August is coming to a close (I can’t believe it’s almost September already), and that means it’s time for us to cast our votes for the upcoming Photograph of the Month. Every month, during the last week of each month, the PhotographyCorner community gets together and the Premiere Members nominate photographs posted to the Corner from the past month (in the forums or galleries). I have the arduous job of narrowing down those nominations to 15 or so photographs. Then the community has 7 days to cast their vote. Around the first of each month, the winner is announced and is featured on the homepage of PhotographyCorner for the entire month.

You can check out the 15 photographs up for the honors here in the September 2010 Photograph of the Month Photo Gallery, then head on over to the voting thread to make your decision. The contest is sponsored by M-Rock, a leading manufacturer of high quality camera, camcorder, lens bags, sling-backpacks and travel cases for professional photographers and enthusiasts. If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive a M-Rock Yellowstone 651 Holster Camera Bag (read the newly posted review of it here). If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive a M-Rock Mesa Verde 644 Compact Camera Bag (read the newly posted review of it here).

There are some fantastic photographs up for the September 2010 Photograph of the Month, including two by Scott111184, Eric Diller and cup4tml. So make sure to swing by the award thread before the end of the month to cast your vote. On September 1st, we’ll announce the winner and award them with a new M-Rock camera bag and Photograph of the Month honors! Read more »

In case you missed it, there have been 2 product reviews added to the Corner Resource Center over the past day or so. If you haven’t already, check them out below.

• PosterJack.ca - Photo Enlargement Products - Review of photo enlargement and printing company PosterJack.ca. Written by Vince Maidens.
• Topaz DeNoise by Topaz Labs - A look at what Topaz DeNoise software does, as well as a quick walk-through of how to use it. Written by Scott111184.

Thanks for putting those together, Vince & Scott! Have an article, tutorial or product review you want to add to the Corner Resource Center? Here are some tips on writing and submitting them. Read more »

Just a quick note to let you know that we posted a new article and new product review in the Corner Resource Center yesterday. Unless you keep a watchful eye on the Photography Resources forum, it’s sometimes easy to miss when new resources are added (thus this handy little blog post).

Here’s what we added last night:

• Article: How to Use the Sun as Your Flash - A neat article that discusses how to use the f/Stop and direct sunlight to get really interesting photographs. Written by RandyBrogen.
• Product Review: Gallery Wraps from Mpix - A review of gallery wraps from Mpix.com. Written by chellezfotoz.

Thanks for putting those together, Randy & Michelle! Have an article, tutorial or product review you want to add to the Corner Resource Center? Here are some tips on writing and submitting them. Read more »

One of the most popular sections of PhotographyCorner is the Corner Resources Center (which can be found by clicking the “resources” tab in the menu up above this post). It’s home to hundreds of photography articles, tutorials and product reviews written mostly by members of the Corner (other photographers just like you!). Read more »

In case you don’t follow @thecorner on Twitter or missed the posts in the Corner Forums, we’ve added one new tutorial and two new product reviews to the Corner Resource Center. Check out the new resources listed below:

Tutorial: Creating ‘Eye Pop’ Using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements by newlove - A quick and easy tutorial that walks you through, step-by-step, how to make ‘eyes pop’ in your photographs.

Product Review: Lowepro Primus Minimus Backpack Camera Bag by masoud - A brief review, with specs, of the Lowepro Primus Minimus backpack camera bag.

Product Review: The Bowler Camera Bag by Acme Made by Tim L. Walker - A review of “The Bowler” camera bag by Acme Made - a stylish, purse/camera bag for the fashion-conscious photographer.

We’ve got several more tutorials / articles / product reviews in the queue, so expect a few more over the next couple of days and make sure you’re following @thecorner on Twitter to get up-to-the-minute info on what’s going on around the Corner. If you’d like to write/create new articles/tutorials/product reviews for the Corner Resource Center, check out this “how-to” for tips on how to put together your resource. Thanks to masoud and newlove for contributing to the Corner! Read more »

In case you missed it, we uploaded a fantastic review of the new Cotton Carrier camera system (written by Scott111184) to the Corner Resource Center last night. In fact, one of the most popular sections of the Corner is the Corner Resource Center, and over the past couple of months, I’ve been working my way through the queue of resources. As of today, we’re officially caught up.

