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Review:: Canon EOS 450D Rebel XSi

“Canon’s new EOS Rebel XSi digital SLR includes quite a few features new to the EOS camera system, and once again exceeds some of the abilities of the company’s intermediate digital SLR camera, the EOS 40D.” —  Shawn Barnett Source and Read More: imaging-resource.com

PhotoShelter?s Shoot! The Day Inspires Hundreds Of Thousands Of New Stock Photos, Establishes New Dialogue Between Photographers, Image Buyers

New York, NY, July 22, 2008 - PhotoShelter Inc., the leading online destination where more than 37,000 photographers sell stock photography and access powerful solutions for e-commerce and image storage, today announced an estimated quarter million stock images were captured during its Shoot! The Day event, held July 20, 2008, many of which will be [...]

New Website Enables Users to Design Custom Canvas Prints

Mississauga, Ontario (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 – imagingoncanvas.com launches today, giving do-it-yourself consumers the online tools to quickly and easily design canvas prints showcasing their favourite digital photos. Creative control is in the hands of the user who can add as many of the featured special effects as desired to enhance the image. The resulting [...]

Relationships

“As a further comment to Ctein’s “Payola,” below, another fact of life in product reviewing is that it’s virtually impossible for any magazine or website to establish and maintain the same relationship with all companies equally.” —  Mike Johnston Source and Read More: theonlinephotographer.typepad.com

Forensic Photoshop Tutorial - Correcting Color Shifts

“Jim Hoerricks’ site, Forensic Photoshop, contains a wide assortment 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 Photoshop CS3 tutorial from him.” —  Jennifer Apple Source and Read More: photoshopsupport.com

The Weird Science of Stock Photography

“The weird science of stock photography. - By Seth Stevenson - Slate Magazine Slate magazine has an interesting write up on the recent past and future demand for stock photography images. As part of the article they interview Denise Waggoner, vice president of creative research at Getty.” —  Thomas Hawk Source and Read More: thomashawk.com

Feeding Stock Images

“One question that keeps popping up about iStockphoto, is oddly enough about the RSS feeds provided there. More specifically, I get questions from other members who have a hard time locating their individual feeds.” —  Rasmus Rasmussen Source and Read More: zoom-in.com

Becoming a Photographic Author

“Moving from enthusiastic photographer to income-generating photographer is now easier than ever. The photography world has a wide selection of open entry points, from microstock sites to Flickr networking and from websites to art fairs.” —  Dean Source and Read More: photopreneur.com

Attention to lighting can make a huge difference in your photos

“It’s the middle of summer, and you have a brand-new digital camera, but your pictures aren’t looking as stellar as you had hoped.” —  Jefferson Graham Source and Read More: usatoday.com

Photo Contests - Are the prizes worth the costs?

“There has been a dust up recently over photo contests and the cost of actually entering an image in hopes of winning a prize. I’m not referring to entry fees, but the cost of giving away all your rights to your prized photographs. Blog reader Andrew Graham from Belgium pointed me to this [...]

Why shoot JPG to learn to shoot RAW

“I was asked if I shot my digital files in RAW or JPG, and how to explain the power of RAW files to a beginner. I remember when I first got my D70 and looked at the RAW files. I thought they looked pretty crummy compared the JPGs. But I knew the “pros” were shooting [...]

Playing With My Wand

“Some of you are going to think less of me for saying this, but I actually use the Magic Wand tool on a regular basis. I know it’s considered something only a total newbie would do, but I really don’t care because it works. At least for what I use it for, which is knocking [...]

Up Close & Spineless Photo Competition

“July 24, 2008: The Australian Museum’s annual Up Close & Spineless invertebrate photography competition is on again this year with entries closing on 29 August.” —  PhotoReview - Australia Source and Read More: photoreview.com.au

Trading Down

“The Nightly Business Report talked tonight about a consumer phenomenon they termed ‘Trading Down.’ Basically it means consumers are opting for less expensive items. For instance, they interviewed a liquor store owner who said that expensive wines were not selling, but wines that were on sale were flying off the shelves.” —  Sean Cayton Source and Read More: caytonphotography.com

Life?s give and take

“Life has as we all know it’s pluses and minuses. One of the pluses is the wisdom that comes from getting older and having a laugh over the silly things we did as kids that we now know were really stupid. As one get’s older one of the BIG minuses is the passing of friends. [...]

