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Final Plan for Digital Railroad Shutdown: - Some license fees will reach photographers.

Nov. 21, 2008. After meetings with the senior secured creditor this past week, and continued communication with SAA, Diablo Management has announced final decisions made to complete the shutdown of Digital Railroad over the next month in an FAQ posted to the Diablo web site. The only positive news for photographers is the potential to [...]

When HDR Goes Bad

“I was working on an image the other night that I had shot in Red Rock Canyon out near Las Vegas. I spent an afternoon shooting some HDR shots of the scenery and had processed most of them shortly after I had returned home. This particular set of images had somehow escaped my [...]

Orbis: First Look / Ray Flash Comparison

“Just received one of the first Orbis ring flash adapters to make into this part of the world. Since I will not have time to shoot with it for a couple of weeks I am putting up a quick unboxing vid (and Ray Flash comparison) video for those of you thinking about taking the plunge.” —  [...]

Canon: statement on rebate firm bankruptcy

“Canon USA has today released an official statement updating customers on how to proceed in the wake of rebate fulfilment company CPG’s bankruptcy filing.” —  Michael R. Tomkins Source and Read More: imaging-resource.com

InfoTrends Releases Landmark Study on Digital SLR Market

(Weymouth, MA) November 13, 2008. . . According to new research from InfoTrends, Digital SLRs (DSLRs) are emerging as an area of rapid growth within the digital camera industry. Lower selling prices, a greater range of models, and better distribution have contributed to the growth in this market. Vendors and service providers that can provide [...]

Playing Wilson Hicks

“Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be Wilson Hicks, the picture editor of LIFE Magazine in its heyday? Or at least wanted to see the whole story, not just the 10–20 pictures that went into famous photo essays like Eugene Smith’s “Country Doctor,” “Spanish Village,” or “Nurse Midwife” stories?” —  Scott [...]

Destroying Copyright Myths - TWIP

“I am frankly shocked to learn that most photographers don’t really have a clue when it comes to their rights under Copyright law. I am NOT shocked to learn that most of the online community is equally ill-informed.” —  Scott Source and Read More: twipphoto.com

100 in 100: It’s an imperfect world. Accept it

“Day 60: Organic and natural. Foods that grow without the artificial interference of inorganic chemicals. That’s the trend in food. The reason? Because natural is, well, natural. Therefore, it must be wholesome and healthful. It’s what nature has given us for thousands of years. However, the trend in Photoshop philosophy seems to be the opposite…” —  [...]

ViewSonic joins the digital photo frame fray

Walnut, CA - November 10, 2008 - According to a recent iSuppli1 study, the digital photo frame market will see worldwide growth of 78.3 million frames sold by 2011, partially fuelled by the product segment’s popularity around holiday seasons. To provide consumers with affordable choices for gift giving this year, ViewSonic Corp. introduces two 8-inch [...]

PhotoNetCast #17 with a big giveaway

“Episode 17 of PhotoNetCast is out. After my review of the ATP Photofinder Mini, we invited the developers of this geotagging unit to share with us more about the technology and what makes their product innovative on the market. But that is not all, in the show we announce a giveaway valued at more than $250, [...]

Photoshop B&W conversion

“After an earlier post I did on a B&W conversion technique in Adobe Lightroom, I know demonstrate a B&W conversion technique in Adobe Photoshop. Now of course there are many solutions to convert your photos in Photoshop, but this one is less described then all the others. And those others are for instance the Channel [...]

Seamless Corporate Work ::

“My good friends at Elekta called me this week to come in and shoot some images for a new service campaign they are working on. They wanted images shot on white seamless. Having been to their office a number of times I knew that there was no need to take a roll of white seamless [...]

Father & Son :: Turning The Strobes Off! ::

“While I don’t market family photography I end up shooting a lot of portraits for family and friends looking for original Christmas presents. My friend & kick a$$ graphic designer Chad Shearer of Caren West PR came in earlier this week for some photos of he and his son. With the studio at 98% [...]

