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Bentley Motors created a mind-blowing 53,000-megapixel image to promote their $330,000 Mulsanne luxury car driving across San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge. While the shot above just looks like a nice scenic, if you zoom in on the image with the interactive controls provided, you can actually see the stitching on the car’s sumptuous leather seats. And if you have the patience, you can even count the 4,500 individual stitches in the embroidered headrest logo.

Most of us have a long list of gifts to purchase for the holidays, but you’re a photographer, right? So why not grab a few of your favorite images and create something personal that your friends and family will enjoy? The quick video below provides 10 great ideas for photography gifts you can make at home.

We’ve seen a lot of great imagery from the August 21st total solar eclipse, but this nine-minute video is really something special. Self-proclaimed “armchair aeroscience geek” Liem Bahnerman captured the amazing footage after launching a high-altitude balloon festooned with three still cameras and two action cams shooting video.

Unique Photo will be holding a three-day “Cash for Cameras” celebration September 10-12, 2010 at the superstore located at 123 Route 46 West in Fairfield, NJ, in which consumers can trade-in their old, existing cameras and photography equipment and receive cash or a store credit in return.

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Harman technology Limited is pleased to announce the Ilford Photo Student Photographic Competition 2012. The competition is open to all students aged 16 and over undertaking full or part-time professional photography training at a USA based high school, college or university.

Judged by renowned photographer and author Henry Horenstein the theme for the competition is "Family".

With no detailed brief, Henry will be looking for imagesthat are original and imaginative. All images must be printed on Ilford Photo black and white darkroom paper, and there is no limit to the number of entries that can be submitted by any student.

There’s one challenge all portrait photographers face, whether they’re pros in the studio or a novice shooting family photos. This annoying issue is a subject’s flyaway hair that can make portraits look messy.

Blue Crane Digital today announced its newest training DVD, “Introduction to the Nikon D3200– Basic Controls ”. The DVD helps you unleash the potential of your Nikon D3200 by teaching you how the camera features and controls work together, giving you all the tools you need to capture the best images under any conditions. This video will benefit anyone who wants an introduction to the D3200’s main controls and settings.Topics are arranged in chapters, allowing you to move at your own pace.