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Six Tips To Take Great Manual Focus Pictures (Part 2)

“In my previous manual focus post I discussed nine reasons to use manual focus. But wait, isn’t manual focus slow and inaccurate? Not if you do it correctly. “ —  Udi Tirosh Source and Read More: diyphotography.net

30 Great Free Paper Backgrounds and Textures

“One of the best free stuff Graphic Designers can find on the Web for free are high resolution backgrounds and textures. Long gone are the days when you had to buy very expensive CDs in order to obtain good quality backgrounds for your design projects.” —  DigitalPixels Source and Read More: digitalpixels.net

[B] Business Day Thursday: It?s the Little Things That Count

“It’s time we get on with our topic for today, “It’s The Little Things That Count.” What makes your studio memorable to anyone visiting. Is it the beautiful drive up to the studio’s pillared entrance, the fabulous wall portraits and wedding images displayed in the $300 frames, or is it your receptionist warmly welcoming the [...]

Great Use of Remotes or Is Timing Really Everthing?

“From the department of we don’t need no stinkin’ remotes (although we did use one in the net). Take at look at these three amazing shots, which are from the Timing is Everything Department, with special assistance of the You’ve Got to Get Lucky (but luck favors the prepared mind) Department.” —  Competitive Image Source and Read [...]

Cape Disappointment and more .. take 2 or is that take 3 ?

“Based on a suggestion of a friend, I decided to take another look at the illusion I was trying to create in the previous post. What I was trying to imply within the second image ( see previous post), was an illusion of a pending storm or a storm that had just left the area.” —  [...]

Podcast #10 - Nikon News, Using a tripod, cheat sheet

“This week Kerry and David discuss the new Nikon D700, the new Nikon Tilt-Shift Lenses, and the new Nikon SB-900 Flash.” —  Camera Dojo Source and Read More: cameradojo.com

How I Created My First Coffee-Table Book

“For the past three years, I have photographed the Battle of Gettysburg reenactment held annually by the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee. This year was the Civil War battle’s 145th anniversary, and participation in the event was significantly larger than in past years.” —  Ryan Shapiro Source and Read More: rising.blackstar.com

Photo Safe II: Digital camera storage gets huge

“Do you think the 4GB SD card for your digital camera is large? Well, it is, especially compared with a few years ago when it was a big deal to have a 512MB card. How would you like 160GB of storage space for a camera? Now that’s really large.” —  Dong Ngo Source and Read More: news.cnet.com

Top digital camera vendors partner to develop new wireless transfer technology

“Imagine being able to display photos on your TV screen just by touching your digital camera to the TV–no more card readers or cables to fuss with. Today, Sony along with the likes of Canon, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, and eight other big names in consumer electronics announced an agreement to form a consortium [...]

Samsung NV100HD 15Mp digital camera

“Samsung is set to launch a digital camera boasting a resolution of almost 15Mp. The Samsung NV100HD packs an impressive 14.7Mp and costs a pretty reasonable €200 (£158).” —  PC Advisor Source and Read More: pcadvisor.co.uk

Gallery Debut of Michael Thompson

529 West 20th Street, 3rd Floor  New York, NY 10011  T 212 627 0006 HASTED HUNT is pleased to announce the gallery debut of Michael Thompson, beginning Thursday, September 4th and running through Saturday, October 25, 2008. There will be a reception for the artist on Thursday, September 11th from 6 to 8 PM. This is the artist’s gallery debut. Part of the fashion continuum from Beaton and [...]

Nikon D90 Coming in Early September? Or is it the D3X? Or BOTH??

“Nikon has been sending out press invites for an event on September 3rd. What could they possibly want to talk about just a few weeks before Germany’s Photokina expo?” —  gizmodo Source and Read More: gizmodo.com

Free 16×24 Canvas Print!

“I’m so excited! I got my free canvas print from Canvas On Demand of my favorite photo that I have ever taken. It’s my very first canvas that I bought for myself.” —  Jen Renaldi Source and Read More: jenrenaldiphotography.wordpress.com

I Use - Joby?s Gorilla Pod

“Gorilla Pod’s. It’s not for your music. It’s for your camera. These little baby’s are adorable! More importantly, they get you thinking about where you can place your tripod in entirely new ways.” —  John Paul Caponigro Source and Read More: johnpaulcaponigro.com

There is a saying

“There is a saying amongst bear biologists and passionate bear watchers that goes something like, “if people can learn to live with bears, then people can live amongst people.”” —  Moose Peterson Source and Read More: moosenewsblog.com

Review:: Nikon D60

“The D60 is Nikon’s latest entry-level DSLR camera. This is a relatively compact DSLR camera with a 10 megapixels sensor, a Nikon electronic-only lens mount and most features usually found among such entry-level cameras. The Nikon D60 is targeted at new DSLR owners who are looking for a compact model with basic functionality and a simple [...]

