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Motorola DROID X 2, DROID 3, and Targa to come after the BIONIC
0. phoneArena 15 Mar 2011, 15:52 posted on
It appears there will be a Motorola DROID X 2, DROID 3, and a new code-name device called Targa. This device will also support 4G, as it is clearly shown on the back cover. We can also see a front facing camera for video chats, capacitive buttons on the bottom, HDMI out on the side, and under the rear camera it looks to say "13MP / AF". Our guess is this device probably won't be out until Q4 for the holidays.
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1. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
i'm not sure if i like the capacitive buttons being so close together on that shot there of the Droid 3 but i wasn't really feeling the Droid 2 leaks either but it really grew on me by the time it got official. from what i'm seeing right now the Targa might be the way to go, keyboard be damned.
34. ravenlore (unregistered)
Thump3r wins at life for his/her Kenpachi icon.
Back to topic: Droid 3 isn't going to be LTE. I can't bleeping believe it. :-(
36. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
her huh? thanks. xD
44. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
I just wish they would stop getting inspiration from wales... or a spoon... or whatever the heck they think they are mimicing
2. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
Motorola needs to get rid of motoblur on their high end phones.
11. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
they just need to keep it toned down. a full stock version would be nice though.
that said, the targa looks like a slightly bigger Vibrant/Captivate.
any word on the camera on the back? looks like it might actually have a semi decent lens (for a phone anyways)
13. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
Engadget says they think it's a 13MP shooter.
21. techee44 (unregistered)
Where's it say that?
38. chris23 (Posts: 39; Member since: 16 Jul 2010)
From the pics it looks like it will be full on motoblur....i see the Motoblur accounts icon in the app menu of the Droid x2.
3. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
I agree. Please, please, don't put Motoblur on these devices. Motorola has to have heard how much people hate it by now! Thank you Launcher Pro.
4. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
I dunno. I like Motoblur's widgets and functionality, and it runs just fine on my X. My X only seems to lag when I have live wallpaper on it or it's running too many apps at once.
My only complaint is that no option exists to dismiss all social feed updates at once. That they could fix. But it's really a pretty good skin over stock Android.
5. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
Don't get me wrong. I am glad Motorola is stepping up and getting dual core processors and higher screen resolutions but Motoblur itself is holding Motorola back. Too many people root their motorola phones just to go full stock android. I wish they would just make official stock builds for their phones that people can download easily if they don't like UI skins like Motoblur, Sense, and Touchwiz.
6. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
What specifically is wrong with motoblur? I'm not quite clear on this.
7. giantgnome (Posts: 67; Member since: 11 Feb 2011)
My biggest complaint would be that every time I swipe to a new screen the dock disappears and you have to wait to get back to your dialer contacts and apps.
And none of the 3rd party launchers lag as badly as motoblur, although that's not to say motoblur lagged that much for me in the first place but the launchers definitely give a smoother experience with more options.
But I do like Motorola's widgets which fortunately I still get access even in the other launchers.
10. 640k (unregistered)
The biggest problem with Motoblur isn't the home screen, it's the intrusiveness into the Android experience as a whole. Between the backup assistant (unnecessary), account integration (pre-installed apps, poor integration) and the battery manager (really? disable data at night? can't i just plug my phone in?), Motoblur's attempt at integration wasn't thoroughly tested.
The text messaging app that replaces the stock messenger is cumbersome to say the least. You have to constantly tell it to resize pics when attaching to MMS, you lose the ability to hit the enter key on physical keyboards to send text messages and you lose parts of Android's integrated environment with the shortcut bubble.
Motoblur's account integration is the worst of the entire experience. You have to log in to Facebook twice and you have no choice over what contacts synchronize (all vs. what's already in your address book). Adding an account seems to take one to two more steps more, over what Android would require because of how Moto dumbed-down the process in an attempt to appeal to non-tech savvy people.
Motoblur's gallery is terrible too. I hate having to scroll pic by pic, video by video and it doesn't do a great job of organizing your gallery either. The camera to gallery integration is also lacking in that I'll often find I'll be looking at the first pic I've taken, vs. the last. So if I want to share the pic I just took, I have to find it, again.
There are only two things that Moto brought to the Android experience that I almost can't live without. The camera/camcorder is light years better than Android's and they included a desperately needed audio equalizer with profile settings (although it doesn't work consistently and you have to reselect the settings).
8. JQ (unregistered)
Why is there no GSM version of the Droid X? Why can't Motorola release one for the GSM market?
14. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
they gave you the Atrix.
35. PapaJay224 (Posts: 866; Member since: 08 Feb 2009)
No GSM Versions because GSM is crap and companies using GSM aren't going to be investing in it for very much longer, not to mention CDMA phones are selling like hotcakes, why slow that momentum? sounds like YOU are the one that needs CDMA not visa versa
37. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
actually i think it's the other way around...
40. gambino37 (Posts: 146; Member since: 16 Oct 2009)
And why is it the other way around? PapaJay has it right on.
43. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
CDMA is quite reliable but the future doesn't lie in it, it's just outdated technology made for the military years ago here in the U.S. everywhere else has GSM because it's faster than CDMA and can support voice and data at the same time. even Verizon's own LTE network is based off of GSM technology.
9. roldefol (Posts: 4258; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
I like the design of the Droid 3 - the way the chrome ringed screen floats over the rest of the device is classy. It also hints at a much bigger keyboard under there than the current model.
12. JasonP (unregistered)
Capacitive buttons??? Oh-NO!!!!!!!!!!
15. CNachoz (unregistered)
but but...it says on the back of the X2 4G??? da fffffuuu.........
