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Zeiss ZA Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM (Sony SAL-2470Z) Review / Test

“The Zeiss ZA Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 SSM is a hint of the things to come. It is a full format standard zoom lens that is more or less openly targeting Sony’s upcoming professional-grade 24mp FF DSLR but it does naturally work perfectly on the existing lineup of APS-C DSLRs where its field-of-view is equivalent [...]

Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO IS USM Lens Review

“The Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO IS USM Lens is Canon’s first DO (Diffractive Optics) lens - yielding 400mm f/4 IS performance in a relatively small and light handholdable package. ” - The-Digital-Picture Source and Read More: the-digital-picture.com

Canon PIXMA iP2600 Inkjet Printer - Review

“The high-gloss black and silver colouring of its range of printers and all-in-ones has become something of a house style for Canon. Even this low priced PIXMA iP2600 has many of the features which make its bigger, more expensive siblings popular and the elegantly simple design is one of them.” - Simon Williams Source and Read [...]

Ray Flash Redux

“There were lots of questions following last week’s review of the new Ray Flash Ring Flash Adpater.” - David Hobby Source and Read More: strobist.blogspot.com

Photo Geo-Tagging with DeLorme Topo USA® 7.0 Provides Precise Locations for Digital Photographs

New GPS Feature Ideal for Professional Photographers and Recreational Users YARMOUTH, Maine — With summer approaching, the peak season for outdoor activities is almost here. Outdoor activities mean outdoor photos and DeLorme, the leader in innovative mapping and GPS technology, makes it a snap for anyone with a digital camera and a handheld GPS receiver to [...]

Epson Stylus Photo 890 - Review

“You’re taken through each step by a series of onscreen animated diagrams that are a far sight more helpful than other guides the competition offers.” - PC Authority Source and Read More: pcauthority.com.au

Gotta McNally? Then Pimp It. - Book Review

“If you think of a photographer’s career as a roller coaster, then Joe McNally’s car has been around the track a bunch of times. To get a sense of his persona, mix equal parts of photojournalist, theatrical lighting director and New Yorker. Then infuse that mix with the cool intensity of an ER physician and [...]

Moab Photo Symposium wrap-up

“The real problem with the Moab Photo Symposium was that there simply was not enough time to do everything. I told the organizer, Bruce Hucko, that I wanted an “E” ticket to the party since I’d not been before, and even then, I missed out on way too much. I could have happily gone to [...]

video: episode 8 , 35mm pinhole camera

“Despite major technological advances in photography, I still enjoy getting back to the basics. Few things are more satisfying to me, personally, than constructing my own camera and using it to take photographs. If you haven’t tried it before I hope you’ll give it a go sometime.” - prophotolife Source and Read More: prophotolife.com

Everything You Wanted to Know About Camera Firmware

“Ok, so I’ll bring you in on a secret there is no such thing as camera firmware. Keep reading to find out why.” - DIYPhotography Source and Read More: diyphotography.net

White Seamless Tutorial :: Part 3 :: From White To Black.

“If you are just joining us, this is part three in a four or five part tutorial about the many uses of white seamless as a background material. You can catch up by reading part 1, part 2, and part 2b.” - Zack Arias Source and Read More: zarias.com

Samsung NV40 Review

“Announced back in January, the stylish Samsung NV40 is a new addition to Samsung’s now extensive range of NV-branded compact digital cameras (12 in total). As with the rest of the NV range, the NV40 employs the same unique, Smart Touch interface, which completely does away with the traditional camera menu system. The Samsung NV40 [...]

Canon users don?t blame your LCD

“I’ve been a Canon user ever since my first DSLR and one of the things that always frustrated me is the uselessness of the LCD to evaluate the sharpness of your pictures.” - All Day I Dream About Photography Source and Read More: adidap.com

Media player, digital camera small but sophisticated - Review

“A small, user-friendly pocket camera that comes in an assortment of colours, including red and a pale pink that verges on lilac. Comes with a 3X optical zoom, a big, bright 3-inch screen and Kodak’s suite of user-friendly software, and produces a stonking 10 megapixel image.” - Rick McGinnis Source and Read More: metronews.ca

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS Digital Camera - Review

“The PowerShot SD790 IS is another notch in the belt for Canon’s Digital ELPH line. This camera’s slick design, speedy response time, and myriad features (including image stabilization and motion detection) make it one of the top in its class. Most important, the 10-megapixel sensor (paired with a 3X optical zoom) produces fantastic photos.” - [...]

Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd Digital Camera - Review

“The Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd is a sleek-looking point-and-shoot camera that offers good performance at a reasonable $250 price. There are some tradeoffs, but casual photographers will be pleased with the design and overall image quality of this 8.0-megapixel beauty.” - John B. Stafford Source and Read More: computershopper.com

General Electric E840s Digital Camera - Review

“The digital camera market is something of a paradox. Digital cameras have been one of the hottest consumer electronic items for the past seven or eight years, and continue to sell by the million over the world. However despite this, many manufacturers are finding it increasingly hard to turn a profit. The problem is that [...]

14 Blogging Tips for Your Photography Business

“As I’ve written here previously, blogging can be one of the most effective marketing tools at your disposal today. For those of you just starting out, here are a few words of wisdom gleaned from my two years of blogging consistently about my photography business.” - Sean Cayton Source and Read More: rising.blackstar.com

Nikon Coolpix L18 Review

“The main reason for looking to buy the Coolpix L18 is the fact it is simple and easy to use. Another attraction is the fact you can pick up a camera from a respected brand like Nikon for a relatively low price.” - Cameras.co.uk Source and Read More: cameras.co.uk

Some Experimental Work: Celebrity, Maps, and Sensor Bloom

“I thought I’d share some experimental work I shot recently that was inspired loosely by the notion of celebrity, the video Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (directed by the very talented Patrick Daughters), and sensor bloom as art.” - Chase Jarvis Source and Read More: chasejarvis.com

The Center for Fine Art Photography call for entries for 2008 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography Deadline July 15, 2008

$900 in Awards 2008 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography will spotlight images from around the world. All subjects are eligible. The exhibition is open to all domestic and international, professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. Information and online submissions at The Center for Fine Art Photography www.c4fap.org [...]

Panavision?s ?Demystifying Digital Camera Specifications? Videos - Now Online

““Demystifying Digital Camera Specifications,” a seven-part series focusing on the complex science of image resolution and digital cinema cameras is now available on the Panavision website.” - Panavision Source and Read More: postproductionbuyersguide.com

Hamrick VueScan v8.4.71

Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world’s most widely used scanning software, has released its latest version 8.4.71 - which now includes support for scanning multi-page documents using inexpensive flatbed scanners. This lets users scan both single-sided and two-sided documents in any page order, using scanners with or without document feeders. Many options are [...]

Photoshop Favicon Tutorial Updated

“Some readers have sent in some great tips for working with favicons, so I’ve done a major update to my favicon tutorial. Here’s the start of the piece, and a link to the whole thing.” - Photoshopsupport Source and Read More: photoshopsupport.com

Landscape Photography Part 4

“Part of viewing a landscape photograph is not just its initial impact, but how you absorb it over time. If there’s nothing specific in a picture, an abstract for example, you tend to try and read it like you would a book, starting at the top left corner and working across and down in a sort [...]

Image Handling in Paint Shop Pro

“How do I work my images? It all depends on the photograph that I am taking as to how I will work it to a finish. This may sound a bit long-winded, but to really understand how my photograph is being worked, it all comes together in a picture that you may see in my portfolio [...]

Sony CyberShot DSC-T2 - Review

“Sony’s CyberShot DSC-T2 is a very unusual camera, indeed. Normally, we talk about cameras with a pointless amount of internal memory, kind of like 26mb, which is enough for only a handful of photos from the latest multi-megapixel cameras, such as the eight megapixels on offer here. But, the T2 breaks the mould, offering a [...]

Nikon CoolPix S600 - Review

“Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been working our way through some of the latest luxury compact cameras from the top brands. We’ve covered high-spec models from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm and Ricoh, so today it’s the turn of Nikon, with its new Coolpix S600 premium ultra-compact.” - Cliff Smith trustedreviews.com

Canon EOS Rebel XSi - Review

“Don’t expect anything radical here—this is a basic black D-SLR with a matte-black body and some textured finish on the pistol grip and rear thumb rest. Yes, there’s an option for a silver body, but if you’re buying a camera of this type, black is what you want.” - I4U News Source and Read More: i4u.digitaltrends.com

New York Hates Wedding Photographers

“Adorama reports that “New York City’s City Council is holding a hearing this morning on a proposed law that would require wedding photographers to be licensed and submit a $5,000 bond.”” - lightchasers Source and Read More: lightchasersphotography.com

