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mylife-pages Announces Business Building Web Pages for Photographers

GLEN ELLYN, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)--mylife-pages announces the launch of www.mylife-pages.com, a web solution that provides photographers with websites to sell to their clients. This premier new tool will help photographers share images from client sessions, expand their product line and grow their businesses. Created by a photographer for photographers, mylife-pages.com is an easy to use web [...]

WPPI 2009 “World of Photo” Offers More Ways To Grow Business & Recharge Enthusiasm In 600,000+ SF of MGM Space

Largest Gathering Of Creative Professional Photographers & Visual Artists Anticipated In Vegas CULVER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WPPI Convention & Trade Show - the photo industry’s premier expo and educational conference (www.wppionline.com), announced its biggest and best event yet for editorial, commercial, nature, portrait & wedding photographers, kicks off with a pre-show EDU-Convention on February 12th. After the [...]

How to Use Defussion/Reflectors From ANPW - TWIP

“Aperture Nature Photography Workshop: Diffusion/Reflection from Scott Bourne on Vimeo.” —  Scott Bourne Source and Read More: twipphoto.com

TWIP Podcast #50 - Inkjet Printers

“Episode 50 is in the feed or you can download the MP3 at Pixelcorps.TV Scott Bourne interviews Andrew Darlow about inkjet printers.” —  Scott - This Week In Photography Source and Read More: twipphoto.com

Spotlight Seven Interviews Merkley???

“The Spotlight Seven Group on Flickr has an interview done this week by Brooklyn’s Finest Smoothdude with Flickr’s main man Merkley. Note that Merkley is known for those lusturious amazing productions of naked young babes surrounded by all kinds of the world’s greatest things including couches, cats, guitars, booze, curtains and drapes, you name it.” —  [...]

Review: Olympus SP-570UZ digital camera

“Compact ‘superzoom’ cameras are designed to be all things to everyone. The 10-megapixel Olympus SP-570UZ is a good example, incorporating a very broad 26mm—560mm zoom range in its 20x lens for a price a good deal cheaper than a digital SLR with an equivalent lens.” —  Gavin Stoker Source and Read More: vnunet.com

Review: Fujifilm Finepix S8100fd camera

“Fujifilm consistently delivers reliable digital cameras, and the 10-megapixel S8100fd – the suffix denoting the inclusion of ‘face detection’– of which more later – doesn’t buck the trend. Its biggest feature is the huge 18x zoom lens (the equivalent of 27-486mm on a film camera) giving the camera the appearance of a small SLR camera.” —  Gavin [...]

Nikon Coolpix S600 Overview

“The Nikon Coolpix line of digital cameras continues to grow sleeker and more stylish, and the S600 is one of the smaller models currently available. The Nikon Coolpix S600 has a 10 megapixel imager, 4x optically stabilized, wide-angle zoom lens and a 2.7-inch LCD display. The Nikon S600 derives its power from a custom lithium-ion [...]

DSLR Photography & Imaging Workshop Will Cruise The Southern Caribbean March 29 - April 6, 2009

DSLR photography, printing and imaging will be the focus of an eight-day workshop cruise embarking from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to St. Maarten, St. Lucia and St. Kitts, in the Southern Caribbean, March 29 -April 6, 2009. Source and Read More: imaging-resource.com

Imaging Buffet Podcast 007 - Special Event: Teleseminar Recording

“After a pretty long podcasting break, we’re back with a new show! This one does not have our traditional intro, just a short welcome note from me. It is a recording of a special “Virtual Book Tour” teleseminar that I conducted a few months ago.” —  Andrew Darlow Source and Read More: imagingbuffet.com

“Photography Dollars & Sense” - Digital Photography Podcast 146

“I take a look at the article, How to Fail as a Photographer by Allen Murabayashi. In the article, Allen, a photographer and CEO of PhotoShelter, Inc., cites some common beliefs that many photographers have, and shows how they can actually contribute to the failure of your business.” —  Derrick Story Source and Read More: thedigitalstory.com

What’s in Your Pocket?

