Well I finally deiced to take the plunge. We’ve been talking about forums on PPS since the beginning, and we’re finally here.
The new Pro Photography Forums section of PPS will now allow us to build a community of photographers and individuals on a free forum, that we will hopefully build a relaxed atmosphere in.
I’ve tried top integrate the forum into PPS as cleanly as possible using the SMF platform. And it should be fun to have the whole PPS community be able to chat, and share information.
So what are you waiting for? It’s free! Go sign up, and start talking.
Don’t start using HDR. I want to be the only one… This phrase is often pretty close to what goes thru my mind when I think about the potential of properly implemented HDR photography in today’s market. So much so that I have thought of refraining from the subject and keeping the ideas to myself. My thought is this… “If nobody else is using HDR, that will make my work that much more unique” But alas that’s not what PPS is all about, and we’re here both to learn, and to help others learn, so here I go again.
In recent months I have been working to become a sort of guru of HDR. Whether I have succeeded or not will be left up to you, however I do feel that I have a strong enough knowledge of HDR techniques, and its possibilities in the portrait & wedding world to ask other photographers, and organizations What are you waiting for?
Now don’t get me wrong! HDR will boom before long, and when it does you can bet that organizations that are supposed to be leading the industry like WPPI, and PPA will be all over it. Since it’s my job to talk about the latest ideas in the photo world however I will speak on about this topic right here and now. In fact you’ll see that PPS has a special link in the nav bar just for special HDR posts, articles, and news.
What is HDR all about anyways!
You mean you don’t know yet? Well at least after today you’ll have no excuse to avoid trying it out. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It’s better seen that talked about, so other than the images I’ve included in this article you can see some of my latest HDR portrait implementation in my HDR portraits set on Flickr, as well as on my website of course . Essentially however it’s the combining of multiple images taken at varied exposure levels, and then blended using…
So we know that PPS is a great place to learn new things, hear the latest news, and more. But wait there’s more! More good websites and podcasts that is. And today I just wanted to share a couple that you may want to take a look/listen to. These shows will give you some different type of content, as well as some different perspectives on the photography world.
The Digital Story
Derek Story runs this podcast, and blog and on it you’ll find lots of good tips, reviews, and perspectives. And of course The Digital Story podcast which you can also find on itunes.
Digital Photography Tips From The Top Floor.
I mean to ask Christoph Marquardt where his title comes from when he joins us on PPS in the future, but in any case you’ll find some good content over on his website, and of course from there you can check out audio and video casts, as well as find them on itunes.
Lightsource
The Lightrsource Photography Podcast over at studiolighting.net is aimed pretty closely at the studio lighting side of things. Now that they don’t cover any other topics, but you’ll find lots of interviews with photographers about their techniques, as well as tips, reviews, and videos on lighting related topics.
Of course there’s more than this, and feel free to mention your favs in the comments are. This should keep you busy for awhile anyways… So what are you waiting for? Start absorbing content!
Our friends over at Macworld have posted a cool article on saving large photoshop files faster.
By Rob Griffiths
If you work with large Photoshop files, you’re probably well aware of how slowly they save. Much of that time is spent flattening your image in order to create the preview icon you see in the Finder. While useful to have, you probably don’t need to see a preview icon for every interim version of your image.
Canon fans may soon rejoice. It looks like the upgrade of the very popular Canon 30D, the Canon 40D that we’ve been waiting for is near at hand. According to a post on PhotographyBlog.com, The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has listed the the Canon 40D on it’s PictBridge-certified product list page. Now bear in mind that this is a rumor, but it stands to reason that the 40D will grace our camera bags eventually, and why not sooner rather than later.
So what are you waiting for? Start spreading the rumor, and share the joy. Just remember that there has been no official announcement yet. If your a Nikon fan you may weep now, but stay tune and we’ll keep you up to date on the latest happenings.
