New Digital Photography Tips for You

Published: Thu, 12/04/08

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Digital Photography School Newsletter
 
Exciting developments are going on behind the scenes at DPS at the moment. We have a designer working on a complete redesign (to launch in January), new sections of the forum (a new 'comparison critique' section), two new blogs coming soon. Thanks for your continued support.
 
Enjoy this weeks update below.

Darren Rowse

» New at the DPS BLOG

Turn Ho-Hum Color into WOW! with Photoshop

Like to see lovely saturated color in your photos?
 
Check out this great tutorial on how to get these great colors with Photoshop.
 

9 Tips for Getting Backgrounds Right

Backgrounds present both opportunities and challenges to photographers. On the one hand they can put a subjects in context and make it stand out in a way that highlights it wonderfully - but on the other hand backgrounds can overwhelm subjects and distract from them.
 
In this tutorial we look at the challenges and some solutions for getting backgrounds just right. Read it here.

11 Fun Lego Photos

But this one in the 'fun' or 'bizarre' category - but it's a collection of photos exploring the world of Lego.
 
It might seem a little out of left field but it is a fun subject to photograph - particularly if you have a macro lens.
 
I hope you enjoy these shots - I'd love to see some of yours in our forum if you're inspired to take some.
 
Whether traveling for business or just on a well deserved vacation, there are times when we all don't feel like carrying around our full compliment of lenses, flashes and accessories.
 
During trips like this the inner photographer in each of us starts to panic; "What if I need my wide angle lens?" "I want to capture some great close-ups" and they all too familiar "Which lens DO I take?"
 
Looking to learn how to get your digital darkroom in order?
 
Simon reviews The Creative Digital Darkroom and gives it a rating of 9 stars. It could be one for the Christmas Wishlist!
 

What is Your Favorite Lens?

In this reader question/discussion I pose the question of 'what's your favorite DSLR lens?'
 
The list of lenses being discussed is long - I'm going to compile it for a future post to identify the most used ones.
 


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» Forums
Join us in the DPS forums where this week we saw some of the following images and discussions.
 
New Forum Assignment
 
In this week's assignment you can win the Crumpler Camera Bag pictured below entering. The theme is simply... 'Happiness Is...'
 
 
User Shots From Forum
From: 'Share Your Shots'