AMAZING Tips for Photographing Animals

Few things can bring a smile to someone’s face faster than a cute picture of an animal. Unfortunately, animals can be tricky to photograph. This is especially true if your shot includes several subjects or you are trying to photograph children in addition to the critters. That perfect shot, however, can be critical to your success as an animal photographer, whether you plan to keep your photography more on a personal level or plan to sell your photographs for postcard printing or magazine ads.

Tips for Photographing Animals

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If you have an animal photography project looming but are having trouble with the logistics, the following are a few tips on conquering the animal kingdom successfully with camera in hand.

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed, ISO, and F/Stop…Oh My!

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Your camera settings will make or break your shoot — no matter what your subject may be. While we can’t tell you the exact settings to make sure every shot is perfect, there are some general settings and rules you can follow. Then adjust as needed while on the shoot.

Shutter speeds between 1/250-1/1000 are ideal for freezing time and catching a clean shot. Your ISO can start around 200, but don’t be afraid to shift up or down as needed. An f/stop of f5.6 is usually a good starting point with a fast shutter speed and an ISO of around 200. Remember that these are ballpark settings. You will likely need to adjust to meet your specific needs.

Stalk Your Prey

 

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Every animal behaves differently. You cannot expect identical behaviors in any two of the same species. Some will be hyperactive and difficult to keep an eye on , and some will be so lazy that you beg them to yawn. So the key to getting a good picture is watching a creature long enough to be able to predict their next move. A little research goes a long way, so take some time to review the general tempermant of the animals you will be photographing.

Surprising Adobe’s Flash for Android 4.0 Will Be the Last

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was recently released in the U.K. and since then has been hailed by the tech media as being the best Android phone ever. Since it’s the first Android phone to ship with Android 4.0, which is also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, it didn’t take people long to figure out it came without Flash onboard.

This shouldn’t really come as a surprise considering that Adobe recently announced it was stopping development of its Flash Player for mobile, but it still prompted many to ask if Adobe wouldn’t be coming up with a version for ICS. Well, now Adobe has said it will, and it will do it by the end of the year.

However, Adobe has also confirmed that this new version will be its last for the platform. Beyond that, any further releases will be nothing more than “critical bug fixes and security updates” with the expectation that HTML5 will become the dominant mobile standard instead.

Read more at SlashGear.

Magazines Photography Free Downloadable and Inspirational

Inspiration is important for web and visual designers. It’s what gives you new ideas, shapes and influences your style, and energizes and increases your passion for visual art. And visual art that’s of a different medium from yours can be an even greater inspiration—like photography—since you’re getting a fresh outside perspective. This magazine :

1. And I Still Miss You

And I Still Miss You is an incredibly-stylish magazine that features work by a selection of photographers – and sometimes artists. Photographs range from people to scenes to nature to conceptual and anything in between.
Download free issues of And I Still Miss You here

2. Beat

Beat is a young generation magazine entirely formed by photo projects. Each issue focuses on certain topics, and the questions are attempted to be answered via photographs to augment verbal communication.
Download free issues of Beat here

Cisco to HP: Quit Suing Ex-Employees!

Imagine you’re a top-notch HP employee. What’s your next career move? Maybe it should be selling hot dogs on the beach. That may be the only way to avoid the company’s practice of leveling non-compete lawsuits at employees who move on to other companies. After all, since HP is in just about every corner of the tech industry: servers, personal computers, networking, software, even mobile–just about any technology company could be viewed as a competitor.

Enough! says Cisco in a blog entry. Apparently the company hired an ex-HPan who moved to California for the job and believed state law there would protect him from legal action. When HP sued anyway, Cisco contacted its legal counsel, it says, to try and work things out and offer an assurance that no HP secrets would change hands. HP responded by requesting an emergency hearing in Texas to block the employee from starting his new job.

“In an unhappy work environment, it’s a strange decision to try to achieve employee retention by litigation,” the Cicso blog declares. It certainly seems like something for prospective HP employees to consider before accepting a job offer–they might be signing on for life.

Read more at NetworkWorld.

5 Best DSLR Camera Entry-Level 2012

1. Canon Rebel T3i

 Intelligent Scene Analysis ensures that the lighting in your photo is always picture perfect. 
The Canon T3i is the perfect camera for entry-level users, and it will serve you well as you progress in the photography field.









 2. Nikon D5100

This DSLR camera has full-HD movie capabilities. Live chat support is missing from this camera's repertoire. The D1500 enables you to use your imagination and create a scene instead of just capture what is already there.

Apple Releases iOS 5.1 Beta to Developers

Apple has released to developers its iOS 5.1 beta, which is intended to bring several bug fixes to users. However, tech whizzes have already spotted some code within the release that points to several new Apple products that may be coming, specifically the next-generation Apple TV, the next iPhone and two new iPad models.

Developers found references to a new Apple TV which according to 9To5Mac could feature the A5 chip found inside the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S and allow 1080p playback from the device.

They also found references to two new iPads—one which is expected in March or April next year and another believed to be a Sprint-compatible version of Apple’s tablet.