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Whenever I purchase a lens, I always check to be sure that it comes with a hood. Hoods reduce flare in the images that you take. There are different sizes of hoods for different lenses and sometimes they can be quite expensive.

Well not anymore.

I was just sent a link to a site that offers pintable lens hoods that you can trace onto posterboard and stick on your camera. They have all kinds of shapes and sizes. Now that is neat.

Link: Paper Lens Hoods

If you are planning on buying any Canon products, be sure to bookmark this page. Canon recenly released a whole list of items that they’ll offer a rebate on. This includes some SLR’s and a bunch of lenses.

So, find the best deal you can and then be sure to make it a little sweeter by sending in this rebate. (If you buy two products, you can double the rebates.)

Link: List Of Available Canon Rebates

As I mentioned before, I’m getting pretty excited to go to Photoshop World next week here in Las Vegas. To be honest, I only use Photoshop sparingly, but in addition to Photoshop classes there will be quite a few Photography classes taught. That is where I will spend most of my time.

Another fun thing about the conference is the Tech Expo. “All the big names are there including Adobe, Wacom, Canon, Microsoft, B&H Photo, and more! Plus, it’s a selling show, so you can save big with special show discounts and deals.”

If you looking for a good reason to come to Vegas next weekend, they are offering free passes to Tech Expo on September 8th. All you have to do is sign up on their site, print it out, and come on in. The sign up page is here.