Adobe signals delay to Photoshop Express

“Adobe has delayed an update that will add support for Flickr users to its Photoshop Express online image editing and storage service.” - dpreview Source and Read More: dpreview.com

L.A. Photo Dealer Sentenced For Tax Fraud

“Pioneering Los Angeles photo dealer George Ray Hawkins has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of tax fraud.” - Daryl Lang Source and Read More: pdnonline.com

Review Update: The Hoodman RAW Memory Cards; Hoodman Responds

“Last week I posted a field report review of Hoodman’s RAW UDMA high-speed memory cards, and in my report I mentioned that while the cards performed flawlessly for me, and were fast as blazes, I couldn’t find a reason to justify their higher cost vs. similar size and speed Lexar and SanDisk cards (the Hoodman [...]

Datacolor Releases Public Beta of Spyder3Print

“Datacolor has released a public beta of Spyder3Print for Mac and Windows. Version 3.5PB is a free upgrade for registered PrintFIX PRO and Spyder3Print users. According to the company, it offers “offers significant improvements in speed, workflow, and convenience.”" - Mike Pasini Source and Read More: imaging-resource.com

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S750 - Review

“With its simple design and small size, the Sony Cyber-shot S750 is exactly what it looks like: a basic point-and-shoot digital camera geared toward novices, anyone who doesn’t want to fiddle too much with exposure controls.” - Stephanie Boozer Source and Read More: imaging-resource.com

Color Picture

“To follow up on the previous post, I’ve decided I was wrong about Udayan Behera’s picture. I guess the water color does have a jade/alabaster/onyx thing goin’ on, like the reader named Carl and one other person suggested in the comments, and upon further reflection I think it’s not as unattractive a color as I [...]

Buddy, have you got a strobe?

“I’ve always enjoyed a good cigar. You know, I was never able to get this one lit. You see, I was using a small strobe hidden in my hand to simulate the lighting of this cigar.” - David Tejada Source and Read More: davidtejada.blogspot.com

Stock Photographers Keep Playing the Hits

“Jim Maxwell once wrote an essay on how to write a country song guaranteed to hit the Top 40: Include a done-me-wrong lady, a horse, a thief, a train, a jailhouse, a shotgun. Mix with emotion: jealousy, love, regrets. Add some action: a bank robbery, wreck at a railroad yard, a hard-driving rodeo. Deliver with [...]

Makeup basics for fashion photography

“Have you ever wondered how to get your face “picture perfect” for photos? Whether for professional sessions or group gatherings, here are a few tips to get your face ready for your closeup!” - Cari Cooney Source and Read More: connectedphotographer.com

BabyZone Weekly Photo Contest

“Each week BabyZone hosts four photo contests for the best baby, pre-schooler, and child photos. Each contest features eight to sixteen candidates and the weekly winners go on to compete in the final round at the end of each month. These four monthly photo winners then become eligible to participate in our year-end Grand Finale.” [...]

Backup for Photographers: The big Picture

“There is an irony about digital photos: They actually can last without degrading forever (even improve by better imaging software) and yet they are very volatile, many bits on some storage device. To keep you images you need to be able to: …” - Marc Rochkind and Uwe Steinmueller Source and Read More: outbackphoto.com

CHOICE RANKS DIGITAL CAMERAS

“HERE’S SOME NEWS that will set the digital cat amongst the megapixel pigeons. Choice magazine is rating cameras this month and they reckon that if image quality is your top priority you should go for the Canon SX100is.” - DPEXPERT Source and Read More: dpexpert.com.au

REVIEW?NIKON COOLPIX P60

“This is an 8 megapixel camera with sensor shift image stabilisation and a 5x zoom lens (36–180mm film equivalent). The body is well made and looks like a camera, not a fashion accessory. The bulge on the right hand end holds two AA batteries and serves as a grip. There is an electronic viewfinder to [...]

MTI Micro testing feasibility of fuel cells in digicams

“The ever-boastful MTI Micro is back again, just days after showing off a fuel cell-powered GPS prototype in Atlanta. This go ’round, the company is announcing a newfound partnership with an elusive Japanese developer of digicams in order to “evaluate the feasibility, development and production” of Mobion products.” - Darren Murph Source and Read More: engadget.com

Adobe Photoshop Express Public Beta adds Flickr support

Adobe today announced a major update to Adobe Photoshop Express beta, including integration with Flickr and a Save As functionality, two of the most requested features by early adopters. Additionally, a new embeddable player will allow users to post their Photoshop Express slideshows to sites such as Facebook, Myspace, blogs and more. Released as a [...]

