The Digital Female Nude [Book Review]

Female nude photography has always intrigued me, particularly how a sense of trust is created between photographer and model.

What I find even more intriguing is how, as Australian photographer Peter Adams does in the majority of this book’s pictures, is how he convinces a model to pose outdoors in and on often forbidding — and uncomfortable natural landforms. Rocks, trees, seashore etc.

Adams pictures are never boring, never salacious and frequently with a touch of humour invested in them. His lighting ..read more

Nikon Coolpix P100 [Review]

I fondly remember earlier digicams like the Coolpix 5400 way back in 2003, complete with 5.1 million pixels, a 4x zoom lens and a vari-angle LCD viewfinder. Dirt cheap at AUD1599!

In terms of the Coolpix 5400, the new Nikon Coolpix P100 is definitely retro style-wise, with a severe kick up the tech specs posterior! It’s also an excellent example of a fixed lens mega zoom camera that does much of what a DSLR can do.

These shots show the range of ..read more

Sony A33 and A55 DSLRs [REVIEW]

It’s been a great year for the DSLR. Not only have we seen the top models capture stills of amazing quality, leading to many serious workers questioning the need for medium format digital capture … and then, to many an amazed onlooker, we’ve seen TV series and feature films shot with high end stills cameras. ‘Mazing!

So, in typical fashion, we now see Sony hit the Go! button and pack even more capability into these two new cameras.

Then, a few days ..read more

How to Photograph Bands in Bars – Equipment

A guest post by Music Photographer Rick Bennett.

Some of my favorite photography subjects are musicians while they are performing. They tend to be having fun, they like the attention, and they’re challenging to capture well because of their environments. Capturing musicians in the wild can be tough and very rewarding.

Digital Photography School recently published 6 Tips for Budding Live Concert Photographers. One of the tips was to start out shooting friends’ bands in small clubs. I’m going to expand on ..read more

Trek-Tech TrekPod GO! Pro Tripod [REVIEW]

I was first approached by the folks at Trek-Tech, a local Pacific Northwest company, when I started my People, Places & Patterns Project. I was interested in sponsors but I’m very picky about who and what I endorse. I’m not going to tout product X as being great if I’d never use it or if it in fact stinks. So I asked them to ship me a product to test on my trips to Africa and Nepal, stating that ..read more

What Percentage of Our Readers Use a DSLR as their Primary Camera? [Poll Results]

Over the last month or so we ran a poll here on dPS asking readers what type of camera they use as their primary digital camera.

After just on 50,000 responses the results are in – and they’re pretty conclusive – here at dPS people certainly like their DSLRs.

Of course dPS has a fairly ‘enthusiast’ type audience so I wouldn’t claim that this is an accurate reflection of the total percentage of DSLR users going around today – but it certainly ..read more

Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5 Review

Lift bow and arrow. Load arrow into bow. Take aim. Twang! And Sony hits another bulls-eye!

As with the exceptional Sony DSC-HX5V movie/pano/burst rate camera, I was completely blown away with the Sony Bloggie MHS-PM5!

Even if you already own a DSLR or two, perhaps a compact digicam and maybe an HD camcorder, this one will fire up your acquisitive hormones.

I want one!

Looking more like a mobile phone or iPod, the Bloggie is a digital camera reduced to the absolute ..read more

10 Quick tips for Photographing Antelope Canyons

A Guest post by Amar Ramesh.

Antelope Canyons in page Arizona is one of the most exquisite gifts of nature that is generally overlooked by people traveling to Arizona.

The sandstone canyons lit from the streak of light passing right through the slots makes it one the most serene places in the world. Located at the Navajo Tribal Park near Lake Powell, these canyons have narrow paths, created by water flowing through them for millions of years. It’s a photographer’s paradise. Listed below are some the quick ..read more

How are You Going with Your Photographic Goals for 2010?

At the start of 2010 we challenged our readers to think about what their photographic goals would be for 2010 (the article contained 30 suggested goals).

It’s now halfway through the year and so when Christen contacted us over the weekend to remind us of that post we thought it might be a good time to get everyone thinking about their photographic goals again – in two main ways:

are you moving toward the photographic goals that you set at the start ..read more

Nikon Coolpix S8000 [Review]

Compact digicams don’t normally set my bells a-ringing but this one intrigued me, big time.

What on earth is Nikon doing with the Nikon Coolpix S8000? A pocketable picture taker that is just 27mm thin and extends only another 41mm when the stabilised 10x optical zoom pokes its nose into the world. 10x in a compact? Yup.

Then there’s the high megapixel count: 14.2 million of the things, packed into a tiny 11mm CCD. This means its maximum image is 4320×3240 pixels ..read more

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