Photography for the Web – Get 33% off this Brand New eBook Today
Today I’m really pleased to announce the release of a new eBook that dPS has been collaborating – it’s called Photography for the Web.
Published by our friends at SitePoint – Photography for the Web has been expert reviewed by our very own Community Manager – Sime – and has therefore been given the dPS stamp of approval (its’ there on the front cover of every copy).
EXCLUSIVE: dPS Readers Receive 33% off for Two Weeks Only!
As a special launch offer and to thank dPS for our involvement SitePoint are offering dPS readers a 33% discount on this exciting new eBook. Normally $29.95 USD, you can grab it today for just $19.95.
What you will learn
Photography for the Web will reveal simple tricks to transform your photos from the ordinary to the extraordinary.
You have a camera.
You have access to the internet — the biggest distribution network in the history of time.
The only thing stopping you from creating stunning images and sharing them with the world is confidence. This book gives you that confidence.
Learn how to:
- Experiment and use light effectively
- Store, display, and share your photographs online
- Fully understand shutter speed, aperture, and ISO
- Use software to enhance your images
- Employ advanced techniques for more experienced shutterbugs
Photography for the Web is an indepth but fun read that covers Photography over 7 packed chapters and 158 pages.
View full table of contents here
Read it on Your Computer, iPad or Kindle
Photography for the Web is a downloadable eBook and available for reading as a PDF, on your iPad (EPUB) or Kindle (MOBI).
Who is Paul Duncanson?
Paul has been working with cameras for longer than he cares to remember.
Once digital cameras became a viable alternative to film, he began taking photos professionally and hasn’t looked back.
Paul finished his studies at Melbourne’s Photography Studies College and is now a highly sought professional.
Money Back Guarantee
Of course, we’re so confident that you’ll enjoy this book for years to come that we’re happy, as always, for you to try it risk-free for 30 days. If you purchase a copy of Photography for the Web and you think it falls short of being everything you wanted, we’d like you to have your money back.
Simply contact us and we’ll see to it that you receive a prompt refund of the full purchase price.
What could be fairer than this?
Download Your Copy Today
Photography for the Web is ready for your download right now for just $19.95 USD – to secure your copy simply click the ‘download it now’ button below and you’ll be taken to a page where you can make your payment via PayPal or Credit card. You’ll be then taken to a page where you can complete the transaction and download your copy (and will also receive an email to your PayPal address with download details).
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Photography for the Web – Get 33% off this Brand New eBook Today
Don’t Miss the Discount and Bonuses on our Travel Photography eBook! Less than 4 Days to Go!
It’s been 5 days since we launched our brand new eBook Transcending Travel – a Guide to Captivating Travel Photography and I’ve had a number of questions from readers about how it is selling and asking for clarification about the launch week bonuses that we’re offering – so I thought I’d give a bit of an update today.
First an update on sales and feedback from readers
- 2000+ copies sold – as I write this I see that there have been 2239 copies of the eBook sold. This puts the eBook into ‘best seller’ status – as popular as any that we’ve previously released. What excites me even more is that we’ve only been asked for refunds twice in all those sales (which of course we honored.
- Great Reviews – the feedback on the eBook has been very positive. I’ve added a few bits of reader feedback to the Transcending Travel – a Guide to Captivating Travel Photography page but what you see there is just scratching the surface. Most common in the feedback is how beautiful it is, how great the images are and how clear Mitchell’s teaching is. Also interesting is how many people have fed back that it’s helping not only their Travel Photography but photography in general.
Launch Week Specials – Under 4 Days To Go
As part of the launch of Transcending Travel we’re offering a series of bonuses. These run out at midnight on this coming Friday (11th June) Eastern Standard Time in the USA (Friday midnight in New York, Saturday 2pm in Melbourne, 8.30am Saturday in New Delhi and 4am Saturday in London).
Depending upon which of these bonuses you take up – you could save yourself much more than the purchase price of the eBook. The bonuses are:
- 25% off purchase price – instead of $19.97 you get it until Friday at $14.97 USD.
- 15% off your next rental at ProPhotoRental – this one is just open to US residents but will get you 15% off any rental of gear as long as you book your rental before 1 August. You can make the rental for after August 1 but your booking needs to be in by the end of July. ProPhotoRental offer a large range of camera bodies, lenses and other accessories for rental.
