If you want to celebrate your great travel images, consider entry into Intrepid’s annual Travel Photography Competition.

Intrepid, Lonely Planet Images and Kathmandu have announced their annual competition yet again in 2010 with entries closing on 30 June. The competition is open to anyone, both pro and amateur, to submit photos that embody the travelling spirit. Categories include real life experiences, landscapes, icons and families. Winners receive prizes such as Kathmandu Travel Gear vouchers, Lonely Planet titles and Intrepid tours.

Previous winners include David Lazar’s prayer image in Egypt and Sudip Roychoudhury’s photograph of women washing in India.

The age of digital photography is upon us. Whatever critics might have to say about digital photography, it no longer seems possible to turn back the hands of time. Rob Sheppard and Bob Martin point out the benefits of digital photography as they give these digital photography tips:

1. Shoot it right from the start. Do not rely on the help that you might be able to get from a computer later. The photography starts from the very first moment when you take the shot.

2. The basics: Avoid the shake. Keep it steady.

3. Exposure: Use the simple exposure override facility that enables you to overexpose or underexpose your picture. If the subject is predominantly dark, try to overexpose your picture. If the subject is predominantly light, try to underexpose your picture. Take test pictures and use your histogram to adjust your exposure compensation. Keep in mind that the LCD screen is not always spot on. Know that you can just delete…

Experience Section. These include hot air ballooning, romantic getaway packages, sailing charters and motorbike rentals.

The previous winner from the competition was Birrurung Marr of Melbourne.

On December 12 photographers around the world came together to give the gift of a photo. Help-Portrait was set up as a means for photographers to utilise their skills and equipment to help the less fortunate during the Christmas holiday period.

And for many of the people that came to the Help-Portrait events, it was their first ever family photo.

Events t ook place in 715 locations in 42 countries as photographers took individual portraits and family photos of those that came.

In Sydney studios were set up at the Australian Technology Park to take photos of people utilising services from Mission Australia, Saint Vincent de Paul, the Sydney Children’s Hospital and The Salvation Army and included the homeless, those in need and victims of domestic violence.

Help-Portrait was founded in Nashville, Tennessee by celebrity entertainment photographer Jeremy Cowart.

Cowart said, “we’re consistently hearing from many photographers worldwide that this is the greatest thing they’ve ever done with their cameras.”

If you missed the 2009…

Dan has taken an interesting approach to building his career as a professional photographer. Dan is a man who has used his knowledge, skills and talents and applied them to his photography career.  His path is interesting. He graduated from college with a degree in computer science.  Read the full post

Times are changing and Getty is aiming to meet the demands of consumers by providing quality images at affordable prices.  Getty has taken their image collections and archives and created new image sizes to meet the needs of the web and email marketing projects.  Their new image file sizes are very small starting at 170 pixels, 280 pixels and 430 pixels. These images are designed specifically for mobile and online use.   Read the full post

We all know how difficult photographing children can get. Humans seem to have an innate sixth sense that sets off an alarm whenever a camera is pointed towards us. Children as young as three years old can sense a camera that’s near them. And as nature (and probably parents) dictate them to, after seeing that a camera is focused on they almost always will strike a pose and give you a sweet, but fake, smile.

So how can you capture those breathtaking, sincere, spontaneous shots of children? Renowned photographer Nick Welsh will tell you how.

According to Nick, whose work has appeared in several respected publications (TIME, Life, and Newsweek, among some), there are more than a few simple techniques that you can do to capture truly heart-warming photographs of children. Here are some of his tips:

Tip #1: Get Closer to Your Baby

Getting closer to your subject not only allows better composition, it eliminates distracting elements in…