“I was reading a story on PDN this morning titled Smart Phones for Smart Photographers that discussed how today’s mobile devices have a variety of tools that are helpful for shooters — including their built in cameras.” —  Derrick Story Source and Read More: thedigitalstory.com

Convert your old pics into digital format - no effort included

“Sure, you keep meaning to scan all your old photographs and back them up digitally, but the thought of such a mammoth task just makes you want to leave your box of photos under the bed or up in the attic with the spiders. The Photograph To Digital Picture Converter might ease the laborious process [...]

Shiny Review: Nikon Coolpix S60

“Zara’s a little bit in love with the Coolpix S60 - it turns out that with her, size does matter. Having said that, it’s not perfect - the menus can be a little confusing, and there’s the eternal smudge factor you get with touchscreens.” —  Shiny Shiny Source and Read More: shinyshiny.tv

BatchPhoto v2.3 - Windows

Bits&Coffee has released BatchPhoto v. 2.3, a powerful Windows photo manipulation program that makes it easy to annotate, touch up, transform, apply effects, convert and rename hundreds of pictures in a single operation. Instead of enhancing and adjusting pictures individually, BatchPhoto lets you select a group of images, define a series of edits, and apply [...]

4th Annual Photoshop User Awards

“Show us your best and you could win an all-expense paid, five-day trip for two to Barcelona and have the chance to create a cover for Photoshop User magazine.” —  Dave Cross Source and Read More: davecross.blogspot.com

VSO Image Resizer 2.0.1.17 - Windows

VSO Image Resizer organizes your photos by shrinking their resolution or moving them within your hard drive. It is the perfect tool for those who store their digital pictures and images on their PC and who want to resize, compress, convert, create copies, create thumbnails, import or organize photos. License: Freeware Source and Read More: vso-software.fr

Casio Exilim z250

“The Casio Exilim z250 ($249.99 list) is one of the first Casio cameras to incorporate the company’s new “Engine 3.0″ processor, which lets the camera boot up quickly and decreases recycle time between shots. Also, the 3-inch LCD is easy on the eyes because it’s low on motion blur and high in pixels. Unfortunately, these [...]

HP Photosmart D7560 Printer

“Most printers meant for the home focus at least somewhat on photos, often to the point of dropping the ball on text and graphics. The HP Photosmart D7560 Printer ($149.99 direct) manages to focus even more on photos than most while doing a better-than-average job overall with text and graphics. It even prints on optical [...]

HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer

“Inkjet all-in-ones (AIOs) tend to be designed primarily for either the home or office, even when they can claim a foot in both worlds. The HP Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer ($199.99 direct) clearly falls into the home category, with high-quality photo output and a slew of photocentric features, including printing from PictBridge cameras, memory cards, [...]

Canon Enables Copyright Notice In Newest DSLRs

“Adding a copyright notice to your photos is critical before you send them out on the web or to clients. Fortunately, the task has just become a lot easier with Canon’s recently announced EOS 5D Mark II and 50D digital SLRs. Both cameras can be configured to automatically add your name and a copyright notice [...]

Finding Lost Photos With Lightroom

“As a professional shooter, I use Lightroom as a standard part of my workflow. Over the weekend, I turned Lightroom loose on a long-overdue, personal project. I’m now more fond of Lightroom than ever. The reason? Lightroom found photos of my kids that I haven’t seen in years.” —  Syl Arena Source and Read More: pixsylated.com

Last Chance to Upgrade From Photoshop 7

“John Nack, the senior Photoshop product manager has posted a reminder about Adobe’s upgrade path for older versions of Photoshop to Photoshop CS4. Back when Photoshop CS3 was released, Adobe changed the upgrade eligibility to only 3 versions back.” —  PSN Editorial Staff Source and Read More: photoshopnews.com

The Adjustment Brush - My Favorite New Tool

“I am a huge fan of the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom 2. It has turned some of the most time consuming tasks into operations that just take minutes to perform. I used it for the images I posted yesterday, primarily to burn in the area around the subject. Too see just how [...]