- Up to 10% discount on your next purchase at DigitalRev – if you’re looking to buy a new camera, lens, flash or other gear – DigitalRev are offering up to 10% discount to buyers of our eBook. There are some conditions you need to read on this one (including minimum spends and maximum discounts) but you could save a lot more than you pay for the eBook.
- The chance to win one of two great camera bags from Think Tank Photo – after the launch week ends we’ll be doing a random draw to select two buyers of the eBook to win a bag each. The bags are an Airport Acceleration V2.0, and an Airport Addicted V2.0. Together they’re worth over $600 USD.
Remember – these bonuses run out in just a few days.
Frequently Asked Questions
A number of questions have been asked quite a few times – so I thought I’d answer them publicly here:
- Is it available as a hard cover book? – at this time it is only an eBook. We are open to working with publishers on this but have no immediate plans to release it as anything other than an eBook.
- Can it be read on an iPad/Kindle? – the eBook is in a PDF format and it’s primarily been designed with the latest version of Adobe Reader in mind. As a result it is at its best on a PC or Mac. It is possible to view it on an iPad but you’ll need to get a PDF reading App to do so. Quite a few of our readers are reporting that it looks quite good on the ‘Good Reader’ app. Kindles can read PDFs but you certainly won’t get the full impact of the design and images on it as you’re viewing in black and white.
- Can I pay in some other way? – the purchasing process is handled through PayPal. They accept payment either by a PayPal account or via Credit Card. We have heard from a handful of readers that PayPal are not accepting their particular card. We’ve passed this onto PayPal but it seems that they are a little fussy when it comes to security on that front – we apologise but this is the only system we have at this point.
- Where is the download delivered to? – a small number of buyers have misplaced or not seen the download details. At the end of payment you’re taken to a screen where you are given a link to ‘complete the process’. You need to click this to be taken to a download page. You’ll also be emailed (at your PayPal email address) with a link to this page. Some find this email filtered into their spam filters so if you’re missing it look there. If you still can’t find it – just shoot us an email via our contact form here at dPS and we’ll get it to you.
I hope that this is helpful for those of you still contemplating whether to buy Transcending Travel. If you’re ready to do so – head here to get the full details on the eBook and make your purchase.
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Don’t Miss the Discount and Bonuses on our Travel Photography eBook! Less than 4 Days to Go!
How to Create Captivating Travel Photos – Get 25% off Our New eBook
I’m excited today to announce the launch of a brand new dPS eBook that will help you improve your Travel Photography!
If you’re anything like me, traveling is something that you put a lot of time and thought into preparing for. You plan your itinerary and dream of the sites you’ll see… and photograph.
You have visions of returning home with hundreds of stunning pictures to wow your friends with and hang on your wall – what a photographic opportunity!
The reality of travel photography can sometimes be quite different to those dreams.
One of the most common emails that I get as editor of a photography site is from people just returned from traveling with images that they’re bitterly disappointed in – snapshots that fail to capture the experiences and sites you have while traveling.
When professional travel photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich approached me about producing a travel photography eBook together I jumped at the opportunity to work with him – it was a chance to help many readers realize their travel photography dreams.
Today we’re launching the book that Mitchell has been working on for months – Transcending Travel: A Guide to Captivating Travel Photography.
If you’ve been reading Mitchell’s posts over the last two days (here and here) that explore mistakes travel photographers make you’ll have seen some of the powerful travel photography that Mitchell has produced and will be familiar with his style – he’s a guy who knows what he’s talking about and who is passionate about helping others achieve their potential.
You can read all the details about the Transcending Travel eBook here – but worth noting is that for those who buy it in the first week we have some great bonuses:
- Bonus 1: 25% off the purchase price. Normally $19.97, this week you can pick it up for just $14.97 USD.
- Bonus 2: 10% off your next camera/gear purchase on DigitalRev (conditions apply).
- Bonus 3: 15% off your next camera or lens rental – we’ve teamed with ProPhotoRental to offer this (US residents only).
- Bonus 4: the chance to win one of two great camera bags from Think Tank Photo (worth over $600)
To get all of the conditions of these bonuses and order your copy for instant download – head over to our Transcending Travel page.
