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Recent Photo Trip to Mexico

After decades of shooting in China I have found a place that has the same photo rich nature . I recently spent four days in the state of Michoacan in Mexico. The light is crystalline and the backdrops beckon the street/travel shooter. People are friendly but may not want to be photographed. On the other hand at a celebration of fifty years of marriage for a couple we were invited to come and eat after we took photos.As in all parts of Mexico it seems there are issues but I felt perfectly safe. M… Continue

Added by Dick Ott on February 8, 2010 at 10:37am — No Comments

snOMG! - Blizzard of 2010

The digging out isn't even over yet, but I finally got a chance yesterday to walk around and take some pictures of the aftermath of the Blizzard that walloped the Mid-Atlantic region on Feb. 5 & 6, 2010. Some amazing facts I've come across about the storm:

BWI Airport broke it's all-time 2-day snowfall record. 24.8 inches fell, beating the 24.4 inches that fell in February of 2003.
Colesville, MD was the big "winner," receiving 40" of snow.
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Added by Sean Naber on February 8, 2010 at 5:43am — 2 Comments

Sweet Dream © Nick Karvounis Photography

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Added by Nick Karvounis on February 4, 2010 at 6:29pm — No Comments

question...about having a photo gallery

hey Everyone i just wanted to know what would be the easiest way for me to have a showing of my pictures in a Photo Gallery. not an online gallery i have one of my own for that. but have like an art Gallery show off some of pictures. any times i have never try this. Thank you in advance. Leonidas Bratini Continue

Added by Leonidas on February 4, 2010 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Images from The Aquarium of the Pacific

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Added by Brian Leng on February 3, 2010 at 9:07am — No Comments

iPad anyone? Will it be useful or just another gadget sitting aside...

I must say when the first iPhone came out I definitely didn't run to the apple store to get one (not that there was an apple store till later in Sydney). It lacks memory and the no gps functionality. But I did rush to get the current model with 32gb, not just one but four of them. The kids and wife definitely love it and for me yeah it's cool but not great. Was a bit disappointed to find that you could not transfer files via USB unless you use a third party WIFI application. The whole reason of… Continue

Added by Joe Fernandez on February 2, 2010 at 5:21pm — 2 Comments

I'm Back

Have just rediscovered the site and hope to become a regular. Since joining I moved from Maryland here to Tampa Bay and have been pursuing a degree in Digital Photography from IADT Tampa. Have one term left in which I will be putting together my portfolio. I am interested in taking enviornmental character portraits of people, pets, nature, and travel photography. I am still in the process of starting my own business which is called Stephaniellen Photography. I have taken courses in many differen… Continue

Added by Stephanie on February 2, 2010 at 12:24pm — 1 Comment

A Child Growing Inside...

Last week I had the pleasure of taking my girlfriend Jessica's maternity pictures. With it being my first time doing maternity I'm sure there is nothing extremely amazing about these in the eyes of a professional, but I'm very happy with what I've taken, little as it is. I hope you enjoy and give good criticism!!

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Added by Kara Hodge on February 2, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

Moorfields Eye hospital

I just got back from London's Moorfields eye hospital. Me in a hospital, very uncharacteristic. A&E, not admitted, I hasten to add. Over the weekend I got quite a large scratch/tear in my left eye, maybe from a toxic chemical, maybe not. It was very painful, but has settled somewhat. They have given me some antibiotics and anti-inflamatory drops and want to check again on Wednesday. I only went because one of my staff pestered me - but I am glad I did. The doctor said it would probably have… Continue

Added by PeterW on February 1, 2010 at 12:43pm — No Comments

Wannabes © Nick Karvounis Photography

Wannabe: Poser, follower, a charlatan of sorts. One who copies or immitates all or most of the aspects dealing with their idol. They may wish to have certain clothing, skills, vocabulary, etc., of their idols instead of their own. Most likely a wannabe is lacking in self confidence and is looking for guidance. Continue

Added by Nick Karvounis on January 31, 2010 at 12:46pm — No Comments

Let's do this!

Hey all, I've joined this site to try and create a better web presence, show my work to others, critique other's work and most importantly, to LEARN! I look forward to interacting with everyone. For now I've only added an album of my "personal favorites." Here are a few samples. Thanks for looking and I hope you take the time to comment.

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Added by Sean Naber on January 31, 2010 at 9:13am — 2 Comments

A Call to Photographers to Donate to 944 Magazine's Hope for Haiti Benefit

We're calling on you, not to support 944 Magazine, but to help support a cause that is very personal to our Editor-in-Chief, Martine Bury, as she is a Haitian-American. Hope for Haiti, a non-profit organization that has been on the ground in Haiti for the last 20 years, providing education, nutrition and medical services, is in need of donations and 944 is rallying it's creative community for support. We're hoping you can help us out by recruiting photographers who can donate a work of theirs… Continue

Added by Valerie Friedrich on January 29, 2010 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

New To The Network

So I am new to this network. I found it and thought I would check it out. Seems to be a lot of things on this that could help an amateur get better. Which is all I am trying to do. I've had an interest in photography for years. Even before I had my own camera, the interest was there. When I first started out in advertising, one of my favourite things was going to photo shoots. And there were some photographers that would show me some things, allow me to look through the lens and tell me what wa… Continue

Added by Robert Yuill on January 27, 2010 at 8:16pm — 3 Comments

Here We Go!

Seems my photography engine is up and running now heheh, have fun with the site everyone! :-)

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Added by Ryan on January 26, 2010 at 6:56pm — 6 Comments

Boriqua Pride - One Light Shoot w/ Reflector Boards and Diffuser...

I wanted to practice more on the one light theory, so I brought out the gear and thought I’d share this shot with you guys/gals and show you that “YOU” along with many others can achieve this look with just one light, a Diffuser an

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Added by Jay Rodriguez on January 25, 2010 at 6:24pm — 1 Comment

[ Final Days Left ] New Year B&W Photography Contest 2010 - *GREAT PRIZES

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Wassup guys and gals, let me open up this first blog post by wishing you all a happy new year again. May you all get what you hustle and sweat for in this new life time!

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Added by Jay Rodriguez on January 25, 2010 at 6:22pm — 1 Comment

I love you Existance <3

These are just a couple of photos that I took last night after I got out of work. I felt really inspired to see if I could get the heart shadows of both rings. I know I still need practice, but I'm proud of my outcome for someone at my level =)

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Added by Kara Hodge on January 24, 2010 at 7:27am — No Comments

Its all about perception and focus.

Use your other non dominant eye to compose a photo. You'll see it not only from another angle but a different light. It will trigger your mind to pay attention to the detail. Sometimes we look at life the same way everyday and images just lay on the paper. Use the other eye to make them pop. Continue

Added by Don Sweener on January 21, 2010 at 12:01pm — 2 Comments

Cooking till my hearts content!!

I'm a big fan of cooking. Today I decided to make cabbage soup. After that I felt led to make cup cakes and a carrot cake... It was faaaabulous! Here's some photos. My Cabbage soup.. mmmlicious!

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Added by Kara Hodge on January 20, 2010 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments

Just a few favs

So, being new to the site and all, I thought you could get to know me a bit by some of my photos. Just a few of my favs to start off. I'm working on getting out more to just take photos, not just wait until something happens. Phillies Opening Day 2009