Review:: Fuji Finepix S100FS

“The Fuji Finepix S100FS is a large high-end fixed lens digital camera aimed at prosumers. Fuji calls it the most sophisticated camera ever made. It is an SLR-styled camera with complete manual controls, a mechanical lens and numerous buttons to give it a professional feel. This camera’s outstanding feature set includes: …” —  Neocamera Source and Read [...]

Big Sensor a Small Step for Cameras

“Every camera manufacturer wants a bigger slice of that $42 billion digital-photography pie. So what do they do? They pile on bells and whistles. Smile recognition, anti-red-eye, blah, blah, blah.” —  David Pogue Source and Read More: nytimes.com

ID #71: The Image Doctors

“This week, Rick and Jason explore the use of “non-traditional” focal lengths as a creative tool, and discuss ways of handling contrast in photography” —  Nikonians Source and Read More: blog.nikonians.org

Speed Lighting effect in photoshop tutorial.

“Take an image of a fireworks display and turn it into an intense sensation of speed. Manipulate natural lighting to fill a motion filled scene. Use masks to blend the effect over a car image to make the car appear to be in motion. This tutorial shows you exactly what to do. Let’s get moving.” —  [...]

Using Ink Drops in Your Digital Compositions PhotoShop Tutorial.

“We all love Photoshop and its effects, but sometimes it’s great to get your hands dirty when creating elements for your graphics. Ink drops can add a creative and energetic element to your designs. This tutorial demonstrates techniques to creatively work ink drops into your compositions.” —  GraphicTutorials Source and Read More: graphictutorials.net

6 Tips for Aspiring Photojournalists

“Photojournalism may quite possibly be the most sincere form of photography. While other niches tend to lean towards making things look pretty, for photojournalists, it’s all about telling the true story. As an aspiring photojournalist you can use the events in your life to build your portfolio and find unique ways to capture a story. [...]

New Samsung Photo Frames support Wi-fi and RSS

“The premium V series feature a glossy wooden frame and come in 8 and 10 inch sizes. The line-up includes the SPF-86V and SPF-105V photo frame. The Samsung SPF-86V and SPF-105V can grab automatically photos via an RSS feed from a website. “ —  Luigi Lugmayr Source and Read More: i4u.com

Redeux

“As we progress or think of new ideas for photos it’s alway a good idea to go back and revisit older work. This way you’re apply new tricks to old photos and breathing new life into them.” —  Jen Renaldi Source and Read More: jenrenaldiphotography.wordpress.com

Photo Manipulation - When Can You Believe Your Eyes

“Today there was a good conversation on the subject of photo manipulation on NPR “In A Photoshop Age, Can You Believe Your Eyes?” that I highly recommend listening to if and when they put up a recording of the program.” —  Jim M. Goldstein Source and Read More: jmg-galleries.com

Back in the Saddle

“It’s official I’m back. Back from 5 days of a very hectic but relaxing travel schedule to photograph the beautiful natural landscapes of Utah and Wyoming. Not counting my flight from San Francisco to Salt Lake City I logged nearly 1100 miles in my trusty rental car.” —  Jim M. Goldstein Source and Read More: jmg-galleries.com

Ricochet - My shot made Joseph Dwyer famous. Did it also help lead to his death?

“The e-mail was a punch in the gut: “the soldier you made famous — killed himself last Saturday — thought you should know.” “ —  Warren Zinn Source and Read More: washingtonpost.com

Cemal Ekin - Crafting a Signature Style

“Cemal was fairly confident that he wanted an alternative process look so he printed a key image for a series of black and white images on Epson matte papers - UltraSmooth, Velvet, and Watercolor paper.” —  John Paul Caponigro Source and Read More: johnpaulcaponigro.com

Photographing for stock with the end user in mind

“When I plan a stock photo shoot, I always think about how designers/advertisers/editors can use the images I create in their work. Chances are, if I can’t think of multiple uses for an image then it won’t end up selling very well. This is sometimes hard to come to grips with.” —  Rich Legg Source and Read [...]

[B]Business Day Thursday: Run Your Business Like The Naval Academy - The 7-Step Annapolis Plan

“You know, taking the US Naval Academy tour yesterday was not only a great experience visually and historically - it offered some provocative insights on how we might run our businesses.” —  David Ziser Source and Read More: digitalprotalk.blogspot.com

The hysteria surrounding people photographing children continues to grow

“Elderly photographer branded a paedophile - Taking pictures of an empty paddling pool has landed one lady in hot water.” —  ePHOTOzine Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

About Photographic Filters for lenses.

