4 Ways to Boost Lightroom Performance

I’ve been using Adobe Lightroom since it was in beta form and so my library is getting a little large now and I’ve been thinking of perhaps starting a new catalog in order to speed things up a little. Luckily, Jim Goldstein has just posted four ways to increase performance in Lightroom 2 on his [...]

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Favourites of Flickr: IrenaS

This is the second of my articles highlighting some of my favourite contacts on Flickr and this one focuses on IrenaS. Based in Montreal, Irena is a freelance photographer, which is good for her as she has a stunning eye for capturing the absolute essence of the countryside and environment around her. She’s also incredibly [...]

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Video on an SLR camera?

The Nikon D90 was one of the first larger SLR cameras to include a movie mode. This was closely followed by the new Canon 5D Mk II which upped the ante by providing full HD video recording. Now I’m not a fan of convergence to be honest. I’ve yet to see and use a multifunction [...]

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Photographs of the President-Elect

So after all the hoop-la, its over and Barack Obama will be the next President of the USA. Whilst I’m sure millions of words have been written about the ‘ 08 campaign there have also been some great photos taken of the contenders. Boston.com has posted some of the best shots of an election campaign [...]

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How to Photograph a Conference

Digital Photography School has just posted a top ten list of tips when shooting a conference. I know some of my Flickr contacts often attend events as the photographer (official or otherwise) so I thought I’d link to it here. Included in the tips are: Zoom less, walk more Try not to use the flash, [...]

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