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77, sets benchmark for super-skinny cameras

“Dreaming of a super-skinny touchscreen compact for Christmas? For around $400, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 has finally convinced us touchscreen cameras are a good thing.” —  PC Authority Source and Read More: pcauthority.com.au

The Nikonians On Location #36 - Wireless Darkness

“Nikonian podcaster Martin Joergensen experimenting with wireless flash in the darkness. Just for fun, nothing big, and no great results - creatively at least.” —  Nikonians Source and Read More: blog.nikonians.org

Just posted! Nikon D700 review

“Just Posted! Nikon D700 in-depth review. When Nikon launched its first ever full-frame DSLR, the D3, in August last year it was an instant success with professionals and serious amateurs alike. Now Nikon has transplanted the D3’s excellent full-frame sensor into a more compact body and offers the package at a price point that is [...]

Deconstruction: Briana on the Pier (Spotlight Effect)

“Let’s take a single image today and deconstruct it out to see exactly how it was created. The shot is of Briana in Mexico while we were doing the September workshop in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Also known as Rocky Pointe, the little town had become a favorite shoot spot for us so we always return [...]

Inkubook Photo Book Maker Offers Flickr Users Free Photo Books

Invite Friends and Scoop Photos from Flickr into Gorgeous Photo Book INDIANAPOLIS – (Oct. 6, 2008) – Inkubook — the fun, collaborative Web site where users of all abilities can turn digital photos and ideas into a professionally printed photo book— is inviting Flickr users to make books from the photos stored in their Flickr accounts. “Flickr [...]

A Monstrous Photoshop Technique

“Learn how to take images to the creative edge, and break all the rules in the process! “ —  Russell Brown Source and Read More: creativepro.com

Both professional and student photojournalists may now apply for the $20,000 grants.

“Both professional and student photojournalists have until November 15, 2008, to propose new projects for the next Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography to be announced in February, 2009.” —  CreativePro Source and Read More: creativepro.com

What If Your Still Camera Also Shot Great Video?

“Vincent Laforet emailed me about this new Canon camera that supposedly shoots high quality video (his blog post here) because he thinks “It has the potential to change our industry.” My only thought was that other than the convenience of no longer having to carry a video and still camera, it seems rather insignificant to [...]

Download Canon Digital Photo Professional 3.5 Today

“If you are a Canon DSLR user you might be interested to download and test the new version of Canon’s RAW converter Digital Photo Professional, or DPP, version 3.5.0.0 that ships with the new Canon EOS 50D.” —  All Day I Dream About Photography Source and Read More: adidap.com

Get snapping for chance to win fabulous digital camera

“Storm-chasing photographer Roger Coulam is to act as a judge in a competition to capture the best shots from science and nature. Wearside-based Roger, who has also taken stunning photos of the North East’s most dramatic land and seascapes, will be one of three judges in the Newcastle Science City photography competition.” —  Sunderland Echo Source and Read [...]

5 Ways to Shoot Autumn Leaves

“Autumn is all about color and leaves. Red, orange and yellow suddenly becomes the predominant color of nature instead of the usual green. What you need to know is that red, orange and yellow are advancing colors. This means that if you look at different colored objects at a same distance from you, the objects [...]

Petacon expands its horizon with four new digital cameras

“Pentacon unveils four new digital cameras. The Praktica luxmedia 8403 is an 8.0 megapixel digital camera with a 3″ monitor, face tracking, smile detection, and a panorama function. The panorama mode allows you to create wide images.” —  DCVIEWS Source and Read More: dcviews.com

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700

“It’s not unusual for camera manufacturers to maximise returns on their R&D expenditure by launching several different models that share almost all of their main features, to the point where in many cases the specifications of several models in a given range are virtually identical, differing only in a few minor details. A few weeks [...]

