This week in photography news

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18 Jul 2006 06:43 PM

This week's photography in the news is next. First, we have a story about the 18th annual Faces and Facets Photography competition in Panama City, Florida. The competition will run from August 11th through September 8th, and is open to professional and amateur photographers residing in the US. All types of black and white and color photography are accepted, including film and digital. For more information...

For all of you baseball fans out there, here is a story about former Dodger pitcher, Jerry Reuss, and his love of the game of baseball. He recently toured Busch Stadium with a digital camera, and recalls the sights, sounds and smells of the game that he used to be a part of.

Speaking of sports, how would you like to try and get some shots of the action in a rugby match? Here is an article from an amateur photographer on how to do just that. There is a great demand for great action shots of rugby matches. Maybe you could be just the photographer they are looking for.

Ezauctionphotos.com is hosting free webinars on taking better photos for online use. Each one hour session covers various techniques for improving internet photos, from composition and lighting to how and why to use photo editing software. They will be available every Thursday in the month of August, from 1 pm to 2 pm, PDT. Sign up here.

PC World Canada, offers some good tips on buying a digital camera. They cover everything from how many megapixels you need, and suggest that you try before you buy. Check out the article if you are considering going digital.

Here is a review of the Kodak EasyShare Z740 digital camera, from Shuttertalk.

And now for something totally the same. Here are more photography tips to use for digital shots of baseball.

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Bill is a professional freelance photographer and web designer, who lives with his wife of 17 years and their 12 year-old daughter in Arizona. He also lives with three dogs and two parakeets.

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