By oteph on July 28, 2010
Sharing Images (9)–
Several new and previous contributors are featured in today’s column.
Jun Lao, a Filipino working in Ho Chi Minh City for Mindshare Vietnam writes that he started in underwater photography last year and has been “hooked ever since.” He shares: “The reason I got hooked is every dive offers something different and unique every [...]
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By oteph on July 21, 2010
More Photo Numbers and Readers’ Images–
Continuing with our column topic two weeks ago, here are more numbers and news highlighting the prevalence of digital photography today. Twenty-five million digital cameras including 2.1 million DSLRs are expected to be sold in the US - where 80% of households own digicams - this year, and Americans will [...]
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By oteph on July 13, 2010
Hidden Messages and Readers’ Images–
When the FBI arrested the alleged Russian spy ring in the U.S. recently, they revealed that one of the ways by which the suspects communicated was through steganography or the science of hiding data within data. The carrier they used to conceal their messages were seemingly innocent pictures posted on the [...]
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By oteph on July 6, 2010
Photo Numbers and Readers’ Images–
Sometime ago, while searching for studies on just how much digital technology has affected the expansion of photography, I came upon some interesting data available on the Internet. In the U.S., it is estimated that 10 billion more pictures will be taken in 2010 than in 2009, bringing the total for [...]
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By oteph on June 29, 2010
On Dads and other Images–
There’s a website that I did not know existed until I needed to find the source of an image previously downloaded from the Internet. I had been gathering a lot of images for a Powerpoint presentation but forgot to take note of the sites where they came from. Of course, it’s [...]
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By oteph on June 22, 2010
Sharing Images (8)–
With still a week to go before the end of June, this column will keep on featuring Father’s Day tributes until next week’s issue. However, since I submit this column to Picture Perfect almost a week ahead of publication, senders have only until tomorrow, the 23rd, to email their images and stories.
And now [...]
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By oteph on June 16, 2010
Sharing Images (7)–
Our email inbox continues to receive contributions from new and regular readers. It has always been our practice to give space priority to readers who have not had a chance to be published. Sometimes, this column also adopts a theme/topic for a limited period of time, like this month’s Father’s Day celebration where [...]
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