Taking pictures of fireworks displays with film cameras was a tricky assignment and something greatly misunderstood by many amateurs.

One would have thought that fast film and long telephoto lenses would do the trick, when actually the opposite is true, unless the display was a long distance off. Fireworks photos come out best when you're up close and use short focal lengths, no more than 75mm equivalent, in my opinion.

Of course with digital cameras most of the guesswork is taken out of the equation; especially if your camera has a "fireworks" setting or program.

Check out these useful tips for taking great photos of great digital camera photos of fireworks.

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Magdalena Duczkowska


One of the great things about the Internet is the availability of an almost endless amount of free information.

Libraries are great for borrowing books and other media; but to tell the truth, doing research there is quite tedious and time consuming.

Of course searching the Internet can be time consuming too, but at least you can do it from home, and whenever you want. However it's always nice when someone else does the "donkey work" for you and I found a site that should be of interest to digital photography enthusiasts.

"Digital Camera Photography Tips" is offering free tutorials covering all aspects of digital photography.

This link takes you to additional tutorials and definitions used by digital photographers.

Here's a concept I just discovered and it really appeals to me.

The organization, "World Wide Moment", has a goal of attaining peace on Earth, for at least one moment, on August 08, 2008, or, 08-08-08@08:08+08GMT.

The idea is that if everyone stops at that particular time and snaps a photo the world will have been at peace for that moment.

By doing so the photos will forever preserve what the world was like in various places for that moment.

World Wide Moment intends to store and display the photos both in galleries and online for all to see.

I think this is a cool idea and I intend to participate and I hope you will too.

Source:www.worldwidemoment.org

Adorama Photographic has been an integral part of the bustling New York City camera scene for many years and it still is a one stop camera shopper's paradise.

Before we go any further I want to say that I have nothing to do with Adorama in a business sense. My remarks are based solely on my personal experience with them, as a customer, over a period of many years.

Suffice it to say that you can find nearly anything photographic at Adorama, be it digital or film, and my experience purchasing from them, over the Internet, has been problem free.

What I want to draw your attention to is the Adorama "100 Photographic Tips In 100 Days", a program that has been in progress for quite a while and ends in early July.

Check out the 92 photography tips that have already been published.

Source:www.adorama.com

The Olympus "E" series of Digital SLRs heralded some unique features including an electronic digital sensor dust cleaner and these cameras have met with widespread acceptance.

These scaled down, more or less entry level DSLRs have proven themselves as worthy contenders both in picture taking quality and durability, factors that we've come to expect from Olympus.

Here's the link to an excellent and thorough review of the Olympus E-420 Digital SLR by "Digital Photography Review".

Source:www.DP Review.com

For any digital photographer who would like to take an online digital photography course without any pressure here's one that's just starting.

This course is being offered, for free, by a friendly digital camera fan that enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience but still considers herself a beginner.

This strikes me as a good place for noobies, and not so noobies, to exchange ideas and get a feeling for what others at their own level are accomplishing.

Check out the digital photography course here, and, if you want, you can visit the blog where I found the announcement for this digital photography course.

Take a camera with you whenever possible, and look around, you'll find a picture somewhere.

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