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Photo of the Week - November 25, 2009

2009-11-25T07:58:33Z

Autumn Sunrise

Photo � PaulKK with permission to About.com, Inc.

Don't forget you still have a few days to enter the Fall Photography Assignment as well.

Photo of the Week - November 25, 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 07:58:33.

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Does No Red Eye in Photos Indicate Cancer?

2009-11-23T07:31:06Z

There have been a couple of news articles floating around lately with titles like "No Red Eye in Photos Could Indicate Cancer." As a mom myself I'm sure headlines like this worry other mothers so I want to clear up the "link" between cancer and red eye in photos.

Not having red eyes in photographs does not mean cancer. Most of the time it just means you took a photo the correct way to avoid red eye. The time to be concerned is when a photograph shows a white reflection under red eye conditions instead of red. Retinoblastoma is a type of eye cancer where a tumor forms in front of the retina. Because red eye is illumination of the retina of the eye, in a photograph that normally shows red eye retinoblastoma will sometimes show up as a white glow because the white tumor is being illuminated instead of a healthy retina. It is also worth noting that most of the time this type of cancer occurs in only one eye so images will show one red eye and one white eye. There are other symptoms as well and detailed information on those can be found at Retinoblastoma.net.

Also, to dog owners now concerned about their dog's photos where the eyes glow white, a white glow is normal for many animals. This is part of the "green eye" phenomenon and is caused by a different eye structure than humans.

Does No Red Eye in Photos Indicate Cancer? originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 07:31:06.

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Forum Flashback Series - 21 Nov 2009

2009-11-21T06:00:38Z

Photo � JBelMonte with permission to About.com, Inc.

Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!

Forum Flashback Series - 21 Nov 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 06:00:38.

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Photo Scavenger Hunt Winners

2009-11-20T10:34:45Z

We have our winners of the photographic scavenger hunt! Be sure to visit our winners gallery to view the outstanding finds!

Scavenger Hunt Winners

Photo Scavenger Hunt Winners originally appeared on About.com Photography on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 10:34:45.

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Photography Assignment Entry Options

2009-11-19T07:44:46Z

There has been a good deal of debate over whether or not the current form entry system or the old entry method of posting in the forums is better. About Photography is here to serve you, my readers. As such, I'm leaving the decision up to you. Would you rather continue to use the form based system or go back to posting in the forums? Please note that if we return to posting in the forums there will not be copied into an image gallery of entries - they will only be visible in the forums.

This will not change how the winners are announced or the winner and finalist gallery.

Photography Assignment Entry Options originally appeared on About.com Photography on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 07:44:46.

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Photo of the Week - November 18, 2009

2009-11-18T08:11:13Z

Broken Tree Sunrise

Photo � Mike Braaton with permission to About.com, Inc.

Take a moment to visit the forum and view the other posted photos for a real treat.

Photo of the Week - November 18, 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 08:11:13.

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Details For Photography Assignment #57 - Fall

2009-11-16T08:05:08Z

Our fun assignment for November is Fall. Changing leaves, harvest ready corn, cotton picking, first snow flurries of the year, Thanksgiving, and more. Fall is that odd time between winter and summer where, depending on your location, the weather can't seem to make up its mind if it will be cold or hot. For this assignment show us what Fall means to you.

Details for Photography Assignment #57 - Fall

Details For Photography Assignment #57 - Fall originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 08:05:08.

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Forum Flashback Series - 14 Nov 2009

2009-11-14T08:00:28Z

Photo � Jen08Carter with permission to About.com, Inc.

Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!

Forum Flashback Series - 14 Nov 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 08:00:28.

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Winter Holiday Photo Cards

2009-11-12T07:11:03Z

Its not even Thanksgiving but now is the time to be planning your Christmas and other Winter Holiday greeting card photos! From kids peeking up chimneys to pets shredding wrapping paper, there are lots of ideas for holiday photo cards. Take a moment to read our Christmas Card Photo Tips and then please consider sharing photos of some of your past holiday cards with us.

Winter Holiday Photo Cards originally appeared on About.com Photography on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 07:11:03.

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Photo of the Week - November 11, 2009

2009-11-11T09:27:01Z

Fall Sunset

Photo � HCJames with permission to About.com, Inc.

Take a moment to visit the forum and view the other posted photos for a real treat.

Photo of the Week - November 11, 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 09:27:01.

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Winner and Finalists of Assignment #56 - Composition Choices

2009-11-10T11:02:43Z

Our learning assignment for October is centering vs. the Rule of Thirds. We've studied the rule of thirds and centering methods of composition. This assignment reinforced these methods of composition by comparing and contrasting them. Each entry for this assignment included two photos. For this assignment our members took two photographs of the same subject. One photo used the centering composition method and the other used the rule of thirds method. The entrants then had to decide which of the photos is the strongest of the two compositions.

Congratulations to our winner of the Composition Choices Assignment #56 - AmrJoe!

You can see all of our finalists in the Winner and Finalist Gallery

Please feel free to add your own images in the forum as well. We have a lot of amazing people as members in our forum and we would love for you to join us!

Photo � AmrJoe with permission to About.com, Inc.

Winner and Finalists of Assignment #56 - Composition Choices originally appeared on About.com Photography on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 11:02:43.

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Photographic Scavenger Hunt

2009-11-09T08:24:30Z

November 9 through November 15 we are having a photographic scavenger hunt! Find and photograph the items listed below and then post your finds on the forum in the entry thread! Rules are listed in the entry thread.

Scavenger Hunt Entry Thread

1. Rock
2. Insect
3. Mammal
4. Water
5. Flower
6. Bird
7. Leaf
8. Food
9. Vehicle
10. Light
11. Shadow
12. Hands

Photographic Scavenger Hunt originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 08:24:30.