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools and Expression Media 2

Microsoft have introduced two new products to help photographers manage their digital photos in a new way using location data, a process known as geotagging. Geotagging is an exciting new way to organise your digital photos that was previously available only to those with technical expertise. Microsoft Pro Photo Tools make geotagging available for all photographers [...]

Adress Latif wins Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography

“Reuters photographer Adrees Latif has won the 2008 Pultizer Prize for Breaking News Photography for his image of a fatally wounded Japanese photographer at a street protest in Yangor, Myanmar.” - ePhotozine Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Canon Powershot G10 at Photokina? CMOS?

“Mayank Bhatnagar started a thread in our discussion area regarding Canon’s plans to use new CMOS sensors in compact cameras. As some may recall, this news was announced last summer.” - Serious Compacts Source and Read More: seriouscompacts.com

Inspiration Day - 3 Retouching Links

“Lightroom can do a lot right? But, as we all know, it can’t do everything. One of the most common questions I get asked is when/why I move to Photoshop.” - Matt Kloskowski Source and Read More: lightroomkillertips.com

Digital camera offers lots of features, but lags in speed

“With its 14-megapixel CCD, flip-up LCD, sensor-shift image stabilizer, and built-in wireless flash controller, the feature-packed Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 seems like a cornucopia of photographic goodness for the budget shopper.” - Lori Grunin Source and Read More: edition.cnn.com

Kodak?s first digital camera, circa 1975, was a real clunker

“Just before the dawn of disco and the first Star Wars movie, the digital camera first saw the light of day. But this 1975 blunderbuss wasn’t anything like today’s palm-sized baubles, no sir.” - DVICE Source and Read More: dvice.com

Digital Camera Buyer?s Guide: Mother?s Day 2008

“Waiting until the last minute to pick out your Mother’s Day gift again this year? No worries: we’ve got you covered with a special “Mother’s Day Edition” of our Digital Camera Buyer’s Guide that features our favorite compact camera picks for every kind of photographer and every budget – and just in time for this [...]

PhotoShelter Announces Winners OF ELEVATION 2008 Student-to-pro Photo Competition

Five Student Photographers Chosen by Panel of Magazine Art Directors & Photo Editors NEW YORK, NY, May 7, 2008 -- The PhotoShelter Collection, an online stock photography marketplace where a growing community of 17,000 independent photographers from 130 countries sell their work, today announced the winners of Elevation 2008, PhotoShelter’s first annual student-to-pro award and competition. [...]

Moments 2.0.3 - Macintosh

Moments is a widget to hold your photos on Dashboard. Just drag a photo from a Finder window, your iPhoto Library or a Safari URL and it will scale and keep it. Of course you can change whenever you want, simply hit backspace to remove current photo. Moments goes a step further. If you want, it [...]

gifweasel 1.0 - Macintosh

gifweasel is a fun little Mac OS X utility we put together to handle a common web developer’s task: converting an image to the GIF image format and making parts of the image’s background transparent. Now of course you can do these things with most graphics applications — applications that take a while to load and [...]

iCombiner 1.2 - Macintosh

iCombiner is an indispensible tool when working with PDFs, images and scanned documents: it lets you easily merge the most popular image and document formats into a single PDF documents with just a drag and drop. With iCombiner you can merge images and documents by dragging them from Finder onto iCombiner’s dock icon, as well as [...]

Geophoto 2.2 - Macintosh

Geophoto lets you see your pictures from a new perspective. Break the limits of long lists of pictures sorted by date! You can now browse your photo albums by location, easily finding the pictures you’ve taken in a particular place, during a particular trip. Orbit around the Earth to view all the countries you have visited, [...]

Contenta Converter 2.0.1 - Windows

Contenta Converter is a simple and powerful tool to convert, resize, rename, organize and email your photos. You wish to send pictures by email, but your photos are too big. Resize them and convert them in JPEG reduce attachment’s size. You want to archive your photos on a disk but you have so many photos. Try [...]

