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Digital Photography

Which is the Best Entry Level DSLR For a Beginner?

by Mandy February 11, 2010
Canon Rebel XSi/450D

A Beginners DSLR – Canon Rebel XSi/450D Review
That’s a big question and will change depending on who you are and what you like. But what I can do is tell you my experience as a beginner DSLR user, and hopefully that will help in your own decision making process.
I bought a Canon Rebel XSi /450D [...]

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January Photowalk – Snow

by Mandy February 8, 2010
Snow on Christmas tree

As one of my 10 photography goals for 2010 I’m doing a photowalk each month this year, here is January’s. It seems like a lot of people have had snow to contend with this year and I was no exception we had the worse snow fall here for 30 years, I only just remember the [...]

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My 10 Favourite Shots of 2009

by Mandy February 4, 2010
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So the title’s self explantary really! Here are my 10 favourite shots of 2009 – that I took…
1. Last July we had the chance to visit the D-Day beaches in Normandy France, somewhere I’ve always wanted to go. This shot was taken in the B&B where we stayed.
2. We stayed in a Bed and Breakfast [...]

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My 10 Photography Goals for 2010

by Mandy January 29, 2010
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I was reading the Digital Photography School the other day and came across one of their writers blogs called Mostly Lisa. I really like her blog, and one of her posts really stood out and grabbed me – 10 New Year’s Resolutions every Photographer should make. I ‘d been thinking a little bit about what [...]

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How to Create a Photo Book Part 4

by Mandy January 18, 2010
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So I completed the project of making a photobook in a month – SoFoBoMo 09 and I enjoyed it that much that I am looking forward to participating in SoFoBoMo 10.
I used Adobe Indesign for creating the photobook last year, but this year I want to do it a little differently and use an online [...]

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How to Create a Photo Book Part3

by Mandy October 9, 2009
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I only heard about SoFoBoMo 09 a solo photo book in a month, when it was already half way through the month. So I had a bit of a rush on to get mine finished in time and that involved a very steep learning curve, but I finished on time and the challenge was worth [...]

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How to Create a Photo Book Part2

by Mandy July 10, 2009
How to Create a Photo Book Part2

As I have mentioned before I am creating a photo book for SoFoBoMo 09. This is the first photo book I have created so there has been a bit of a learning curve, and I still have a lot to learn. What I want to do in this post is explain how I put [...]

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8 Great Photo Sharing Sites

by Mandy June 24, 2009
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I know I’ve spoken recently about how to increase traffic to your photography site by improving it’s SEO, so it only seemed logical to look at some places where you can create your photography site (maybe these posts should have been the other way around!).
The list below contains what I feel are the most popular [...]

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How to Create a Photo Book Part 1

by Mandy June 22, 2009
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As you may have read in a previous post I am participating in SoFoBoMo 09, which means I have to create a solo Photo Book between the beginning of May and the end of June 09. I’ve never produced a Photo Book before and I’m learning a lot, so I thought it would be helpful [...]

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13 Resources for DSLR beginners

by Mandy June 18, 2009
13 Resources for DSLR beginners

I know it can take a while to adjust when moving from a point and shoot camera to a DSLR. So I’ve put these tips and resources together (in no particular order) for photographers who are just starting out with DSLR’s, although I’m sure they are a good reminder for all of us. 13 resources [...]

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