25. roldefol (Posts: 4258; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
That's the quad-core Targa, not the X2 reboot
16. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
I must the only person in America who works in a job that it is tough on his phones. I am truly in need of a high end phone, but where I work it is hard to keep exposed screens in good shape. I really like the look of some of these phones, and would love to have a high end, flexable toy. But man.... I would not last even half of my contract without a little durability to these.
These seem like very solid upgrades from Moto, even with some of the complaints of Motoblur. As popular as these lines of phones (the X and Droid) are, I cannot see them moving to a stock Android, although maybe streamlining the experience may not be too much to hope for.
17. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Well, sanjay did say that Moto is moving away from promoting Blur. And the cut down nature of it on the X and 2 speaks to this. I personally like it. But I understand others' criticisms of the interface. I'll still take it over the cheap pos phones LG keeps tossing out.
24. Buck (unregistered)
Have you tried getting a great case? For instance, my coworker got an "Otterbox" case for his iPhone 3G. Yeah, it doubles the size of the phone, but it also almost completely encases the phone in a plastic exoskeleton and around THAT is wrapped a thick rubber encasement. Together, you can toss the damn phone across the room and have no problem whatsoever. I don't know if they make cases like that for other phones, but I'd imagine someone's got to...
42. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
I have had very little luck with a casein the past, but I bet they have improved them as well as the phones as time has gone by. I haven't heard of an otterbox, I will check into it- then throw my phone across the room and let you know! :-D
18. Blurrrry (unregistered)
I find it so bizarre that so many people hate Moto Blur, I actually feel that it has the best social networking integration of any thing running on any device out there. I think that if you feel the need to get constant updates from various outlets Blur is the way to go, because I've had Android on various phones, and only Motorola is consistent when it comes to updates. I will say that the Backflip was slow and laggy, the Droid 2 was slow at times and a little laggy, and the Atrix is flawless... I think Motorola should keep Blur, but just make it optional, because I honestly don't ever want another phone unless it has Blur... or something equal to it
19. mustang14 (unregistered)
i hope these phones will look a little better than they do now!
20. skymitch89 (Posts: 1299; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
I think that those pics of the Droid X2 are just pics of the "new" Droid X, with only a 2GB pre-installed microSD, and maybe an updated version of Android. Now the Targa looks like it could be a true successor to the Droid X. The Droid 3 looks fairly good, but it seemed like the Droid 2 didn't go over soo good and I doubt that they'll put out a 3rd version.
26. roldefol (Posts: 4258; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
The way I see it, the Bionic is the true successor to the Droid X, and the Targa will be a successor to the Bionic. That hump on the back supports the killer camera, just like the one on the X.
As for the Droid 3, I see that as an upgrade for people who still rock a Droid but have a 2 year contract. The Droid 2 wasn't much of an upgrade, but with a bigger, qHD screen, much better keyboard and a dual core, this will be.
22. Buck (unregistered)
If you can't quite see what it says along the camera on the Targa, just keep zooming in and "enhancing," like you see in all the movies!
23. roldefol (Posts: 4258; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
I'm thrilled with the keyboard redesign on the Droid 3. A proper five row keyboard with well-spaced, raised keys. This will be my new phone.
27. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
whoa, hello there smexy keyboard. o:
i like the keyboard of the 3 but the top half of the phone is kind of on the ugly side.
28. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
i also notice on the keyboard shot of the Droid 3 that there are 2 ports there on the bottom of what would be the left side of the phone, perhaps an HDMI port has been added?
29. billypunk13 (unregistered)
The x-2 looks identical to the X. Are we posistive this is a new phone? The buttons, mic, and everything is identical to the Droid X. Pretty sure your super spy photos of the X-2, are merely the first Droid X.
30. applepeoplesuck (unregistered)
Will the droid 3 have front facing camera and lte without that its useless
59. yooooooo (unregistered)
you can see the front facing camera in the picture on the side of it
31. gambino37 (Posts: 146; Member since: 16 Oct 2009)
I guess some of you dont follow techie sites like this. The phone pictured is the Droid X2, which is the Droid X reboot. Better quality screen and dual core processor. They are not just posting pictures of the Costco Droid X with a 2GB card in it. The super spy photos are correct.
33. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
what tech sites report aren't written in stone so read all you want but it might not even happen.
41. gambino37 (Posts: 146; Member since: 16 Oct 2009)
Dude its been pretty much handed to us on a silver platter. Been posted on every site and has everything set minus a release date. Get with the program.
45. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
you mean via pictures of a Droid X? that's handing it to us on a silver platter? the scheme here doesn't make any sense so the news about this being a Droid X 2 will be met with my skepticism, i'd be willing to stick with a story if they reviled this to be a minor refresh to the current X but not a full blown successor.
46. gambino37 (Posts: 146; Member since: 16 Oct 2009)
The Droid X 2 IS a minor refresh. Its the same body just different internals. The full blown successor is possibly the Targa. Which the article states. I think you are confused my friend.
47. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
i don't think you see my point, you see the fact that it's called the Droid X 2 would insinuate that this device with the same body as the original Droid X is next in line in the Droid X series as a successor, i don't think that's it's place, i think it should simply be a refresh of the current model, the true successor and rightful bearer of the Droid X 2 name is this newcomer the "Targa" as they call it, which has all of the necessary bumps in specifications and design to justify branding it as such and in the article PA said it is "in the Droid X model series" not a direct successor to the current model. so am i still confused or misinformed about anything friend?
48. gambino37 (Posts: 146; Member since: 16 Oct 2009)
Yes, I think you are. Smexy keyboard and all.
