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"Twelve megapixels is, I think, enough for covering most applications most customers need," said Akira Watanabe, manager of Olympus Imaging's SLR planning department, in an interview here at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA). "We have no intention to compete in the megapixel wars for E-System," Olympus' line of SLR cameras, he said.

Instead, Olympus will focus on other characteristics such as dynamic range, color reproduction, and a better ISO range for low-light shooting, he said.

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Photographers keep facing more and more questions and charges for breaking the law, making it important now so more than ever to understand your rights and responsibilities as a photographer. In this article, we’ll go over such rights, as well as Model Releases.

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PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 13th edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online, now into its second year of publication has grown into a leading resource for beginner to intermediate digital photographers. Each issue offers information such as digital photography techniques, DSLR camera function training, image post processing tutorials in Adobe® Photoshop™, and RAW processing in Photoshop Lightroom™.

The February 2009 release features techniques on shooting concert photography along with issues to consider when shooting in concert environments, a photographic view of skiing in Italy, and an article for the aspiring pro-photographer entitled “How to Get Your Photos Published.”

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From today, anyone taking a photograph of a police officer could be deemed to have committed a criminal offence.

That is because of a new law - Section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act - which has come into force.

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Call for the wild: Entries for Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 open

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition today begins its annual global search for the best and most creative visions of nature, whether they come from the wildest places on Earth or urban gardens.

Entries for the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography competition open on 19 January and close on 27 March (20 March for postal entries). The 2008 contest attracted a record 32,351 entries from 82 countries.

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Shape Collage creates a collage by taking a bunch of photos and moving them around on a page so that they form a shape. When arranging the photos, they should be spread apart as far as possible so that you can see each one. The photos should cover the entire shape.

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15 High Resolution Rusty Textures available here

With spring just round the corner, now is a great time to get out and about and capture the beauty of the season on camera. If you enjoy the outdoors and taking photographs, then come along to one of the nine WWT wetland centres and you could win some fantastic prizes in this year’s WWT Nikon photography competition.

Spring is a great time to take photographs – with trees blossoming, birds busy building their nests and plants and animals coming out to play. With all of this activity taking place, there are plenty of reasons to visit one of the centres and, you never know, you could be the next winner.

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Check out this design by Sharad Haksar of a calendar made out of a 'lens'. Dirty rumours claim it does not soft focus and has a hidden polarizer behind the month of July.

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Here are some photos of a scam in Russia concerning vacuum cleaners labeled and branded as Canon's

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A selection of creative movie posters of 2008

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