Award Sounds Music, Photography and Consultancy

I'm still figuring out what I want from a compact camera. I'm aware I want more control over shots than the standard point-and-shoot and that I do not need a lot of the gimmicky features that come with newer consumer cameras. I can't believe I forgot to mention the lens in the previous article on the subject. D'oh!

List of required features

These are my must-haves. If the camera can't do all of these, then it's immediately discounted  read more »

Despite using a DSLR on a regular basis, there are still times when it's not appropriate to take one out. For instance, I don't always want to handle a camera body plus paraphernalia around with me. I miss using the simple point-and-shoot of my old Canon Ixus. That's still working, but its speed lets it down compared to today's cameras. However, having been won over by the flexibility of DSLRs, I'm going to find it hard to get back. Over the next couple of months, I'm going to have to get a new camera.  read more »

There are a number of reviews about Nikon's new DSLR releases of the D3 and the D300. I like the look of D300 a lot. It's a step up the model range and a generation newer than the prosumer D80 that I've been using. I'm surprised how much the technology has moved on in such a short time, I feel I shouldn't be surprised since technology is moving quicker every day, but I am.

Macworld has a nice, simple review of the D300 providing a very quick overview.
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The Short Answer

Everything

The Longer Answer

The longer answer is that every series of actions we perform can be thought of as a process. Understanding those processes will help us improve, even as individuals, whether we're concerned with Music, Audio, Photography, Moviemaking or what have you. I'll discuss each in turn and set the scene for forthcoming articles.

A Basic Process

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I don't like a lot of photography books, but there are a couple of gems out there.

The Rant  read more »

It's been a while since I checked up on how blueMarine was doing. I liked what it was intending to do, but I had the feeling that it wasn't aiming in the direction that I was looking for. Looking at it now, it seems like it will be a good open-source replacement for the standard photo management part of iPhoto.  read more »

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It is possible to trigger the shutter from the computer and import the photo directly into Lightroom.

Background:  read more »

You should soon be able to licence images by Award Sounds at The Photoshelter Collection. This has one of the best user-interfaces I've come across and the speed at which the site's functionality is being updated (and still working bug-free from what I've seen) is incredible.

-- Updated with revised URL from Photoshelter.

Apple are promoting tethered shooting. It mentions the ability to control your camera directly from Image Capture in the forthcoming Mac OS X Leopard  read more »