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Liz's Photography Blog April 2008 Archive

By Liz Masoner, About.com Guide to Photography

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Wednesday April 30, 2008
"Shire" by Larry Tetamore © Larry Tetamore with permission to About.com, Inc. Tomorrow is May 1st and the start of National Photography Month!!! I'm so excited to get to celebrate photography ... Read More

Orphan Works Bill Could Spell Disaster for Most Photographers

Tuesday April 29, 2008
Its time for another Orphan Works fight in the United States. Defeated several years ago, the Orphan Works bills are back as H.R. 5439 and S. 2913. While ... Read More

May is National Photography Month

Monday April 28, 2008
Here in the United States, May is National Photography Month. Of course, those of you outside the United States are certainly invited to celebrate a whole month of photography ... Read More

Hello Rewrite! Leaf Photo Could Rewrite History Books

Thursday April 24, 2008
It started off as a seemingly ordinary contact print from around 1839. An image attributed to Henry Talbot of a leaf that was captured by placing the leaf onto a ... Read More

Photographers Faced with Confusing Regulations

Tuesday April 22, 2008
Photographers are used to being able to take photos pretty much wherever they go in public. Since the September 11th attacks the world has often been more hostile to ... Read More

Winner and Finalists of Assignment 24 - Flowers

Friday April 18, 2008
The volume of amazing quality images submitted for this flowers assignment completely amazes me. From artificial to ice and delicate orchids to cactus, this assignment's entries spanned the whole world ... Read More

Photography Assignment 25 - Depth of Field

Wednesday April 16, 2008
We have learned a lot about composition in previous learning assignments. The Rule of Thirds, Centering, and Orientation assignments gave us a great appreciation for the importance of how ... Read More

Adobe Revises Photoshop Express Terms

Monday April 14, 2008
In a move to address concerns over photo rights, Adobe has revised their Photoshop Express Terms and Conditions to be much more clear in regards to rights granted. These ... Read More

Digital Darkroom Software

Saturday April 12, 2008
Ok, so you've taken the plunge and went digital. Or you just need to resize a few images. What software should you use? There are loads of ... Read More

Assignment 24 Reminder - Flower Photography Contest Runs Through April 15th

Wednesday April 9, 2008
Just a reminder that there is still time to enter our Assignment 24 - Flowers photo contest. From wild flowers to artificial flowers, any flowers are fair game (keep ... Read More

Aquarium Photography

Tuesday April 8, 2008
Aquariums are a popular family vacation spot but far too many aquarium photos turn out badly. Blurry fish, dark fish, and white flash glare on glass obscuring the fish ... Read More

Review of HP SimpleSave Photo

Saturday April 5, 2008
HP SimpleSave Photo is a self-contained photo backup system. Just drop the DVD into your computer's DVD burner drive and wait. This is one instance where the product ... Read More

Winner and Finalists of Assignment 23 - Orientation

Thursday April 3, 2008
This assignment was all about the differences in horizontal vs vertical photographs. Simply changing the orientation of a photograph can sometimes change it from snapshot to photograph. Sometimes vertical and ... Read More

Adobe Releases Lightroom 2.0 Beta

Wednesday April 2, 2008
Fast on the heels of Adobe's Photoshop Express Beta offering, Lightroom 2.0 Beta is being released today. From April 2nd to August 31st, Adobe's newest edition of Lightroom will ... Read More

Photography Assignment #24 - Flowers

Tuesday April 1, 2008
If the sudden color change of our vehicles to yellow is any indication, flowers are blooming everywhere. The pollen is thick and the flowers are flaunting bright colors as ... Read More

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