Nikon D40 test at Steves Digicams

According to Steve Digicams: While Nikon chose a less costly penta-DACH mirror type optical viewfinder, I felt it was a pleasure to use. It offers an approx. 95% view of the captured frame, with plenty of exposure information as well as a comfortable rubber eyecup. For those who are used to EVFs (Electronic ViewFinders) found on many consumer digicams, you'll appreciate the optical thru-the-lens view that doesn't go blank while following a moving subject in continuous capture (burst) mode." Nikon D40 test conclusion - Steves Digicams Steve continues: "Nikon's D40 is not only an awesome little dSLR that captures great photos with robust performance; it also has a very pleasing price tag of $600 or less (and remember this is for the body and the lens.) I feel this model will make an excellent camera for any user who wants a more versatile camera over their consumer digicam, and don't feel like breaking the bank in the process." You want to learn more about the Nikon digital SLR camera? Continue to read the Nikon D40 test at Steve's Digicams! About Steve's Digicams Online Steve's Digicams was founded in the year 1997, by, indeed, Steve.

Photo program goes digital

The photography curriculum will discontinue film instruction and will focus exclusively on digital technology beginning next year because of difficulty acquiring film supplies. Blair is the first school in the county to update its photography equipment and curriculum, said photography teacher Franklin Stallings. Students began this year learning about traditional film photography and will make a transition to digital technology. Next year, students will not learn film photography at all. The traditional "wet" photography techniques in the curriculum, like burning and dodging in the darkroom to adjust a photograph's contrast, will be replaced with lessons on how to process photographs electronically using digital editing software like Adobe Photoshop. To prepare for the increased emphasis on digital processing and editing, Blair has purchased 16 new Apple computers equipped with editing software, in addition to 14 digital cameras, a scanner and a photo printer.

Digital Photography Tutorial: RAW Usage

Sensor RAW is a special image recording option that is only available on digital SLRs and a few other high-quality semi-professional digital cameras. If your camera has this option, you have access to much higher image quality than the standard JPEG file format. In this article Ill explain what you need to unlock that potential.
First, the name. Im really not sure why RAW is always capitalised, and neither is anyone else Ive asked about it. It isnt an acronym, so really it should be written raw, but for some reason its always written in capitals RAW. However inexplicably silly it may be, Ill continue to use the conventional presentation for this article.
Essentially, RAW is just what it sounds like. Its the raw data straight from the cameras sensor.
In a digital camera the photographic image is, as Im sure youre aware, captured by an electronic image sensor. Read More...

Graham Nash doing his best in both music and photography

Graham Nash is well-known throughout the world for the music he's made with the Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash. But music isn't his only artistic outlet -- he is also deeply into photography and imaging. That side of his life in on display in the book Nash Editions: Photography And The Art Of Digital Printing, a new book that explores what goes into fine-art digital printing and his company Nash Editions, which he founded in 1991. The work of Nash Editions is so well-regarded that the first printing press he bought for the company is now on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.Nash told us that he's just doing what he can, whether it's in music of photography: "I don't think in terms of magnificent shots, or... I'm just trying to do the best I can. So when people ask me what kind of images I shoot, what kind of music I write, I don't have a clue -- I'm just writing music, and I'm just taking pictures.