Digital Photography

Before you buy Digital Camera, get familiar with these technical terms

noreply@blogger.com (Sikander) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:09:00 +0000

Although most digital cameras available on the market allow you to simply point your camera and quickly snap a picture with the touch of a button, there is often a lot more going on behind the scenes than you may have realized. All sorts of things happen in the camera once the shutter button is pressed. Put simply, understanding the most important terms about digital cameras will allow you to make a better-informed purchase of a new digital camera, let you have more control over your digital...

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Speed cameras "could be illegal" in UK

noreply@blogger.com (Sikander) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:54:00 +0000

David Millward from Telegraph UK reports that speed cameras could be illegal in UK : At least 80 cases are in the pipeline in which drivers will argue that evidence was gathered unlawfully gathered because the cameras have never been given the necessary parliamentary approval. Should they be succesful, it would pave the way for an avalanche of claims from tens of thousands motorists who have been fined and had points put on their licence. Within the next few months courts in...

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What is EXIF meta data stored in your digital photos?

noreply@blogger.com (Sikander) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:43:00 +0000

Metadata refers to information that describes the your digital photos—information such as the exposure, shutter and other settings that you used when you took the picture. EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) metadata is pretty much the standard format in use for most digital photos. Metadata is not information that you can 'see' in the same way that you see pixels in your digital photo. Rather, you’ll need an EXIF viewer or an EXIF launcher to see it. You’ll benefit greatly from knowing...

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Pogue's Top 15 Photography Tips & Tricks

noreply@blogger.com (Sikander) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:09:00 +0000

December 20, 2008 -- David Pogue, writer for the NY Times, has written an article titled "Pogue's Photography Tips and Tricks." In this article he provides what he considers to be the top 5 "Best Photography Tricks of All Time ." I'm not sure if this would be my top 5 list, but his article did inspire me to think about it so I decided to write my own page of photography tips. I tried to stop at 5, then 10, and ultimately I forced myself to stop at 15 tips. These tips are mostly for users...

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Enter to Win Prizes into Celebrations Photo Contest offered by SnapGalaxy.com

noreply@blogger.com (Sikander) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:16:00 +0000

SnapGalaxy.com, the leading independent online photo service, has announced a "Celebrations Photo Contest" offering contestants the opportunity to share eligible images of celebrations of festivals and possibly win a prize. This month's contest, which is in affiliation with JJMehta.com, encourages entrants to "break out their cameras" and become their own "personal photographer." The contest is all about spotlighting the creativitiy of oneself. By entering this photo contest, every person...

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Personalized Photo Greeting for this Holiday Season

noreply@blogger.com (Sikander) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:04:00 +0000

SnapGalaxy.com, the leading independent online photo service, have announced a new collection of Christmas & Holidays cards designed to help customers add their personal touch to this holiday season celebration : http://www.snapgalaxy.com/store/photocards/ Checkout the diversed portfolio of the cards that covers all occasions such as Holiday Celebrations (Christmas, New Year, Hanukah, Diwali, Eid), Invitation cards, New Born announcements, Valentine's Day cards and general designs. The...

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