“Filters are basically tools to modify the quality of light hitting your sensor. They used to play a more integral role in photography before digital cameras came along. Nowadays, a lot of people discount the importance of photographic filters thinking that they can replicate any effect they want during post-processing.” —  DigitalPixels Source and Read More: digitalpixels.net

Phase One Announces World?s First Full Frame 645 Medium Format Camera System.

“Phase One A/S announced the P 65+ digital back and the P 65+ camera system based on Sensor+ CCD technology co-developed with DALSA Semiconductor. This patent-pending, Sensor+ technology represents a significant advancement in image capture.” —  DigitalPixels Source and Read More: digitalpixels.net

Expose Your World Photo Contest

“The search for travel writers and videographers are just two of the new categories in RovingEye’s 2008 Expose Your World competition, as well as the Photo Essays and Single Shot photographic categories.”” —  DigitalPixels Source and Read More: digitalpixels.net

The Green Bean Hair Light

“Reader Jerry Hamby just sent in this great hair light project. It is made from a cheapo 45 ws ebay flash and - believe it or not - a green-bean super value can (the kind you don’t want to eat too much of at one time). Just before sharing his tutorial with you,” —  DIYPhotography Source and [...]

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 digital camera First Look review

“21 July 2008 - A brave stand by Panasonic sees the DMC-LX3 arrive without playing chase in the ever more pixel race. Panasonic has decided not increase the resolution (for the record, the LX3 is a 10-megapixel camera) at the expense of image quality but has created a new, “super high sensitivity multi-aspect CCD” [...]

4000 Images - The Rest Of The Story

“After last Wednesday’s story - “4000 Images In The Workflow - How Do I Do It?” - several friends of the blog left comments which I thought needed some clarification. So, read the article if you missed it and here are a few more salient points of interest. Just hit the “Read More…” link for [...]

Review:: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ50

“Panasonic has added yet another model to their award-winning TZ-family of digital cameras, the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ50. This compact “super-zoom” comes complete with Wi-Fi capabilities, standard 802.11b/g wireless LAN connectivity and access to T-Mobile HotSpot service. This will allow users to upload digital photos taken with the TZ50 directly to Picasa Web Albums’, a free [...]

Nikon D3 Review

“Canon produced a DSLR with a frame size the same as 35mm way back in 2002 (the 1Ds). Surely Nikon couldn’t be far behind? Along came 2003 and a 4mp DX-based D2h. Surely Nikon would have a larger framed camera soon? Then in 2004 we got a 12mp DX-based D2x. Surely Nikon wasn’t going to stay with [...]

Review:: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS20

“Panasonic has launched a new LUMIX FS-Series of digital cameras for 2008, which includes a pair of 10.1-megapixel models, the DMC-FS20 and DMC-FS5. Both feature 30mm wide-angle Leica DC lens with 4x optical zoom. The FS models, a stylish sister-line of the highly-acclaimed LUMIX FX-Series, combines easy operation with a slim and sleek look, enabling [...]

Review:: Nikon D700

“The Nikon D700, announced on 1 July, ‘08, and scheduled to ship by the end of this month, is a bit of a shocker, and indicative of a new, much more aggressive Nikon than we have been accustomed to during this digital decade. “ —  Luminous Landscape Source and Read More: luminous-landscape.com

Nikon Coolpix S210 Review

“The Nikon Coolpix S210 is a pocket camera with 8 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom lens. It is available in four colours, black, brushed bronze, blue and plum.” —  Cameras.co.uk Source and Read More: casmeras.co.uk

Ricoh 500SE GPS-Ready Digital Camera available from MAPC

“Ricoh 500SE GPS-Ready Digital Camera: Wireless and tough Bluetooth built-in IEEE802.11b/g ready (model W only) Effective 8.13 mega pixel CCD Wide coverage with 28mm wide-angle zoom lens Large buttons and dials to ensure you can easily operate the camera even with gloves Optical 3x zoom, digital 4x zoom Anti-blur function minimises blurring Three ways power source Large, easy to view, anti-reflective LCD screen “ —  infolink Source [...]

