Graduation Day Photos: new Editors' Picks

Graduation Day is around the corner, or perhaps it already happened for your grad. Take a look at some inspiring images of graduation day from Photo.net members and get some ideas for your own future photojournalist graduate sessions.

"Graduation Day: the proud exultation of a graduate, tossing a cap up in the air, the joy of many years of hard work now completed, huge smiles of accomplished graduates from college or high school, a sigh of relief to be over a huge hurdle in life..." -Photo.net editors

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Image by Darius Naz

Graduation Gift Guide

Wondering what to get your grad this spring? Whether your grad is just completing a degree in law, architecture, design or photography, a new camera or accessory is always a welcome gift. The Photo.net Graduation Gift Guide has advice on the best gear for the Traveler, the Outdoor Adventure Enthusiast, the Party-Goer, the Graduate from Photo School, etc.

"After graduation comes the great world adventure--perhaps it's a trip around Europe bumming from hostel to train to bus, a down under Australian adventure, an excursion to Patagonia, a scuba diving trip to the Caribbean, the graduate will need travel photo gear to capture those moments. Whether the photographs are for their memory book or journal, or to post on their blog, we have some suggestions for you." -Photo.net editors

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Canon XSi: First Look

Bob Atkins did a 24-hour test with the new Canon Rebel XSi. In the article, he shares some of his initial impressions of the XSi along with some sample photographs. This is a prelude to the full review he will be completing in the next few weeks.

"I took around 180 photographs with the XSi using the 18-55 IS and the 55-200 IS. Just about all of the photographs were well focused and the exposure was good. I was capturing in fairly bright sunlight most of the time and the AF worked very well with no "hunting" for focus. I had the camera set to use the center AF point, aperture-priority exposure, and evaluative (multi-segment) metering. All other camera settings were left at the factory defaults. White balance was set to auto and I tried ISO settings from 100 to 800." -Bob Atkins

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Creative Children's Portraits: Editors' Picks

The Photo.net editors have published a Creative Children's Portraits article, highlighting some of the members' best and most unique children's portrait work.

"Unique Children's Portraits: innocent eyes wide open, candid portraits, sincere honest expressions, serious child thoughts, children focused on learning a new skill, glimpses of a child's make-believe world, happiness without boundaries..." -Photo.net editors

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Image by Jacqueline Roberts