Extreme Thumbnail Generator 1.11 - Windows

Extreme Thumbnail Generator is the best way to create attention grabbing Web thumbnail galleries that stand out from thousands of boring look-alikes. ETG is jam-packed with unique templates and powerful tools for creating cool web galleries. The program can be used for a variety of applications - online catalogs, goods and services presentations, picture galleries, [...]

Photo Manager 2008 Professional 1 release 1 - Windows

Preview, organize, edit, and print your digital photos with Photo Manager 2008. Find images on your computer and remove duplicates. Assign keywords, ratings, and captions to your photos, and then pick the required photo from the database. License: Shareware - $39.95 Source and Read More: proximasoftware.com

Dimin Image Viewer n5 5.3 build 144 - Windows

View images in countless formats and apply a variety of effects. Dimin Viewer incorporates visualization tools, such as the Panoramic Photographs Tool and the Big Image Navigator. It also features a multilanguage interface and skins. Version 5.3 build 144 features improved support for multi-page files and videos. License: Freeware Source and Read More: dimin.net

FastPictureViewer 1.0.28 - Windows

FastPicture Viewer is a lean and mean, minimalist picture viewer allowing users to review and rate digital images faster by taking advantage, when available, of the power of multicore processors and the incredible speed of DirectX graphic accelerators, all working in concert to speed up photo viewing to unprecedented levels. The software features plug-in extensibility, [...]

Amazing Photo Editor 7.3 - Windows

Amazing Photo Editor is a nice photo editing software. You can edit several photos at the same time with its Multi-Edit Area. Amazing Photo Editor is also a graphic converter. 53 image formats are supported. Batch Conversion saves your time. Easy GIF Animation that helps you edit gif animation with photos and images. Convert GIF [...]

Liquib 1.6 - Windows

Liquib treats an image as if it were a fluid, which can be distorted by various transformations to create liquid image and marbled paper type effects. It is a graphics tool (or toy) that attempts to translate mathematics into visual imagery. Manipulation Tools and Effects can be manually applied to express your creativity with unique [...]

Sony Alpha A350 Compared to Nikon D80 Digital SLR Camera Side By Side

“At this year’s annual Photo Marketing Association (PMA) trade show, held in Las Vegas, Nevada from Jan 31st to Feb 2nd, a number of new digital SLR cameras were introduced incorporating the latest advanced technologies for 2008. Canon and Sony among others were busy at the event spreading the word that their new camera models feature [...]

Digital camera offers lots of features, but lags in speed

“With its 14-megapixel CCD, flip-up LCD, sensor-shift image stabilizer, and built-in wireless flash controller, the feature-packed Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 seems like a cornucopia of photographic goodness for the budget shopper.” - Lori Grunin Source and Read More: edition.cnn.com Technorati Tags: Sony Alpha, A350, Lori Grunin

National Lampoon?s SPLOG! to Feature Razz, Inc.?s Talking Photos

Partnership to Create and Distribute Original Talking Photos and Host Photo Contest on National Lampoon’s Irreverent Sports Commentary Site SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Razz, Inc., the leader in the rapidly growing category of audio photo enhancement, and National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX: NLN), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, today announced a partnership to create and distribute original [...]

Nik Software Ships Viveza Plug-in for Aperture

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nik Software today released the Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1, Apple’s groundbreaking photo editing and management software. The Viveza plug-in allows Aperture users to selectively control light and color in photographic images without ever having to leave Aperture. “With the power and popularity of Aperture, we want our customers to decide how and where [...]

Sensor dust: Cause prevention is better than cure

“Sensor dust is probably one of the worst nightmares of DSLR owners. Manufactures are trying hard to solve this problem with the introduction of “auto sensor cleaning” features in the newest bodies like the Canon EOS 40D or 450D.” - All Day I Dream About Photography Source and Read More: adidap.com

Visions 0.3.5.1196 beta - Windows

Visions is an innovative 3D image management system (3DIMS) which allows you to navigate through your photos in a 3D (three dimensional) world. This way you can view your folders as a collection of boards spread on your screen, allowing you to easily perform cross folder actions such as moving photos from one folder to [...]

