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Gadgetell Review: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2

“Installation was a breeze. Pop the disk in and just let it go. It only took about 2 minutes to complete on my computer. As soon as it finished installing, it asked if I would like to open the program and began to import all of my files over into the catalog [...]

HP and MySpace team up: Better get rid of those risque shots on your site

“HP and MySpace just announced that they’ve teamed up and the partnership will now be providing the ability to print on all user profiles on MySpace. Now, true, you could do this yourself before by going through steps of your own and saving things yourself and sending them to alternate programs to then print. [...]

LG-KC780 Worlds first Face Detection camera phone with Bluetooth webcam facility

“LG announced today the launch of its LG-KC780, a slim 8 megapixel camera phone with special features that make it ideal for shooting portraits. The LG-KC780 is a slim slider phone at just 13.9 mm thick, but manages to include a large 2.4-inch widescreen LCD.” —  Fareastgizmos Source and Read More: fareastgizmos.com

CSIS Photography Competition

The Container Shipping Information Service (CSIS) has announced that Andrew Sassoli-Walker, from Southampton, UK, is the winner of its global photography competition. Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

New addition to Delkin family

Delkin Devices has just begun shipping its Secure Digital to CompactFlash card adapter, the latest addition to the company’s extensive line of readers and adapters. Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

BenQ rolls out DC C1060 compact camera

“t’s been less than a month since BenQ churned out its E1050 camera, but it looks like it’s already deemed it fit to let loose a new similarly spec’d but differently styled model in the form of the DC C1060.” —  Donald Melanson Source and Read More: engadget.com

DPInterface Olympus Stylus 850SW Review

“Besides looking pretty and coming in a variety of colors, the 8 megapixel Olympus Stylus 850SW is not your typical ultra-compact camera. The Stylus 850SW is one of the latest shock and waterproof Olympus cameras of 2008. Did I mention freezeproof as well? So you can take the Stylus 850SW almost anywhere (including the North [...]

Baby’s Growth Stages Captured in Photography: Maternity

“Welcome to this multi-part series of articles on Baby’s Growth Stages Captured in Photography by Shannon Kietzman from My Baby Photos. Whether you are expecting your first child or your fifth, your pregnancy is a special time in your life. As such, you will want to capture these remarkable months with photos that you can cherish [...]

Fujifilm Student Awards 2009

“The Fujifilm Student Awards 2009 is now open for entries. Following the success of the 2008 Awards, Fujifilm Professional has again tied-in with Penguin Books to provide an amazing ‘money can’t buy’ first prize.” —  DigitalPixels Source and Read More: digitalpixels.net

How to Capture Motion Blur in Photography

“Capturing movement in images is something that many photographers only think to do when they are photographing sports or other fast moving subjects.” —  digital Photography School Source and Read More: digital-photography-school.com

Ricoh GX200 Digital Compact Camera Review (Part Two - 88%)

“In part one, we took a walk down memory lane looking at the Ricoh’s previous offerings such as the GX100 and introduced the GX200. In part two we continue to review the latter and give you our thoughts on it’s performance.” —  Mike Slocombe Source and Read More: digital-lifestyles.info

Business Day Thursday: Wait For The Business To Come To You Or Make The Business Come To You - A 5 Step Strategy To Success

That was one of the mantras espoused at the business seminar I attended yesterday for 4 hours. It really got me thinking. I’ve been teaching how to run a successful business for over 25 years and it is time for me examine my conscience too about the world I knew and the world we are [...]

Op-ed: The Leica M8 would make more sense as a B&W camera

“My name is Olivier and I am addicted to the idea of owning a Leica M camera. My problem (trying to service my addiction ;^) is that I can’t justify it. I have no interest in debating the issue of price, except that the non-trivial cost warrants a thoughtful and level-headed justification. At this time in [...]