50. roldefol (Posts: 4258; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Is there any chance the X2 spy pics we see here are test mules? Using the X2 internals in the X body for testing purposes, but the production models will have a different external design? (This is commonly done in the car industry - don't know if they would do something like that with phones.)
52. Thump3rDX17 (Posts: 2160; Member since: 10 May 2010)
hm, that's a good hypothesis, i'll keep that in mind.
32. Christian (unregistered)
First, I'm saying the Targa is my next phone (if these specs are right), contract be Da*ned. Second, I don't mind Motoblur (on my DX). I like the widgets it provides, and I can disable what ever parts of it I don't like. The X has plenty of horsepower to run it fine. (especially overclocked.) And finally, short of going with vanilla android, what other theme would you suggest? Motoblur is a solid UI, many people like sense (which launcher pro is kinda like), but it's a resource hog. In short, if true, Targa=Perfect
49. snowgator (Posts: 3586; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
I have read from many fans that the "X" made great use of Motoblur, more so then any other phone. I have had only one experience- helping a friend at my Church who is a trucker set up his Droid Pro. (It was actually pretty funny, he had this scared look like he was gonna blow it up if he touched it wrong.) I found the criticisms of extra steps to everything to be accurate. But those with the "X" say it just enhances the experience, and that the phones speed makes it more responsive. So I am willing to look at these choices and see how they use it.
39. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
I will say this. The Droid 3 really looks like it is the true successor to the original droid. The keyboard looks way better and finally 5 row. From the screen shot, it looks like it will have a 4 inch display which will make a lot of people happy(myself included). And if these do have motoblur, I really hope they have a new version that works fine without lagging and the other issues.
51. roldefol (Posts: 4258; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
I can't get over how perfect that keyboard looks. Look at it, then look at a PC keyboard...everything is in the right place, right down to the ~` key. This isn't just a Droid, it's a true pocket computer.
53. maccmill (Posts: 67; Member since: 29 Oct 2010)
The targa makes me not want the bionic anymore... wtf, cant they just stop for a few months?
54. fsumet (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Mar 2011)
OK, so when is it coming out for Verizon???
55. joansie (unregistered)
I have the moto droid and waited for the Droid X with a keyboard, waited, waited and you can get a keyboard but no LTE, or LTE but no keyboard or the screen is too small, or it's 3G only, on and on . . .I've waited for years and the Bionic appears but no keyboard. Tegra will be out around Xmas and that doesn't have a keyboard!! No decent sized phone with LTE, 4g, and decent megapixels. Someone wake me from this nightmare...I can't even find a future phone to be excited about, nothing to look forward too. WoW i feel as if I lost all my co-writers as friends who I have nothing further to talk about. No more tecky talk, no more comments, I have fallen by the way side with all the hopes of looking forward to the future...one of the sadest days of my life. not kidding, another year will have to pass.
57. roldefol (Posts: 4258; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Fret not! This is just the first generation of LTE phones. I think the radio hardware for LTE must be much bulkier than existing 3G chips, and that's why the upcoming phones (Thunderbolt, Bionic, Stealth, Revolution, Targa) are all huge. Putting a hardware keyboard in an LTE phone would result in something the size of the Bionic but 50% thicker. I'm sure as LTE chip makers improve the tech, it will shrink to where we can have ultra-thin, midsize and qwerty options.
DROID 4...G sounds pretty good to me.
56. llichtwalt (Posts: 8; Member since: 10 Jun 2010)
Damn my phone addiction!!! Just spent money on the Thunderbolt... Will more than likely get the Bionic & DEFINITELY getting the Targa... Think I'm going to need 2-3 more jobs. Anyone hiring?!
58. TawdWik (unregistered)
Lol get a job with Verizon like me!
60. Gothbeard (Posts: 54; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
Lol, you would be mad to buy a Moto - worst quality control in the industry: Defy earpiece, Atrix call quality. Just go look at their official support forum. The worst thing is, when there is a big problem they just try to keep it quiet and keep selling the faulty phones. Fail.


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Can a parent with children use online divorce forms?
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Music fans Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves stepped out for a date night – with some musician pals in tow. The couple headed to Skybar at the Mondrian in L.A., where the Zac Brown Band was celebrating its new album. McConuaghey and Alves sat at the band's table, and the actor happily chatted up Brown. They were also joined at the table by Jamey Johnson.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z, dancing in their seats as Alicia Keys and Sade performed "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" at the Black Ball in New York, benefitting the Keep a Child Alive foundation. And Knowles kept on dancing as her hubby took the stage to perform his big hit, "Empire State of Mind," alongside Keys. When she was done performing with the rapper, a pregnant Keys received a big hug from new hubby Swizz Beatz, who was waiting for her off-stage.
She may be in New York to promote her new movie, Life As We Know It, but Katherine Heigl was also playing supportive wife. The actress cheered during her hubby Josh Kelley's concert at Terminal 5, even singing along to his single "Georgia Clay," and jamming during Miranda Lambert's's set.
Kristin Cavallari and her Chicago Bears beau Jay Cutler, celebrating his team's strong season at Stay Lounge in Chicago. The couple was accompanied by friends but, a source tells us, "they were cuddly with each other – nestled really close, and they left together."
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Coffee May Lower Risk of Dying From Oral Cancers
Dec. 12, 2012 -- Heavy coffee drinkers -- those who drink more than four cups a day -- may cut their risk of dying from cancers of the mouth and throat by nearly half, according to new research.
