Photodoto | 2009 | November

Tips for Better Backgrounds

The next few weeks will provide plenty of opportunities for most of us to whip out the camera and snap a few portraits. From candid shots of visiting friends to the carefully composed holiday family photo, the background is almost as important as the subjects. Poorly composed backgrounds detract from [...]

Reviews

ScanCafe negative scanning progress (Nov 30)

Scanning progress continues. The process may be going slowly---although, I personally don't care... these negatives have been in storage for 12 years---but ScanCafe does an excellent job of keeping you in the loop. They let me know that a technician had opened my box and was actually starting to scan [...]

Photography 101

Photo organization: How Geoff does it

Photodoto reader Geoff Coupe sent in some very helpful and detailed responses to my plea for help regarding my Great Photo Organization Project (which is still proceeding although I haven't updated the sidebar in a little while). Here are his excellent responses to my questions (and you can read more [...]

Announcements, Grab bag

Vote in the National Geographic International Photography Contest

If you're looking for something to do now the turkey has all been eaten and the choice of holiday TV shows has worn thin, then check out the National Geographic International Photography Contest 2009. The deadline to enter has past but you can vote for your favourite in the Viewer's [...]

Grab bag

Slow Photography

Douglas Gayeton’s Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town (Welcome Books) is pornography for the Heat-reading set. It is the Slow Food movement brought to art (it even has its own dinner tour). It is a series of portraits of a rural town in Italy where Gayeton lived, worked, cooked, fell in [...]