DPReview’s Five Best Compact Cameras

The folks at DPReview waded through their reviews of compacts and earlier today selected the five that, in their opinion, are the best.

The "five of what think are the best compact cameras on the market right now" include two Panasonics but nary a Nikon, with one each of Canon, Olympus and Sony.  The only surprise is that this is not much of a...

The ‘Dark’ of Crime and the ‘Light’ of Glamour: Gordon Parks

Where photography intersects race relations, Gordon Parks is a name that stands out, especially in America.  Two days back Duke University remembered this multi-talented man with a lecture and slideshow.  Parks, among other things, was also one of LIFE magazine's premier photographers.

His oeuvre is...

Have you Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’?

Have you lost that lovin' feelin'?  Are you stagnating and getting into a rut doing the same ol' same ol'?  Here's an unknown name on an unknown website to the rescue, and props to them: Simon Bray and photo.tutsplus.com.  Though Bray's article is titled Ten Cheap Ways to Grow as a Photographer, this very helpful and insightful guide will be a boon to those who are trying to keep...

Train Photographer Par Excellence: O. Winston Link

The steam-engine locomotive 'opened up' the American West and made it more accessible to what the wagon-train pioneers sometimes derisively called 'Easterners'.  It was on those locomotive trains that the West was really 'won' in the Nineteenth Century.  However, by the early 1950s, in the heyday of Patti Page and before Elvis hit the scene, these...

Seven Tutorials on Capturing Motion and Movement

Only two days back our post was about 100 photography tutorials spanning the gamut of topics and subject areas.  Today, we look at an article listing only seven tutorials but they concentrate on a single topic: capturing motion and movement.  Posted only last week on ePhotozine, these seven how-tos are the very best they've published on the topic.

One usually associates landscapes with...

All the Tutorials/How-To’s You’ll *Ever* Need!

This single blog post should last a photographer 100 days.  You see, with the 'scooping' of scoop.it and the kindness of abheygupta.com, we now have 100 Helpful Photography Tutorials for Beginners and Professionals all on one page!

This epic guide of guides features tutorials from the likes of Outdoor Photographer, DPMag, Shutterbug, DPSchool, ePhotozine, Digital Photographer, and Strobist.  And the pickins are lush!

For example, you can find two tutorials on...

Taking the Plunge for a DSLR? PhotographyTalk Shows How

PhotographyTalk has published an excellent, don't-miss guide, especially for novices and hobbyists.  It bears the rather inapt and misleading title, "The #1 Best Method To Know You’ve Picked The Right Digital Camera For You."  An apt title would be "The Best Method to...

WiFi SD Card, Filter Systems, and a New Print Medium