"We examined coffee drinking habits in nearly 1 million men and women," says Janet Hildebrand, MPH, an epidemiologist with the American Cancer Society.
"Those who reported drinking at least four cups per day of caffeinated coffee incurred about half the risk of dying from mouth and throat cancers compared to people who did not drink caffeinated coffee daily or only drank it occasionally."
That link held even when the researchers took into account smoking habits and alcohol use.
Smoking and alcohol use are among the strongest risk factors for oral cancers.
About 35,000 new cases of oral cancers are expected in the U.S. this year, with 6,800 deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. The new study is published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Previous research by others has linked drinking more than four cups of coffee a day to about the same risk reduction in getting a diagnosis of oral cancer.
Coffee & Oral Cancers: Study Details
Hildebrand's team evaluated more than 968,000 men and women enrolled in the Cancer Prevention Study II. It began in 1982 and is overseen by the American Cancer Society.
At the start of the study, all men and women were free of cancer. During the 26-year follow up, 868 deaths from oral or throat cancers occurred.
The researchers evaluated the coffee- and tea-drinking habits of the men and women. They found the link between coffee and a reduced risk of dying from oral cancers.
More than 97% of the men and women drank either coffee or tea. More than 60% said they drank at least a cup a day of caffeinated coffee.
Among those who drank regularly, most had three cups a day.
The risk reduction of nearly half was similar for those who drank four, five, or six cups daily. Beyond seven cups, Hildebrand says, there weren't enough people to gauge the effect on risk accurately.
Hildebrand found only a suggestion of a link between those who drank more than two cups of decaf daily.
No benefit was found for tea drinkers.
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A metro teen was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter and one count of arson after killing an elderly couple.
Tristan Owen, 17, set a massive house fire in July 2011 that killed Boyd and Doris Haynes the day before they were set to move out, prosecutors said. The couple lived around the corner from Owen.
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A $10,000 prize to be put toward lease payments awaits an entrepreneur who plans to start a business in downtown Tiffin.
Heidelberg University, Tiffin Charitable Foundation, Tiffin Tomorrow and Tiffin University are sponsoring "The New Business Competition," and a release from TU states a $10,000 grant is to be awarded as the first year's lease payments for the entrepreneur.
"I love seeing the two (school) institutions work together. ... I hope we have a really good turnout," said Lillian Schumacher, dean of TU's business school.
Haseeb Ahmed, dean of Heidelberg's business school, said the project is divided into three phases.
"We are looking for a start-up," he said.
The first phase, which occurred in November and December, involved the universities working together to develop an application for the entrepreneurs.
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"The New Business Competition" is to kick off with an event at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at The National Theatre at The Ritz Theatre, 30 S. Washington St., Tiffin. No advance reservations are necessary.
The speaker is to be Tom Price, son of "The Cookie Lady" from Fremont. Price is to share his experience of opening a business that started in his mother's kitchen and has grown to three locations.
Applications are to be available after Jan. 26 at Tiffin Charitable Foundation, 68 S. Washington St., Tiffin. Forms also can be requested via email at email@example.com.
All applications are due back in the foundation office by 4 p.m. Feb. 9.
Ahmed said the instrument is based on success factors, such as experience in the line of business, access to capital and networking, for an entrepreneur.
Tiffin Charitable Foundation distributed the application, and a launching ceremony for the project is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at The National Theatre at The Ritz Theatre. Ahmed said the free program is for interested entrepreneurs, members of the business community and anyone interested in the project.
Ahmed said a group of students will select 10 entrepreneurs from the applicant pool, and both schools will work with the 10 people in developing a business plan, which is part of the second phase of the project.
Heidelberg and TU each are offering a class in business and economic theory this semester.
Schumacher said Monday was the first class at TU, and it went well. She said she is having students read books to help them understand what it means to be an entrepreneur and build successful business plans, and they looked at parts of the project.
"We kind of divided the class into project teams," she said.
Schumacher said students responded well to the project Monday.
"They're very excited. ... I actually had to turn some students away because it was going to get too big," she said.
During the second phase of the project, each student is to work as a consultant with the selected entrepreneurs and are to offer workshops. Seminars could focus on the lender's perspective of a loan application, securing financial support, marketing, competition, branding, the possible legal structure of a business, tax advice, opportunities available through the government, human resources and hiring.
Officials want the entrepreneurs to succeed and sustain business in the long run, and at the end of April, they should have a well-prepared business plan, Ahmed said.
The participants are to present their business opportunity to a group of judges.
According to the release from TU, The White Fund of Tiffin Charitable Foundation will make a grant in the amount of the first year's lease payments, up to $10,000, if the panel feels one of the business plans is ready to launch.
Students are to assist with the start-up and growth phase.
Schumacher said the value of the project to students is huge, and she is a big advocate of linking theory to practice, which is what the project is doing.
Students have a great opportunity to learn from the wide variance of candidates the project is going to get, she said.
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Amazing Light in Photography
There are numerous vital variables that manufacture together to get photography going, yet it can be said that there is one enchanted element that is the most imperative of all. Light.
Of course, light is one of the essential factors of life on earth, but in photography terms, it is light that is the magic. How light is controlled, whether natural or artificial, is what gives us the range of images that we make with our cameras.
The colour, quantity and angle of natural light changes throughout the day, and as a photographer you are challenged to make the most of what that light gives you, and to be the artist that uses that light to great effect. You can manipulate the light around and on the object of your task to make differing images of that same object.
