a lot of fun and end up as a really useful tutorial.

Read this tutorial

Popular Digital Cameras and Gear

I'm always being asked for advice about which camera or photography gear to buy. In this post I summarize the most popular cameras, lenses, books and accessories that the DPS community have been buying over the last 3 months.

I hope you find it useful.

EV Compensation Explained

EV Compensation is a highly useful feature of many cameras that will help you get the exposure of your shots just right.

Read more about EV Compensation

Portrait Photography's Power Posing Part I: The Components

Written by portrait photography Christina Nichole this tutorial talks you through posing:

"Here are some general basics for posing anatomically. Study these and learn them well. From here, you can mix and match the components to truly "express" your subject's personality in your portraits"

Read this tutorial

How to Choose the Right ISO for your Digital Photography

What is ISO? What impact does changing it have? When should it be changed?

In this tutorial we give you 6 questions to ask to help you choose the right ISO.

Share Your Best Shot Ever

Last weekend I wrote a simple post on the blog asking readers to share their best shots (with a link to their blog or Flickr account) and to tell us the story of how they took it. 

As I write this - over 280 readers have participated and there are some amazing shots being shared. I'm hoping to highlight some of the best next week - but in the mean time - feel free to add yours!


Make $$$ with Photography
Looking to make some money from your images?

DPS community members use some of the following Micro Stock Agencies  to monetize their images:

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