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Bringing Back Life to this Turkey

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OK, Technically it’s a Pheasant but I’m using this photo to bring life back to this site. It’s been dormant for too long. But, I’m going to use this as more of a photo blog at least to start…

Canon EOS 5D Mark II just $2649.00 with Free Shipping

Buy the Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is the new darling of Digital SLR and photography enthusiasts worldwide. Amazon offers this amazing new Digital Camera for just $2649.00
What’s all the excitement about? In a nutshell, bang for buck. Or price to [...]

Canon Powershot SD770IS

Amazon.com has this compact camera on sale as I write this for $159.94. That’s a 30% savings off the list price of $229.00. You can also find this camera at Adorama, B+H, and Ritz Camera
The Canon Powershot SD770IS is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom, face detection, and a 2.5 inch [...]

Pentax releases all white DSLR

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You either love it, or you hate it.  I think it’s kindof neat. It definitely has that ’storm trooper’ star wars feel to it to be sure. 
One might argue that the white might fool the meter  or reflect, but look at Canon: they’ve had white lenses for years. PRO lenses too. 
Here’s the press release with [...]

Adobe Lightroom 2.2 available for download

Adobe Lightroom 2.2

Adobe has released version 2.2 of their popular Lightroom 2 photo management and editing software suite. You can download the update HERE, or read the readme file
New Features include:
• Additional camera support for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon PowerShot G10, Panasonic DMC-LX3 and more** 
• Includes several corrections for issues introduced by the Lightroom [...]

XEOS Digital Keychain winner

XEOS Digital Keychain winner

Congratulations go to David who won the XEOS Digital KeyChain giveaway. All David had to to do was subscribe to my newsletter and he was instantly entered in the draw. Didn’t win? I’ll have another new contest soon, and if you have subscribed you’re already entered to win again.

Petit Triangle

 
Petit Triangle, originally uploaded by photodailynews.
This was a lucky one. I had the strobe in the corner of the room already, and the boss was sitting on the couch. All I had to do was a few test shots to get the Nikon SB-800 with home-made grid to line up where I wanted the [...]

Deal. Nikon D300 for $1365.00. Save $435.00

Save on the Nikon D300

Abe’s of Maine has a deal on the Nikon D300 SLR Digital Camera body, $100 Off!. Use coupon code “DS160X” to take an additional $100 Off our lowest price!
As I write this, that would be $100 off $1465.00, making the D300 Available for just $1365, and much lower than 1799.95 regular price. Also included [...]

How To: Make a cheap DIY softbox and get great results

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As I get back into photography after a 15+ year hiatus, one of the things I’m trying to do is  to see what I can do on the cheap.
Earlier this week I wrote about how to make your own product light box for under $10. And, it’s one of my most popular posts. And I [...]

Make great ebay and product photos for about ten bucks.

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I made the photo above with ONE strobe light,  a cardboard box and about ten bucks worth of stuff from the craft store.  Not too bad, considering my studio was my kitchen table. 
What you need:
at least one light. you could even use a household lamp if you balanced the white balance for it. I [...]