Canon?s Printer-in-a-Bucket Selphy CP770 is One For The Kids

“Canon’s new dye-sublimation photo printer is a departure from the boring old box designs: it’s basically a bucket, and is aimed at kids. The bucket part unclips, and is supposed to store wires and accessories rather than sand and a collection of worms.” - gizmodo Source and Read More: gizmodo.com

Your Complete Guide To Adobe Bridge

“Over the course of seven articles, we’ve covered many features of Adobe’s file management software: Bridge. The links to each article are listed below, along with short descriptions of the content contained. And don’t forget to bookmark this page so you can refer back to the series later!” - Brian Auer Source and Read More: blog.epicedits.com

Sony offers up WiFi-enabled VGF-CP1 digital photo frame

“Over in Japan, Sony has just launched a fairly well-spec’d digiframe that’s certainly worthy of attention. The VGF-CP1 packs a 7-inch 800 x 480 resolution panel, multicard reader / USB port, 100MB of free internal memory (85MB for pictures,” - Darren Murph Source and Read More: engadget.com

Discover your best outdoor photographs when you learn to use topographic maps

“We’re on Island Pass in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada, California. It’s evening. The tripod is locked, the camera is focused, and the 4×5 film holders are in hand.” - Larry and Donna B. Ulrich Source and Read More: outdoorphotographer.com

What Part of ?No? Don?t You Understand? Explaining Copyright Law to Publishers

“For freelance photographers used to licensing their photos, it’s always a shock to come across an editorial stock photography buyer who thinks that payment for a photo covers both present and future use.” - Rohn Engh Source and Read More: rising.blackstar.com

A Nude Photo Scandal from the Other Side of the Lens

“Sexy photo scandals are all the rage on the Internet these days. Just ask Vanessa Hudgens. Or Miley Cyrus. Or … Amnon Bar-Tur?” - Scott Baradell Source and Read More: rising.blackstar.com

WORKSHOP - Small Strobes, Big Results

“I have some very exciting news to share with the readers of my blog. I have been asked by Reid Callanan, Director of the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops to teach a location lighting class this coming winter.” - David Tejada Source and Read More: davidtejada.blogspot.com Technorati Tags: Reid Callanan

Ricoh Americas Announces Barcode Scanning Digital Camera

“Ricoh Americas recently introduced the Ricoh 500SE Digital Camera with integrated barcode scanning capabilities. Designed for barcode-based workflows that require high-quality images, the 500SE provides an easy to use all-in-one ruggedized solution that overcomes the image quality shortfalls of alternative systems. ” - Digital Broadcasting Source and Read More: digitalbroadcasting.com

What kind of digital camera is best for you?

“There are plenty of sites that review individual cameras, but the folks at Wired’s How-To Wiki have put together an interesting primer for folks haven’t figured out if they need a compact or a DSLR.” - Andrew Smith Source and Read More: techblog.dallasnews.com

MTI Micro Signs Development Agreement with Digital Camera Developer

MTI Micro Fuel Cellsannounced today that it entered into a development agreement with a global Japanese developer of products utilising advanced optical and digital technologies, including digital cameras, to evaluate the feasibility, development and production of Mobion products. This agreement will enable MTI Micro and the developer to collaborate in evaluating and adapting MTI Micro’s Mobion [...]

Technology sneak: Photoshop, AE, Flash

“Last Thursday Adobe held a day-long event at which the execs briefed members of the financial community. A couple of us spear carriers (Steve Heintz, Karl Soule, and I) were recruited to help show off some new technology that’s baking “in the labs” (i.e. none of this stuff is promised for a future version, [...]

Basic Dubai Shooting Kit: Hi Speed Sync & a Hoodman Loupe

“Just back from the Middle East, Spain and Italy in reverse order. Up at 4:30. Time for lunch! Got some blogs and bits and pieces coming from the trip. David Hobby and I threw together a desert shoot at the last minute that mixed in a bunch of SB 800 units, one lovely lady from the [...]

Springtime in California

“Here in California during the Spring all the photographers go crazy looking for wildflowers. While wildflowers are great I can’t help but think a flowerless field is equally if not more attractive. A field such as this is quite a busy subject to photograph, yet due to our exposure to grass on an everyday basis [...]

Camera Position 63 : Beauty and Background

“What is an “arts background”? Whether we know it or not, I think we all have one. Having a background in creativity is about synthesizing things that we already know and combining them with new things that we learn to come up with wholly new ideas.” - Jeff Curto Source and Read More: cameraposition.com

The Power of the Press

“For those of you who don’t know me, or my family background, you may not know of our connection to Zimbabwe. I won’t go in to it here, except to say I have many family members still living there, trying their best to live a normal life while the country goes, literally, to hell all [...]

