Quote of the Day

A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy.
Galen Rowell

Quote of the Day

“It can be a trap of the photographer to think that his or her best pictures were the ones that were hardest to get."  – Timothy Allen – On editing photos

Weekly Wackness Experiments: This Week's Wackness!!!

Hello all and welcome to another Weekly Wackness Experiment! For those who don’t already know, Weekly Wackness Experiments are designed carefully each week so that we all can toss the “rules” of traditional photography. Read the full description here!

Remember to post YOUR entries on your social networks with the hashtag #weeklywackness for your chance to be featured on our blog! Follow us on Instagram and tag your photos there, or simply email us your entries at indiephoto101@gmail.com

This week’s experiment guidelines:

• All entries must be completely and 100% yours
• All entries must be created strictly for Weekly Wackness Experiments
• All entries must be created IN-CAMERA using no third party digital enhancements
  • yes you can use weird custom white balance or in-camera B&W or sepia
  • yes you can use every photo editing app you have if you’re using an iPhone for Weekly Wackness Experiments

Those were the boring rules, here’s where it gets good.

• All entries must be shot while the photographer is in rapid motion. (running, jogging, riding a bike)
• Entries can be taken in the day or at night
• Shoot as many experiments as you like, hashtag them all, we don’t mind!
• Experiment with different shutter speeds and as always, have the most fun you could possibly have!

Quote of the Day

“ Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop." – Ansel Adams

Charge Cheap!

Find the answers here! I was pleased, myself. Don't go thinking this is scary news, this is great news!

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News: Dictionary made from Google Images!

WOW! How creative! It's amazing and wonderful to see true determination in an idea see its way through.

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News: 7D new Firmware!!!

New firmware delivers increased buffer, new editing tools and more!!!

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Weekly Wackness!!!!!!

This last week's Weekly Wackness Experiment wasn't a huge hit. BUT LET'S NOT GET ALL SAD. That was just week 1. Week 1 out of INFINITE weeks to come.

BUT fret not, dear fellows, because amidst the entries two Instagrammers will be getting their dues today.

Stay tuned for the rules and guidelines for THIS week's all NEW Weekly Wackness Experiment!!!!!!!

New Sigma Large Sensor Compact!!!

New Sigma DP2 Merrill large sensor camera to debute in July!!!

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News: Today's Apps gone Free!

Here’s a great site with a list of paid apps that are free TODAY!! We’ve downloaded Kinotopic+ and are having a blast making vintage looking GIF’s. It’s the closest we get to a Lomography Kino!!!

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Quote of the Day

“ If I saw something in my viewfinder that looked familiar to me, I would do something to shake it up," – Garry Winogrand

Quote of the Day

"You've got to push yourself harder. You've got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You've got to take the tools you have and probe deeper," William Albert Allard

Manual Mode for Life

Often when we purchase our first camera we're a bit skeptical of the manual mode. We love the safety of the green box knowing we can snap instant photos and with autofocus it's that much easier. Let's take a moment to remember why we use the manual mode and why that turns taking a photograph into making a photograph. We cannot forget that photography is not just the documentation of life as it happens, or the capturing of a single moment, but it is an art.

By taking consideration into your framing, composition, lighting, focus, shutter speed and aperture you are transformed into an artist. You are no longer documenting or capturing but creating an image that no one else could see. The simple act of choosing a focus object has a very profound effect on not only your photograph, but the experience of creating it.

So let's all get creative. Lets screw with our settings, set custom white balances that transform things enormously. Let's focus on weird things and set our shutter speeds too slow. This is art, let's create something worth while.

Tips and Tricks: Transform Your DSLR into a Super Charged Video Camera

WOW! We just found one of the best articles ever on transforming your Canon DSLR into a really a hard rockin' professional grade video camera! I have to admit, we were all pretty excited about this find. LifeHacker really nailed it on this one!

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News: Biggest, Hottest Group Photo Ever!

This Hollywood Celebrity Group Photo trumps most in awesomeness and all around Hollywoodness. Granted, my highschool graduation group photo had 968 eager Seniors in it, but with celebs it's a little different.

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Quote of the Day

"which one of my photographs is my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow" Imogen Cunningham

News: Photo Contest!

Hey all! We found this wonderful photography contest that EVERYONE should enter! It looks like fun!

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Weekly Wackness LAST DAY!!

Today's the last day to enter your Weekly Wackness Experiments! Just read the rules and upload your entries (as many as you want!) to your various social networks and hashtag #weeklywackness

Each week we'll have a different project so be sure to follow us on our Twitter, WordPress and Tumblr so you never miss out on a Weekly Wackness Experiment.

Another way to enter is to follow us by eMail and send your entries to indiephoto101@gmail.com

Thanks and Happy Hunting!!!

News: Finish Line Cameras

Here's a fantastic article that goes in depth on how Finish Line Cameras work and the types of photos one can expect from them. It's very interesting and we highly recommend checking it out!

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News: Fujifilm Announces new X-Series Lenses

When Fujifilm first released their X-Series cameras, which have become a huge hit, they announced new lenses coming soon, and they weren't kidding.

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