Disney Week - Making Memories

This past week was a Disney week, making memories. Disney is a wonderful place to take a family or friends, it has plenty of adventure and for the photo enthusiast there are tons of photo opportunities.  I have posted a few of the photos to the left. If you go you must attend the block parties they are great! But then again I believe it was all wonderful!Disney CastleThe Block Parties were a hit. The characters and the staff danced in the streets with the guests. I think for the kids this was the main attraction, having the chance to dance with their favorite characters was cool. Block Party   Everyone's favorite of course Mickey and Minnie! A trip to Disney   without seeing them would be like rice with no beans;...

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Canon Quietly Launches Two New Pro Supertelephoto Lenses: the EF 500mm F/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm F/4L IS II USM

Canon once again chose to go the quiet route in announcing two new pieces of premium professional glass this morning: the EF 500mm F/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm F/4L IS II USM lenses. Buried under a press release for its two new consumer digital SLRs, the Canon T3i and T3, which were just announced and previewed here, Canon said this morning that it was introducing the EF 500mm and EF 600mm supertelephotos. Read the full article here (PDN)...

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Masters of Photography

Master of Photography is a video by ilayrock. The video is wonderful, take some time to watch it tod...

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Photography - Much More Than Just taking Headshots

By Laurinda GividenFrom fifteen close friends I know who possess a camera barely a couple in reality, take the time to use them except for events like vacations, concerts and weddings, and then badly. The two who do use them routinely view taking photos as a hobby and have taken some good shots, and derived plenty of satisfaction from sharpening their capabilities. The rest bought the camera for some valid reason right at that moment, messed around with it, very likely stumbled on the manual, took a couple of images to show it functioned and then put it away.And honestly that's sad, since photography is among those hobbies that will repay you appreciably for not much trouble and expense.Of course you can do it badly. There are not many things as uninspiring as experiencing a selection of...

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