Photo.net Newsletter: October 19, 2011

Hi %%First Name%%,

Here is the first photo taken by my son Oliver (Canon 5D + EF 16-35/2.8L in case anyone is interested). No, he didn’t hold it himself, he’s only 18 months old. But he did look through the viewfinder, point it at his cousin, and press the button himself. It got me thinking, could I remember the first photo I ever took (or even something close to the first)? I remember the first roll of film from my first camera, a Kodak Pocket Instamatic 100. It was mostly of people’s knees, I was a short kid. Can you remember your first photo? Just to see if any of us could, I made a forum post here: The first photo you ever took…

This month’s newsletter has a preview of the just announced Canon 1D-X body, a review of the new Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S lens, a Small Format Printer Buyers guide article for inkjet printers, an employment offer from Bella Pictures for wedding photographers, and a new exclusive ‘Deal of the Week’ for photo.net members. The October monthly photo project is “Orange and Gold” and this month’s Editors Picks topic is “Glamour/Fashion” photography.

As always, share your thoughts about editorial, community, photography, and anything in between on the Facebook Page, Photo.net Blog, and Twitter Feed.

As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please send them to us directly at contact@photo.net. Enjoy the newsletter!

Sincerely,

Josh Root, Director of Community, Editor in Chief, Mop & Bucket Man

Community News

Photo.net Survey Winners

Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the Photo.net user survey last month. We are compiling the results and hope to be able to share them shortly. While we all wait for that, here are the three winners (chosen at random) who will receive a one year subscription and a photo.net goodie box.

• Phil Hardy
  
• Louis Meluso
  
• James Gaines

Phil, Louis, and James, I’ll need your addresses. Please keep an eye out in your inbox for an email from me. Thanks again everyone.

Partner News: Buydig.com Exclusive Photo.net “Deal of the Week”

Photo.net welcomes Buydig.com as a site sponsor and we are happy to introduce the exclusive Photo.net/Buydig.com “Deal of the Week”. What is it? One special deal every week on a featured piece of photo equipment only for photo.net members.

This week’s deal is a Nikon D5100, 18-55 VR lens, and a 16GB SD card for $746.95.

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Editorial Highlights

Canon 1D-X announced and previewed

Canon has just announced their new 1DX professional body to replace their 1D and 1DS bodies. It’s a big change from the past with a big pricetag. But are the advantages of a DSLR body aimed squarely at working professionals outweigh the price? Bob Atkins takes a look at the 1DX specs and offers his opinion.

Read the Canon 1D-X Preview.

Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S FX Lens Review

Shun Cheung’s recently published review of Nikon’s updated 50/1.8 lens. The 50/1.8 has long been a classic lens praised for its sharpness and low price. Millions of Nikon photographers have used the 50/1.8 as their low-light lens, their first “good” lens, or just as a nice simple prime lens. Will the AF-S motor be enough to make you want to upgrade? Read on and decide.

Read the Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S FX Lens Review.

Small format printer guide

After finishing his Large Format Buyers Guide for inkjet photo printers, we asked writer Andrew Darlow to turn his attention to a small format guide for those of us who don’t need to make giant prints all the time. Thankfully, he was happy to help us out.

Read the Small Format Printer Buyers Guide.

Come Work With Bella Pictures

No matter how much experience you have as a photographer or how long you’ve had a camera glued to your hand, there’s always room for you to grow. Everyone at Bella Pictures understands this, so we pride ourselves in doing everything we can to help you reach your full potential.

Bella Pictures has a whole team of professional photo coaches to teach you everything you’ve been dying to learn. That doesn’t mean that you’ll be trying out that fun new technique we taught you on an important client (for the record: every one of our clients is important). But it does mean that we’ll make sure you understand every little detail so you can master the skills you’ve always wanted to use.

Our team wants you to grow as an artist and make the photographs you’ve always imagined. So contact us today to learn about all the great opportunities that are waiting for you at Bella Pictures!
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Monthly Project: Orange & Gold

If a season can have a color, would autumn have have orange or gold? I think it would have both. Leaves changing colors, sunsets low on the horizon with clouds in the sky, bonfires at night, the harvest in the field, pumpkins, squash, sweet potato pie on the table. This month, show everyone the orange and gold that you find in your life.

See all of the Monthly Projects (and submission instructions) on the Monthly Project Index page. Here are a few from last month’s “Harvest Time” project that caught my eye:

Editors’ Picks

And this month’s editors’ picks topic is… Glamour/Fashion Photography.

Samples:

Also, take a look at what the Editors found visually interesting in the previous months—perhaps one of your images has been selected…

Here are some recent Editors’ Picks topics:

• HDR Photography
• Beach Photography
• Fireworks Photography