In addition to natural light we have the option of artificial light to create or enhance our vision of what we want to produce. The addition of flashes, strobes, diffusers and deflectors help us add extra ingredients to our vision
Useful Ways For Re Touching Digital Photos
Recall when photos originated from negatives that must be prepared? When we just had the paper duplicates of the pictures we got from a booth? In those days, if a photo had red-eye or flaws or something else ruining it we practically needed to simply endure it since photograph modifying must be finished by hand on either the photograph itself or on the negative. It required an expert and that could end up being costly. In any case, today we utilize computerized camera and can exchange our depictions straightforwardly onto our PC. This has made it such a great amount of less demanding to improve the pictures ourselves on account of a scope of altering applications and programming bundles. These can make the procedure straightforward, yet here are a couple tips to help you along the way.
Preserving The Original
The biggest tip for any would be photographer who is planning to retouch some images is to always save the original image. This is something we often overlook, but when working on retouching an
Ways To Renew The Level Of Your Photos
Photography is a satisfying side interest or craftsmanship. This tips will help you enhance your aptitudes up to the expert picture takers level.
For voyagers is it critical to have great photography abilities with a specific end goal to get great pictures of urban areas when they go round the world.
Experiment with shooting from different angles to add visual interest to your photos. Anyone can take a head on photo of a scene head-on. Look up at things from the ground, or look up at something to get an interesting perspective. You might also consider taking sideways or side shots to create a distinctive photographic experience.
Centering can be very expected and not all that interesting in a photo. Off-centering your subjects can create an interesting effect to those viewing them.
This is a tip you improve your photos! Educate yourself on what shutter speeds mean. There are P, M, A, and S settings on your camera. The "P" setting is your program mode. This setting allows your
The most effective method to Choose the Best Camera for Expert Photography
Gone are the days when you needed to take a photograph and hold up to perceive how the photos that you have clicked turned out. The later time of advanced cameras has permitted picture takers to see the photograph that they have quite recently taken permitting them to go for a retake or to advance to the following photograph. Proficient picture takers have utilized single focal point reflex (SLR) cameras for a long time and digitalization has discovered its way into the SLRs of today. Every expert photographic artist can bring out to a great degree top notch pictures utilizing Digital SLR Cameras. In any case, with such a variety of decisions, it can be difficult to choose a DSLR that will be the best for you. Give us a chance to talk about the different components that you have to pay special mind to while selecting a camera for your expert needs.
Fix your budget
Budget plays an important role when you buy any product and it is no different with DSLRs. For a professional photographer, a camera has to be supplemented by various accessories and different types of lenses and this has to be
Sorts of Trick Photography and Special Effects
With the greater part of the distinctive photograph altering programming and applications promptly accessible today, it is less demanding than at any other time to include extraordinary embellishments and trap photography illusions to your most loved photographs to give them a "powerful" advance.
A few other shocking impacts can be accomplished by making changes in accordance with shade speed. By utilizing these tips even the most novice picture taker can make their photographs look proficient.
Tip # 1: Light Painting Techniques
By reducing the shutter speed on your camera and using it in a night setting along with a flashlight, you can create some really interesting and cool special effects.
Simply wave the flashlight around, aiming it at the subject of the photograph, as well as occasionally aiming it directly at the camera lens. What you will end up with will appear as if the light is painted throughout the photo.
Tip #2: Light Drawing Techniques
Light drawing is similar to light painting, but differs because the design is more specific.
Keep the camera about fifteen feet away from the subject and set the shutter speed to around 30 seconds. Using
Solution on Photo Submission to a Promotional Modeling Agency
1.) Type of Photos: First off, be set up with one headshot and one full-length body shot. A decent body shot doesn't as a matter of course mean you should be in your swimming outfit or clothing. One that precisely depicts your body sort without cutting anything off will work. To wrap things up, your photographs don't should be professionally done however pictures of when you look awesome. As per the photos you submit, you should look awesome when working for the office or customer you are advancing.
2.) Personality: Make beyond any doubt your photographs showcase your identity. Special occasions require brand ministers to be energetic and active. As you can envision, having pictures that speak to an extraordinary identity will help your chances of gaining a meeting and your chances of booking work.
3.) Background: Make beyond any doubt the foundation is not diverting. Pictures taken in your room or different rooms in your home are fine, just inasmuch as there is not enormous jumble. A strong and/or common foundation is perfect.
4.) Accurate Representation: Send photographs that speak to what you really look like, all things considered. Keep alters and channels to
How Lighting do A Vital Role In Photography
You've heard me planned about how critical lighting in photography is, yet do you truly know the motivation behind why? You may realize that sufficiently increasing light is vital, yet there is significantly more to the story. To begin with we have coordinate light. This is from the sun or a solid, splendid source. At that point we have reflected light. This is from a surface where the light ricochets starting with one place then onto the next. Both look totally changed.
In order for your pictures to look high-quality you require the right lighting. You don't just need sufficient lighting, but you need the right light to help capture the narrative for your image. The warmth (colour), the intensity and whether it's soft or hard play a crucial position in your photography.
Let's look at the 4 primary aspects to take into consideration when examining your light:
1. Intensity (intensity usually comes from how strong it is)
2. Angle (what angle it is coming from)
3. Hard or soft (how much differences between bright and shadow)
4. Warmth or Cool (colour).
Digital photography lighting techniques
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Figure out how To Take Perfect Pictures Every Time
Is it accurate to say that you are baffled by the result of your photographic endeavors?
There are no huge privileged insights for being a superior picture taker. Continue snapping pictures and pick up experience. With computerized photography, you don't have to build up your own photos, nor do you need to keep every one of them.
Learn a valuable art in composition by learning that less is much more when it comes to your photos. When you keep your backdrop and props simple, try to take shots that your subjects aren't aware of.