FinePix F100fd Firmware Update Ver.1.02

Detail of the update The firmware update Ver.1.02 incorporates the following issues. - Reduce “pinkish-colored band” which may be rarely found in the left side edge of image when the image is shot at ISO 400 or shot without flash on “NATURAL & FLASH MODE”. •Precaution 1. If firmware updating fails, the camera may no longer operate correctly in [...]

Wapix YJMM a rather unique photoframe

“Another masterpiece from Jean Louis Frechin showcased at the International Milan furniture show is the Wapix YJMM a duo of ‘chrono-pictographic’ frames.” - Newlaunches Source and Read More: newlaunches.com

E063 Day - LightSource Photography Podcast

“In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed talk with Jerry Day, producer of the Light Like a Pro DVD.” - Bill Crawford & Ed Hidden Source and Read More: studiolighting.net

Fujifilm Finepix F100fd - Review

“Fujifilm’s line-up of consumer digital compacts can be bewildering, with the A-series offering simplicity, the F-series being for advanced users, the Z-series are slim stylish models and the S-series offering DSLR-like operation. In all there are 29 consumer models currently available, some with different colour options.” - Jamie Harrison Source and Read More: trustedreviews.com

On the Importance of a Good Lens

“”OK, listen up. The most important component of your camera is the lens. If there is a place to spend the money, it’s on the glass. I’d take a 5 year old 20D with a good lens over a top of the line 1Ds MkIII with a crappy lens any day of the week.” - [...]

Forensic Photoshop Tutorial - Disabled Layer Masks

“Jim Hoerricks is the Senior Forensic Video Analyst for the LAPD’s Scientific Investigation Division. His site, Forensic Photoshop, contains lots of interesting posts and tutorials that deal with using Photoshop for forensic work.” - Photoshopsupport Source and Read More: photoshopsupport.com

Forensic Photoshop Tutorial - Tool Presets

“Jim Hoerricks is the Senior Forensic Video Analyst for the LAPD’s Scientific Investigation Division. His site, Forensic Photoshop, contains lots of interesting posts and tutorials that deal with using Photoshop for forensic work. Jim has also written a book, Forensic Photoshop. Here is a new forensic Photoshop CS3 tutorial from him.” - Photoshopsupport Source and Read [...]

Live Photoshop Webinars With Gavin Phillips

“I’m talking with Gavin Phillips about his latest Photoshop ‘live’ Webinars. What exactly is a ‘live’ Webinar? ‘Live’ online training is a way for me to share my computer screen with participants on the Internet. They see exactly what I’m doing in Photoshop as I do it.” - Photoshopsupport Source and Read More: photoshopsupport.com

Color Junkies

“As everyone knows, black and white is better than color.* Now, I know that in some cases, color is…warranted. A naturalist—who was also a nature photographer, and note that the two aren’t the same thing—once made the argument to me that the colors of the animals and the plants he photographed were part of the essential [...]

Update on the Orphan Works Legislation

“According to a report on the Stock Artists Alliance web site, “Orphan Works is back. Last month, the U.S. Congress held Hearings, making clear that the wheels were again in motion. Last week, it became official when new versions of the Orphan Works Act of 2008 were introduced by both the House and Senate.”" - [...]

Canon launch two new Selphy printers: Try to contain your excitement

“Normally a press release from Canon is a big deal. I open it eagerly expecting to be dazzled by a new camera or video camera and my heart does a little dance.” - Shiny Shiny Source and Read More: shinyshiny.tv Technorati Tags: Canon, Shiny Shiny

Adobe Submits the DNG Raw File Format to the ISO

“John Nack posted an expanded explanation of a recent Digital Photo Pro DNG article that quotes Kevin Conner, senior director of product management for Adobe’s professional digital imaging products, saying: …” - PhotoshopNews Source and Read More: photoshopnews.com Technorati Tags: John Nack, DNG, Kevin Conner, Adobe

What is The Best Lens For Real Estate Photography?

“I get asked this question all the time and there are an amazing number of Google searches this site catches with these question as the search term.” - Larry Lohrman Source and Read More: photographyforrealestate.net Technorati Tags: Google, Larry Lohrman

Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera

“If you’re using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you’ve got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK, you can get features like RAW shooting mode, live RGB histograms, motion-detection, time-lapse, and even games on [...]