From the monthly archives:

September 2010

Tutorial – When You Might Want a Tiny Aperture

We hear about shooting “wide open” all the time. Truth be told, I usually have my walk-around lens set at its widest aperture. And I do so love a beautiful natural portrait with shallow depth of field. But sometimes it’s really nice to shut down that aperture and be mindful of capturing a not-so-shallow depth [...]

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Essential Kit Actions & Presets Giveaway

Searching for vibrant colors, contrast boost and dramatic effects for your photographs? Essentialkit.net was created to make the life of photo enthusiasts and pros easier and to help you (you’re one of them right?) burst with creativity. Products include both actions for Photoshop and presets for Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) and Lightroom. Find effects perfect [...]

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Interview with Photographer Drew Bittel

We are so pleased to welcome Drew Bittel as our Guest Photographer Judge this week. She is a wedding and portrait photographer from Orange County, California and her work is fun, innovative, vivid and inspiring to see! Drew writes: Hi! I’m Drew and I’m a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Orange County, California. [...]

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Week 39 • Chalk Photo Challenge

Welcome to this week’s photo challenge where all skill levels of photographers are able to join in the fun! Enter your photo on Mon. or Tues. (challenge closes Tuesdays at 9:00 pm CST) You are allowed to have ONE photo in your entry. Please make sure that you add our button to your blog post [...]

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Looking forward to Week 39 – Photo Challenge Theme is Chalk

Sept 27 -28th – The Photo Challenge is “Chalk” Chalk is an awesome way to incorporate a bit of fun into a photo. Be creative and have fun with this one (and make sure you have a face clearly showing in your photo entry as well!) Photo by IHF Community Member Tracy. November 6th – [...]

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Week 38 • Smirk Winning Photos!

We’d like to thank Michael Howard for visiting with us this week as our Guest Photographer Judge. We gain so much inspiration from his images and loved the thoughts that he shared in his interview. Looking through the “Smirk” entries was so much fun this week (how cute and funny were all those faces?!) [...]

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Fix-It Friday #72 • Photo Editing Fun!

It’s Fix-It Friday, a weekly event where our contributors edit the same photo and our participants can join the fun by editing that same photo their own way and linking into the party! Today we’ll be using a photo that Julie Rivera captured during the last moments she and her husband spent together before his recent [...]

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Camera Rental Giveaway from Aperturent.com

Want to try some new camera equipment? Aperturent.com a great place to rent lenses, cameras, lighting equipment and accessories. Renting is a great idea when you have a special session, event or just trying to decide what to buy as you can compare and have hands-on experience with the items you would like to purchase before actually investing money [...]

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