PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

Though I just have my Canon PowerShot S95 for a few days, it is a premium compact digital camera that can fit in my pocket and most carrying case. S95 is the best digital camera I ever have at its class for everyday snaps and it would be probably with me everyday in the next few years.

S95 has rather in a classic and flat package, it looks lightly tweaked version of the S90’s basic body design (I was disappointed that Canon did not incorporate grip design, I have to acquire a customized grip separately for my S95). S95’s well-finish body and vividly bright display immediately make me realize that it is a serious camera, in fact, Canon did good job to pack rich set features and impressive image quality into such a small and powerful digital camera. S95 can not replace my DSLR system, but I definitely prefer the S95 for snaps in casual meeting and during a travel.

After few hundreds of photo shots and some movie recordings, I am not regret my choice. I am not intended to go through any technical details in this article (there are dozen of reviews with a google search on the web) but my expectations and story about customizing S95 to get most out of it … Canon PowerShot S95 full article.

I encountered some ideas on web discussions like - you don’t need filters with digital, or the only filter you need is a polarizer, the rest can be done in post processing…. however, the Big Six filters that are useful to most photographers, cannot adequately replace with digital techniques…..

One - The Polarizer
This is so obvious I shouldn’t need to get into “why” you need it, but I’m me, and that means I’m going to talk about it anyway. Any time light moves from air to a transparent substance, some of the light doesn’t penetrate into the transparent substance and is reflected away. Whether the light hits water on a lake, the natural oil on human skin, clear cellulose and wax on plant leaves and flowers, lacquer on a car or a guitar, or glass on a building, there are reflections. The reflections are “white light”; they “fill in” the color and reduce saturation… read Full Article.

I am glad to inform you that the Photos of the Year 2008 contest has been completed, and we have come up with the exciting winners gallery for the Best Photos of the Year 2008.