Win a ioSafe 1.5TB from dPS – Simple!

You might have heard some crazy talk about the ioSafe gear before now? “They ran over it with an earth mover” “He sprayed it with a fire hose” That sort of thing? Well it’s all true – see the video below!

So, we’re giving one away, a 1.5TB drive that is fire, water and baby proof!.. To be in with a chance, check out the details in this thread in our forum

The last time we ran a ..read more

Your Weekend: Weekly Photography Challenge

Most of my favorite Weekend moments look a little like this – image by Swiv

This weekend your photography challenge is to capture and share with us something that you enjoy about your weekend.

Eliano Fanuel Tampieri sparked the idea on Facebook (and it was seconded by others) and I thought it might be a good theme, particularly as many of you in the USA have a long weekend this weekend (which I hope will be filled with enjoyable moments to choose ..read more

Win a ThinkTank Photo Retrospective 20 from dPS!

I’m a bit of a camera bag addict, I love quality bags and that can be said for every piece of kit that I have from thinkTANK Photo (and I have a few!!) so when Brian emailed us to say that they were releasing a range of bags that looked old school but were built with “new school” in mind, we were pretty excited!! That was a while back, due to manufacturing delays and some cheeky volcano, delivery was delayed ..read more

Interview with Rosie Hardy

Today I’d like to introduce you to the photography of Rosie Hardy. A 19 year old photographer I stumbled across at Flickr (on the recommendation of some of our readers on facebook). You can see her Flickr stream here. Rosie agreed to answer a few questions about her photography – I hope you enjoy this short interview and accompanying image.

How did you first get into photography?

I first got into photography when I was around 16 years old (I’m now 19). ..read more

1000 Still images, all in a row! [How I Made a Stop Motion Video]

So, I was tasked with making a “demonstration” video for a competition I’m running over on the Think Tank Photo Facebook page, basically I wanted to show various camera bags all fitting inside each other to promote the little competition. I thought I’d post it up here for two reasons, the first being that it’s a great little video – if I do say so myself! – and to invite you all to enter because it’s free, there’s none of ..read more

Kodak Slice Touchscreen Digital Camera Now Available

Kodak Slice Touchscreen Digital Camera Now Available

The much awaited Kodak Slice touchscreen digital camera is now available for purchase via Kodak’s online store for $349.95. To refresh your memory, the Slice offers a 14-megapixel CCD sensor, a 5x Schneider-Kreuznach optical zoom lens, a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 2GB of internal memory, a microSD/SDHC card slot, a built-in optical image stabilization, Face Recognition, 720p video recording and a Share Button for uploading pictures to popular sharing sites including Facebook, Kodak Gallery, ..read more

How To Shoot Lava With Photographer Bryan Lowry

During a recent trip to Hawai’i’s Big Island I was treated to a wonderful volcano tour thanks to KapohoKine Adventures.  We toured around a number of sites and had the great fortune to watch fresh lava from Kilauea pour into the sea.  The majesty of watching an island be built right before my eyes, and the mix of boiling lava churning with the blue of the sea, stayed with me long after I returned home.  To the point where I ..read more

Watermarking – How I Utilise this Advertising Opportunity

Watermarks are used for various reasons. To protect the copyright of images, to enhance their appearance or purposefully detract from it. Sometimes they blend in, other times obtrusive. Traditionally, water marks were what they say in the name: marks on images which were transparent, a watery resemblance of text overlaid on the image. Now, the term ‘watermark’ is broadened and widely used as a way to describe any form of text or imagery laid on or around an image to ..read more

In Which the Fujifilm XP10 Toughcam Mocks My Sedentary Lifestyle and I Tell It What’s What

In Which the Fujifilm XP10 Toughcam Mocks My Sedentary Lifestyle and I Tell It What’s What

Mountain climbing. Cliff jumping. Cross-country skiing. Those are the kinds of activities the XP10 would be great at capturing. But I stay in my pajamas until 4:00 PM and do not appreciate the XP10’s implicit condescension.

Who do you think you are, XP10? Just because you’re a 12MP point-and-shoot capable of withstanding 3-foot drops, 10 feet of water and 14-degree temperatures, you think you’re better than ..read more