YaraC over at pregnantchicken posted a series of awkward pregnancy photos that are good examples of how you shouldn't go about taking a pregnancy photo. Then again maybe you should - I know I enjoyed looking at them.  Read more »

This is an old story that I just came across and found it quite inspiring. Jamie Livingston, a photographer and film-maker took a Polaroid photo every day for 18 years. His last photo taken on his deathbed on October 25, 1997. Read more »

In case you've been living under a rock lately, the Canon 5D Mark III specs have been released and the camera is currently available for pre-order. Some lucky folks seem to have gotten their grubby little hands on one and kindly did some first look reviews for the rest of us.  Read more »

SmugMug, the photo-sharing site has just introduced a new iPhone App, called Camera Awesome. This app will pretty much do what it's name suggest and turn your iPhone pictures from plain to awesome with just the click of a button. Read more »

Perhaps the biggest announcement the DSLR community has been anxiously waiting for: Canon has officially announced the details of the new Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera! Full press release below.

Also announced, a new Speedlite flash, the 600EX-RT using radio waves to transmit and receive signals. Read more »

Have you seen these new SD cards from Samsung that are water proof, magnet proof and shock proof? 

The cards are made with a special epoxy molding compound which make them "water proof for up to 24 hours, able to withstand the weight of a 1.6 ton truck and can resist a magnetic field of 10,000 gauss (equal to an MRI)." Read more »

I know when I started out in photography, I made many mistakes. Hopefully, this list will help you avoid them yourself and learn from my errors. Here’s a list of 14 mistakes I feel beginner photographers make and how to overcome them. Read more »