Digital Photography School has a new post about Depth of Field, and framing with the foreground.  A good read and a nice “back to the basics” information.

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/a-fresh-look-at-depth-of-field-using-foreground-to-achieve-creative-depth-of-field/ 

Digital photography school has a very nice write up on how to never miss a photo opportunity.

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/12-ways-to-never-miss-a-photo-opportunity/

The May winners have been added and our year end totals have also been updated. Please see the Salon Section of the website for all the details.

Digital Photography School has a very good blog post about taking band promotional photos.

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-do-i-take-band-promotional-photos/

Photo Critic has a very good article about dealing with negative critiques on images.

http://www.photocritic.org/dealing-with-negative-critique/

The Minnesota Environmental Fund is running a photography contest called “10,000 Reasons Why”.

The Minnesota Environmental Fund is looking for images that demonstrate what you value about Minnesota’s environment.

Images may reflect your love for

• Natural landscapes
• Farmland and working lands
• Plant life or animal life
• Weather
• Camping, canoeing, hiking, biking
• Having fun outdoors.

For more information, please click here:

http://www.mnenvirofund.org/pages/2Announcement%20of%20contest.html