To get the most out of a shot, begin snapping away and keep moving closer until the subject fills the frame. The viewer will have more interest in the picture.
White balance is something you need to take into consideration and you should manually set it. Most cameras have a default white balance setting, but if you wish to have full control over your image, set this manually. You can alter the mood of a picture by playing with the white balance, and thus control the overall effect of your images.
There are three important items to bear in
Simple Ways for Improving Your Digital Photographs
Advanced cameras make it less demanding than any time in recent memory to get fantastic photos, however that doesn't imply that you can utilize the programmed settings and hope to get flawless pictures. Regardless you have to pay consideration on a few variables keeping in mind the end goal to catch the most ideal pictures. Here are a couple tips to help you show signs of improvement photos utilizing an advanced camera.
Rethink Zooming
Many people rely on their zoom features to help them get better pictures, but it is not always a good idea. Digital zoom is unreliable. It uses software to enlarge the image, which can make your photographs appear grainy and blurry. When you use optical zoom, however, it magnifies the image using the lens, which results in clearer and more precise photos. If you have no other options, digital zoom will work, but try to use optical zoom as much as possible. You can also choose to physically move closer to the subject. You may be surprised at how much clearer and more appealing it makes your photograph when you change your location and perspective rather than using the zoom.
Would You Like to Become a Fashion Photographer
You see them all over, in magazines, on the runway amid "Style Week" around the globe and in TV ads. They are the super thin ladies strutting their stuff or the remarkable wonders with their stunning great looks wearing the most recent styles from the top originators. Yes, we are discussing the top style models of today and tomorrow. They appear to be all over you look, yet who conveys these wonders to us? Their pictures are captured with great consideration, tolerance and that uncommon search for style, creation and lighting piece. I am discussing today's design picture takers.
In the realm of fashion photographers today, my favorites are Annie Leibovitz and Melissa Rodwell and two very talented upcoming stars, Lindsay Adler and Lara Jade
With dreams of big paychecks and the glamorous lifestyle of rubbing shoulders with today's rich and famous may be the dream of many a young aspiring photographer. This, however is not as easy to reach as you may think. The red carpet to the well-known fashion houses and magazines is not an easy road to take.
Here are some of my personal fashion photography tips:
Be prepared and have
The Digital Camera Polaroid Z2300 Make You more Creative
These days, moment cameras have turned into a pattern in our current society. Numerous young people and grown-ups are utilizing it to catch their upbeat minutes and print them in a flash. While customary moment cameras can't spare, alter, and pick the photos you need to print, the most up to date moment camera from Polaroid Corporation, the Polaroid Z2300, could do the marvel. The Digital Camera Polaroid Z2300 is the best blend of an advanced camera and a moment camera.
Introducing the newest addition to the Polaroid instant digital camera line, the Polaroid Z2300 features an integrated printer with ZINK® Technology, enabling users to instantly capture, edit and in less than a minute print full color, 2×3″ prints. Along with the ability to easily upload images to any social media platform, the Digital Polaroid Camera Z2300 combines a compact form factor with a host of fun, easy-to-use features to create the ultimate social media machine.
Unlike the other instant cameras which are quite big in size, the Polaroid Z2300 has the size of a pocket camera which can be easily brought along and kept inside your bag. This fashionable Polaroid Z2300 produces a high picture
Photograph Editing Ways for Every Photographer
Not each photo turns out the way you need. It's appalling, yet it's actual – at times that flawless shot will be destroyed by something. Indeed, even the best pictures that you take can be enhanced, and photograph altering programming gives you the apparatuses to make delicate improvements where they are required.
You don't need to be a professional photo shopper to make many of these minor improvements. Learning how to make a few of these basic edits can help you turn a good photograph into a great one.
Know when to crop
Knowing when to crop your shot can help you eliminate parts of the photograph you don't want. No matter how well you compose your photo, there is often something that can be removed. Even the most basic photo manipulation software features cropping tools that allow you to completely alter your photo's composition.
Remove noise and sensor dust first
Sensor dust and noise can be exaggerated by later edits, so it's crucial that you remove them with a healing brush before you make other changes. Removing this noise and sensor dust first means that they won't be made even more visible
Step by step instructions to White Balance a Still Camera
Is it accurate to say that you are keen on the most proficient method to white adjust a still camera? Find out about different issues that in-camera shading remedy presents and acclimate yourself with procedures to set white parity on still advanced cameras. Since simulated lighting makes dynamic lighting circumstance, this article will bargain just with surrounding light situations. Here are a couple courses how to set white parity with computerized cameras.
This particular camera is a Canon 30D, but I am writing this article for everyone researching how to set white balance. White balance is colors' appearance in any image or video. Before digital, every piece of film had a preset color balance. You could purchase outdoor sunlight or indoor tungsten balanced film. If the scene in the viewfinder was remotely close to either of those, color would turn out great in my opinion. We sure open up a can of worms with digital photography compared to traditional film photography.
All of these ways how to white balance a digital camera are in-camera, which means this article will not get into post-production. First, there are generic preset white balance options that are designated by a
Step by step instructions to Take Cute Photo of Kittens
As of late I had the delight of sharing in some photography for a pet salvage association. They wished me to take pictures of many little cats and felines around the same time. This was a dream work out as expected to me. Am I a genius picture taker as well as I cherish all felines and little cats as well. I felt this undertaking was a considerable measure of fun yet particularly troublesome.
You may have heard that cat photography is very challenging. It's hard to think that taking photos of sweet little kittens might be very difficult. What is so tricky about this sort of photography? It is the similar thing that makes other types photography difficult; quick motion. Let's discuss tricks and techniques to work with some of these common difficulties.
