The Twitter rumor mill is in overdrive this week over the impending launch of a Twitter owned photo sharing service. This combined with the purchase of the Ad bidding platform ‘AdGrok’ points to Twitters monetization goals. To get some perspective on these strategic moves, we need to examine how earlier social networks failed and some [...]

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Purchasing an entry level DSLR can be a harrowing ordeal for an amateur photographer. With the recently released Nikon D5100 and the Canon EOS 600D (T3i) you’re faced with two evenly match cameras. Both camera’s overall specs are comparable in the area of image sensors. The 2 megapixel edge the Canon has is negligible in [...]

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For the budget conscious photographer looking to get the most bang for their buck, the decision on whether to splurge on the lens or the camera can be a difficult call. In recent years the quality of entry level DSLRs have improved tremendously. A sub $800 DSLR now have image sensors that are comparable to [...]

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Bokeh is the blurred light shapes located in the background of out of focus photos. They usually show up as color dots in distance while the subject matter in foreground is in sharp focus. While for most the traditional bokeh effect caused by the lens and play of light is sufficient for artistic expression. Some [...]

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Canon has announced the launch of there two new entry level DSLRs, the EOS 600D and EOS 1100D (Rebel T3i / Rebel T3). The market for capturing the enthusiast photographer has been heating up of late with the release of several micro four thirds cameras manufactures. There small size and ease of use serve as [...]

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