Issue 5 of 'The Lensman' is now available

Issue 5 of the Great Landscape Photography newsletter, The Lensman, is now avialable.

In this issue:

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Black & White Photography by Gary Nugent
Your Mobile Digital Darkroom – Five Tools of the Trade by Ryan Shapiro
Reader Questions
General Photo News
Site Update News Since Last Issue

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Photo Software Page Updated

Picasa helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized.

Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures – you can email, print photos home, make gift CDs, instantly share via Hello™, and even post pictures on your own blog.

You can download Picasa from the Photo Software page.

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Income from Photography Start your own photography business. Learn where the markets are and where to sell your photos.

FAQs Page Update

A new item concerning what film scanner to buy has been added to the FAQs page.

New Sell Your Photos For Profit Page

If you think you take good photos, have you ever thought about selling them to a Stock Photo Agency or Image Bank for a little extra cash? The new Sell Your Photos For Profit page takes a look at what's involved.

New Panorama Photos Added

I've added a couple of new panorama photos to the Panoramic Landscapes page. These were created with Autostitch (as were the other panoramas on the page).

"The Lensman" Issue 4 Published

I'm a bit late in announcing this, but issue 4 of The Lensman newsletter was published last week. If you're not a subscriber, you can find it on the back-issues page.

Software Bargain

In case this is of interest, Starry Night Software are offering their Complete Space & Astronomy Pack Deluxe Edition for only $29.95. [Starry Night are well known in the astronomy arena]. This package contains two CD-ROMs of Starry Night software with 50 interactive, guided tours to get you started exploring our solar system; a Deep Space Explorer CD-ROM to take you beyond the Milky Way to the outer reaches of space and the SkyTheater DVD, over an hour-and-a-half of original movies about space as well as the Starry Night Companion, a bonus 192-page illustrated book. So it's a comprehensive starter kit for anyone curious about astronomy and the universe. Use the coupon code cpackblowout or cpack29space to get the $20 rebate on the normal $49.95 price. Offer expires June 27, 2005 at 11:59 pm EST. Only a few hours left!

New How To Take Panoramic Pictures Page Added

I've added a new page on how to take and make good panoramic photos. It requires the use of some free software, but it makes taking panoramas easier than ever. Some of my results are shown on the page.

New Qs & As Added to FAQs Page

Some readers have actually been asking questions which is great as I love to get feedback. The following questions with associated answer pages have been added to the FAQs page:

Have you any advice on shooting better silhouettes?

Will I be able to get the same standard of prints from digital images as I get from film on a home printer?

I do a lot of mountain biking. What kind of camera should I look for to get some decent photos?

What's the difference between a CompactFlash (CF) Card and a Microdrive? And with CF cards, do the stated speeds of 40x, 80x, etc. work with all cameras?

More please!

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Site Revamp Completed

Well, the site revamp has finally been completed (phew!). That took longer than I'd anticipated. If you come across a page that's still in the old page format, please let me know and I'll go and fix it.

LensMan Issue 3 Published

Issue 3 of the LensMan (the newsletter of from Great Landscape Photography) has been published. This issue looks at solutions for taking panoramic landscapes, answers some questions from readers and gives some timely news about new photo products.

If you'd like to subscribe to the newsletter, you can do so here.

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New Photography Article

A new article - The Well-Dressed Photgrapher in Summer - has been added to the Photography Articles page. Don't forget to check out the new Travel Tips page that was added a couple of days ago if you're heading away on holiday anytime soon.