Review: Nikon D3

“The D3 is Nikon’s most advanced digital camera and is aimed at the highest end of photographers. This full-frame DSLR is characterized by the outstanding quality of its images and its ultra-high-ISO capability. Indeed, the D3 produces the cleanest ISO 6400 images to date and, while noisy, it reaches ISO 25600 too, allowing unprecedented images [...]

LG KC780 Portrait Phone is a camera pro as well

“There are two things about the LG KC780 Portrait Phone that hit you on the onset. One, it is an 8-megapixel camera phone and two it is slim as ever. “ —  Newlaunches Source and Read More: newlaunches.com

Pentax K20D Review

“The Pentax K20D is Pentax’s latest offering in the mid-range DSLR market for hobbyist, advanced amateur, and professional Pentax photographers, replacing the previous K10D. The pixel count has been increased from the K10D’s 10MP to a first-in-its-price-range 14.6MP. The Pentax K20D is compatible with older Pentax film lenses (FA, F, and A mounts), in addition [...]

Canon 5D Mark II HD Video samples

“We have just added two sample HD movies from the Canon 5D Mark II at 1080p resolution to the camera’s preview. We’d recommend downloading them, rather than trying to view them on the page because 1920 x 1080 pixels at 30 frames per second makes for substantial files.” —  dpreview Source and Read More: dpreview.com

From Around the Web: Pentax K20D and DA 16-50mm f/2.8 Versus Canon 5D and 24-70mm f/2.8. and Burst Mode Movie

“Here’s an off-the-cuff and interesting comparison for those of you who are perpetually wondering how green the grass is on the other side of the fence. My thanks to blogger Ben C, who posted some test shots that he just got around to processing from RAW. Read his post at his website, Absurd Singularity (link), [...]

Photoshop’s New Era (at least for me)

“I just loved reading Steve Simon’s latest post about the abuses of Photoshop. Switching heads and adding fake moons has irritated me for years. So much so, that I’ve tried to swear off Photoshop many times.” —  Derrick Story Source and Read More: blogs.oreilly.com

Review:: Adobe Lightroom 2

“The arrival of the first version of Adobe Lightroom a little over a year ago was a game-changing moment for photo editing on the PC. It offered non-destructive editing of JPEGs and camera RAW files plus powerful organisational and tagging tools, all wrapped up in a beautiful user interface that invited almost equal amounts of [...]

Kodak Z1012 IS & Kodak Z1085 IS

“In the past, the average compact camera has been woefully ill-prepared towards capturing video. That’s why until very recently, most people had to lug around both a camcorder and a compact if they wanted to cover both mediums. But thanks to a bit of Kodak creativity, two new models; the Z1012 IS and the Z1085 IS [...]

Upgrade to a D-SLR Camera

“Budding shutterbugs: If you’re looking for speedy performance and total control over your shots, you need a D-SLR. These professional-level shooters give you full manual control and the option to interchange lenses. Many of today’s D-SLRs also feature live-view LCDs, which offer the ability to set up and preview shots on the camera’s screen in [...]

Photolibrary Speaks Out After SAA Allegations

“The Chairman of the Photolibrary Group, Tim Moore, issued a statement “setting the record straight” about its continuing programme of payments of legacy royalties to IndexStock contributors. This follows the SAA’s (Stock Artists Alliance) comments about IndexStock. (see article below SAA Finds Ongoing Issues With Photolibrary 2 October 2008)” —  Photo Archive News Source and Read More: photoarchivenews.com

The Future Of Contemporary Photography Screening

“The Future of Contemporary Photography: The New York Photo Festival 2008 is a new short documentary that premieres at the PDN PhotoPlus expo on Thursday, 23 October 2008 in New York.” —  Photo Archive News Source and Read More: photoarchivenews.com

Olympus Mju 1050 SW Gold

“Who ever said that toughness and elegance are mutually exclusive? With the release of the Champagne Gold version of the Olympus Mju 1050 SW, Olympus lays all such doubts to rest. This stylishly designed camera not only looks a treat, its shockproof, waterproof and freeze proof body means the Mju 1050 SW digital camera can [...]

