Photographic Innoventions: Your Pictures in HD

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Did you get a new High Definition (HD) TV for Christmas? You might want to pull out it’s user manual and see how you can get your digital photos to display on it. Most come with a way to hook up your camera or computer directly to a video input. Some, like the Samsung DLP … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Your Pictures in HD"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #24

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This was Challenge #23: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/125s shutter, f5.6 The Mexico Pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase is the home of last week’s photo challenge. This is a close-up of a sculpture on the side of the building. Willie Tople was the first with the correct … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #24"
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Picture This! Mailbag: AllEars Photographers Answer Your Questions

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Once in awhile, we’d like to share with you some of the questions we receive from our dear readers here on the Picture This! Blog. We find them challenging and we hope you find them informative. Becky asked: I know for film lenses, there is a conversion of 1.5x’s if used on a digital SLR. … Continue reading "Picture This! Mailbag: AllEars Photographers Answer Your Questions"
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Focus on Disney World – February Calendar

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If you read my December 25, 2007 blog, you know that my holiday gift to you is that each month I will post a photo calendar page that you can print out and use at home or work during 2008. Here is February’s calendar page for downloading. This photo of Snow White from the parade … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – February Calendar"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #23

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This was Challenge #22: And here is the answer: The Beauty and the Beast float at the Magic Kingdom is where you’ll find this cute little bird. There is always a lot of wonderful detail in the parade floats – something to keep in mind for future challenges! This week’s winner, Christina Daughtridge, is very … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #23"
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Photographic Innoventions: Photo Gems

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Parasols in Liberty Square.Nikon D70/80-200D, 1/200s, f/5.6, 200 ISO, +0.3 EV, 135mm Focal Length When I can, I like to find Photographic Gems at Walt Disney World. Gems can be found literally around each and every corner. Remember to look not at just the overall scene but at parts of them. This is how I … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Photo Gems"
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Focus on Disney World – Sensor Dust

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I found myself in quite a predicament on my last trip to Disney World. Back in the fall I took my camera in to be cleaned. It wasn’t really dirty but I had bought one of those service agreements that included a yearly cleaning. So I thought it would be a good idea to take … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Sensor Dust"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #22

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This was Challenge #21: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/250s shutter, f8 Only one person knew that this metal hand was part of the ESPN building on the Boardwalk and that was Jessica Romano. Congratulations Jessica! I was certain this would be an easy one. This contest just … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #22"
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Photographic Innoventions: Photo Editing 101

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Unlike when you used film, digital photography processing is done inside your camera and produces JPEG images. (dSLRs can also produce RAW images. RAW images are often referred to as digital negatives and require processing on a computer to produce the final JPEG image.) If you are like me, you try to get all your … Continue reading "Photographic Innoventions: Photo Editing 101"
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Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #21

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This was Challenge #20: And here’s the answer: Copyright © 2007 Barrie Brewer, Nikon D50, 18-200VR, 1/6s shutter, f4 I noticed this shelf of crayons when I was headed into Cape May Café at the Beach Club Resort. These are the crayons they give kids to play with while they are waiting for their meals. … Continue reading "Focus on Disney World – Where in the World? #21"
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