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Photographic Innoventions: Watch Your Back(grounds)

February 22, 2008 by Scott Thomas

One of the problems we all have at Walt Disney World is distracting backgrounds. From sharing the resorts with thousands of other guests to uncooperative animals or characters, backgrounds are hard to control. So, what’s a photographer to do? First, you have to do some very obvious things each time you look through your viewfinder. … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Watch Your Back(grounds)"

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Light Meter: The 2008 Spring Line Part 1

February 20, 2008 by Lisa Berton

While fashion divas and divos have already released their wild and crazy spring line on us, the camera industry is just about to start releasing theirs. OK, so maybe calling cameras wild and crazy isn’t quite on spot or is it? Canon has 4 new PowerShots due out as early as March. Let’s take a … Continue reading "Light Meter: The 2008 Spring Line Part 1"

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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #28

February 17, 2008 by Barrie Brewer

This was Challenge #27: And here’s the answer: Copyright Â© 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1.0s shutter, f8 Sam’s BBQ is from the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. This spectacular holiday display can be found at Disney’s Hollywood Studios during the Christmas season. Congratulations to Derek Carty, this week’s winner. Jim Thompson, Patty … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #28"

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Photographic Innoventions: Bokeh!

February 15, 2008 by Scott Thomas

No, it’s not the name of a new ballroom dance craze. Bokeh is used to describe a certain camera lens characteristic. Bokeh comes from the Japanese word “boke” which means fuzzy. Sounds like a strange characteristic for a lens to have, doesn’t it? Bokeh describes how the background looks when shooting with the lens at … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Bokeh!"

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Light Meter: Sequence

February 13, 2008 by Lisa Berton

There are times when a picture truly is worth a thousand words. When you have several photos in sequence they are worth more than a thousand words, they tell a story. If you just keep shooting, you never know what might happen. Take a look.

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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #27

February 10, 2008 by Barrie Brewer

This was Challenge #26: And here’s the answer: Copyright Â© 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 0.4s shutter, f4.5 This sculpture is in the lobby area of the Impressions de France film in Epcot’s World Showcase. I’ve always thought that this was a gargoyle but I just learned that this replica of a stone carving … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #27"

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Photographic Innoventions: Castle at Night

February 8, 2008 by Scott Thomas

Walt Disney World is magical at any time of the day but, at night, it’s extra magical. So much so that Walt Disney World resort guests are able to enjoy Extra Magic Hours or EMH in all the parks (see link for schedule and more information). It was on just such a night in the … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Castle at Night"

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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

February 6, 2008 by Lisa Berton

It's that special time of year, the time when retail jewelers advertise non-stop and chocolatiers strike gold. Now is when an infinite number of greeting cards and roses are delivered to loved near and across World Showcase Lagoon. Whether you celebrate Valentine's Day in little ways or big ways, here are a few photo related gifts that you still have time to purchase and create.

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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #26

February 3, 2008 by Barrie Brewer

This was Challenge #25: And here’s the answer: Copyright Â© 2008 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/60s shutter, f5.6 This beautiful horse lives on Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel in the Magic Kingdom. There are 90 horses on this fanciful carrousel and no two are alike. What makes it special is that this is the only one … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #26"

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Photographic Innoventions: Best Lens Aperture

February 1, 2008 by Scott Thomas

To get the sharpest images possible with your lens, it’s best not to use the widest or smallest apertures. Most lenses are optimized in the f/5.6 – f/11 aperture range and give their best performance when stopped down a couple of f-stops from the widest aperture. If you have a 50mm f/1.8 lens, it’s best … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Best Lens Aperture"

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