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Newsletter: June 2008
Hi %%First Name%%,
Where is my nice weather? It's almost summer here in the northwest
corner of the USA. Despite that fact, here were the reported high
temperatures last Tuesday:
-Fairbanks, Alaska = 66 deg F (19 deg C)
-Oslo, Norway = 72 deg F (22 deg C)
-Tomsk, Siberia = 61 deg F (16 deg C)
How warm was it around my house? The reported high in Seattle,
Wa was 58 deg F (14 deg C). Very depressing, it feels like I'm living
in the southern hemisphere with winter coming on. Can someone think
of a few indoor photo projects to work on?
As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please send them to me
directly at contact@photo.net. Enjoy the newsletter!
Sincerely,
Josh
Root
Photo.net Director of Community
for the
week of 06.16.08
This week's Photo of the Week is by photo.net member Konstantin
Gribov. It is an unorthodox view of Red Square in Moscow.
There is a great juxtaposition of subjects in this image. When
most people think of Red Square in Moscow, the first things that
come to mind are the cold war images of Soviet military parades,
the beautiful architecture of the Kremlin, and the preserved history
of Lenin's tomb. What most don't tend to think of is pretty women.
But why shouldn't we? Just like in every city, pretty women are
all over Moscow, and many of them no doubt have walked through
Red Square.
Have something to say about the Photo of the Week? Then you should
post your thoughts on the Photo
of the Week Forum.
This
Week's Winner
Week
of 06.09.08
Week
of 06.02.08
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All Past Winners »
Latest Articles
We’re adding a new section to the site on Digital Photography
Workflow. On the heels of the successful Business of Wedding Photography
series, Hannah Thiem has published the first two articles in our
workflow series. Many of our members contributed their time to explain
their digital photography workflow in depth, from the perspective
of various types of photography. The first in the series is Wedding
Photography Workflow by Marc Williams and the second is Event Photography
Workflow by Jeff Spirer.
Plus, ever wanted to know how to print from your RAW files without
driving yourself nuts? Just check out "Painless printing from
RAW files" and learn the secrets. Finally, Bob Atkins takes
an initial glance at Olympus' latest addition to their line of DSLR
cameras, the Olympus Evolt E-520.
New
Site Feature
Updated post-submission & image attachment systems on photo.net forums
We have made some changes to the photo.net forum submission and
image attachment setup. Now, instead of having to click "back"
when you want to correct a typo, there is a repeat of the text input
box. So you can just make your changes there and click "update"
to check for typos again. When all is well, you just click "confirm"
as always.
The image attachment option will appear AFTER you have clicked
"confirm" (as it does when making a photo critique) rather
than on the same page (as it was before). Also, if you attempt to
upload an image that is larger than the size that will display inline,
you will be warned about that. Likewise, if you attempt to upload
an image and not enter a caption, you will be warned about that.
Oversize uploads will still be available, but we are just hoping
to make them intentional rather than accidental.
Finally, the maximum width for forum attachments or hotlinked images
is now 700 pix. This is a significant improvement over the old 511
pix limit.
Underwater photography fascinates many of us. It's a world that
isn't easily available to our species and it's a style of photography
that is cloaked in mystery and illustrated by the stunning images
in publications like National Geographic. Plus, many of the brightest
and most interesting species to photograph are located in nice warm
water! A tempting lure to those of us who are stuck living where
the saltwater hovers around 45 deg F (7 deg C).
"I think it (underwater photography) can be best understood
by topside photographers that have been involved with macro photography.
Like macro work, underwater photography is like exploring another
world that is full of new and intriguing animals and behavior. It's
the joy of photographing subjects that you have never seen before
and that many people will never see." -Mike Roberts
Read
More »
Samples from the member's portfolio:
View
Mike's Entire Portfolio »
June
is the month of weddings for many communities around the world.
While most people will never have any interest in being a professional
wedding photographer, weddings can offer amazing opportunities for
interesting photography. So if you are going to a wedding this month,
bring along your camera and see what images you can discover. Not
going to a wedding this month? Don't worry about it, show us your
best "love" themed image.
See all of the Monthly Projects (and submission instructions) on
the Monthly Project
Index page. Also, be sure to take a look at last month's "Stopping
Motion" project page and see all the wonderful images that
were uploaded. Here are a few I particularly liked:
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