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS Review

“The Canon PowerShot SX110 IS is a new 9 megapixel digital camera featuring a 10x zoom lens with optical image stabilizer. Successor to the SX100 model, the Canon SX110 IS is the second camera in the SX ultra-zoom series, with the lens covering a versatile focal length of 36-360mm. Other standout features of the SX110 [...]

Technique Tuesday: Wow! It Sure Didn’t Look Like That To Me

“We are off and running bright and early today. We need to be out the door in less than an hour but I wanted to get today’s tutorial up before we headed out to my presentation. So many people say; “Get it (the image) right in the camera.” Well, sometimes, I say baloney! Sometimes getting [...]

Using Your Small Strobes for Professional Results: Part One

“As we begin to start to find some ways to use our speedlights - or small hotshoe style strobes - for advantage, we need to learn all about them. (Welcome Strobist Readers… thanks David.) I’m not talking about the RTM stuff. Where to put the batteries and such. This tutorial already assumes you know a little [...]

DPInterface Canon EOS 5D Mark II Photo Gallery

“All of the photos in this gallery were taken in Aperture Priority mode with default settings and at 21M/Fine quality, with any changes noted. The lens used on the camera was a Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L USM lens. Clicking on the photo thumbnail will open up the full-sized photo (Caution: Large file size).” —  Brad Soo Source [...]

imageSynth 2 - Software

Luxology LLC, an independent technology company developing modern 3D content creation software, today announced the immediate availability of imageSynthT 2, the newest version its popular image processing tool. Featuring up to ten times faster performance, imageSynth 2 allows artists to quickly process existing images into new seamless textures, synthetic images and backgrounds, and generate super [...]

First photography title for Dennis Publishing

“Dennis Publishing who own brands such as PC Pro, Computer Shopper and iGizmo announced yesterday that Digital SLR Photography will be joining their family.” —  ePHOTOzine Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Tech Tips for October 6, 2008 - Fake Chuck Westfall

“I am so pissed off right now. I’ve been pissed off this whole weekend. And I’ll be pissed off for most of this week from what I see. I think I’m going to get fired too, because I’ve had it with Canon Inc. I am NOT going to accept any of their bullshit anymore.” —  Fake [...]

Revolutionary Baumer GigE Cameras Provide Power over Ethernet Cable

New Design Simplifies Installation and Improves Reliability SOUTHINGTON, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baumer Ltd. has introduced a revolutionary new line of GigE cameras specially designed to provide power over the Cat6 Ethernet cable, eliminating the need for a separate power cable. Baumer TXG Cameras with PoE simplify the mechanical design and reliability of a vision system, especially for robotic [...]

ScanMyPhotos.com CEO, Mitch Goldstone to Address InfoTrends’ Digital Imaging Conference

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Pictures are everything, we make yours last a lifetime and more,” is what ScanMyPhotos.com has championed as a pioneer in super-fast and affordable photo scanning and digital imaging. This slogan is the foundation for the parent company’s (30 Minute Photos Etc.) 18-years of leadership in the photo imaging industry. Protecting generations of analog and [...]

Photo Perspective Editor - Windows

“In architectural photography, the effect of converging lines is often unwanted and can be avoided by using a perspective control lens. This lens can be shifted out of the optical axis and thus the film plane can be positioned parallel to the subject and the subject is rendered undistorted. Shift lenses are mechanically and optically [...]

Shopping for Camera Gear: Is It Safe to Buy Online?

“The Internet is all the rage these days. Everything is online it seems. Heck, you’re reading this online, now aren’t you? So if you’re in the market for buying a new camera, lens or something else, the question is: is it safe to buy it online? The short answer is, it depends. The slightly longer one [...]

New lens technology could lead to lighter and smarter cameras

“Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York have built and tested a liquid lens that captures 250 pictures a second.” —  ePHOTOzine Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Samsung NV Series

Samsung Cameras, leaders in innovation and digital imaging, is giving away a year of 2 for 1 cinema tickets to customers who buy a camera from the award winning Samsung NV series from 13th October until 31st December 2008. Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Olympus E-520 Evolution Kit

“The new limited edition Olympus Evolution Kit packs a commanding array of E-System power and versatility to master any photographic challenge. Representing the perfection of miniaturised optics and integrated portability, the kit is a stunningly affordable showcase of the benefits innate in the Olympus E-System, which is based on the award-winning Four Thirds Standard.” —  DigitalPixels Source [...]