So that means we need more resources!! Almost all of the articles, tutorials and product reviews in the Corner Resource Center are written by members of the Corner. Do you have something you’d like to submit? A neat Photoshop tutorial, or maybe a photography tip or trick? What about a review of that new lens you got? Write something up and submit it to the Corner! In return you’ll pick up a Contributor Award, and the praise and adoration of all the members of the Corner. Check out this thread in the Corner forums for info on how to write and submit a resource for the Corner Resource Center. Get your tips and tricks published on the Corner and help out fellow photographers at the same time! Read more »

I’m getting closer to being 100% caught up on tutorials, articles and product reviews that have been waiting in the queue to be edited and uploaded to the Corner Resource Center. Over the past couple of days I’ve added 3 articles by SchoolofPhotography.com, as well as 2 product reviews written by me. There are still more to come, but we’re getting closer to being caught up - I promise. Enjoy the articles and product reviews below. Read more »

I’ve made some more progress of the past couple of days catching up on the backlog of submitted articles, tutorials and product reviews for the Corner Resource Center. We have 4 new articles courtesy of SchoolofPhotography.com (with more than a dozen to come) as well as a review of a Lowepro camera bag written by me (more Lowepro/Daymen reviews to come as well). Read more »

As I promised earlier in the week, I’m blowing the dust off some of the folders on my computer and coding and posting articles, tutorials and product reviews that were submitted a LONG time ago, but for some reason or another never got posted to the Corner Resource Center. Earlier in the week we posted 5 new photography tutorials (if you missed them, check them out here), and over the past 2 days we’ve uploaded two new articles (one on wedding photography by kixphotography, and one of the business of photography by newlove) and three new reviews (by Gems, fatcatphotos and newlove). The 5 latest additions to the Corner Resource Center are below: Read more »

Just a quick blog post to let you know about a couple of product reviews that were uploaded to the Corner Resource Center last week. Both product reviews are by Scott111184 - thanks Scott! You can check out the reviews here:

• Benro A-298n6 Tripod Legs - a review of the Benro A-298n6 tripod legs
• Giottos Rocket Blower (Large) - a quick look at the large Giottos Rocket Blower (for cleaning dust of the sensor of your dSLR)

If you want to write and submit an article, tutorial or product review for the Corner Resource Center, check out this “how-to” thread for more info. Read more »

Just a quick post to let you know that a new product review on Memolio.com has been posted in the Corner Resource Center. Memolio.com is a web start-up that creates double-sided, tear-resistant, waterproof, 12-page mini photo albums. I had the chance to create and order one for free. Check out the review here. Read more »

Just a quick post to let you know that a review of the Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Camera is now up in the Corner Resource Center. I know what you’re thinking. Why would a review of a video camera be posted to a photography site? What does videography have to do with photography? Well, I guess you’ll have to read the review to find out. You can read the product review here. Read more »

In a couple of days we’ll be announcing the 2008 Photograph of the Year contest. We’ve got a bunch of new sponsors and thousands of dollars in prizes to be won. But before I introduce that contest, I wanted to take a quick look at one of my favorite sponsors from the 2007 Photograph of the Year - PsPrint.com. Read more »

Just a quick blog post to let you know that there’s a new review in the Corner Resource Center. If you have been around the Corner for 10 months or more, you’ll probably remember ScanCafe, one of the sponsors of the 2007 Photograph of the Year contest. Recently, I’ve had a chance to test-drive their scanning services and have posted some thoughts (an overview and a review), which you can see here: ScanCafe.com Photo, Slide and Negative Scanning. I know some of you have tried ScanCafe as well. We’d love to hear your comments.  Read more »

If you’re really active on the forums, you’ve probably already noticed this, but over the course of the day, I’ve added three new resources to the Corner Resource Center. Read more »

If you don’t follow the forums very closely, you may have missed me posting up 5 new articles/tutorials/product reviews over the past day or so (I post them up in the Corner Resource Center, then post a link up for discussion in the Photography Resources Forum). Almost all of the resources added to the Corner Resource Center are submitted by members of the Corner (people just like you!). Here’s a list of the new resources added: Read more »

As I slow make progress catching up adding articles, tutorials and product reviews to the Corner Resource Center, I’ll keep you posted on the blog. I decided, before I write the May Newsletter, I’d do 3 more resources (so the newsletter might not go out until late tonight, or some time tomorrow). We have an article, a tutorial and a product review to keep you busy for a while.

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A little while back, I was asked if I was interested in doing a review of a new company RocketLife.com. They offered me a couple of free products to give their site/service a try. Who am I to pass up some free stuff? Read more »

I’m trying to do a bit of catching up on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and thus have a couple of quick reviews for you by our own Erik Bernskiold. Check out Erik’s review of the Manfrotto 486RC2 tripod and the Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. Thanks Erik! Read more »

In a couple of hours, we’re going to announce the results of Contest Corner Challenge #45 that was sponsored by our friends @ www.Snaptotes.com. I promised myself that I’d get this review done before the contest was over, and, well, it’s done. As part of our advertising agreement, I got to create a couple of photo bags to review (good deal, eh?). You can check out the 2 bags I created and the entire review here: SnapTotes Custom Photo Bags (and yes, that is one of my bags to the right there - the photo is of my new puppy, Dax). Read more »