Great source of camera and photography tips

Last year I was watching Scott Kelby's Nikon D-Town TV series which highlighted useful tips and suggestions for Nikon shooters. They covered a range of topics as well many of the Nikon camera models. After a successful first season they just launched season two and decided to open up the format to a wide range of subjects, no longer a Nikon only show.

Here is the link to KelbyTV.com/DtownTV (the first season)

Here is the link to the 1st episode of season two, D-Town TV

Free Nikon Software for tethering camera to computer

I found a great free software program to tether my Nikon D300 to my computer. This allows you to shoot an image and see it on the computer within seconds.

Nikon makes a program called Camera Control Pro 2, but it retails for $160.

The program is available at http://tinyurl.com/orp237

and it seems to work with most Nikon models.

I downloaded the program and within a few minutes had image appearing on my laptop.

Nikon Announces New D-5000 DSLR with HD Video

Today Nikon announced a new entry-level DSLR—the Nikon D-5000 (shown above; photos courtesy of Nikon), which includes the ability to shoot HD video (like the D90), but it also includes a new swivel Vari-angle screen on the back, along with “Subject Tracking autofocus which automatically locks onto a moving subject.” Plus, according to Nikon, “The D5000’s D-Movie Mode allows users the exciting ability to record HD movie clips (1280 x 720) at a cinematic 24 frames per second with sound.”

Although the big buzz will be about the video features (your video writes to an SD card), the camera itself is no slouch, at 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, 11-point auto focus, 19-scene modes, built-in self cleaning function, ISO up to 6400 (no word yet on noise levels), 4 fps continous shooting, blah, blah, blah—-you can read all tech nuts and bolts over at Nikon’s site (here’s the link). By the way, it lists for just $729 (body only), and it’s expected to ship in late April.

New Nikon Video: A Hands-On Guide to Creative Lighting

A Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting is hosted by award-winning National Geographic Traveler photographer, Bob Krist, with world-renowned photojournalist and lighting expert Joe McNally.

Subject matter and light are the heart of every photograph and discerning attention to both separates exceptional images from everyday pictures. Learning how to make light work for you with the power and versatility of the Nikon Creative Lighting System, featuring Nikon Speedlights delivers the ability to turn ordinary subjects into something special and elevate striking subjects into stunning works of art.

LEARN ABOUT...

Lighting fundamentals and techniques—in the studio and on location
Flash essentials
Direction, color and quality of light
Step-by-step placement of Speedlights within a scene
Creating an efficient portable Speedlight outfit
Overcoming the challenges of location lighting
And much more(Running time approximately 2-1/2 hours)

Check it out here: http://www.nikonmall.com/detail/NIK+11484