Every picture tells a story -digital camera ones are dull

“Saturday night. A party at a bar somewhere in the East End of London. A group of friends in their late twenties and early thirties stand chatting about their fruitless weeks, their moribund love lives, their echoing bank accounts. “This isn’t the beer I asked for,” says one. “You never buy me the beer I [...]

Curator of Photography

“Under general direction, from the Associate Director and/or the Chief Curator, serves as the Curator of Photography. The incumbent will be responsible for the exhibition, preservation, and acquisition of photographic works of art. Thinks independently using best judgment and practices for work related to the Curatorial Division. Performs a wide variety of difficult, sensitive, and [...]

Samsung?s 8.0-megapixel camera phone INNOV8 i8510 officially confirmed

“Admittedly most of the mainstream (*cough* Apple) still seems content to stick a pathetic 2-megapixel camera into its phones, but one or two manufacturers are slowly realising that our camera and phone can finally be one and the same. Samsung is certainly one of them and the INNOV8 i8510 phone is its latest attempt to [...]

VisibleDust Cleans Your DSLR Sensor

“A new combo package from VisibleDust helps to remove dust and debris from DSLR sensors.” —  Christine Persaud Source and Read More: marketnews.ca

PDN Listens in on a Portfolio Consultation

“We asked photographer Jamie Kripke and consultant Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua, owner of Burns Auto Parts Consultants, to discuss how to update Jamie’s web site and portfolio. “ —  Jeanine Fijol Source and Read More: pdnonline.com

How to edit digital camera movie clips

“Most digital cameras have a short video-recording function and it’s mostly underused. The quality of the clips may be nowhere near that of video from an expensive camcorder, but they’re great for getting short clips and sending them via email to far-flung relatives.” —  Ben Tudor Source and Read More: whatpc.co.uk

Casio EXILIM EX-F1 Digital Camera Review

“Unquestionably the most futuristic camera of 2008, the Casio EXILIM EX-F1 offers unparalleled capabilities in both still and video shooting. We expect respectable digital SLRs today to take roughly three photos per second. The EX-F1 can take 60 full-resolution pictures in a second. It can even shoot 7 frames per second while firing the flash [...]

Canon EOS 1000D (Rebel XS / Kiss F) Camera Review.

“When Canon launched the EOS 300D back in 2003 it was widely regarded as the first affordable digital SLR and secured Canon a seemingly indomitable number-one spot in the market. Since then the ’small’ Canon has gone through three further iterations and the current model - the EOS 450D - offers a feature set and [...]

Nikon D3 Camera Review.

“Well, like nothing Nikon produced previously. Okay, that’s not exactly true. From an external standpoint, the D3 looks and feels like a D2xs with a larger viewfinder prism hump. All the mechanical and user interface things we enjoyed with the D2 series carry over pretty much intact.” —  DigitalPixels Source and Read More: digitalpixels.net

Canon G-9 digital compact camera impressions.

“After working with the good ol’ d30 , the d20, 5d and having the great 1ds mark II camera since last year, I really wanted to have something compact that didn’t require batteries larger than a pistol magazine and could fit my pockets.” —  DigitalPixels Source and Read More: digitalpixels.net

Samsung releases GX-20 firmware update version 1.01

“The GX20 boasts a 14.6 mega-pixel image sensor, which offers the photographer a sharper image with richer colors for a truly compelling composition. Taking photos is made easier with the Enhanced Digital Filter which allows a greater dynamic range of exposures and can also be used to add various effects or compensate for missing pixels [...]

New Ricoh GR DIGITAL II function-enhancing firmware

“Ricoh will release its second function-enhancing firmware update for the GR DIGITAL II digital camera. This new update will make following functional enhancements available:…” —  DCVIEWS Source and Read More: dcviews.com

International Garden Photographer of the Year 2009 Competition

“The competition is Entries are welcome from any country in the world. There are no restrictions on the type of camera you use, or the techniques you use to produce your final image. The categories of the Competition are:…” —  photocompete Source and Read More: photocompete.com

5 Reasons Why It?s Good To Always Carry a Camera

“Last week I was reminded no less that 5 times why it’s important to carry a camera with you everywhere you go. I’d never have been able to grab a snap of any of these things had I not been packin’ heat (G9, iPhone, D3, whatever)…” —  Chase Jarvis Source and Read More: blog.chasejarvis.com

Finding True Independence as a Freelance Photographer

“The most successful freelance photographers share one thing in common: they dictate the terms and conditions under which they work. Unfortunately, the reality of the market today is that few freelance photographers operating a small business are able to achieve this level of independence.” —  Sean Cayton Source and Read More: rising.blackstar.com

Do Embedded Photojournalists Actually Work for the Pentagon?

