Nikon has been doing well with its DSLR market, and recorded an overall profit of $1.3 billion in US dollars ($135.2 billion yen).  According to this Reuters article, they are going to continue to do well with DSLRs and focus on raising profits on their compact cameras.  Nikon estimates that overall profits will drop by […]

Nature photography encompasses a lot of aspects including landscapes, wildlife, flowers, and macros.
Landscape Nature Photographer:
For the landscape photographer, a super wide angle lens with a focal length somewhere between 10-28mm is recommended to capture a vast area or to frame a large object such as a waterfall when the photographer is relatively close to to […]

Daz is offering a great deal for the rest of May. Normally, these programs add up to $1300, but during May 2009, Daz Platinum members can purchase all of these in a package for $199 which includes:

Carrara 6.1 Pro for non-linear animation, dynamic hair, and displacement modeling tools.
Bryce 6.1 for excellent digital landscapes, animation, […]

Lens flare is a bright light that causes undesired artifacts in your picture, which is usually a polygonal shape like starbursts, circles, or rings in a row across the image. It can also be in the form of a glare across the whole picture, which reduces contrast. The shape of the lens flare is […]

It’s quick and easy to enter a free contest at The Lens Flare by following these steps:

Login to The Lens Flare by entering your user name and password into the login fields near the top of the page in the blue bar.
Visit the contest page.
Click on “Submit Artwork” near the contest that you want to […]

Congratulations goes to Donwrob for winning the wildlife photography contest with his excellent macro image of a praying mantis. There were a lot of great entries such as hummingbirds, hugging meer cats, alligators, deer, squirrels, etc. However, the clear winner was Don’s Mantis. The image has exceptional clarity, sharpness, and depth […]

April showers brings May flowers, so it’s time to have a flower photography contest on The Lens Flare.  Nature photography is one of my favorite hobbies, and flowers make up such a huge part of the beauty of nature, that I’m really looking forward to seeing your contest entries.
You’re welcome to use photos or artwork […]

You may have already noticed a recent addition to the photo detail pages.  In the upper right of the screen are 10 images that are related to the main picture you’re looking at.  You’ll see two to three images at first, but if you move your mouse over them, it’ll start to scroll to the […]

Using popular forums can significantly increase the number of people visiting your images. By using the comments and criticism (or C&C) forums, you’ll be able to attract a larger audience as well as get good feedback on your photographs.  There are 3 main forums or message boards that I’ve found over the years.
DPReview.com is probably […]

Most people resort to using a flash when shooting pictures indoors because there isn’t enough light to expose the image properly.  Using the built-in flash will severely decrease the quality of your image. It will cast harsh direct light, which will throw dark shadows on and behind your subject and potentially cause problems such as […]