Tamron 18-270 VC vs. 18-250 Comparison

“Tamron keeps on surprising DSLR users with its ultra-zoom lenses with performance levels that once was never though to be possible. Tamron 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 since its first introduction has become one of the most versatile lens (13.8x zoom)for APS-C DSLR cameras while offering image quality that is competing with zoom lenses with less magnification ratios. [...]

Friday: Shifting Gears - Gear Review: Canon 17-85 IS Lens

“Today I thought I would shift gears from my regular Inspiration Friday theme and begin a series on what’s in my gear bag, why I made those gear decisions, and how I use the gear on the job. Don’t worry, I’ll continue to throw in an Inspiration Friday now and then too.” —  David Ziser Source and [...]

Monday Morning Hit Parade - Canon 50D; 18-200mm IS Lenses; and Nikon D90

“We wrapped a great wedding this past Saturday. The bride was getting ready at her brother’s penthouse which had access to a beautiful garden area on TOP of the building. We had a great view of the entire downtown Cincinnati and also across the Ohio River to the Kentucky side. Here was the challenge - [...]

Ricoh GX200 VF-1 Kit - Digital Camera Review

“Announced on the 24th of June 2008, the Ricoh GX200 is a 12 megapixel update to the Ricoh GX100 and features a 24mm wide angle 3x optical zoom lens, 1cm macro, ISO1600, full manual controls, a new 2.7″ screen, a new image processing engine Smooth Imaging Engine III and various accessories are also available such [...]

The Vivitar story continues with the next new owner

Consumer electronics manufacturer Sakar International today announced the acquisition of the Vivitar worldwide brand name and associated intellectual property from Syntax-Brillian Corporation, the parent company of 70-year-old photographic equipment maker Vivitar Corporation. The acquisition equips Sakar with a well-known camera brand that the company will use to expand its own mass-market camera line, add higher-price [...]

CANON U.S.A. SHOWCASES THE CR-1 NON-MYDRIATIC DIGITAL RETINAL CAMERA AT VISION EXPO WEST

Canon CR-1 Delivers High-Resolution Images and an Ergonomic Design for Ophthalmic Professionals Las Vegas, October 3, 2008 - At Vision Expo West, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, will showcase its CR-1 Non-Mydriatic Digital Retinal Camera and its complete line of total digital imaging and workflow management solutions for eyecare professionals, in booth [...]

Single Image HDR continued ….

“Whenever I get a chance to visit the Napa Valley region of California. I try to stop at V. Sattui Winery located in St. Helena. In addition to decent wines and a great little deli, V. Sattui Winery has a really neat stone Winery building which, to my eye, is a great photographic subject.” —  Peter Source and [...]

New Olympus DP72 Microscope Digital Camera For Unrivalled Speed And Clarity

“Offering unrivalled flexibility for microscopists, the new 12.8 megapixel Olympus DP72 digital microscopy camera combines high sensitivity, speed, resolution and quality, with no restrictions. With market-leading image acquisition rates, image display via uncompressed full RGB, and a range of advanced features, the DP72 enables unsurpassed performance standards for all laboratory imaging needs.” —  Medical News Today Source [...]

Sony Ericsson C905 heralded as “the death of the digital camera”

“Phones 4U has heralded the imminent arrival of Sony Ericsson’s latest as “the death of the digital camera”. The retailer states consumers can expect to see the eagerly-awaited, eight-megapixel Sony Ericsson C905 at some point in the early part of October and suggests the handset could be well worth the wait.” —  Mobile Shop Source and Read More: mobileshop.com

Photo Editing: Non-Destructive Dodge and Burn in Photoshop

“It may be hard to believe these days, but there was a time not so long ago when cameras were not digital, and photo developing was done in a lab, not on your computer. Digital cameras and Photoshop may have brought the world of photo editing out of the darkroom and into your living room [...]

