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Stop That Noise!

While today's digital cameras are getting increasingly better at dealing with noise issues in digital images, noise is still very much part of everyday digital photography. Noise typically occurs when you photograph at high ISO settings such as 400, 800, 1600 etc...

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Around Paris with Topaz

I'm continuing to run more and more images through my new Topaz Photoshop Bundle of plug-ins and having a lot of fun in the process. Tonight I took a trip down memory lane and re-visited some images from a trip to Paris a couple of years ago...

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Adjust 4: Before, In Between and After

At the beginning of this month Topaz Labs released an upgrade of their popular Adjust plug-in for Photoshop. The latest version features a redesigned interface, new presets and upgraded image processing algorithms. Today I decided to run a couple of images through the new Adjust 4 and here are some preset examples...

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Topaz Labs Releases Adjust 4

Topaz Adjust 4 is a game changer because not only is it incredibly easy to use, but it's also really great value for money. Today Topaz Labs released Adjust 4 which is one Photoshop Plug-in you definitely want to have in your tool belt if you want to quickly and easily make your photos look stunning by using Adjust's creative exposure, powerful detail enhancement, and unique color manipulation tools...

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The Impossible Delay

The incredible The Impossible Folks were due to have presented the status of their work on the 22nd of February 2010 in New York - where Edwin Land presented the very first Analog Instant Picture publicly at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America 63 years and 1 day ago, on 21st of February 1947. Unfortunately, there's has been a delay...

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Sally Mann Revisited

A little while back I reviewed the DVD What Remains which is perhaps one of the best photography documentary films I have ever watched. Heck, it's worth watching even just for the music! It's a great film. Anyway you can read the full review in this post. Anyway, so today the book Immediate Family by Sally Mann arrived from Amazon...

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The Photography 24/7 Community

OK, so what's it all about? Well, it's a bit more than just a good ol' forum (although we do have a forum where we would love to see some activity!) It's a place where photographers from all over the world can share content, engage and interact with each other.

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How Far Can You Venture From the Truth?

Is there really such a thing as truth in photography? And if there is, is it then OK to deliberately leave the truth behind in pursuit of a more creative interpretation of a given subject?

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Are You Photoblogging?

You can literally start your own photoblog in a matter of a few minutes and it can be a very satisfying journey! Liberate your images from the dark corners of your hard drive and get them onto the internet. Start your own photoblog today!

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Weekly Photo Critique No. 5 – “Flamingos’ Human Thoughts”

“I wanted to focus on the flamingos' "human" expressions and body language. I'm wondering if it was a mistake to crop at the knee joints, which I know is generally a no-no, but I liked the angled composition of the 2 animals together, and including the entire body of the dominant subject in my opinion negated the "humanistic" effect.” -Karen Tate

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