Just Posted! Sony DSLR-A200 review

“Our review of the Sony Alpha 200. The simplified version of the ambitious A350, the A200 does without Sony’s clever live view system but comes instead with a very competitive price tag. The result is a more conventional DSLR that boasts a feature set almost the equal of the older A100 at a fraction of [...]

Now I know where I was

“Geotagging is a huge thing right now. The world is flooding with navigators and GPS-gadgets that can plot anything on a map down to a few feet of accuracy.” —  Martin Joergensen Source and Read More: blog.nikonians.org

OhGizmo Review - RedPost Sign (Beta)

“Digital picture frames are nothing new, however, the guys over at RedPost are taking the idea a little bit further than most companies. Rather than selling a puny 7-inch screen with an SD card slot, they’ve got their RedPost Sign (beta) which has a lot more to offer. First, it has a nice 19-inch screen, [...]

Party in Paradise

“At most, if not all, major sporting events, the organizers of the event usually throw an appreciation party for the media. These parties sometimes include exotic animals or exotic food. Sometimes there may be a gift at the door and usually an open bar.” —  Getty Images Source and Read More: blogs.gettyimages.com

Canon?s newest great is a relief for those missing the 200mm f/1.8L lens

“Just about anyone who has ever shot a wedding or a sporting event and tried desperately to get that almost unattainable shot loved their Canon 200mm f/1.8L lens. It offered up a great combination of focal length and aperture speed which made those otherwise unattainable shots possible.” —  Jodie Andrefski Source and Read More: gadgetell.com

10 Things I Love About Film

“OK, so my recent article on the “10 Things I Hate About Film” went over with mixed emotions. Let me just get this cleared up: IT WAS A SARCASTIC SATIRE/PARODY actually aimed at the shortcomings of digital photography.” —  Brian Auer Source and Read More: blog.epicedits.com

Kenro Digital Flash 600

“The kit consists of 2 x 600w heads, 2 x air cushioned stands, 1 x white umbrella and 1 x silver umbrella. The advanced circuitry in the heads allows power to be adjusted in a range of 6 f-stops in 1/10th f-stop increments from full power down to 1/32nd. With this wide range, each head can [...]

Hi-Tech Photo Canvas export across Europe

Software makes it easy to create impressive artistic prints from manipulated digital images. This has helped producers of quality, large format canvas printing services. FotoInsight of Cambridge is launching its online canvas service in France, Spain and Italy and is now selling in 32 countries. Cambridge, UK. 18 July 2008. – According to FotoInsight, thousands [...]

Jack and Ed Answer More of Your ?Copyright for Photographers? Questions

“Hi, Jack and Ed here. Seeing that there were a bunch of questions and comments from our Photoshop TV interviews in the last two weeks, we both thought we’d answer and clarify some of questions and comments. We’ll be going into more depth to some of these questions in our two Photoshop World sessions in [...]

My Brilliant Butterfly

“Briefly noted: this Photoshop composite combines a flatbed scan with a number of camera captures on a lightbox. In Photoshop, I inverted the image to get the black background, and played with layers, layer masking, blending modes, and channel operations.” —  Harold Davis Source and Read More: digitalfieldguide.com

Epson Releases 16-bit Stylus Pro Drivers for Mac OSX

“July 18, 2008: Epson has released 16-bit printer drivers for the Apple Macintosh OS X Leopard operating system for its Stylus Pro printer range. “ —  PhotoReview - Australia Source and Read More: photoreview.com.au

Portfolio Review Diaries: The Photographer?s Perspective

“Finally, I’m packing for Review Santa Fe; not only my prints and clothes, but also a sense of irony and lots of humility. Just a few months ago I was teaching at Santa Fe Workshops where I urged my class to take big risks in order to build a creatively satisfying life in photography, a [...]