Kitten photography
If you are photographing kittens the initial thing to realize is that you will be photographing an unpredictable subject. It is very exceptional for a kitten to just sit down and look at the camera. You must use toys to guide your kitten without intimidation or concern. It is imperative to encourage the kitten to be as relaxed as
A Special Fashion of Wedding Photography
When you think about drawing in as a wedding picture taker to photo at your wedding recollect that each photographic artist has an alternate capacity. With the appearance of complex computerized slr cameras at moderate costs there has been a blast of people who have acquired a medium range or even a completely proficient advanced slr camera and set up shop as a wedding picture taker. Some of these picture takers are quite great at what they do, even to the point of having the capacity to make it as an expert picture taker. However most by far don't have the specialized aptitude or understanding that will empower them to catch the ideal wedding picture over and over. Wedding photography is really a standout amongst the most troublesome territories of photography in light of the fact that there is so much that is crazy of the picture taker. From poor lighting to swarmed venues, from a drained lady of the hour to a shouting kid, nasty climate to visitors who decline to have their photo taken there are truly several things that can bring about an issue for the normal beginner. Everybody needs to pick up experience yet
Reason Wedding Photographers need Tripod
It doesn't take a great deal more than a hazy photograph, for picture takers to understand that this result is a long way from perfect. The customary strategy for keeping the camera still has included the utilization of a tripod, an awkward three-legged contraption measuring more than the camera, focal point and glimmer consolidated. Advancement has everything except discarded the tripod, much to the delight of wedding picture takers. Methods for steadying the camera amid wedding photography fluctuate as much as the picture takers themselves. Here are a portion of the well known choices wedding picture takers pick, to supplant the tripod.
A popular alternative to the tripod, is the ubiquitous monopod. It has one leg, and can be fitted with any of the camera support systems available for tripods. Monopods offer a number of advantages. They are very light. Some weigh less than a zoom lens. Titanium or carbon fibre monopods weigh just 300 grams. Saving weight by using a lighter camera support means that wedding photographers can be more agile during shooting. They are able to change vantage points quicker, and respond to photo opportunities sooner, because their equipment weight does not slow them down.
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Does anyone know what is going on with Dan Cleary's left eye? Not sure if this has been talked about before or not... but I was just watching the pregame show and noticed it more than usual. It looks bad, but then again, I'm no doctor.
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How the open source culture could impact climate change
Ever wonder what you get when you leverage the power of the open source culture to combat global warming? I didn't. Until I heard about Coalition of the Willing--an animated film about an online war against global warming in a post-Copenhagen world. This is collaboration, participation, and meritocracy coming together to tackle a world-wide issue.
We got a chance to catch up with Timothy Rayner, a writer and philosopher based in Sydney, Australia, and asked him to tell us more about this project. He wrote Collation of the Willing with British film-maker Simon Robson. I exchanged a few emails with Tim, we chatted on the phone, and I couldn't wait to share Coalition of the Willing with the opensource.com community.
This collaborative effort intends to raise awareness about global warming—exposing the reality of the situation by removing the political propaganda and using the open source way to tackle a problem that impacts every human being on Earth. We put Timothy Rayner on the hot seat and encourage you to watch the video at the end, then spread the word.
1) Tell us about the Coalition of the Willing.
Coalition of the Willing is a short film and collaborative project. Simon Robson and I started the project in 2008 with a plan to make an issue film about global warming. Rather than riff on the message of The Inconvenient Truth, we decided to make an animated short about open source culture and the role it could play in the war on global warming. We imagined this as a film for 2012 or 2015. I wrote the script with Simon, who directed and produced the film. Simon assembled two dozen top animators from the UK, Europe, the USA, and Australia to bring the ideas to the screen. The evolution of the project was assisted by a joint presentation in New York at the F5 Creativity Festival (April 2009). It was here that we met many of the people who came to be involved in the project.
The most remarkable feature of the film is its collaborative execution. Once we had a script, Simon divided the film into 32 sections. After F5, Simon apportioned sections to different studios, who worked independently on their parts, timing the animation to coincide with a voice-track recorded by Simon. Really, it wasn't until the whole film was completed that any of us had a sense of how (or if!) the sections would work together. Some animation teams completed one section; others completed a string or sequence of sections. Each team employed a different, divergent, style of animation to the rest. The result is an anarchic collage of styles and themes that aptly expresses the underlying message of the film, which is that collaboration can achieve incredible things!
We made the film in order to intervene in contemporary debates on climate action. For the millions of dollars that environmental campaigns have spent on pressuring governments to take action on climate change, little has been achieved. It is time for a new strategy. Political, technological, and cultural developments make this the perfect moment to explore an open source approach to global warming. We wouldn't need to drum up enthusiasm for using the internet as a vehicle for social change: nonprofits are leading the field in social media adoption. We probably wouldn't even need to build the sites that we describe in the film in order to get a prototype system off the ground: approximations of these sites already exist. The challenge lies in finding creative ways to link sites with different functions, so to place different audiences in touch with one another and to enable them to work in concert. This is a golden opportunity for developers that is crying out for realization.
2) Help our readers make the connection between Coalition of the Willing and the open source way.
We believe that open source culture has the potential to transform the war on global warming by creating the conditions for a creative swarm offensive. Think of how the 60s counterculture transformed the culture and society of its time. The countercultural movement was made up of various different groups and struggles: the civil rights movement, the peace and student movements, the hippies, feminists, and so on. All of these struggles were pushing in slightly different directions. Yet, all of them were all pushing in the direction of social change, away from the culture and world of their parents' generation. This is what made the counterculture more than the sum of its parts – in a word, a swarm. The counterculture swarmed the 60s status quo and transformed it from the bottom up.