Canon Lens Completely Disassembled (Result: A Lot of Rings)

“Zoom lenses are by no means a rarity, but it’s not often that someone chooses to sacrifice one to the internet. FredMiranda forum member sbv20 found himself with a useless Canon 17-85mm lens after the aperture became stuck…” —  gizmodo Source and Read More: gizmodo.com

DIGITAL FOCI SHIPS NEW IMAGE MOMENTS 6 DIGITAL FRAME FOR EXECUTIVES

Perfect for the Executive?s Desk: Highest Pixel Density Screen Available on Market Advanced Photo & File Management Elegant Mirror-Polished & Powdered, Two-Tone Chrome Finish Los Angeles, CA, October 6, 2008 Digital Foci, Inc. (www.digitalfoci.com) announced today that it will start shipping the Image Moments 6 high-resolution digital frame with a 5.7-inch VGA (640 x 480) digital LCD screen. [...]

Charlotte Rush Bailey - Appropriate Scale

“Charlotte Rush Bailey printed her African portraits at a variety of scales in a special session of my Fine Digital Print workshops this week. It took physically experiencing them with her own body to find out how they were working.” —  John Paul Caponigro Source and Read More: johnpaulcaponigro.com

Oregon Photo & Digital Helps Customers Digitize Large Quantities of Film Based Photos with KODAK s1220 Photo Scanning System

Rochester, NY, October 3 — From customized photobooks to online social networks, digital pictures enable personal memories to be shared quickly and easily. However, with trillions of images still contained on film based prints, many consumers need a solution to convert these photos into a digital format. To help meet this demand, Oregon Photo & [...]

Pentax K20D | Digital Camera Review

“I have always had a soft spot for the Pentax K10D digital SLR. A beautiful and solid compact digital reflex camera, offering a superb quality, certainly when combined with the pancake lenses. Actually, it surprises me that I don’t see the K10D in the streets a lot more often.” —  LetsGoDigital Source and Read More: letsgodigital.org

Canon PowerShot E1 photo gallery

“Surprising; that is how the design of Canon’s latest digital compact camera can be called. It aims at the female consumer, although I can see a much broader target group than just the female half of our population, to be honest. With its availability in many different colours, the design reminds me of the retro [...]

Canon IXUS 980 IS photo gallery

“Just before leaving for the Photokina 2008, I received a test model of the Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS. A new sibling of the IXUS series that is gradually consisting of a huge amount of models. The Canon IXUS 980 IS however, is no longer true to tradition that used to evolve around design and [...]

Ricoh R10 photo gallery

“Recently Ricoh introduced a stylish compact camera; the Ricoh R10. This compact camera was one of the showpieces at the Ricoh booth during the Photokina show. The Ricoh R10 features a 10 Megapixel CCD and a 7.1x wide angle zoom lens.” —  Mark Peters Source and Read More: letsgodigital.org

Neat Photokina Blog

“If you only have time to read only one of his posts, I would read this one where he recounts a very intersting discussion with Peter Karbe (the Canadian in charge of Leica’s optical program for the past few decades). He reveals tasty morcels left and right, but my favorite is the one where he [...]

Fun with Canon’s interview

“DpReview just posted an interview with Canon Camera’s head honcho. It was… unenlightening really, just spin. So I’m going to spice it up by replacing Mr Maeda’s answers with my own decryption of what he said each time.” —  Olivier Giroux Source and Read More: ogiroux.blogspot.com

Finding Comfort in Darkness

“You may recognize this image. This is a remake of one I did last year that included my son. Take a look. I printed the original image (that included my son) and absolutely love it. I wanted to re-process it so that I could make it available for sell as a regular landscape image.” —  Steve [...]

Current Pentax Lenses Not Good Enough For You?

