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Friday Funny: What the Duck 747

The dSLR Dad — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:44:29 +0000

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Canon Instant Rebates on Lenses and Speedlites for July

The dSLR Dad — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Canon USA’s current summer Instant Rebate program is quickly coming to an end. For those dSLR Dads looking to pick up a new lens or flash in time for your next vacation, now is your time to save a little. The best part, no annoying mail-in forms to forget about, everything is taken off the price at your retailer of choice. Canon’s current promotion will end on Saturday, July 11, 2009.

The following Canon Lenses are eligible:

EF 200mm f/2L IS USM
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
EF 50mm f / 1.2L USM
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM
EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
EF-S 17-85MM f4-5.6 IS USM
EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

The following Canon Speedlite’s are available:

Speedlite 580EX II
Speedlite 430EX II
Speedlite 220EX
Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX
Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX

You can find all of the above at Amazon, Adorama, and B & Photo. As always, any time a dSLR Dad clicks over to these fine retailers, it also helps keep this site going, so thank you.

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Photofocus Podcast – Episode 8

The dSLR Dad — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

The Photofocus podcast, Episode 8, is now available for download at Photofocus.com. This week, hosts Scott Bourne, Rick Sammon, and special guest Matt Kloskowski answer the following questions:

Question One – Alternatives to a Grey Card

Question Two – Image Stabilization with a Monopod

Question Three – In-Camera Effects vs. Creating them in Post?

Question Four – Exposing for the Hilites

Question Five – Photography Courses

Question Six – HTML or Flash for a Photographer’s Website

Question Seven – Photography Resources

Question Eight – Close-up Filters

Question Nine – Breaking Into Photojournalism

Question Ten – Using the iPhone as a Photo Viewer

Question Eleven – Getting Better Results with a New Flash

Question Twelve – Tripods on a Plane

Question Thirteen – Limited Edition Prints

Question Fourteen – Getting Sharper Images

Question Fifteen – Photoshop vs. Photoshop Elements

Special Guest Question/Answerer – Matt Kloskowski

Question Sixteen – Lightroom vs. Photoshop

Question Seventeen – Curves vs. Levels

Question Eighteen – Retouching Tips

This latest podcast can be downloaded at Photofocus. You can also subscribe free of charge at iTunes or via RSS.

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Join the dSLR Dad Flikr Group

The dSLR Dad — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:30:53 +0000

The dSLR Dad Flickr Group has been created and is now active. Please take the time to visit the Group and publish your best photography. There are five very important rules that are put in place when signing up:

Rule 1: You must be a Dad, current or soon-to-be. Sorry, no exceptions. Membership has it’s privileges

Rule 2: All images must be kid-safe.

Rule 3: All comments are to be polite and must contain both positive and constructive criticism. After all, we all need to learn how to make our best photographs even better. We are Dads, not professional photographers, let’s all try and remember that.

Rule 4: All images you publish are yours and yours alone. You may not post any image that you did not personally make since that would be a violation of US Copyright law.

Rule 5: Post your best work, we want to see it.

Members can post 3 photographs to the group each month. Also, remember to tag your photographs with dslrdad

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This Week In Photography 96 – The Photoshop Evolution

The dSLR Dad — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:01:34 +0000

Epiosde 96 of the This Week in Photography podcast is now available for download at Pixelcorps.TV. Host’s Fred Johnson, Ron Brinkmann, and Sara France discuss the following topics on this week’s show:

NEWS & DISCUSSION

* Evolution Of Photoshop: 1988 – 2009
Just an interesting site that shows various parts of every release of PS from 1988 through 2009.

* Opensource Firmware for the Canon 5D Mark II
Open source firmware that exposes a bunch of new controls in the software. Magic Lantern Firmware wiki.

PHOTO ASSIGNMENT & POLL

Photo assignment: Taking a break this week as we rework the system.

New Poll (from listener, David Kile)" Other than vacations, how far will you travel for your photo endeavors?

LISTENER QUESTIONS

PICKS OF THE WEEK

* Ron – Gary Fong Puffer Pop Up Flash Diffuser
* Sara – shotdotedit.com — a company that will process your RAW images into JPEGs.
* Frederick – Animoto — Service that lets you upload a bunch of photos and do an animation of your images with music. The Pro account will give you HD video file that you can edit yourself. They just released an iPhone version that allows you to play your video on the iPhone.

