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This funny video posted by kraftybkraft pretty much illustrated why I AM NOT interested in Wedding Photography.

New Pentax K-5 photo and specs leaked by the guys at Lenstip Check out their website: http://www.lenstip.com/ K-5 details : • $1699 US Body Only • $1999 AU Body Only • Magnesium body with plastic and rubber exterior, 80 weather seals. • Tempered glass top and rear LCD • 16.2mp Sony EXEMOR Sensor • 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor • Dimensions 131 x 97 x 73mm • Weight 770g Focusing • Complete new AF system superior algorithms. • 18-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX IX+) • AF-Single • AF-Continuous • 4 Custom AF-C modes, auto, action, portrait, night • Manual focus Sensitivity • ISO standard : 200-12800 • Expanded ISO : 50 – 25,600 Movie mode • AVi (Motion JPEG) • 1920 x 1080 25p, 30p • 1280×720 25p, 30p • 640 x 480, 25p, 30p • Av, Sv, Tv and M modes for video. • External stereo mic jack. • Movie processing including Custom Image, Cross Process and selected Digital Filters Viewfinder • penta-prism • Hybrid VF utilizing translucent LCD to display focus po...

Nice collection of free photography video tutorials. Online Colleges have made a nice collection of 50 videos that will teach you everything about photography . It's a nice collection and an excellent place to start increasing your photography skills.

Sigma has announced the release of 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM lens for Sony and Pentax mounts. Both Sony and Pentax versions come with optical image stabilization, and it is expected that the Pentax version will start shipping May 21, 2010, while the Sony version will ship from May 28th 2010 with the suggested retail price of £766.30. Read more about it at dpreview .

Pentax finally previews the new 645D medium format camera.

Iceland volcano eruption is all over the news lately, either due to the disruption of European air traffic, or the news regarding new ash clouds coming our way. Looking on the bright side, volcano eruption yields some of the most spectacular and dramatic photos on the planet. Daily Telegraph brings some of the latest spectacular photos of the Icelandic volcano eruption.

According to the information posted in BBC News in relation to the volcanic eruption near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier in Iceland, people in the areas where the volcanic cloud will be passing by might see "vibrant and colorful sunrises and sunsets". Looks like we'll be grabbing our photo gear these days. Should you manage to capture such an event, BBC is accepting photo submissions at weatherpics@bbc.co.uk , and we would be also delighted to display them on DPStudent Flickr group .

Yesterday a friend of mine has brought to my attention a youtube video regarding a very cool and interesting way of using photography gear posted by ReelNASA . Enjoy.

QQQQcon makes and interesting and educative video tutorial on landscape photography. Enjoy

Last week was all about tutorials for macro photography. In this weeks video guide we feature MPTutor and his fantastic guide regarding macro photography gear. The video comprises of two parts and covers most of the gear required by a successful macro photographer. Enjoy.

Our colleagues from Photography Colleges have compiled an extensive list featuring 100 best free photography tools on the Web . Photography Colleges is a website dedicated to help photography enthusiasts get their Associates, Bachelors and Masters degree in photography. As the title suggests, the website features several photography colleges containing some useful links to various colleges with programs related to photography. Do not let the simplistic design of the website fool you. The minimalistic homepage features some very interesting and highly recommended photography resource recommendations , some of which we will highlight here: 100 Best Free Photography Tools on the Web The Top 100 Photography Blogs 100 Websites to Teach Yourself Photography 50 Awesome Opencourseware Links   50 Photoshop Resources ... and many more. For more info visit http://www.photography-colleges.org/

I have stumbled across this video advertisement by Samsung, disguised as a guide to take better pictures of yourself. Although we are not keen on posting advertisements as our posts, i thought this video is funny and had an interesting "angle" on self portraits.

DPStudent brings you 10 hottest photography blogs out there, starting this November and this time our subject of choice revolved around beginners advice. We have looked for photography tips and tutorials that teach basics in choosing a camera, taking photos, avoiding rookie mistakes, learning how to improve your photography skills, photographer's mindset, little about photo editing,  ideas how to profit from your photos, and finally how to use social networks to find like minded enthusiasts. 1. Digital Photography School - One of the pillar photography blogs out there, written by Darren Rowse, aka ProBlogger. It covers all aspects of the digital photography. It is well divided into three main sections: Photography Tips, Camera and Equipment, and Post Production. It is well written and contains a wealth of useful information, and we definitely recommend to check this one on a daily basis. The article we have decided to feature is titled: " Should you buy a DSLR or Point an...

In-Camera HDR seems to be a popular feature nowadays with some of the most recent dSLRs racing for features. Is in-camera HDR really a new feature, or an old idea with a twist ? New dSLRs such as Pentax K-7 , Sony A550 /A500 are coming up advertising the in-camera HDR imaging as one of the new features. While it is a cool and handy to have it, don't throw your older dSLR just yet over this one. Lilkiwiguy87 has a great tutorial on how to do it using Multiple Exposure function .

Sigma's big guns make nature photography a walk in the park. Juza Nature Photography brings us a review of Sigma 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG on the field . Try handholding this big baby. This one definitely looks like a glass to take out on a hiking trip :-) . The photo and a text displayed in the image is a property of Juza Nature Photography website

Smashing Magazine brings us 40 amazing Online Photography Magazines . Don't miss this one out. Looks like I have to update our links section. However they are missing mine favorite: Photo360 magazine.

Race for megapixels. Does more megapixels guarantee better image quality ? Today's talk in digital photography world is all about megapixels. Unfortunately, due to the megapixel race, some of the other aspects (such as quality of the optics) were marginalized from the perspective of a photography beginners horizon. Photocritic.org in his article "Enough with the megapixels already" argues the megapixels race and re-emphasizes the values of good glass and camera. The blog is a great resource and more than deserves our recommendation.