Olympus E-420 Komachi kit

“Named after famous Japanese poet Ono no Komachi, who was renowned for her beauty, the Olympus E-420 Komachi Kit certainly lives up to its namesake. Olympus brings together the E-420 body with the ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm 1:2.8 pancake lens to present a combination that cuts a decidedly elegant figure.” —  Dennis Hissink Source and Read More: letsgodigital.org

Digital Imaging Trends at Photokina

“The huge imaging event of this year has come to an end. After an entire Photokina week, we look back on an interesting show. Not so much because of all the ‘news’, since most of the introductions take place before the Photokina show kicked off, but more so because of the feeling that the event [...]

Looking at Great Art - Ansel Adams

“One of the things we do in my workshops is look at original masterworks from my collection. Looking at original masterworks is inspiring and sensitizes you to essential aspects that contribute to great print quality. This week we looked at Ansel Adams’ Clearing Winter Storm.” —  John Paul Caponigro Source and Read More: johnpaulcaponigro.com

10 Essential Tips To Get Great Blue Angels Photos

“This weekend is Fleet Week here in San Francisco and given numerous emails I’ve received about photographing the event I thought I would consolidate my tips to photographing the Blue Angels. Following these tips should put you on the fast track to walking away with some great photos.” —  Jim M. Goldstein Source and Read More: jmg-galleries.com

Canon G10 makes Photographers forget about their expensive DSLR

“Canon announced in September the G10 top of the line point and shoot camera with 14.7MP resolution. I heard from a photographer that apparently more and more professional photographers have been using the previous G9 camera instead of their expensive DSLR equipment for calendar and magazine shoots. “ —  Luigi Lugmayr Source and Read More: i4u.com

October Competition - What money can’t Buy

” Your time is up, the wait is finally over and this months competition theme has been set. What money can’t Buy Trying to distract from the focus of the bad news that we face day in day out at the moment I wanted to make people think about things that money can’t buy.” —  Gosnap Source and [...]

The DIY Quick-Draw Camera Strap That Puts All Other Straps to Shame

“SLR Camera straps haven’t changed much over the last, oh, century or so, which is surprising considering how awkward most of them are. Then came the R-Strap, a $44 strap that uses the tripod mount on the bottom of your camera instead of the rings on the sides, allowing for a comfortable over-the-shoulder sling paired [...]

Photograph Your Polling Place

“In partnership with The New York Times and Design Observer, AIGA and Design for Democracy urge you to participate in the Polling Place Photo Project this Election Day—Tuesday, November 4.” —  CreativePro Source and Read More: creativepro.com

Review: Motorola’s New Cameraphone Not Quite Picture-Perfect

“Oh snap! There’s a new cameraphone on the block — and this skinny, pixel-packin’ newcomer’s got Nokia and Sony Ericsson squarely in its sights. As the unlikely lovechild of a sweaty fling between Motorola’s engineers and Kodak’s imaging wizards, the ZN5 aims to give cameraphone mainstays like the N82 and the K850i a serious run for [...]

R-Strap: Sharp Shooting on the Mean Streets

“Ron Henry is a man who has clearly spent too much time in front of the mirror, muttering to himself “You talkin’ to me?”. Check out his kick-ass, quick-draw camera technique: …” —  Charlie Sorrel Source and Read More: blog.wired.com

Bowens updates Travel-Pak portable flash power unit

Bowens have announced the launch of its ‘second generation’ Travelpak, portable battery pack. The new unit, which will be available this autumn, enables location photographers to instantly ‘hot-swap’ a second battery if the first fades before the photo-shoot is complete. Source and Read More: adorama.com

100 in 100: Saturate fall colors

“Day 30: For most fall foliage photography, the name of the game is color saturation. That’s easier said than done on bright overcast days that can make colors appear washed out. To get this shot of a grist mill in West Virginia, I had to use every trick in the book to get the strong [...]