The open source way has the potential to catalyse a comparable culture shift on a global scale. There are currently a vast number of groups and online organizations pushing for social change in response to global warming, but they have failed to cohere into a global movement. What is lacking is a common point of focus that is [1] enabling and empowering for all involved, and [2] revolutionary in the sense of representing something that could change the world. The open source way meets both these criteria. Why not set up an online network, based in open source principles, to facilitate a new generation war on global warming? This is what we propose in the film. The 60s radicals drew strength from their common struggle. The open source way could unite contemporary struggles into a global movement – a movement to change, and perhaps even save, the world.
3) I understand that you're getting some mainstream attention from the likes of MTV and others? How has that helped the project?
The week after the June release was surreal. MTV Europe blogged on the film. Ashton Kutcher tweeted the film to his millions of fans. The manager of LA band Maroon 5 got in touch to ask how the band might help with the project. It was a shock, to be honest. Simon and I hadn't anticipated much mainstream attention. None of it would have happened if the Guardian website hadn't put the film on its environment page a couple of days after the release. Our Vimeo viewing counter recorded 10000 hits the day the Guardian posted the film – a major bump. All in all, Coalition of the Willing had an extraordinary reception for a self-funded film coming out of theoretical left-field.
The mainstream attention has certainly helped get our message out to a broad audience. At the same time, it has helped us define our core audience, which is a mix of designers, developers, activists, and thought leaders. Interestingly enough, when Ashton Kutcher passed the word around on Twitter, our Vimeo hits went through the roof, but our 'likes' were approximately 30% of what they had been when the Guardian posted us. Ashton liked us, but his audience was less sure. Ultimately, a provocative thought piece like Coalition of the Willing is not going to appeal to everyone.
4) How did you collaborate with 24 artists from around the world?
Simon and I were invited to speak about Coalition of the Willing at the F5 Creativity Festival in New York when the project was in its early stages. In his closing remarks, Simon put out a call to anyone in the audience who'd like to help on the project: meet us at the bar. We thought that maybe one or two takers might step forward. We were literally swarmed by respondents. It took our breath away.
5) What's next for Coalition of the Willing?
Since the release, we've been contacted by a number of organizations keen to partner with the project. The result is that we've managed to assemble an incredibly diverse list of contacts. At this point, we are still talking to people and figuring out what we can do together. It is too early to say what will come out of it, but the future looks bright for Coalition of the Willing.
Right now, we are incubating a Coalition blog to get some of these people and groups talking to one another. In the coming months, we'll be inviting people to contribute to the blog, and to join in a discussion of what an open source enviro-action platform might look like. We'd like to see a community emerge that is cross-platform, cross-initiative, cross- all the existing efforts. We are trying to craft a unique identity – green activism meets open source culture – and to use this as a basis for further projects down the line.
Meanwhile, Simon is putting together subtitled versions of the film. We have French, German, Spanish, and Chinese subtitles on the way. We are also crowdsourcing translations on a Coalition wiki. So far, our community has completed Portuguese, Italian, Serbian, and Romanian translations, which is amazing! The enthusiasm people have brought to the translation wiki is incredibly inspiring. If we could inspire a similar level of enthusiasm among developers for the open source website project described in the film, the vision of Coalition of the Willing could easily become a reality.
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Very impressive video! Not sure if framing it in socialist terminology is necessarily conducive to the goal, though. I mean, who the heck talks about 'capitalists' anymore?
Bioneers, biomimicry institute and TED would be natural partners on something like this. I sense that the (r)evolution is already happening, just not in the graphical way shown in the video.
There is also the possibility of a swarm of ignorant misinformed climate deniers, "you betcha mama grizzlies". or of other destructive hater-remakers of the word according to some other, fascist recipe book. The 60s were a turbulent time and we're lucky it was not more woodstock-y up-in-smoke.
Technology has increased in speed exponentially since the 60s, the challenge is to channel the flash-mob potential positively at all times, while staying back from global resource and system tipping-points. It may be too late already for biodiversity, unfortunately... climate change is just one symptom of the sixth extinction underway (anthropogenic).
Nice interview Tim! Liked the bits of information behind the scenes. The "making of coalition"! ;)
I just wanted to give my little something to motivate every reader here to collaborate. Since watching the film I am totally amazed by the idea of "changing via collaboration". I then posted some comments on vimeo and they almost imediately catche dup with me. We're now a team of volunteeers from all over the world. Chicago, Mexico City, Hamburg, Hong Kong it's awesome. As a first collaborative work the coalitionblog came to live a few days ago (http://coalitionblog.org) which again was a collaborative and volunteering work from software developers in germany.
I am pretty energized and optimistic about the message of changing by using the web and creativity of volunteers worldwide. Will be sticking to it! See you around?
First a bit of disclosure - I've been supporting Tim with the Coalition Blog, and we coauthored the first statement on Open Stewardship there.
I'd like to draw everyone's attention to our "next steps" beyond the video -- we're convening Coalition Movement Camp - 10-10-10 - Work Party, in solidarity with the 350.org campaign.
Here's the invite:
While the film addresses the green movement and suggests a new model for coordination of efforts and knowledge sharing globally, the model would be applicable throughout the Social Benefit Sector, and it's development would interest all who are committed to Social Justice and an Open Internet Ecology.
We welcome everyone's involvement!


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