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Im having a photography themed party?

im having a graduation party and its theme is photography and i was going to have disposable cameras out on every table and antique cameras on a display table and have pictures all over, but i want to come up with some other fun ideas that could not only be eye appealing but get guests involved. I can not spend a lot of money, so i can’t rent photo booths or anything too crazy but any helpful ideas would be much appreciated! thanks!!

What about making a slideshow with music to display your photos in a big screen, so that every one can enjoy photos in a new way together other then walking around by themselves. You can also add video into the slideshow. Here’s a tool can help you. http://www.photo-flash-maker.com/

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Sharper Photos Using A Table Top Tripod As A “Chest Pod”

Most photographers today, both amateur and professional, have a Table Top Tripod in their gadget bag for use when photographing small objects on a “table top,” or for bracing on top of a car, wall, or fence when a full size tripod isn’t available or practical.

There are times, however, when you want the support and vibration stopping of a tripod, but the subject is moving around way too quickly – you just can’t get reoriented fast enough to get the shot: just think about shooting photos of an active child on a playground. But you really do want the steadiness that a tripod affords for sharper photos that can be blown up big and still be eye-catchingly sharp.

Enter the classic table top tripod.

By twisting it around into a novel configuration with the tripod against your chest and the camera to your eye, you can brace the camera to get much of the stabilizing power of a tripod on the floor – but the flexibility to move around quickly with fast moving subjects. It also can be braced on a wall, fence, the side of a house – anything that gives you the stability you need for the sharpest photos.

I have two. First, a classic Leitz Table Top Tripod with Large Ball and Socket Head. I think this is no longer made (mine is over 40 years old – Leica makes good stuff!). It has one disadvantage. You cannot set the ball head for limited or smooth drag. It is either loose or locked. And though it folds flat, it doesn’t fold compact (unless you separate the two parts – which makes it more difficult to set up quickly).

I used this setup several times photographing Indy Type race cars going by at over 200 miles per hour! I was standing about 50 – 60 feet from the track and just panned my whole body, with the chest pod supporting the camera, and released the shutter while I was moving through the pan. Great action shots – and sharp! (Bonus tip – with this technique, you can slow the shutter speed down to 1/60 or 1/125 or so, and when you pan with the car going by, releasing the shutter during the pan, you get a picture that just SHOUTS SPEED!)

And, of course, slowing down a bit, you can use it on hikes to increase the stability and sharpness of your photos while lightening the load you carry. And it sets up more quickly than a full size tripod.

My other, newer model is the Slik Mini-Pro. These folks make many, many tripods in all sizes, weights, materials – you can select just the right one for your needs. The tripod folds up very small, and comes with a typical (though small) pan head. The small pan head is great for basic table tops, but it is somewhat awkward for chest pod use.

Far easier and more effective, I recommend a Kaiser Lightweight Ball & Socket Head to replace the pan head that comes with the tripod (don’t throw the pan head away, you will always find times when you still want to use it). When you are actually using the ball & socket head, you may not want to totally lock up the ball head, just use a slight drag. This gives you much more flexibility to move with the subject, while giving you the extra support for extra sharp photos.

Since the Leitz model is no longer available (unless you find one used), the Slik/Kaiser combination will make a valuable addition to your gadget bag, giving you freedom for photographing fast moving subjects while keeping the camera stable enough to encourage large prints you’ll be proud to display. This is especially true if your camera has image stabilization.

By all means try this valuable technique. It will really help you get more great photos to make really big prints.

About the Author

For an illustrated version of this article, go here
Dan Davenport has been involved in photography for more years than he cares to think about. He taught photography and developed the Minolta School of Photography which evolved into The Maxxum Experience photo education seminars. He wants photographers to take the best photos they can and encourages them to proudly display their work.

Anyone know any good photography/coffee table books about Xinjiang, China?

I found this book (http://www.amazon.com/Kashgar-Oasis-City-Chinas-Silk/dp/0711229139/) about Kashgar on Amazon but thought I would ask for other suggestions.

CHINA: Portrait of a People, by Tom Carter, ISBN: 978-988-99799-42

and also nline album

http://www.fotomen.cn/en/book.php?id=65

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I want to have a coffee table type book published of my photography. Where & how do i begin?

I have some spectacular photo’s of nature, storms, birds, butterflys, wildlife, sunrise, sunsets, flowers, & more, all taken in Missouri. I would like to have my favorite photos collected & put in a book and the only words in book would be brief descriptions of each individual photo. I don’t know where or how to make this happen and i truly believe the photo’s are good enough. I would like to make this happen without much out of pocket cost for me as i don’t really have any funds.

Coffee table books are my favorite. Not only they are attractive but they happen to have the best photos handpicked by the photographer themselves. Notice how Coffee table books have the best quality, too?

Publishing companies now have all the resources to publish books with the same productivity and efficacy as that of regular full colored book. Considering the fact that most coffee table books are in full color, you should choose a publishing company whose book’s are of the highest quality, bar none.

If you are considering getting an agent to do the whole thing for you, there wouldn’t be much of a cost on your part. But should you decide to self publish, that is something else. Yes, it would require an investment on your part. You could always start something small, basic and fancy enough to give justice to your photos.

I hope I can help.

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