Composition - Leading Lines - TWIP

“Let’s talk about leading lines. You can use leading lines to bring the viewer’s eye into the picture. In the example above, I use the ladders and rails to bring the viewer into and eventually out of the photo. Since I think all good photos should have the same traits of a good story, i.e., [...]

Review:: GE E1050TW

“Earlier this year, American industrial giant General Electric, under its General Imaging brand, made its first move into the digital camera market with the launch of a small range of budget-priced compacts including the E840s. The company has just launched its latest wave of new products, with seven new models introduced at this year’s Photokina [...]

…And Damned If You Don’t

“In a truly parallel-universe, Bizarro-World kind of irony, Fox News has found something truly innovative to whine about. Most photographers are familiar with the controversies that have ensued when journalistic publications, especially newsmagazines, use pictures, especially on their covers, that have later turned out to be manipulated. The prototype situation in modern times was perhaps [...]

Review: Canon Powershot SX110 IS digital camera

“Most compact digital cameras have something like a 3x zoom lens, so one with a 10x reach is going to be good for anyone interested in taking candid, unposed photos – those best snapped when a subject is unawares. While not much larger than a pocket camera, Canon’s Powershot SX110 IS provides a 36 to 360mm [...]

O’Reilly Publishes ‘Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual’

SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — Photoshop Elements 7 includes lots of new tools for sprucing up your photos, like the Scene Cleaner that lets you get rid of unwanted elements and the Smart Brush that makes touch-ups a breeze. But the one thing you won’t find in Elements is reader-friendly guidance on how to get the most [...]

Nikon, Carson Kressley Team Up To Show Viewers How To ‘Look Good In Pictures’

MELVILLE, N.Y. (Oct. 9) — Everyone loves to look great in pictures, yet so many of us are uncomfortable whenever someone yells “cheese!” and more often than not, dissatisfied with our picture. Nikon Inc. today announced a unique new series called Look Good in Pictures starring style guru and television personality, Carson Kressley. Source and Read [...]

Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers Available for Preorder

“With the release of Photoshop CS4 just around the corner, my CS4 guide for photographers is ready for preorder right now. That means you should receive the book as soon as the software is released by Adobe.” —  Derrick Story Source and Read More: thedigitalstory.com

lomo split camera will have you seeing double

“Looking for a new way to unleash your creative freedom? Check out this wacky camera which lets you combine multiple images onto a single frame of film.” —  technabob Source and Read More: technabob.com

On-Axis Fill: Introduction

“A few months ago I was talking about lighting stuff on the phone with Peter Yang and the subject got around to small flashes. We were talking about old Nikon speedlights (SB-24’s, 26’s, etc.) when he mentioned that he liked to work with an on-camera speedlight even while he was shooting with the big Profoto 7B [...]

Is Panasonic Hindering Third Party LX3 RAW Support?

“As some of you are aware, the Panasonic LX3 ships with Silkypix, whereas its Leica D-LUX 4 sibling ships with Capture One. (C1) As of yet, there are no third party RAW processing applications which support the RAW files from these two cameras. Interestingly, C1 does not yet appear to support the LX3 files, despite [...]

Canon, Nikon, Sony cameras added to CF/SD Performance Database

“The Canon EOS 50D, Nikon D90 and Sony DSLR-A900 have been added to the CF/SD Performance Database. Over 90 CompactFlash cards have been performance tested in the new cameras from Canon and Sony, and over 45 SD and SDHC cards have been run through Nikon’s latest digital SLR.” —  Rob Galbraith Source and Read More: robgalbraith.com

As Photographers, Are We Backing Up Too Much?

