Fans find artists. Talent find gigs, casting calls, and get famous. Industry professionals find the stars of tomorrow. Taltopia is THE social network for artistic talent. Sign up for FREE. How It Works Create a FREE profile. If you upload a video, audio, or picture, you are considered a talent. If you don't, you are a fan...it's that simple.  Vote. Browse through the site and vote on media you find. Each "fame" vote will increase the score by 1, whereas a...

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click to view larger versionThis shot I took no more than 10 minutes ago reminds me of one of those top tips for photography - "If your photos aren't good enough, you're not close enough." I was just taking a few shots around the pond I just setup in our backyard and noticed time and time again, if I tried to get the whole pond in the photo, well, the photo just sucked. Sure it documents what's there but there was no oomph to them. Then I started zooming in. The results were much better. I...

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Landscape Photo school "Ever looked at a professional photograph and wondered how the photographer took it? I mean what aperture, film speed and shutter speed they used? I do, so I asked Erik to share the detailed secrets behind some of his favourite photographs. Every week for 3 months you will receive an email with one of Erik’s landscape photographs to inspire you, and quick details of how he took the photo to educate you. This bonus is absolutely priceless if you take the time to replicate...

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This is a little article I thought would be good to share with those who aren't to familiar with Photoshop, but would like to learn a little more. I know this is an intimidating application, but once you get to know Photoshop, you'll be glad you got your hands on it.

In the year 2008 digital photography finds itself relying more and more on many of the tools photoshop provides, but guess what? you don't have to be a Photoshop Guru to be ale to use some of these tools.

Check out this little article and let me know what you think.


Author: David Peters

Welcome to the cadillac of photo-enhancers: Photoshop CS3!

Retouching in Photoshop can be a breeze... but not until you learn how. The Photoshop CS3 program is such a powerful application you could spend years just mastering the basics.

Most of us, however, don't really need a Masters in Photoshop. What most of us want is the flexibility, integrity and vast array of choices that Photoshop provides.

Let's look briefly at some of the most basic photo corrections in Photoshop CS3, the ones you'll really need. Here are the first steps recommended by the experts, and they represent the process they apply to every photograph:

1- First and foremost, duplicate your original and work only on the copy.

That way, if something goes wrong, you'll always have the original. This is a great

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Website Photojojo today has a good article about your rights as a photographer (in the U.S.A.). It is presented in a Ten Commandments format here. "Say you’re out for a photographic stroll, taking pictures of that cool old power plant on the edge of town. Suddenly seventy security guards swarm you and demand you hand over your camera. “What is this,” you ask yourself, “a Michael Moore movie?” You’re sure you haven’t done anything wrong, but you don’t know whose side the law is on. Fret no...

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Light Crafts today announced the availability of LightZone 3.5, the newest addition to their award winning LightZone photo-enhancing software. This latest version gives users access to extensive video tutorials providing visual explanations of the innovative tools light crafts offers. There is also a revised pricing structure, and has additional camera compatibility. Below is the press release with more details. LightZoneTM 3.5 Offers New Support Tools and Pricing Structure Latest Version...

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Here's a nice article on portrait photography. The Human Side of Photography - 4 Tips for Natural Looking Portraits: "The Human Side of Photography - 4 Tips for Natural Looking Portraits The following post on The Human Side of Photography is by Natalie Norton from natalienortonphoto.com. Over the years my camera has become an extension of my arm, relate? Of course you do. Those lucky souls like you and I who discover they have a passion for photography quickly find it to be magically...

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Here’s a nice article on portrait photography. The Human Side of Photography - 4 Tips for Natural Looking Portraits:

“The Human Side of Photography - 4 Tips for Natural Looking Portraits

The following post on The Human Side of Photography is by Natalie Norton from natalienortonphoto.com.

Over the years my camera has become an extension of my arm, relate? Of course you do. Those lucky souls like you and I who discover they have a passion for photography quickly find it to be magically…

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