“Is the work of embedded photographers in Iraq the kind of journalism we should expect — and demand — in a democracy?” —  Dennis Dunleavy Source and Read More: rising.blackstar.com

Lancaster County, PA

“What a wonder place to visit! The scenery is stunning and the photo opportunities are plentiful. I’m back from a week vacation in the Amish land of Lancaster County, PA. Spent a week in Strusburg, PA doing the tourist stuff, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Eastern State Penitentiary and the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, Also spent [...]

Web Server Hell

“The life of a photographer is maybe 10% about photography and 90% about doing other stuff, and that’s a very optimistic view, since I don’t want to put anyone off.” —  Andre Gunther Source and Read More: aguntherphotography.com

The Imaging Source Offers Telescope Cameras For Amateur Astro-Photographers

Highly affordable, low noise telescope cameras with up to 60 minutes exposure time and 60 fps. Charlotte, NC, July 23, 2008 - The Imaging Source, an international manufacturer of imaging hardware and software for astronomy, is now offering amateur astro-photographers a series of highly affordable, low noise telescope cameras to capture high quality images of [...]

Just posted! Canon EOS Rebel XS / 1000D review

“Our review of the Canon EOS Rebel XS / EOS 1000D. The latest entry-level DSLR from Canon has a lot to live up to and some fierce competition to face so can the baby Rebel make as big an impact on the market as its forebears. And, more importantly, does it deserve to? Read our [...]

Nintendo, Fujifilm start Wii online Photo Service

“Nintendo said on Wednesday that it would offer new online photo services together with Fujifilm Holdings Corp , enabling users to upload and print photos via the Internet.” —  Luigi Lugmayr Source and Read More: i4u.com

Dave Hill Look PhotoShop Tutorial.

“Ok, I believe this is close to the technique that Dave Hill and Jill Greenberg use on their photos with PhotoShop. The tutorial takes a few minutes to complete. You must start with a photo that has wrap around lighting and obvious highlights.” —  Graphic Tutorials Source and Read More: graphictutorials.net

Panasonic?s DMC-FZ28 digital camera touts an 18x optical zoom wide angle lens

“For photography enthusiasts looking for a point-and-shoot that can provide a long-zoom feature, Panasonic’s new Lumix DMC-FZ28 might actually be the camera they are looking for.” —  Arnold Zafra Source and Read More: gadgetell.com

Flying With Fish Signs Contract To Write ?The Traveling Photographer?s Essential Pocket Guide.?

“OK, so it is not Flying With Fish ‘The Book’………….but it is “The Traveling Photographer’s Essential Pocket Guide.”" —  Steven Frischling Source and Read More: flyingwithfish.blogspot.com

What Mountainsmith bag does Flying With Fish ersonally travel with? Lets find out!

“With the recent Mountainsmith Bag giveaway contest, during the ‘The Great Mountainsmith Bag Give Away From Flying With Fish’ I received a few e-mails asking me if I chose to use Mounatainsmith bags because of of the company’s giveaway on Flying With Fish.” —  Steven Frischling Source and Read More: flyingwithfish.blogspot.com

Lexar 8GBPlatinum II 60x Secure Digital memory card

“The Lexar 8GBPlatinum II 60x Secure digital memory card is a high-speed, high-capacity card designed for fast picture-taking, full-motion video, or use with other SDHC-enabled digital devices.” —  Fareastgizmos Source and Read More: fareastgizmos.com

The Nuts and Bolts of Off Camera Flash - Part 3, TTL wireless

“Ok, now that we’ve talked about getting your strobe off camera, and triggering it manually, lets talk about the other “main” option for firing it - wireless TTL” —  Ed Zawadzki Source and Read More: f1point0.com

Harman rename Galerie FB digital paper

“New name for Ilford Galerie FB digital - Innovative paper which offers traditional silver halide prints from digital files undergoes rebrand.” —  ePHOTOzine Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Imaging Source introduce new series of telescope cameras

“The Imaging Source, an international manufacturer of imaging hardware and software for astronomy, is now offering amateur astro-photographers a series of highly affordable, low noise telescope cameras to capture high quality images of the night sky.” —  ePHOTOzine Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Usefulness

“According to a dictonary usefulness means the quality of being of practical use. This can be so much true in photography too. Some cameras seem perfect on paper, but produces horrible photographs. Some cameras look perfect, but the images can be awkward. Are less pixels better, or is everything determed by pixel density? Theory versus [...]