“I was talking with my buddy Terry White earlier this week about my photo storage problems. It seems that no matter how much extra drive space I add, before long I’m out of space again. He’s got the same problem. Maybe worse.” —  Scott Kelby Source and Read More: scottkelby.com

Release The Hounds!!!

“Or the digital photos. A few weeks ago Debbie Zeitman wrote a great article on sharing photos in a physical fashion. Well, they’re on to us- Yep, all of the manufacturers have realized that sharing your photographs means more than posting them on the web.” —  PhotoInduced Source and Read More: photoinduced.com

The ultimate guide to HDR photography

“Haunting, surreal, and quite possibly the first major way in which digital photography does something which film photography can’t emulate - or even come near. HDR - or High Dynamic Range - photography is nothing new, but as new tools and techniques make the artform more available, HDR photography is taking off in a big [...]

Maxtor BlackArmour Storage Solution

“October 10, 2008: Seagate Technology has unveiled its new Maxtor BlackArmour encrypting storage solution, a portable storage device that delivers robust security in a compact, user-friendly design.” —  PhotoReview - Australia Source and Read More: photoreview.com.au

Think Tank Photo to Release New Backpack in December

“In December, look for Think Tank Photo’s new Shape Shifter backpack. In its expanded form, the Shape Shifter has enough room in dedicated neoprene pockets for 2 pro size DSLRs, lenses, including 70-200 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8, a wide angle f/2.8 lens or a strobe.” —  Theano Nikitas Source and Read More: popphoto.com

Aardenburg Imaging & Archives

“I must applaud Mark on the development of his Aardenburg Imaging & Archives site! It has come a long way and continues to develop nicely. There is a load of information on the permanence of digital printing.” —  David Emerick Source and Read More: theonlinephotographer.typepad.com

“Free” Camera

“I went to my dentist yesterday for a bi-annual check-up. He knows I’m into photography, so he asked if I still shoot film. When I answered “yes,” he asked if I’d be interested in a film camera he no longer uses. Out came the specimen you see above.” —  Gordon Lewis Source and Read More: shutterfinger.typepad.com

Panasonic launch the Lumix DMC G1: The world’s smallest DSLR?

“Panasonic are trying to help bridge the gap between those who use digital compact cameras and those who are DSLR devotees. “ —  Shiny Shiny Source and Read More: shinyshiny.tv

Talladega Afternoons

“Even though the latest Sportsshooter newsletter says blogs are a waste of time and don’t matter, there’s one key positive reason that was left out of that article that keeps me going with my blog. Posting these entries is a great way for me to keep in touch with family and friends when I’m on [...]

Topaz Labs - New HDR type processing

“So this weekend my buddy Rod Harlan of DV Confidential sent me an email asking if I had any experience with a fairly new Photoshop plug-in from Topaz Labs called Topaz Adjust. I hadn’t actually heard of it but it didn’t take me long to download the trial version and give it a quick test [...]

Breakfast With An Eagle

“So a few days ago, I’m standing in my kitchen, having a bowl a cereal, and I notice a large bird flying right outside my kitchen window, and I say, out loud (with nobody around but me), “Oh my gosh was that a bald Eagle???!!!!!”” —  Scott Kelby Source and Read More: scottkelby.com

Ashton and Demi on the Sidelines

“One thing I didn’t expect during my sideline shoot at the Chicago Bears vs. Eagles game, was that I’d meet celebrities Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore before the game (I’ve learned since, that Ashton is a longtime devoted Bears fan). My buddy, Bears Chairman Mike McCaskey, brought me over to meet them for minute before [...]

Black and White with a Splash of Colour

“One of the techniques people most often ask me to teach them is making a photograph like the one on the right that is black and white with one other colour. There are a few ways to achieve this effect but here is the one I find easiest for Photoshop users:” —  Ray Davis Source and Read [...]

Photojournalists Tired of Corporate Run Media Outlets?