The Portfolio Review Diaries: The Reviewer?s Reflections

“As a gallery owner, there are a number of possibilities that an event like Review Santa Fe affords. There is the opportunity to view a broad range of photography projects by emerging photographers and, for the most part, it’s work that I would not normally come across” —  Debra Klomp Ching Source and Read More: pdnonline.com

Sony DSC-T20 Camera Issue Causes Some to Fail

“Sony Corp. has announced that it has discovered an issue affecting certain of its DSC-T20 digital cameras that can result in an inability to take pictures, according to Sony.” —  Mark Hachman Source and Read More: pcmag.com

Four Ways to Improve Your Digital Photos

“These editing tips and techniques can amp up the quality and clarity of your photos—and they’re not that hard, either. “ —  David Cardinal Source and Read More: pcmag.com

10 Odd Camera Phone Accessories

“Whether snapping a pic of a celebrity or a crime, why not enhance your camera phone’s abilities with a tripod, attachable wide-angle lens, or one of these other accessories.” —  Jennifer L. DeLeo Source and Read More: pcmag.com

A Day with the Gypsy King of Moldova

“Now it’s time to fullfill my promise of keeping ya’ll updated on the madness that ensues my travels. This one is from my trip to Moldova (small russian country between Romania and Ukraine). I was there for a more serious larger project with the Salvation Army and Ross from flosites, but that’s another post altogether [...]

Radiopopper Review: a first look, with some add-ons

“Roughly ten days ago my RadioPopper Transmitter & Receiver package arrived, on a Friday evening. The next day I had a difficult wedding (logistically — the bride and groom were great, but the conditions were tough, shooting on a historic Civil-War-era warship) and I tried the system out.” —  Thomas Graves Source and Read More: light-shoot-print.blogspot.com

Testing the Olympus E-520 on the Tennis Hardcourt

“The weather was perfect for hardcourt tennis at Stanford University. One of my favorite matches of the day pitted Shahar Peer from Israel against the defending champion Anna Chakvetadze from Russia. I was there to test the new Olympus E-520 digital SLR. This 10 MP body includes excellent sensor-based image stabilization, with modes for both [...]

Nikon To Introduce New D700 Camera, Respected Stock Photo Buyers To Speak At PhotoShelter?s Shoot! The Day

New York, NY, July 15, 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 released the full speaker agenda for its Shoot! The Day gathering in New York City on July 20, 2008, and revealed a special treat [...]

TakeGreatPictures.com Picks Top 10 U.S. Photo Ops For Summer 2008

From mud-drenched obstacle courses to gravity defying stunts at the Summer X-Games, TakeGreatPictures.com selects the best photo opportunities across the country. The website recommends unique contests, festivals, celebrations, and sporting events where all photographers, from beginning novices to advanced pros, can create and refine their artistic abilities while also making new memories in the summer [...]

AlienBees CyberSync(TM) Review

“I just received my CyberSyncs™ from AlienBees.com a few days ago and what follows is my review of what I call my “Alien Wizards” (AWs). The system is comprised of a transmitter that sits on the hot shoe of the camera and receivers for each flash. The web-site says that a single receiver can fire multiple [...]

Nikon Coolpix L18 review

“With all the fuss about Nikon’s DSLRs, the Coolpix compact line sometimes gets overlooked. Which is a shame, because there are some gems in the range. The eight megapixel Nikon Coolpix L18 comes very close to being one of the sparklers. “ —  Alan Sircom Source and Read More: thinkcamera.com

Review:: Canon EOS 450D digital SLR

“The digital SLR market is fiercely competitive, with the biggest sales and fattest profits in the hotly-contested consumer/entry-level area. Up until very recently Canon, the first company to break the sub-£1,000 barrier with its popular EOS 300D model in 2003, had a commanding lead in DSLR sales with a market share approaching 50 percent, following [...]

Competitive Image Meets a Strobist

“As Sports Photographers, our objective is to capture images that reflect the excitement, drama and spirit of an event and the athletes, regardless of the situation and in spite of whatever limitations may exist.” —  Kevin Coloton Source and Read More: competitive-image.blogspot.com

Digital Foci Announces Photo Safe II, the Ultimate Photo Companion for Travelers

“Digital Foci, Inc. http://www.digitalfoci.com announced today Photo Safe II, the ultimate photo companion for travelers. Photo Safe II provides portable on-the-road digital photo storage with 80GB and 160GB hard drives and built-in memory card readers, so you can quickly and securely save your digital photos wherever you go. Photo Safe II lets you keep snapping [...]