Life as an Image Inspector

“The life of an image inspector for iStockphoto is one shrouded in mystery. Some of that is for good reason, since we don’t want to give away all our secrets to the competition, but there are parts of what we do, that I don’t mind sharing with you all here. “ —  Rasmus Rasmussen Source and Read [...]

Single Image Processing for HDR?Again

“I received a comment on my past Single Image processing video from one of my subscribers. He told me about a different method that he was using for processing single RAW images for HDR processing. I gave it a try and it’s pretty darn cool. So much so in fact that I [...]

Digital Photographers and the iPhone/iPod touch

“More and more photographers I know are now carrying around their portfolios in their pockets. The iPhone and iPod touch makes for a perfect portable pocket sized slideshow device.” —  Terry White Source and Read More: scottkelby.com

Santa Fe Photographic Workshops

“Santa Fe Photographic Workshops has just posted their schedule for Spring 2009. This is the schedule only; individual course descriptions should be available by the end of September.” —  Syl Arena Source and Read More: photo-resources.org

How and When to Raise your Prices

“If you want to join the ranks of the millionaire photographers, try working in Zimbabwe. With inflation running at 2,200,000 percent, the country has just issued a banknote worth Z$100bn. It buys about two loaves of bread. By comparison, working in an environment in which prices are rising by about 3-4 percent – the level [...]

Panasonic Lumix LX3 - Power In Your Pocket

“2008 is shaping up to be the year that compact cameras got their mojo back. Technically it started with the Canon PowerShot G9 and the “Return of RAW” in late 2007. And 2008 has seen several new digital camera announcements that aspire to pack DSLR-like photographic control and image quality into normal-sized pockets.” —  Laurence Chen Source [...]

SEO and Stock Photography Research

“More and more, prospective clients are searching for imagery on the internet, and, more specifically, Google Images. Yes, the other search engines have image search, but for today, we’ll limit this discussion and comparison of capabilities to Google’s systems.” —  John Harrington Source and Read More: photobusinessforum.blogspot.com

Wedding photography?s dirty little secret

“Psssst… I’ll let you in on a secret. A lot of good wedding photographers aren’t focused on photographing weddings or even finding couples to photograph.” —  Sean Cayton Source and Read More: caytonphotography.com

Hydra 1.6 Brings HDR Imaging into Aperture

“Creaceed has announced the final version of its unique plug-in for bringing HDR Imaging into Aperture. This is the major improvement included in the release of Hydra 1.6, their application for easily creating HDR images on Mac OS X Leopard.” —  CreativePro Source and Read More: creativepro.com

Nudity Protection Plan

“Yesterday, I did a shoot with a model who also does the occasional nude session. Since I don’t do nudes, I asked her what she did to protect herself from having the photos used in whatever way the photographer saw fit. Her reply was interesting.” —  Rasmus Rasmussen Source and Read More: zoom-in.com

Personafile Is Your Canon 450D Information Center

“Personafile gives you all the information you need about the products you own or want to buy. You have access to web-based resources in order to maintain an old product or to enhance your new products. Now you do not have to worry about keeping track of the operating details, service documents, warranties, or user [...]

Review:: Casio Exilim EX-Z200

“On Tuesday I reviewed the Exilim EX-Z100, Casio’s first ultra-compact camera with a 28mm-equivalent 4x zoom lens. It must have been a busy week in Casio’s design department, because today I’m looking at another first for the company, the EX-Z200, which is the first camera in the Exilim range to feature mechanical image stabilisation, and [...]

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, an Advocate for Photographer?s Rights

“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (Dem, Washington DC’s at large District) is currently using her position as chair of a House Transportation subcommittee to push the issue of photographer’s rights into better public view. “ —  Thomas Hawk Source and Read More: thomashawk.com

Samsung L201 and L310W

“Samsung has announced two additional cameras in its L series; the L310W and L201. The 13.6megapixel L310W features a 28mm 3.6x wide optical zoom lens and ‘intelligent’ 2.7” LCD screen, digital image stabilisation, face detection with blink detection, smile mode and the new ‘Beauty Shot’ mode. Although we’d love this to reject people’s faces, with [...]