“How many times have I heard or read that Pentax didn’t have enough lenses to compete with the other DSLR makers. Although this may somewhat be true in the extreme telephoto and extreme zoom lenses, I can’t imagine it being a reason not to get a Pentax DSLR.” —  Yvon Bourque Source and Read More: pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com

Are We Getting Spoiled? We’ve Come A Long Way Since the First Daguerrrotype Camera

“It was on June 15, 1999 that Nikon announced the Nikon D1. It was the best thing since “sliced bread” or maybe ” camera obscura “. The D1 was really the DSLR that changed everything. “ —  Yvon Bourque Source and Read More: pemtaxdslrs.blogspot.com

You and Your Online Reputation

“One thing that will likely live forever, somewhere on Google’s servers, or on the Wayback Machine, is what you write. More importantly, though, is what other people might write about you.” —  John Harrington Source and Read More: photobusinessforum.blogspot.com

APA Executive Director Steps Down - Reconnecting With Creative Style

“In an e-mail announcement to the membership this morning, APA Executive Director Constance Evans (LinkedIn: Profile) announced she is stepping down as the Executive Director of the Advertising Photographers of America ” to devote full-time to my work as a professional artist - in short, to fulfill a life-long dream.”" —  John Harrington Source and Read More: photobusinessforum.blogspot.com

Citizen Journalism

“Here’s a phrase that brings anger to many working photographers. The idea of “CJ’s” stealing our income as they walk around with their camera phones (and occasionally compact cameras). They seem to crop up more and more as TV news stations and newspapers constantly advertise for pictures and stories from civilians. There are even specific [...]

TinEye.com photo search engine

“You know how it goes - you want to find a photo of the Mona Lisa, so you go onto Google Images, you type in Mona Lisa, and you get hundreds of results. But what if you have an image, and you want to find out what it is of? Or what if you want [...]

Importance of Photography in a Down Real Estate Market

“Selling things is all about finding a way to stand out from the competition. In a down real estate market like we have now, the competition home sellers face are those hundreds of other homes for sale in the same location and price range. The last thing a home seller wants to do is to [...]

The Nikon D700: From My Cold Dead Hands

“I acquired Nikon’s new D700 on the day it was released. That day I made over 100 images with the camera under various lighting conditions. Frankly, I had a hard time putting it down. As of this writing, I have been living with the D700 about two months, and according to my image counter have [...]

Reality Check

“Now that Photokina is over, photo forums and the blogosphere are filled with predictions about how much better this camera will perform than that one and why the lack of some feature portends doom for the errant manufacturer. What’s weird is that these opinions are based on equipment that isn’t available yet, or so scarce [...]

Websites We Love: Stephen Gandy’s CameraQuest

“My friend Stephen Gandy’s cameraquest.com is one of the oldest, best-established, and most fun camera sites on the web. A veteran camera collector, Stephen is widely known for his “Classic Camera Profiles”—pithy, generously-illustrated profiles of fistful upon fistful of classic cameras.” —  Mike Johnston Source and Read More: theonlinephotographer.typepad.com

Lightroom 2 book for Digital Photographers

“People always ask me, “where do you find the time to do all that you do?” The truth of the matter is that there are only so many hours in the day. While I do love technology, have a full-time job and a family, there really isn’t enough time to do all the things that [...]

Nikon D700 or Canon 5D mkII fullframe choice

“There are a lot of fullframe choices on the market today, and more to come. For those starting out, or considering a switch with fullframe in mind - which camera to choose?” —  Stock Photo Market and Creative Digital Photography Guide Source and Read More: stock-photo.blogspot.com

Celebration Of Smoke Photography and Smoke Art

“Photography is constantly reminding us how wondrous and beautiful the world we live in truly is. It often urges us to take another look at the ordinary things around us in a new light, revealing a quiet beauty in even the most mundane of objects. More specifically, smoke photography, with its alluring images of ghostly [...]