In Preparation

“During a conversation with my friend Justin, he told me about a recent shoot he did, and it struck me as a great example of the amount of dedication needed, if you want to make it as a commercial photographer today. Justin shoots primarily stock, so in spite of his preparations, there are no guarantees [...]

More ways to spend your $

“I have like a lot of us been thinking about the current economic climate and how to diversify and expand income streams as we move forward. There’s just no avoiding it and if you haven’t read the by now legendary Vincent Laforet state of the industry post over on Sports Shooter here for a dose [...]

Return to Dumbo

“So I haven’t set foot back in the powerHouse Arena since it was the epicenter of my adventures during NYPH’08. Yeah I can still taste it all just like it was yesterday.” —  Andrew Hetherington Source and Read More: whatsthejackanory.com

Kodak pushes pixels

“Kodak’s new 50-million-pixel camera sensor manages to squeeze more pixels onto an array while simultaneously increasing the speed and reducing the power consumption of the device, says Technology Review.” —  Kirsten Doyle Source and Read More: itweb.co.za

Fujifilm Camera does Social Networking

“Social networking is a big thing these days, and the growing market doesn’t look as though it is going to stop anytime soon. Fujifilm’s new FinePix Z20 digital camera is compatible with the recently released ZSpotNow.com site that relies on social networking tool Ning to get moving.” —  ubergizmo Source and Read More: ubergizmo.com

Trackstick

The Trackstick II is a small GPS device that continuously records its own position for later download through a built in USB connector. Plug it into your computer to see your exact route on Google™ Earth, Microsoft™ Live, and many other online mapping programs. Recorded data includes date, time, location, speed, heading, [...]

Samsung Unleashes Fully-Loaded L201 10MP Digital Camera

“Samsung has launched a new addition to L series of digital cameras, L201, which is fully loaded for snapping freaks. The L201 is a 10.2 megapixel camera with 2.7 inch wide LCD screen, it includes 3x optical zoom lens, and it has maximum ISO sensitivity of 1600. Besides its advanced features, the device also scores remarkably [...]

Digital camera resolution reaches a new high

“NEW YORK: The Swedish company Hasselblad’s announcement of the launch of Hasselblad H3DII-50, featuring a new Kodak 50-megapixel sensor, has pushed the available resolution in digital cameras to a new high.” —  IANS Source and Read More: dnaindia.com

Casio launches thin Exilim digital camera

“he Exilim Zoom EX-Z150 packs a wide-angle 28mm lens with 4X optical zoom so users should be able to get more into a picture than with many other digital cameras.” —  Martyn Williams Source and Read More: macworld.com

Considering the Competition

“If you are trying to find a good niche for your photography, do the research ahead of time and get a gauge on your competition. In some cases, it may be too fierce, and your competing photographers may be too good. Then what?” —  Rasmus Rasmussen Source and Read More: zoom-in.com

Samsung TL9 Digicam With Analog Gauges

“Yawn, it’s another addition to the gaggle of sort of new, sort of interesting 10 megapixel compact digital cameras. And it’s from Samsung, so you know it can’t be that spectacular. But the little TL9 does have a rather unique feature: a pair of analog gauges to show you how much memory and battery life [...]

Orphan Works - FAQ?s

“There’s a lot going on with Orphan Works behind the scenes. ASMP reported in their member announcement “…the House version of the orphan works bill is expected to go to mark-up very soon, perhaps this week or next,” and I have heard that Sen. Sam Brownback has placed a hold on the Senate version of [...]

Five Six ways to be more profitable

“OK, so I got to thinking about this post while I was away. Economic news is bad. That means that expendable income on things like weddings should be bad too.” —  Sean Cayton Source and Read More: caytonphotography.com

Review:L: Book Review: Understanding Shutter Speed

“When I first looked at Understanding Shutter Speed by Bryan Peterson on Amazon I wondered how shutter speed, only one of the components of an exposure, made up a book.” —  Harold Davis Source and Read More: digitalfieldguide.com

Review roundup: Remember Albelli photo books?

