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• Remember the post “Story behind the image” from some time back to spread the word on Jim’s project? A week ago he published the links to the 21 photos and stories submitted. It gives for some interesting reading with very beautiful photos. It’s curious to see what makes a photographer want to freeze a moment.

 

• Thinking about upgrading your camera? Sushee at Photography Tip published an article going through some questions you should ask yourself before making that decision.

 

• As you might have seen in the post “Are Digital Cameras destroying photography?” I’m an vigorous adept of learning how a camera works and planning a photo before taking the shot. Wingerz has a nice review of the major things you should know about your camera settings and how they influence the outcome of the photo. Although is a somewhat simplistic approach, if you know this things you are on the right track to learn much more.

• Some days ago I came across a very interesting site: The Old Picture. In here you can browse through more than 80,000 photos taken sometime between 1850 and 1940. Besides all the historical value, something that really impressed me was the quality of some some of this material. If you want to revisit some of the defining moments in history, this is the place for you.