“If you’re tired of Corporate America running your news media outlet - get over it! when you take that buyout (and far more than needed to took the recent rounds at the NJ Star Ledger, they needed 200 (more than a quarter) and they got 330 applications to take the buyout, which is roughly one [...]

Rare Collection Of Photographic Books Donated To US College

“A remarkable group of photographic books and journals, assembled by the late Marjorie and Leonard Vernon, leading Los Angeles photography collectors, has been donated to Scripps College, California. “ —  Photo Archive News Source and Read More: photoarchivenews.com

LG quietly announces 8 megapixel KC780 cell phone

“The LG KC780 was officially unveiled today, giving it a chance to show off its 8 megapixel camera. The KC780’s shooter sports image stabilization, face and smile detection, a Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens, and an array of other picture taking features. For those that prefer video, the KC780 can capture video in DVD resolution for convenient [...]

Still Crazy (And Making Dye Transfer Prints) After All These Years

“Here’s an understatement: dye transfer printing is time-consuming and expensive. Making the first dye print from a negative costs me over $100 in materials and several days’ time, and demands extraordinary skill, understanding, and good artistic judgment. It’s no wonder that few printers make dye transfers.” —  Ctein Source and Read More: theonlinephotographer.typepad.com

Avian Photo Mentor Program at Bosque del Apache - TWIP

“If you’ve ever wanted a chance to make great bird photographs, here’s your chance. Download the PDF file describing Scott Bourne’s private Avian Photo Mentor program.” —  Scott Bourne Source and Read More: twipphoto.com

BenQ DC C1060 Digital Camera

“BenQ has yet another digital camera for the masses - this time round in the form of the DC C0160. This 10 megapixel shooter comes with the following :- “ —  ubergizmo Source and Read More: ubergizmo.com

Top 10 Free Online Photo Editing Websites

“Today I’m going to give you a list of the top 10 free online photo editing Websites. Why you might ask? For many reasons but mainly because you’ve asked me to! I’m really glad I added a Suggestion Box because you guys are using it! Keep it up.” —  Yanik Source and Read More: yanikphotoschool.com

Water effect on products Photoshop tutorial

“In this tutorial i’ll try to show you how to make a nice looking product bottle with the water effect that really makes you thirsty when you look at this kind of product pictures. You can apply this stuf to almost anything though, let it be fruit, cars etc. I also saw some nice photos [...]

Bring On The Night!

“When opportunity Knocks..Make Sure Your Camera is Ready. Whether you shoot on the street, or only within your immediate sphere, there are some very cool opportunities to shoot ‘em up, coming up. Of course the holidays, as families and friends gather and you can utilize all of the new facial recognition software in some new cameras, to [...]

Deconstructing a Portrait on Location

“A direct contrast to the previous image with two strobes and lots of drama, this shot of Christina is simple and direct and with a more natural feel to it. Shot in Miami, Arizona, I wanted this shot to be very naturally lit and with a great natural feel to it.” —  wizwow Source and Read More: lighting-essentials.com

LG KC780 Portrait phone

“LG Electronics announced the launch of its LG KC780, a slim 8 megapixel camera phone with special features that make it ideal for shooting portraits.” —  Dennis Hissink Source and Read More: letsgodigital.org

BenQ DC C1060

“BenQ expands its popular C series digital camera lineup with the launch of the 10 Megapixel BenQ DC C1060. The BenQ C1060 digital compact camera features an elegant front to back leather handle, 3X optical zoom, Super-Shake-Free mode with high ISO supported, Smile Catch mode and video recording with optical zoom.” —  Dennis Hissink Source and Read [...]

Tahnea

“I met Tahnea on the streets of Toronto. It’s no wonder she caught my eye, so I wanted to learn more about her. I was fortunate enough to take some portraits too, you can view those on my website under “Street.” Tahnea travels across Canada (originally from Montreal) by hopping freight trains, hitching hiking, and [...]