PS: as with all of our eBooks, this one has a money back guarantee (60 days) so if you’re not completely satisfied with it when you download your copy just ask and we’ll refund you payment.
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How to Create Captivating Travel Photos – Get 25% off Our New eBook
Winners of Bruce Percy E-Book Giveaway
Just over a week ago we ran a competition here at dPS to give away 4 copies of some great e-books by Bruce Percy. The e-books were:
Over 1500 people entered and we’ve drawn the winners name randomly. Here’s who won:
- Winners of Nocturn – Ian M and Jody G
- Winners of Simplifying Composition – Leo F. Rdano and Kristi
Congratulations to the winners. If you were not one of them but like the look of the E-books make sure you head over to Bruce’s site where he’s currently offering 25% off if you order both together.
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Winners of Bruce Percy E-Book Giveaway
25% OFF our Photography E-Books Bundled Together
Over the last 6 months here at dPS we’ve launched two downloadable E-Books:
- The Essential Guide to Portrait Photography
- Photo Nuts and Bolts: Know Your Camera and Take Better Photos
Both have been downloaded and appreciated by thousands of our readers and in doing so have helped to keep dPS funded as we move forward – thanks so much to those of you who have purchased them.
One of the most common requests we’ve had from readers about the E-Books is that people want to buy both of them and are wondering if we have a discount for that type of purchase.
Today we’re trialling this option and are offering 25% off when you buy both E-books at once. That makes the two E-books together $29.97.
That’s real value as these E-books are packed with content (there’s no padding in these E-books).
Together these E-books make a great combination of information:
- ‘Photo Nuts and Bolts’ gives a great introduction to using your camera
- ‘The Essential Guide to Portrait Photography’ talks you through an array of techniques on how to use your camera for photographing people.
Together they give a great foundation of knowledge on how to get to know your camera, use it to it’s potential and apply it to one of the most common use for digital cameras – photographing the people we know and love.
We know that some of you have already bought both E-books and are sorry that we can’t retrospectively offer the discount – however if you’re yet to buy them, now is a great time to do so.
Bonus Pocket Guide
We’re also throwing the handy little Photo Nuts Pocket Guide when you bundle the books – it has a whole heap of suggestions on how to set your camera up for different shooting conditions. We originally offered this bonus pocket guide when Photo Nuts was launched and it was very popular.
This bundle offer is a trial – we’re introducing it to test if its an option readers want. I’ll keep it running for at least one week to give everyone a go at it.
As always with our resources – If you’re not satisfied that they are helping your photography within 30 days just let us know and we’ll refund your money.
Grab Your Bundle of E-Books Today
If you’d like to take advantage of it you can buy the books for immediate download and save 25% here.
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25% OFF our Photography E-Books Bundled Together
WIN 1 of these 2 Great E-Books
Which of these great E-Books would you like to win?
This week I’ve got a great little competition for you which will put you in the running to win one of two great E-books. Bruce Percy has produced a great range of photography E-books and has been generous enough to give us a few copies to give away to our readers.
All you need to do to be in the running is to answer the question – which one would you prefer?
On Tuesday (midday Melbourne time) I’ll randomly choose 4 of those who respond who will win a copy of the book they choose (two winners for each E-book).
Your choices are:
- Simplifying Composition – The Elemental Components of a Landscape
- Nocturne – Mastering Low Light Photography
One entry per person please!
Check out more information on them both on Bruce’s site.
PS: if you want to grab both e-books Bruce is currently offering them together for 25% off.
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WIN 1 of these 2 Great E-Books
13 Hot Photography Tutorials
Last month here at dPS. We had another record month in terms of traffic but more importantly – we saw some great tutorials and tips shared from our writing team. In case you missed what we published in March – here are the top 10 articles to help you catch up.
