
"Let it out!" Let out your creativity: Dubai is once again inviting talents across the world to submit a piece of work they think deserve recognition.
Modify a Holga CameraSource: Wired News
Hack a Holga: How to wring great photos out of cheap Chinese plastic.

Sometimes after a particularly stressful morning it's nice to take a little time and have lunch with a friend in the park. A light snack, some idle chatter. Unwinding and relaxing. I thought today would be a good day for such an escape and I'd like you to meet my friend.

For others like myself out there that a drawn to the eyes and use Photoshop or Painshop pro I've put together a short example of a layering trick that comes in handy.

this is just a simple layered image that was fun to do.

for your enjoyment...

These are some examples for the article Great Photography does not follow rules
This seemed to be the best way to make examples without crowding that article with 100 or so possibilities. As people make comments I will add the images here

On another article the discussion was about the "rules" of photographic composition; e.g. thr rule of thirds, the rule of diagonals, etc. I said that while this is fine and dandy, it may help some to make better snapshots; it has nothing to do with the art of photography.
The Next Sex Offenders - "Sexting," teen culture, technology, scandalSource: Salon.com
It's rather stunning that in the same age of the Pussycat Dolls, Disney starlets' sexy photo scandals, Slut-o-ween costumes for kids and preteen push-up bras and thongs, teenagers are being charged with child porn possession for having photographs of their own naked bodies.

Today I received this email from JPG Magazine...
Today is a particularly sad day for all of us at JPG and 8020 Media.
Panoramas and Photo Technology from Iceland and GreenlandSource: edge.org
A very frequent question that I got from the previous emails is "what equipment do you use?", or "you must have a great camera". Whenever I hear that I smile and think yes I do have great equipment, but there is a bit more to it than that.
Hasselblad Launches 50 Megapixel CameraSource: blog.chasejarvis.com
Hasselblad today announced a whopping new camera, the H3D11-50. That's right, they've done it again. 50 megapixels of goodness this time around, creating a 300MB file with each click of the shutter. Whoa!
2008 Stock Photo Market Crash?Source: unsharpmasked.com
2008 will be remembered for the housing and mortgage market meltdown, but will it also be the year of the stock photography market crash? There's no doubt in my mind the industry has been in a "bubble" for the past few years.
21 Ways to Shoot Better PhotographsSource: 10e20.com
Do you want to sharpen your creative picture taking instincts? Do you want to combine new ideas with your current projects and techniques?
These techniques will be better executed with digital cameras and meant as some direction or guidelines to taking 'better' pictures.

I like taking photos with my digital camera and what I may like more than that is altering them in Photoshop for different projects, effects, or even for web animations or fun. Yesterday I was compiling some photos of my beloved's daughter into one area.
Adobe Changes Alarming Photoshop Express Terms of UseSource: John Nack on Adobe
How many of us actually read the Terms of Use before we sign up for free services such as this? Here is a case where it would have perhaps deterred more than a few individuals from signing up.
PMA notes: Whither Aperture?Source: Macworld
I'm in Las Vegas this week for the annual PMA conference and trade show. I've been here for a few days already, and there's one topic that has come up in almost every discussion I've had with photographers: Aperture.

Like many people, I started to build my photography business in the age of digital image making. I don't say that proudly.
Macworld | PowerShot G9 digital cameraSource: Macworld
I just purchased the Canon Powershot G9 and though I like it as a compact camera, I think this is one most accurate reviews of the camera. For the price tag, the camera has some issues that should be known about if you're considering buying it.