EXIF and Beyond: Orphan Works International Impact

“The 21st episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 8 min. 53 sec.). This is the 2nd of two special episodes of EXIF and Beyond discussing pending Orphan Works Legislation that will greatly impact photographers, internationally as well as domestically.” —  Jim M. Goldstein Source and Read More: jmg-galleries.com

Fujifilm’s 3D camera is just the tip of the iceberg

“Photographers have been messing around with 3D photography for years. It just hasn’t been a nice and easy, already developed for them, consumer-friendly, point and shoot 3D camera they were using to take the photos. Some photographers were rigging up their own cameras to get the effect, some doing it in post-processing. [...]

Fujifilm Student Awards 2009

Following the success of the 2008 Awards, Fujifilm Professional has again tied-in with Penguin Books to provide an amazing ‘money can’t buy’ first prize. Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Bowens Travel-Pak

Bowens have announced the launch of its ‘second generation’ Travelpak, portable battery pack. The new unit, which will be available this autumn, enables location photographers to instantly ‘hot-swap’ a second battery if the first fades before the photo-shoot is complete. Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Uniross High Speed battery charger

Uniross, the #1 name in rechargeable battery technology, has released its new 15-Minute Charger, capable of completely recharging AA and AAA batteries in only 15 minutes, making it the world’s fastest battery charger. Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Eye-Fi Manager update adds support for Twitter and RSS

“Late last month, Eye-Fi announced that its wares were finally supporting photo uploads to Apple’s MobileMe and the AdoramaPix service, and now, we’re seeing that its WiFi-enabled SD cards have a few more tricks up their sleeves.” —  Darren Murph Source and Read More: engadget.com

Nikon Coolpix P6000

“Although geotagging was one of the hot features seen at PMA earlier this year, somehow it didn’t really take off with the bigger brands. But Nikon has now incorporated this feature into its pro-level point-and-shoot, the Coolpix P6000. “ —  Leonard Goh Source and Read More: asia.cnet.com

Stina Stockholm on HDR

“A few weeks ago I’ve had the chance to feature Stina Stockholm as photographer of the week and in the comments Ivan asked I love your work. I would love for you to write a tutorial on how to do your post editing in photoshop. especially the street pic with the brick, [...]

The Only Digital Camera Swim Mask: Field Test

“We’ve all done it — flipped through SkyMall to distract our minds during a ground delay — and imagined just how much better our lives would be with the Pop-up hot dog toaster, how our aging pooches would love us more if we only got them the deluxe doggy stairs to fur up the bed [...]

Samsung full digital camera line up steals the limelight at Gitex Technology Week 2008

“Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a leading provider of cutting edge technology in the consumer electronics industry, introduced at Gitex Technology Week 2008 four new compact models of Digital Cameras including the NV100HD, NV9, and GX20 Joining the company’s growing array of advanced digital imaging solutions, these four new digital cameras bring new technologies to the [...]

Online Reputation Management: A Case Study

“One thing that will likely live forever, somewhere on Google’s servers, is what you write online. More importantly, though, is what other people write about you. Case in point: photographer Steven E. Frischling. Steve writes the popular blog Flying With Fish, markets himself as a corporate and editorial photographer at FishPhotoWorldwide and as a wedding photographer [...]

Panasonic DMC FZ28 Review

“The Panasonic DMC FZ28 is a good buy if you take photos where you cannot get in close to the action, such as sports or wildlife. The manual controls give you more control over the way your final photos will look. The lens is flexible enough to also be suitable for sweeping landscape shots as [...]

Introducing My First Book: Stevens Pass

“For the first time, I’m publishing a book of photographs to share directly with the public, and it is available right now. Titled simply Stevens Pass, this limited-edition coffee table book (only 2500 copies) is a collection of images from Stevens Pass , an homage to one of Washington’s favorite ski destinations and a celebration [...]