From: Warning: 10 Deadly Post Processing Sins
- Warning: 10 Deadly Post Processing Sins
- 31 Stunning Black and White Subject Study Photos
- Portraiture in Motion: How to take Striking Portraits in 15 minutes or less
- How to Take Perfect Headshots: Six Tips
- 5 Fun Weekend Photography Projects [Part 1]
- 7 Must-Have Maternity Shots
- 5 Mind-Traps of Beginner Photographers
- 10 Tips to Take Great Family Portraits
- 8 Tips for Photographing Wildflowers
- How to Pop Color Selectively Using Channel Mixers and Layer Masks in Photoshop
And for a little stroll down memory lane – here’s the top tutorials for March for the last few years:
- 2009 – 12 Ways to Add Randomness and Creativity to your Photography
- 2008 – 6 Tips for Perfect Composition in Portrait Photography
- 2007 – Food Photography – an Introduction
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Win a Bokeh Kit: Competition
Today we’re giving away 6 great little kits to help you create some stunning Bokeh effects from Bokeh Masters Kit. Thanks to Udi Tirosh (follow him on Twitter here) for this offer. Here he is to introduce the concept behind the kits and to introduce the competition.
The Challenge
A while back DPS had an article about creating and using shaped bokeh as a creative drive. Taking that concept forward I built a product called the Bokeh Masters Kit which enables creating “bokeh images” in an easy and convenient way.
When I launched the Bokeh Masters Kit I needed to create a strong image which will clearly show how distant blurred dots become shaped bokeh objects.
Process and Setup
To make the bokeh effect work you need to have some highlights that you can take out of focus. Each such out-of-focus dot takes the shape of the hole on the bokeh adapter. A common way to create those highlights is to use LEDs. This is a great option as LEDs are small, cheap and can be bought in a “string form” for holiday’s home decoration. Indeed I started with LEDs. My first images were of my little daughter using a Christmas LED string as backdrop.
I loved the effect, but wanted something more. I wanted hundreds of little distant blurred dots to become hundreds of little shapes.
While working on another project I noticed that wrinkled tinfoil reflects many, many spots of light. This is just what I needed. It took little time to create a screen made from foam board and tinfoil.
I used a very simple 2 strobe setup to take the image: one flash with a CPU cooler gridspot was placed above R2D2 to light it from above. Another gridded strobe was set on the floor for fill and spilling some light on the background.
This worked out pretty nice and I got literally hundreds of little envelopes.
I did a second image with the same concept only using hundreds of tiny streetlight people.
The Giveaway!!!!
To kick things off, DPS will be giving away six Masters Edition kits.
To enter all you need to do is leave a comment on this post. Make sure that in the email field of your comment you leave a valid email address so we can contact you. One entry per person only please!
We’ll randomly select 6 winners from the comments 2 weeks from today and notify winners via email. If you can’t hold your breath that long, just order the kit here.
Lastly – here’s a quick picture of how the kid attaches to your lens.
Check out more of the type of images that you can achieve with this little bokeh kit here.
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Join Over a Quarter of a Million Photography Enthusiasts and Improve Your Photography Today
One of the most popular parts of dPS is our weekly newsletter. Each Thursday/Friday (depending where in the world you are) we send it off to 276,501 subscribers (that number is going up every minute or two as new people join).
The free weekly newsletter is:
- a recap on the newest tips and tutorials from the last week on dPS
- links to our latest assignments and competitions
- suggestions on recommended resources (including the occasional discount offer)
- a summary of some of the hottest threads of conversations and most popular images from our forum
In short it is the #1 way that people stay in touch with the latest info from dPS.
We know it’s important to people because if we’re even a little late with sending this newsletter out – we get ALOT of email asking where it is! 
If you’re not already signed up – you can do so on our subscription page (where there are a variety of ways to connect with dPS outlined). The newsletter is free and we don’t share your details with anyone.
If you’re not sure if the newsletter is right for you – you can
see the full archive of newsletters (there are 114 of them since 2008) here or can view this last week’s newsletter here.
If you’re not already subscribed – join us today! If you know someone who should be subscribed – please this on to them too!
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Join Over a Quarter of a Million Photography Enthusiasts and Improve Your Photography Today
24 Hours To Go in Our Monthly Forum Competition
This is just a short note to remind all readers that our current forum competition ends in 24 hours time!
The competition has been running all month and centers around the topic of LIFE.
You’re invited to submit an image on this topic in our forum for a chance to win a share of $2900 worth of camera gear from our wonderful sponsors – DigitalRev.
You can get all the details of the competition here and then submit your entry for this week’s entry in this thread of our forum.
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24 Hours To Go in Our Monthly Forum Competition