“A little while back a new photo book printing service called Albelli sprang up. They gave us some coupon codes for a free medium landscape photo book. You used those codes and made your books. And the general consensus? Meh.” —  John Watson Source and Read More: photodoto.com

The Best Entry Level Real Estate Photography Combo

“Last week after I did a post on THE Best Lens/Body combination for real estate photography I got questions and comments like, “What if you don’t have a $4,500 budget… whats the best low-end combination?” Well, here’s my thinking on the low end choices:…” —  Larry Lohrman Source and Read More: photographyforrealestate.net

Thursday News Stuff

“First, a big thanks to my special guest blogger yesterday, the amazing Dave Cross, whose message really resonated with so many of you out there. Very cool stuff, my friend! Now, onto the News:” —  Scott Kelby Source and Read More: scottkelby.com

Post-Processing for Stock Photos

“Think light, vibrant and “pow”. That is the result you’ll want to aim for, if you are looking to process your photos for maximum salability as stock images. In the following, I will be going over some of the most useful tools for attaining this look.” —  Rasmus Rasmussen Source and Read More: rasmusrasmussen.com

An Uneasy Eden

“A rare, pristine reef turns out to be a landscape of fear, where predatory fishes reign and their prey is hiding.” —  National Geographic Source and Read More: ngm.nationalgeographic.com

Orbis Ring Flash Adapter Details

“An email from Enlight Photo dropped into my box tonight with some fresh detail on the upcoming Orbis Ring Flash adapter. It’s similar in function (if not design) to the Ray Flash adapter, with some key differences:” —  David Hobby Source and Read More: strobist.blogspot.com

Samsung TL34HD

“Fairly new on the list of Samsung’s digital camera releases is the TL34HD, in a slim design with features that will keep you snapping. “ —  Cat Source and Read More: techiediva.com

Possible issue for Sony?s DSC-T20 discovered

“Sony Corp. has today announced that it has discovered an issue affecting certain of its DSC-T20 digital cameras that can result in an inability to shoot images.” —  Michael R. Tomkins Source and Read More: imaging-resource.com

Photoshop Webpage Creation Plug-in SiteGrinder 2 Updated With New Features

“Media Lab today announced a bevy of new features and enhancements to its award-winning product, SiteGrinder 2, the powerful and easy-to-use plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that lets designers, artists, or those with no web coding expertise generate superior webpages directly from within Photoshop.” —  Jennifer Apple Source and Read More: photoshopsupport.com

Microsoft?s 2008 Professional Photgraphy Summit and What Microsoft is Up to With Digital Photography

“On Wednesday and Thursday last week I attended the Microsoft Professional Photography Summit at Microsoft’s Conference Center in Redmond Washington. This was the third year that this invite only two day conference has taken place in Redmond.” —  Thomas Hawk Source and Read More: thomashawk.com

25 Great Photography Tutorials and Links From Around the Web

“Every month or two I like to create a list of helpful tutorials and resources from around the photographic web. This time I think you’ll agree that there’s been some wonderful tutorials written. I’ve included 17 from other sites - 5 from our archives (this time last year) and 3 great photoshop video tutorials.” —  digital Photography [...]

Is It Just Me, Or Are Things Getting Much Worse For Photographers in the UK?

“Father-of-three branded a ‘pervert’ - for photographing his own children in public park | Mail Online Came across this post earlier today on FriendFeed about a father in the UK who was asked not to take photographs of his own children at a public park.” —  Thomas Hawk Source and Read More: thomashawk.com

Review:: Pentax Optio M50

“With a 5x zoom and a collection of the latest must have technology, the Pentax M50 is designed for easy shooting at a reasonable price. The 8 million pixel model is available in six colours to appeal to a wide range of consumers and it’s small metal and plastic design puts it halfway between the [...]

Photography Book Now Hiccups

“The Blurb backed Photography Book Now competition closed to entries this past Monday July 14 and they have launched a web link highlighting the submissions here. Only problem is that some of the submissions may be missing.” —  Andrew Hetherington Source and Read More: whatsthejackanory.com

Photo Book Now? The latest skinny

“So here’s the official word back from Blurb/Photo Book Now regarding the hiccups over at the submissions bookstore: “ —  Andrew Hetherington Source and Read More: whatsthejackanory.com

Samsung?s New 14.7-Megapixel Camera Almost Takes The Picture For You

“Samsung has announced its new flagship model, the NV100HD, and the clue, as they say, is in the name. The HD stands for High Definition, and the camera will record 720p video at 30 frames per second and play it back either on the 3″ LED touchscreen or via an HDMI-out.” —  Charlie Sorrel Source and Read [...]