Istanbul Photo Contest 2008

“Welcome to the web page of Istanbul Photo Contest 2008. “LES ARTS TURCS” marks its 10 years of cultural mission and for this reason we would like to celebrate by giving foreign photographers the opportunity to capture the importance of the historical peninsula of Istanbul. The photo competition is designed to encourage foreign photographers [...]

LG launches LG-KC780 slim 8 Megapixel portrait phone

LG Electronics, a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced today the launch of its LG-KC780, a slim 8 megapixel camera phone with special features that make it ideal for shooting portraits. The LG-KC780 is a slim slider phone at just 13.9 mm thick, but manages to include a large 2.4-inch widescreen LCD. The [...]

Super Late Wednesday Post: Prints From Video Grab From Canon 5D Mark II - How Good Are They?

“So the BIG news over these past 3 weeks has been Canon’s announcement of the Canon 5D Mark II. Of particular note has been the new Hi-def 1920×1080 video capture capabilities of the camera. Vincent Laforet even put together a unbelievable video entitled, “Reverie” that got 1.5 million view in 10 days.” —  David Ziser Source and [...]

Ricoh GX200 Digital Compact Camera Review

“Reviewing high end Ricoh digital cameras is turning out to be an expensive business for us. The first time we took a look at one - their fixed lens Ricoh GR compact - we ended up liking the camera so much we went straight out and bought the ruddy thing (but only after Ricoh had prised [...]

Exploring Small Strobes: Why should I Use a Speedlight

“You’ve probably heard or read this a gazillion times by other photographers so I thought that I would be the gazilionth and one to tell you that creating a great photo is all about lighting. Light is what sculpts your scene. You can have the best composed shot but if your lighting is crap, good [...]

LET THERE BE LIGHT - Lightroom 2 book for digital photographers

“Can this news report be true? “Only one commercial lab in the world, Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, is listed as still processing Kodachrome. Eastman Kodak now makes the slide and motion-picture film in just one 35mm format; and production runs ­in which a master sheet nearly a mile long is cut up into more than [...]

REVIEW—PANASONIC LUMIX FZ28

“This 10 megapixel pseudo SLR is the latest iteration of the Panasonic superzoom (Leica-branded lens with 27–486mm focal length) The lens has very effective image stabilisation and is sharp at all focal lengths. The electronic viewfinder is not great but the LCD screen is a fine resolution 6.7cm and the EVF is better than no [...]

Introducing Adobe Configurator

“By now you’ve probably heard me talk many times about our desire to better manage the complexity and power of Photoshop. The very general interface that Photoshop presents is incredibly flexible, but it can be overwhelming, and it doesn’t do much to show you just what you need when you need it. We [...]

Photo Backup: Working Drives

“A good photo backup strategy starts with your working hard drive(s) — that place you use to access and work on your photos. If you don’t have a clean system for keeping your original copies, your photo backups are going to be a nightmare — especially if you’ve got stuff strewn between several computers and [...]

Samsung NV24HD

“The 10.2-megapixel Samsung NV24HD is a point-and-shoot for camera enthusiasts. Its retro, all-black look gives it the appearance of an old-school film camera, but it houses some very advanced features. The NV24HD has a vivid AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) display that can be viewed in bright sunlight, and it’s able to record video in [...]

Stalking the Wild Leaf

“These new cameras are amazing, I tell ya. I fell down on a DLWS shoot and the camera went off and I got this. Cool. Outright cold, as a matter of fact. It was freezin’ out there, stumbling around in the pre-dawn. We were at Calvin Coolidge’s summer vacation estate, and were blessed with good [...]

Can’t Afford Crystals? How about Gold or Silver Colored Trim?

“An enterprising Korean eBay seller, The Polar Bear House, which specializes in retailing decorative skins for tech devices, is selling gold and silver “metal decoration and LCD protector kits” ($22.95 each) to compliment your Pentax DSLR (*ist or K10D models).” —  Michael Source and Read More: ok1000pentax.com