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Cheap, as in low prices.

When I first bought my Digital Rebel over 3 years ago, I paid about $70 or so for a 256MB card. That card would let me take about 70 high-res jpg photos. I started with just 2 cards, meaning I was limited to 140 photos.

Thanks to lower and lower per MB prices, I now have 3 x 256, 3 x 512, and 1 x 2 GB. This allows me over 1,000 high-res jpg photos without need to download. Great for the church picnic, with hundreds of people involved in all sorts of activities.

I just became the proud owner of an MP3 player. Received it for free as part of a bank's promotions. How does that relate to low memory costs, you ask. Well, if it was a player that allowed external cards, then that's your answer. But it isn't. Let's develop this a bit further. Continue Reading »

Everywhere I look in today's world, someone has a digital camera of one type or another. It could be just a camera phone, or it could be a digital SLR, or one of the many gadgets in between. Thanks to those, and to cheap memory, today's children are becoming the most documented generation ever, as parents, relatives and friends capture forever the first, second and hundredth smile.

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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Canon Ranks Highest in Photo Printer Customer Satisfaction

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Canon ranks highest among photo printer brands in providing its customers with a satisfying experience, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Photo Printer Usage and Satisfaction Study(SM) released September 20th.

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I have updated what I thought was the old stale look of my Photos By Richard blog. I hope you like the new look. Comments, as always, are welcome.

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There are very few items that can match the timelessness of a black and white photograph. The lack of color is great for capturing raw emotions and magical moments without the detraction of vibrant colors. Black and white digital photography captures life on its most basic level and heightens the mood and the drama of the photograph. Many individuals choose to have their wedding photos done in black and white to capture the spirit of the day.

Black And White Digital Photography Options

With black and white digital photography, photographers have three options to choose from. The first option is to shoot the pictures in black and white. Many cameras have the ability to shoot in monochrome and the user's manual for the digital camera will instruct the photographer in how to use this function. The photograph will appear in the viewing window in black and white, so the photographer can see exactly what the picture will look like. Continue Reading »

With so many people owning digital cameras, photo contests have become more common lately.

Photography is an inexpensive hobby for millions of individuals all over the world, and in the quest to perfect techniques and expand the knowledge of digital photography, many digital photography contests have appeared on the internet. These contests allow amateur photographers to submit their best work and see how it stacks up against others. The judging for these digital photography contests is typically conducted by allowing the public to vote on the images that they like the best. Continue Reading »

If you are looking to find some extraordinary results from your digital photography which also does not require any extensive techniques to master, then look at digital infrared photography in which light that is not visible to the eye can still be captured through your digital camera’s lens. You will be more than pleased with the type of photograph obtained using digital infrared photography techniques and your photographs will also be quite astoundingly wonderful. The reason why your photographs look more surreal is that digital infrared photography will ignore visible light and only take into account infrared light which will result in very stunning compositions.

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A camera can create a thousand words in the form of the images it creates. And so does the photographer behind the camera. Photographers generate and conserve and capture memories. Be they portraits, events, or natural occurrences. When captured on camera these can preserve many memories. The work of a photographer may be limited to the actual shooting of the camera or it may include the whole process of development of the image up to the end product. To produce the desired quality of photographs, the photographer must have both technical expertise and creativity. Today photographs can either be taken by the use of video cameras, digital cameras, or the traditional silver-halide films cameras. Taking pictures and developing them necessitates some gears and gadgets and attachments to give out a picture perfect end result. Continue Reading »

When purchasing a digital camera there is a dazzling array of information about the device available. The digital camera box will have bullet pointed lists of features, and many of those consist of numbers and abbreviations that may be misunderstood. High numbers always seem very impressive, but without knowing what they mean, you may end up purchasing a digital camera that does not match your requirements. Some of the most common abbreviations and the impact they have upon your gadget experience are summarized below.

Many digital camera manufacturers base their advertising campaign and packaging on the number of pixels the camera uses to create its image. Pixels are the elements that make up the digital image. Each pixel is of a single colour, and these join like a mosaic to create the image taken by the device. Pixels are indistinguishable unless the picture is enlarged as they are the smallest element of the digital image. When enlarged they can be seen with the naked eye. PPI stands for pixels per inch, and details the level of detail in the picture. The higher the number: the more intricate the detail. Continue Reading »