Kodak Easyshare V1273 Review

“Kodak cameras aren’t generally known for their good looks. Okay, we’re fully aware that Kodak has been responsible for several iconic cameras in formats passed, but digital seems to have passed its designers by. However, that has all changed with the £190 EasyShare V1273, which is not only one of the best looking digital compacts [...]

Payola

“Got a package today from Other World Computing (www.macsales.com) with an external hard drive adapter for me to test. It’ll likely figure prominently in (probably) my next column.” —  Ctein Source and Read More: theonlinephotographer.typepad.com

Review: Nikon SB-900 Speedlight

“I got a chance to play with a new Nikon SB-900 speedlight over the last few days and I gotta say, it’s a pretty sweet flash. Long story short: Nikon has just extended their lead in the flash department.” —  David Hobby Source and Read More: strobist.blogspot.com

Panasonic LX3 vs LX2: Relative Sensor Sizes and Effective Sensor Areas per Aspect Ratio

“Panasonic’s new LX3 doesn’t simply crop away bands of pixels along the edges of its sensor to achieve the various aspect ratios. Rather, the LX3 uses a relatively new technique first introduced in Panasonic’s TZ3. The sensor is larger than the imaging circle of the lens. For each aspect ratio, a slightly smaller central portion [...]

Sony?s Stylish S-Frame

“Featuring 256MB of internal memory, the new S-Frame DPF-D70 is compatible with Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Compact Flash, SD Memory Card, MMC and xD- Picture card storage media. It can also be connected to a PC or digital camera via USB for downloading or showcasing digital photos.” —  PhotoReview - Australia Source and Read [...]

Documentary film by Eric Bricker about Julius Shulman

“Thanks to reader “mjdwilson” for passing along the link to this site on the Documentary film on 97 year old Julius Shulman. Shulman is considered by most the greatest Architectural photographer. Hopefully this film will be available soon on DVD.” —  Larry Lohrman Source and Read More: photographyforrealestate.net

I May Have Found The Ultimate ?David Hobby? Lighting Kit Bag

“You know how as photographers we go through phases with our gear? For example, I go through phases where if I go to a shoot and I don’t have at least three big lenses, two camera bags, three cases of lights and a tripod that weighs more than my kids, I feel like I’m out [...]

EV Compensation Explained

“I’ve been using the EV (Exposure Value) button on my camera more than any of the other buttons so I thought I would share with you why and when I use it. Remember that I shoot with a Nikon so shutter speed and aperture are controlled with the front and back wheels not buttons ;). [...]

Old School

“Aphotoeditor wrote a great post about why photographers should blog. I’ve got a fifth reason: the process of writing for is another method to improve and focus my own photography. “ —  Ann Torrence Source and Read More: anntorrence.com

Sony Ericsson W902: half Walkman, half camera

“Sony Ericsson’s latest Walkman phone packs more camera functionality into this music box than ever before, and whilst it doesn’t compete in the storage stakes, the message here is about the quality of your music rather than the quantity.” —  Shiny Shiny Source and Read More: shinyshiny.tv

New Panasonic LX3 Looks Great

“I’m not even interested in the silver model. I want the sexy black Panasonic DMC-LX3 compact camera. For starters, this model has 24mm-60mm f-2.0 (at 24mm) Leica Vario-Summicron zoom lens. Then add features such as Raw capture, larger 1/1.63 inch CCD, three aspect ratios (4:3, 3:2, 16:9), image stabilization, spot metering, 10.1 megapixels, 3:2 aspect [...]

?Go with the Better Glass? - Digital Photography Podcast 136

“The difference between good glass and great glass, is, well, quite glaring. I recently had a chance to work with both in the same conditions. I was on the tennis courts at Stanford University in Northern California for the Bank of the West Classic. I started the day shooting with kit lenses that come with [...]

Red Boot Design and SilverBack Imaging & Design Team Up to Let Photographers Be More Productive

Two companies offer complimentary services in tandem enabling professional photographers to spend more time shooting and less time dealing with post-production issues. Source and Read More: imaging-resource.com