You can download or listen to the entire episode at Pixelcorps.TV. A complete listing of this episodes show notes can be found at TWIPlog.

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Photofocus Podcast – Episode 7

The dSLR Dad — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:31:29 +0000

The Photofocus podcast, Episode 7, is now available for download at Photofocus.com. This week, hosts Scott Bourne and Rick Sammon answer the following questions:

Question One – Sharpening in Camera or in

Question Two – Using a Neutral Density Filter with Slow Shutter Speeds

Question Three – Darkening Backgrounds on Outdoor Shoots

Question Four – Monopod Techniques

Question Five – Underwater Photography

Question Six – HTML or Flash for a Photographer’s Website

Question Seven – Storing Images in Aperture vs. Referencing

Question Nine – Unhappy Upgrader

Question Ten – Choosing Lenses

Special Guest Question/Answerer – Martin Bailey

Question Eleven – Paper Weights

Question Twelve – Expose for the Shadows?

Question Thirteen – What Makes a DSLR a Professional DSLR

Question Fourteen – Getting Sharper Images

Question Fifteen – Large Outdoor Group Shots

This latest podcast can be downloaded at Photofocus. You can also subscribe free of charge at iTunes or via RSS.

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Friday Funny: What the Duck 744

The dSLR Dad — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:57:27 +0000

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Canon EOS 50D dLSR Review by Photography Blog

The dSLR Dad — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:46:47 +0000

Photography Blog has a digital SLR review of the Canon EOS 50D camera:

Released just one year after the 40D, the new EOS 50D DSLR is Canon’s answer to its main rival, the Nikon D300. The EOS 50D is both a worthy upgrade for current 40D owners and a real challenger to the D300, mainly thanks to the larger 15 megapixel sensor, new Digic 4 processor and expanded ISO range, which thankfully haven’t compromised image quality in any way. Despite the 50% increase in resolution, the EOS 50D offers the best image quality of any Canon APS-C DSLR camera to date, with very similar performance to the 40D at comparative ISO speeds, and the added bonus of ISO 6400 and 12800 modes. Admittedly the fastest setting is only really usable as a last resort and doesn’t quite match up to the low-light performance of the Nikon D3 and D700, but they are much more expensive cameras than the 50D. We’d happily use this camera on a daily basis up to ISO 3200 with 6400 as a back-up. All other image quality aspects are up to Canon’s usual high standards, although we’d swap the 18-55mm kit lens for the more expensive 17-85mm optic in order to get the most out of the 15 megapixel sensor. If you’re looking for the highest resolution for your money, the Canon EOS certainly doesn’t disappoint.

You can read the entire review at Photography Blog.

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How-To Twitter Your Latest Flickr Photos

The dSLR Dad — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:13:44 +0000

Flickr has now integrated Flickr2Twitter support. You can now share your Flickr content either via “upload by email” or by Twittering your content directly from your Flickr page. The following are the how-to instructions for dSLR Dads to Twitter their photographs directly from your Flickr page:

Step 1: Add a New Blog Page

Go to the photo page that you want to Twitter and select “Blog This” and then “add a new blog”.

Step2: Add Twitter as a Blog

Select Twitter as the weblog you want to add.

Step3: Step up Flickr2Twitter

Here you will setup the Flickr2Twitter weblog settings.

Step4: Login and Authorize Flickr

Step5: Compose your New Twitter Post

Finally, you can compose your new Tweet. Flickr will automatically create it’s own short Flic.kr URL. For those of you who wish to hashtag your posts, you can find a complete list here.

You can find out all of the nitty gritty details, including how to post via email, at Flickr.

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Ben Long Reviews the Canon EOS Rebel T1i / 500D dSLR

The dSLR Dad — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:35:54 +0000

Photographer Ben Long has published his digital SLR review of the Canon EOS Rebel T1i / 500D:

If you’re looking for an SLR under $1,000 that takes great images and movies, then the Rebel T1i is an excellent choice.
PROS
Excellent image quality; very good design; full feature set; great high-ISO performance.
CONS
No external mic jack or manual exposure controls when shooting video.

You can read his entire review at Macworld Magazine. As always, dSLR Dads can find more information about the Canon EOS Rebel T1i 500D here.

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