When The Mind Is Willing, But The Body Is Not

“This past week and a half has been incredibly exciting here at JMG-Galleries.com. Quite a few new subscribers have joined the conversation here, many as a result of the news in my blog post How Every Flickr Photo Ended Up on Sale This Weekend. “ —  Jim M. Goldstein Source and Read More: jmg-galleries.com

Amazon Prime To The Rescue (Again)

“I have the good (and bad) fortune to live on a hilltop halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It’s a great place to live if you like to mindlessly stare out at vineyards and oak-studded hills. It’s a lousy place to live if the Light Magenta cartridge on your Epson 3800 runs dry on [...]

I Use - AquaTech?s Sport Shield Rain Cover

“So, you want to photograph but it’s raining? Get the shot and save your camera. Get a rain shield. I use AquaTech’s Sport Shield Rain Cover. So do many of today’s top pro sports photographers.” —  John Paul Caponigro Source and Read More: johnpaulcaponigro.com

And they arrive by the thousands

“There was literally so many fish, this 1100lbs Kodiak male very deliberately picked which fish he was going to eat. As in, he would grab one and if it didn’t meet his standards (whatever they were) he would drop it and grab another.” —  Moose Peterson Source and Read More: moosenewsblog.com

Parrot intros Andrée Putman-designed digiframe

“s people around the world celebrate Bastille Day, the French national holiday commemorating the start of the French Revolution, Parrot, world leader in wireless mobile telephony devices, has announced a revolution of their own: the convergence of impeccable style, sophistication andtechnology with a new designer collection. Today, the company introduced the first product in the [...]

Just posted! Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 lens review

“Our new lens review of Sigma’s latest iteration of its popular fast telezoom, the snappily-entitled 70-200mm 1:2.8 EX DG Macro HSM II. Offering fast and silent autofocus to users of all brands of DSLR via its HyperSonic Motor (HSM) autofocus, and with a closest focus distance of just 1m, this certainly looks like a strong [...]

HDR sunset walk

“Sitting at the computer looking out the window earlier this evening I noticed one of the great advantages of the unstable summer weather we have right now:” —  Martin Joergensen Source and Read More: blog.nikonians.org

Ban photography!

“There’s a lot of debate right now about the right to take pictures in public - especially in the UK - where it seems that authorities as well as the public has grown an irrational angst for people taking pictures.” —  Martin Joergensen Source and Read More: blog.nikonians.org

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 [...]

Nikon Optional Picture Control Sets Updated

“For our members who were not previously aware - Nikon has made Picture Control sets available for free download since the inception of the new feature in View NX. The latest update is a set of Landscape controls.” —  Nikonians Source and Read More: blog.nikonians.org

Winners Announced For ?The Great Mountainsmith Bag Give Away From Flying With Fish?

“16/07/2008 – Winners Announced For ‘The Great Mountainsmith Bag Give Away From Flying With Fish’ Choosing the top three ‘worst case scenarios’ most deserving of the Mountainsmith Parallax photo backpack for first place; the Mountainsmith Day Pack for second place and the Mountainsmith Cyber II for the third place was difficult.” —  Steven Frischling Source and Read More: flyingwithfish.blogspot.com

Kuoni offers customers online photo ordering and sharing

“Kuoni launches photo butler - Luxury tour operator Kuoni today announced it is launching the Photo Butler service to offer customers free photo prints, storage, sharing and photo gifts from its portal.” —  ePHOTOzine Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

All new Pentax User website

“Pentax User Club Website Revamped - The Pentax User club’s website has undergone a complete revamp to cater for the growing community of Pentax camera owners and bring it in line with up-to-date web technologies.” —  ePHOTOzine Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

MediaTek not a threat to digital camera makers for the short-term, say Taiwan makers

“As MediaTek is said to be preparing to launch a solution for the white-box digital camera market, Taiwan digital camera OEMs commented that MediaTek is unlikely to gain acceptance from Japan vendors in the short-term.” —  Jimmy Hsu, Taipei; Esther Lam Source and Read More: DigiTimes.com

Leica Geosystems Introduces Leica RCD105 Medium Format Digital Camera for LIDAR

The Leica RCD105 is a new medium format digital aerial camera system designed specifically for use with the Leica ALS-series airborne LIDAR systems. Norcross (Vocus) July 16, 2008 – Leica Geosystems announces the introduction of a new medium format digital aerial camera system designed specifically for use with its ALS-series airborne LIDAR systems. The new 39-megapixel [...]

