Tim Jackson has a focus test chart available for download;

Download Focus Test Chart (PDF)

“The issue is that of focus. Some folks have found that, particularly when using the kit lens, some of their images are not correctly focused. This problem manifests primarily when shooting close-ups at wide apertures. After doing lots of research and testing, I produced a simple and effective test that quickly shows up these focus problems if they exist on your camera.”

Originally Posted: 04 October’05

Some photographers, usually amateur photographers, get bored as they do not know what they should go shoot next. They are looking for excitement but do not know where to find it. Their home town becomes hum drum and all they look to is new subjects to shoot on travel in some far off land. Other photographers are trying to break into the photography market and do not know what photos to include in their portfolio. How can they get a paying job without having done any actual paying jobs?

Article by Francois Cleroux (profile) | Photo by Henry (profile)

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Achieving a Tack Sharp Image is not difficult. Several simple steps make the process a bit longer than just snapping a photo. Although I will discuss some expensive equipment and slightly complicated subjects, an inexpensive and easy solution is usually achievable by following some of the steps listed below. In many cases, simpler less costly equipment will work wonders for your photos.

Article by Francois Cleroux (profile) | Photo by Paulus R (profile)

Tack sharp images, referred to solely as “Tack” in the photography industry are images that have a very sharp and crisp focus. These clear ultra focused images usually pop out at the viewer and make for the most amazing photos.

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Some interesting travel photography tips from Allan Rogers, the editor of the web magazine Worldrover Travel.

Cool technique on how to create a ‘fast’ motion blur effect easily.

Part 1 includes all the equipment and settings I use and Part 2 will contain the techniques. Video tutorial by photo2dot0.com

Part 1:

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Rick’s top tips for getting good people pictures….

Tip 1: Don’t be short of memory capacity
A portable photo storage & viewer with 20 or more GB is a worthwhile addition. If you take a lot of high-res/RAW pictures even an 8GB card won’t be enough!

mimisub, originally uploaded by wild friday.

Tip 2: Feature people.
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A video tutorial showing the principles of flash photography

It is rapidly getting rather cold in this part of the world (Québec - Canada) and I was wondering how best to protect my camera in these circumstances. What I’m mostly worrying about is condense in my camera, when I bring it back inside from the cold outdoors. So I guess my question is;

Photo by Cloudnine

Do any of you guys know of some way to protect a camera from condense?

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