Dptips :. Digital Photography Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

USATODAY.com - Digital cameras were one of the hot gifts these holidays - the first one for some people, an upgrade for others. Cell-phone cameras are everywhere too, and sites like Flickr and Buzznet - not to mention photoblogs - make it easy for anyone to share the zillions of photos they’re taking.

Whether you’re looking to find that perfect gift for the photographer in your family or looking to expand your own wish list, here are ten great gift ideas for the upcoming holidays.

Readers share their secrets

Sony’s biggest, baddest EVF yet

PC Magazine - Fierce competition in the market forces higher resolution and more features at lower price points.

Our editor’s choice: The Canon EOS 5D Digital SLR

Cool digicam tricks

Cool digicam tricks

Are your digital images missing the action or out of focus?  You may be a victim of "shutter lag".  Here’s how to get sharper, clearer pictures from your digital camera.

I’ve written extensively here about some of the technical aspects of photography. I hope you would agree with me though that cameras and lenses, Photoshop and color management aren’t all ends unto themselves but are instead in the service of something more. I want to spend some time this week to examine just what that is, at least for me personally. There’s a good chance it may well resonate for some of you too….

Having trouble viewing RAW image files on your Windows PC? Read on…

The EasyShare One offers a 3-inch LCD display, Wi-Fi capability, and excellent sharing options — but what about traditional camera features?

I’m assuming that if you are reading the articles here that you are a photographer or at least have a serious interest in photography. I’m going to further guess that you know others who are too. If you are still looking for some last minute gift ideas for your photographer friends, allow me to offer a few suggestions….

Why pay $80 bucks for a Paramount extension cord? Build one with your existing Canon Off Camera Cord 2 and some connectors:

DIY TTL Extension Cord

Remember you get what you pay for.? But within the same price range there is always a sharper lens…and every photographer knows the sharper the better.

Check out the lens performace results and the reviews on Fredmiranda.com

This should give you a good idea, but if you are still in doubt ask the folks over at DPreview in the Canon SLR Lens Talk forum.

Whenever you focus your lens there will be an area that is in focus and areas that are out of focus. The in focus area is referred to as the focal plane.
The import thing here is that 1/3rd of the focal plane is ahead of the thing you’re focused on and 2/3rds of the focal […]

"Dragging the shutter" refers to using a longer shutter speed to expose
more ambient light (typically to the background) while using a flash to freeze the subject action.? This technique is useful in clubs, or in photos where you want to bring out the ambient as well freeze the subject.?

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Very common overlooked problem.? Solution:
Look on the back…See the three labelled switch positions?

Move the switch on the side to the one labelled 4GB.

Here are some results from the Photography-on-the.net crew: click

Much of it is preference and how much room you have in your bag. Remember the bigger the light source the softer the light. Omnibounce units can only do so much, since they are limited to low, white ceilings.
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Stofen Omnibounce and Vivitar 285HV Side by Side

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