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We at lifeblob are proud to announce the launch of our first ebook titled “Shoot like a Pro with Compact Camera”. This is based on the tips available in this site and is targeted at a newbie who quickly wants to learn a few tricks, take a few good snaps and get inspired!

There are many bulky books available online and in print on the various subjects in photography. There are also many blogs, like Photography Tips, which will give you tips on how to improve your skills. However, seldom do you find one when you need the most; at the time of clicking! This ebook is a humble effort from our part to solve just that. Just print the ebook in the size of a pocket book and carry it around while shooting.

Shoot Like a Pro with Compact Camera Ebook

Download Here. Its Free!

Feel free to download it, print it, share it with your friends. Your feedback is very important to us. Please share us your thoughts about this ebook.

The “Beautiful Moments” contest ended on 28th February, 2010. Once again, we received over 1000 entries. The competition was intense. Only one vote separated the gold and silver prizes.

Congratulations to the winners! We hope to see even greater participation in this month’s contest.

Gold Prize – Wonderful Purple trees by seanjw

Silver Prize – Magic Morning @ Lake Navajo by Leanne Dyckson

Here are some more remarkable entries to the contest:

The Ride a Cycle Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that promoted bicycling as a sustainable and socially responsible means of transport is organizing the Bangalore Bicycle Photo Festival to spread the awareness about cycling.

We would like to invite all you photographers out there to participate in this and spread the word. There are two broad themes in which you can participate:

1) Bangalore Cyclists

Take the Photos  of Cyclists who brave the terrible traffic in Bangalore.

• Kids on Cycle/   Cyclists of Bangalore
• Puncture Shop Owners
• Cycle Business Services like the tender coconut on cycles etc
• Cycle Stores

2) Bad Urban Design for Cyclists

• Tell the story of  Bad Design by the urban planners  of Bangalore that makes cycling really hard in Bangalore.
• Share your miseries and  laughter of stupid designs  by BDA/BBMP/Urban planners  using photos.

Post your photos to the Bicycle Photo Festival Group at lifeblob, help spread the word for a noble cause and also get a chance to win some prizes. Here are some photos that have already been posted to the group.

Posted by Abhijith Rao

Posted by MGDPhoto

Posted by Abhijith Rao

Posted by Mayank Rungta

Posted by Murali HR

Posted by Sameer Shisodia

** Details of prizes and awards will be announced shortly.

Celebrations photo contest ended on 24th January. We received a lot of interesting submissions; mainly around Christmas and New Year celebrations from around the world.

The winners of this edition of our photo contest are:

Gold: Anuj Sethi - lorenzkirche Nuremberg Dec 31 ’09

lorenzkirche-Nuremberg-Dec-31-09 by Anuj Sethi

Silver:  Olga Kornivska – smile

Smile - Olga

Livewire: ripizzo – Frozen Puddle

Frozen-Puddle - Ripizzo

Honorable Mentions:

Control the let go – josh_wroe

Control-the-let-go Josh wroe

Disney World Celebrations at night – Vishal Sood

Disney-World-Celebrations-at-night by Vishal Sood

The current contest “Beautiful Moments” is on till 28th Feb 2009. So submit your entries and win great prizes!