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Forum Flashback Series - 7 Nov 2009

2009-11-07T06:29:30Z

Photo � Steve Gray with permission to About.com, Inc.

Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!

Forum Flashback Series - 7 Nov 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 06:29:30.

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Guy Fawkes Night/Bonfire Night

2009-11-05T10:43:37Z

While its a relatively fireworks-free time of year for those in the US, our UK friends and others across the globe are gearing up for Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night). To help capture the activities with your camera remember to ditch the flash, stay upwind of the smoke, and scout your photo location ahead of time. You can find more great tips in my fireworks photography lessons and my night photography lesson.

And please remember to carry some extra change on you for when the kids ask for "a penny for the Guy." Its all in good fun.

Guy Fawkes Night/Bonfire Night originally appeared on About.com Photography on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 10:43:37.

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Photo of the Week - November 4, 2009

2009-11-04T08:46:06Z

Lonely Bench

Photo � Rob Connelly with permission to About.com, Inc.

Take a moment to visit the forum and view the other posted photos for a real treat.

Photo of the Week - November 4, 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 08:46:06.

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My First Camera

2009-11-03T11:11:13Z

Every photographer, pro or amateur, has a first (or early) camera that they remember fondly. For me, it was a Pentax K1000. I bought the camera with money from my first after school job when I was in high school. I knew absolutely nothing about cameras except that the little 110 I had wouldn't take photos like I saw in magazines. With $100 I got my mother to take me to Service Merchandise and I picked out the K1000. I didn't realize until I got outside that lenses were purchased separately. My mother, thankfully, went back and bought a lens for me. I still have that K1000 tucked away in a closet for safekeeping.

I'd love to hear about your first camera, or a special camera you remember fondly. Take a moment to share your camera story with us.

Share Your Camera Story

My First Camera originally appeared on About.com Photography on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 11:11:13.

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Motocross Photography

2009-11-02T09:04:13Z

The weather may be getting colder but motocross and supercross racing is still going on. Motocross is an easily accessible sport that can offer many more photography viewpoints than other sports where spectators are kept further away from the action. Many local-level competitions may include a dozen or more races in half a day of various skill levels and ages where spectators can walk right to the edge of the track. This can offer you a wealth of photo opportunities in a short amount of time.

Lesson on Motocross Photography - How to Take Great Motocross Photos

Photo � Liz Masoner licensed to About.com, Inc.

Motocross Photography originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 09:04:13.

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Halloween Shootout Today!

2009-10-31T09:16:47Z

Don't forget about our 48 hour Halloween Shootout competition that runs today and tomorrow! See the forum for details!

Halloween Shootout Today! originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 09:16:47.

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Forum Flashback Series - 31 Oct 2009

2009-10-31T08:00:06Z

Photo � CLD0708 with permission to About.com, Inc.

Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!

Forum Flashback Series - 31 Oct 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 08:00:06.

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Halloween Shootout Starts Tomorrow

2009-10-30T10:27:51Z

Happy Halloween everyone (yeah, its a day early - I just love Halloween)! Tomorrow our Halloween 48 hour shootout starts. From 12:01AM October 31st to Midnight November 1st take your best Halloween photos and post them to the forum in the entry thread. For this shootout everyone is allowed THREE entries.

Start planning your shots now. I look forward to seeing everyone's spooky Halloween photos! You can get some inspiration from the winners of last year's Halloween assignment and the Halloween photos posted this year in the forum.

To enter the shootout go to the shootout thread in the forum and post your entry images there.

48 Hour Halloween Shootout Entry Thread

Halloween Shootout Starts Tomorrow originally appeared on About.com Photography on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 10:27:51.

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Assignment 56 Extension

2009-10-28T15:38:55Z

Due to some technical difficulties with the entry process for our composition choices assignment the deadline is being extended until November 5th.

Composition Choices details

Index of entries so far

Assignment 56 Extension originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 15:38:55.

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Photo of the Week - October 28, 2009

2009-10-28T09:03:18Z

Apples

Photo � scrappinqueen with permission to About.com, Inc.

Take a moment to visit the forum and view the other posted photos for a real treat.

Photo of the Week - October 28, 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 09:03:18.

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Lightroom 3 Released in Beta

2009-10-26T08:25:50Z

Adobe has released its Beta version of Lightroom 3 for public testing. As with all Beta software, there are likely to be glitches and problems but this is a great opportunity to see what's coming with the next version of Lightroom.

The Beta software can be downloaded from Adobe's website.

Lightroom 3 Released in Beta originally appeared on About.com Photography on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 08:25:50.

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Forum Flashback Series - 24 Oct 2009

2009-10-24T08:00:05Z

Photo � JB.Me with permission to About.com, Inc.

Each Saturday, an image will be posted here that was originally posted somewhere in our forum roughly one year prior. Be sure to check back each Saturday for our blasts from the past!

Forum Flashback Series - 24 Oct 2009 originally appeared on About.com Photography on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 08:00:05.

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Halloween Photography

2009-10-22T06:33:16Z

Halloween is almost here! Now is the time to be reading up on how to make your Halloween photos extra spooky this year. We have lots of ideas to help make your photos especially ghoulish for Halloween. Also, we have a 48 hour Halloween Shootout coming up Oct 31-Nov 1 so be thinking ahead of what you would like to photograph for the shootout.

Halloween Photography Tips

Blacklight Photography

Photo Gallery of Halloween Photography Ideas

48 Hour Halloween Shootout Details

Winners of 2008 Halloween Photo Assignment

Halloween Photography originally appeared on About.com Photography on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 06:33:16.

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