Epic Edits

After missing the last few weeks of roundup links, here’s a whole gob of them. Enjoy!

The second gift for the 2-year Epic Edits birthday party will be three equipment rentals from BorrowLenses.com — enter the raffle now!

Getting married is one of the most significant events in our lives, and we’re all looking to cement memories of that special day for posterity through videos and photographs. This makes wedding pictures exceptional, as the occasion does not repeat itself for most of us. While professional photographers are likely to do a great job of capturing the event, there are times when the bride and groom prefer a close friend or relative to step up to the occasion. If you’ve been designated as the photographer for the day because you own a pretty good camera and are known for your amateur photography skills, here’s how you can make sure you do a pretty decent job that earns you more than a pat on the back.

The first gift for the 2-year Epic Edits Birthday party will be two Flickr Pro Accounts — leave a comment to enter the raffle!

Just a quick note to everybody who didn’t already know, I’m on vacation in North Idaho with my family. I had planned on keeping up with the blogging, but I figure if I’m on vacation I might as well take a little time off to relax. We’ve been visiting friends and family, taking photos, and [...]

Tips and reasons for updating your camera firmware.

30 selected photos from the Epic Edits PhotoDump Flickr pool. This week there are 25 new members, no new discussions, and 323 new photos in the group.

Links this week include articles on ambrotype photography, conventions, creativity, photo printers, fire, an a couple of videos.

I’ve really been dragging this series out — so far we’ve talked about all the major types of hardware, and the last article talked about software. Now it’s time to put it all together and set a strategy. It’s important to make a plan of attack when it comes to backing up photos, and this includes things like hardware choices, software choices, amount of redundancy, storage locations, schedule, and more.

I’d like to hear about your newest source of inspiration and how it’s impacted your work.