Taking photographs vs. giving photographs

“Things flip. Many cultures long viewed photographs with fear, worrying that a piece of the soul disappeared when a photo was taken.” —  Seth Godin Source and Read More: sethgodin.typepad.com

Canon SD990 / IXUS 980 IS - The ELPH Gets Serious

“Lots of folks realized that the Canon A650 featured the same sensor as the Powershot G9, but how many realized that the diminuitive Powershot SD950IS packed the very same 12MP 1/1.7″ sensor?” —  SeriousCompacts Source and Read More: seriouscompacts.com

Content Type Checkboxes

“iStockphoto.com sells four (currently) types of media under the iStockphoto banner - photos (raster images), illustrations (vectors), flash files and video. By default, every search returns all types of content available. Of course, there is a way to modify this, using the checkboxes at the top of every page.” —  Sean Locke Source and Read [...]

Photojournalist Jim Nachtwey’s TED Prize wish revealed

“Photojournalist Jim Nachtwey’s TED Prize wish was revealed today, along with the powerful photographs and website that the TED organization has helped fund. Nachtwey has used the US$100,000 award from his 2007 TED Prize win to concentrate on shooting pictures of and increasing awareness about a form of tuberculosis that is described as “extremely drug-resistant” [...]

Portraying My City

“Readers of my blog over at Zoom In Online will have heard of my “12 Seattleites” project already, but the time has come for me to spread the word here as well. In short, I am putting together a book and a show, where I seek to portray Seattle through 12 of its inhabitants. I [...]

Chix and Chainsaws

“It’s always a good idea to take your camera with you because you just never know when you will see chix making art with chainsaws (how often do you get to say chainsaw, chick, and art in the same sentence). This past weekend I was in Old Town Manassas for the Fall Jubilee. “ —  [...]

Ad Men Seek Flickr Photos and Flickr Members

“What do Flickr members want? To chat to other photographers and swap stories and tips about where and what to shoot, maybe. To make the odd print sale or win a new client, perhaps. To improve their photography, often.” —  Dean Source and Read More: blogs.photopreneur.com

A memo to the sticklers

“In high school, I coached the school quiz bowl team. We made it to the finals. The last question was to name the first man-made satellite. Our team buzzed in and said “Sputnik” to win the city championships. Of course, we didn’t win, because the host said we were wrong. The right answer, he said, [...]

Twip Photo Book Reviews #24 - Step-by-Step Wedding Photography: Techniques for Professional Photographers

“Sometimes I wonder if wedding photography is so competitive that practitioners are always trying to get any edge they can so that they are always willing to buy new books on wedding photography. Or maybe it’s that the field looks so lucrative to outsiders that they are willing to buy wedding photography books to [...]

Leaf, Sinar join forces

Köln, Germany – Leaf, developer of advanced medium format digital camera systems, and Sinar AG, longtime provider of digital high-end camera solutions, today announced their intention to expand their strategic alliance to include bilateral sharing of digital imaging technology. Source and Read More: adorama.com

100 in 100: Capture the mood with diffused light

“Day 26: For outdoor and nature photographers, autumn can be one of the most colorful seasons, serving up splashes of red, yellow, and orange leaves, and forests of warm-hued foliage.” —  Alllen Rokach with Anne Millman Source and Read More: adorama.com

Why “people tags”?

“We’ve always had keyword (descriptive) tagging in Photo Gallery. Heck, we’ve had it in Microsoft photo products since Windows XP. So why add a whole new type of tag to Windows Live Photo Gallery? Because people take lots of pictures of people. Think about the photos that are most special to you. Let me guess— [...]

Failures

“When you carefully select your photographs, you could get the idea that failures are hardly made. But that is of course nonsense. We all make mistakes, constantly. And I think, we need to. To learn, you have to fall. Just remember your first bike ride as a kid.” —  Wouter Brandsma Source and Read More: wouter28mm.wordpress.com

When light changes our perception

“Light can have a dramatic effect on our perception. Friendly places can become fearful in darkness. Light can create strange and unrecognizable shadows. But the combination of light and shadows can make powerful photographs.” —  Wouter Brandsma Source and Read More: wouter28mm.wordpress.com