Up Your Price with Limited-Edition Photography

“At Black Star, we like to feel that we’re helping photographers realize their ambitions. We provide them with the sort of interesting, challenging and rewarding assignments that any photographer would be happy to fulfill, whether that’s creating portraits of some of the world’s leading executives, joining a shoot for an ad company’s billboard campaign or [...]

Print Media Layoffs Are an Acceptance of Defeat ? Not a Strategy for the Future

“There has been a lot of talk over the past several months about the shift from print to online methods of news delivery. Reductions in advertising revenue have resulted in reporters, photojournalists, and other newspaper staff being laid off, while management looks at ways of generating sufficient revenue from a Web presence to keep their [...]

Casio Exilim EX-S10 Review

“The Exilim EX-S10 is a true pocket camera. In fact it is one of the most compact models you will find. I found the camera easy to use and I was also impressed by the 2.7 inch LCD screen.” —  Cameras.co.uk Source and Read More: cameras.co.uk

One file, two exposures

“In my guest blog over at scottkelby.com I made reference to a situation where I was forced to take a quick shot and used two exposures from Camera Raw to create what I would have liked to get in-camera - if time had permitted.” —  Dave Cross Source and Read More: davecross.blogspot.com

Service notice on Sony DSC-T20 digital camera

“Sony has released a service notice for the DSC-T20 digital camera. In certain units (serial numbers on Sony’s support site), the lens cannot adjust properly due to a mechanical failure in the lens mechanism.” —  DCVIEWS Source and Read More: dcviews.com

Digital Foci announces the Photo Safe II photo viewer

“Digital Foci announces the Photo Safe II photo viewer. Photo Safe II provides portable digital photo storage with 80GB and 160GB hard drives and built-in memory card readers in all popular card formats CF, MMC, SD/HC Card, miniSD, Memory Stick, MS PRO, MS Duo, MS PRO Duo, and xD-Picture card.” —  DCVIEWS Source and Read More: dcviews.com

Nine Reasons to Manually Focus When Taking Pictures

“Most Digital (and film) cameras today offer a nice feature called Manual Focus. This has not always been the case. The older more experienced folks remember that in the good old film days there was a big excitement when auto focus was introduced as a new feature. “ —  DigitalPixels Source and Read More: digitalpixels.net

SHOPPING IN HONKERS

“HERE AT IMAGING WE HAVE HAD A BRILLIANT GET-RICH-QUICK BRAINWAVE. We reckon that there’s big money to be made from an online shop called stuffyoucantget.com.au that specialises in doodads that you need but are not stocked by any retailer in this backward country.” —  dpexpert Source and Read More: dpexpert.com

REVIEW?KODAK V1073 camera

“This is a 10 megapixel compact camera with a 37–111mm zoom lens, branded as Schneider Kreuznach. The lens is optically stabilised and there is the obligatory face detection. Images can be captured in the appropriate resolution and format for high definition television.” —  dpexpert Source and Read More: dpexpert.com

The Imaging Source Launches New Series of Price Effective LED Lighting Modules

Charlotte, NC (July 17, 2008) - The Imaging Source - a multi-national manufacturer of industrial cameras - has just announced a new series of cost effective LED lighting modules, which seamlessly integrate with The Imaging Source USB, FireWire and GigE camera. Very bright LEDs Direct connection to the camera All parameters can be set via the shipped software, [...]

Photography.Book.Now Juried Competition - Online Gallery Now Open

Books were submitted by individuals from around the world for a chance to win the grand prize award of $25,000 to finish or start a photography project of the winners choice. A panel of internationally renowned editors, publishers, curators, and photographers is now judging the entries. Winners including the grand prize winner, [...]

LEADING PHOTOGRAPHER ASSOCIATIONS URGE CONGRESS TO AMEND ORPHAN WORKS LEGISLATION

A growing chorus of concern, even outrage, about the current Orphan Works legislation demonstrates the importance of this issue for most photographers and other visual artists. Meantime, representatives from organizations that include the largest share of U.S. advertising, editorial and stock photographers have been meeting with members of Congress and key staff. Their discussions have focused [...]