As photographers and artists, we often strive to improve our skills and seek the opinions of others regarding our work. Many art and photography sites set aside a place for this purpose, and The Lens Flare now has a comments and criticism forum for you to use (which is often referred to as C&C).
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We’d like your feedback.
We’ve been busy programming a new community system from the ground up with many new and exciting features. We’re now working on adding TLF’s features to the new code, and we need your help determining what is important. We’re planning on spending time programming and improving the features that are the most […]

JPG Mag sent an email this morning saying that they will be closing their doors and shutting down their site on January 5th.  I know many of you had accounts with them, and it’s a sad day for photographers everywhere when things like this happen. The poor economy is affecting everybody, and we’ll likely see […]

I’d like to congratulate the winners of the last several contests.
Hannibal The Crow won the Gardens content with his excellent cactus photograph.

Karen won the Winds of Change contest with her windmill picture.

Bubba Linn won the “What is it?” contest with his image of a glass ball from a railroad car.

Tanya won the Food contenst with […]

Congratulations goes to Alfresco for winning the Outdoor Photography contest with
his awesome Field of Sunflowers. I liked the feeling of depth created by the repetitive patterns of the bright yellow flowers. It’s cool how most sunflowers seem to face the same direction.
 

Photography is literally painting with light and this is the single most important thing that you need to know how to control in photography. Outdoor photography is very different from shooting indoors namely because you can’t control your main light source, the sun. The sun is more harsh than any indoor light, and […]

Many people believe the Loch Ness Monster, commonly referred to as “Nessie”, is an evolved Plesiosaur. These dinosaurs were carnivorous aquatic reptiles with long necks and the body in the shape of a turtle, but without shell. They were first found in England, so it is possible that one or more survived through the […]

When you’re just starting out in the world of photography, the camera can be a little scary to try and figure out. Most people put their cameras on Auto and never learn how shutter speeds, apertures, ISO, and light sources affect their pictures. Without getting too far into the more complex aspects of your […]

To vote on your favorite wildlife photography images, you’ll need to be a member of The Lens Flare and logged in. Becoming a member is free and easy. Once you’re logged in, you can vote at the contest page, and you can also review the wildlife contest submissions at any time.
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Computers and hard drives crash from time to time. Viruses destroy files, and poorly written software sometimes has bugs that cause files to be erased or modified. Accidents happen that end up deleting or writing over the top of other files. A drink spilled in the right place could cause a short […]