Tech Sheet 2, November 2008: Two Light Portrait

“This weeks Tech Sheet features one of my favorite portrait techniques. In this shot I am using it as a bright, poppy front light with a very pronounced back “spray” light. It is an easy setup with lots of room for customization and personalization. It can be done with studio strobes as well as speedlights [...]

Nikon D700 Review

“The Nikon D700 digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera is a cross between the full-frame sensor (FX – 24×36mm) D3 and the small-frame sensor (DX – 16×24mm) D300. The D700 is the economy model of the D3, using the same sensor and digital electronic processing pipeline as its bigger brother, minus a few high-end features such [...]

Sedona

“Well I finally got through editing my pictures from Sedona, AZ! I took a little trip there a couple weeks back and it was really awesome! The trip was just 4 days including travel time, so I only had 3 sunsets to work with, but it turned out great anyway. I’m pretty pleased with the [...]

DIGITAL PHOTO ACADEMY UNVEILS STUDENT WINNERS OF YEAR-LONG DIGITAL PHOTO CONTEST

Panasonic’s Digital Photo Academy to Showcase Winners in National Gallery Tour Secaucus, N.J. (November 20, 2008) –The Digital Photo Academy (DPA) by Panasonic LUMIX has hosted a digital photo contest during the past 12 months for its students and Academy alumni. After awarding a winner each month, Panasonic is pleased to announce that Jean [...]

Sony Alpha A350

“Based on an identical chassis design to the cheaper A200, the Alpha A350 justifies its asking price with a cutting-edge sensor and worthwhile extra features. First up is that sensor, which produces 14.2 million pixels – the highest resolution in this month’s Labs and among the highest of any DSLR. Sony has the advantage here, [...]

Get Lightroom 2, Photoshop Extended CS4, and other software at up to 75% DISCOUNT. This is real and legal.

“We all want to have the best post-processing software at our disposition. Photoshop Lightroom 2 is listed at $299.00. Photoshop Extended CS4 is listed at $999.00. Office Professional 2007 sells for $499.95. That’s enough to purchase a Pentax K20D, the battery grip and the DA* 16-50mm f/2.8.” —  Yvon Bourque Source and Read More: pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com

Alaska Stock Distributed By Hemis

Anchorage, AK. - Alaska Stock Images, Alaska’s largest stock photo agency, announced their new distribution partnership with Hemis of France. Globally represented in 29 countries, the Alaska Stock collection provides an excellent source of Alaskan photos from the Great Land to customers of the Hemis image library. In the spirit of moving forward with plans to [...]

Star-Ledger: It’s A Team effort

“There have been a variety of comments on the subject of Assistant Deputy Photo Editor Mitchell Seidel (LinkedIn: Profile), as reported in Editor & Publisher (Buyout-Depleted ‘Star-Ledger’ Reassigns Two Journos — To Mailroom, 11/19/08) now working in the mailroom.” —  John Harrington Source and Read More: photobusinessforum.blogspot.com

The Canon Selphy: A portable photo printer in a bucket

“In a what? It’s so weird, I don’t know how I missed it when it came out. I was out buying ink today when I stumbled across the Selphy. Somehow, those wacky guys over at Canon had the brilliant idea that portable photo printers ought to come in bucket form.” —  John Watson Source and Read More: photodoto.com

Moe: Kite photographer revisits cloud land

“A front page story in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 9, 1908, carried the following headline: “Five photos of Madison secured from cloud land.”" —  Doug Moe Source and Read More: madison.com

The Fabric of Brooklyn

“”The Fabric of Brooklyn” series presents a vivid and accurate portrayal of the peopling of Brooklyn at a specific point in history. With elaborate digitally composited images, the project compresses time in informationally rich ways, and paints a portrait of neighborhoods through the minutiae of their fine details. “ —  Tom Mason Source and Read More: tommasonportfolio.com

The Unexpected Return of Instant Photography

“Back in February, the modern-day Polaroid company announced that it was ceasing production of instant film, thereby bringing an end to the business that made Polaroid Polaroid. It was a sad day for what was once one of the coolest consumer technologies going, and when I blogged a heartfelt tribute a lot of folks chimed [...]

Sabine Weiss - The Last Discovery Of The Trip

“The day I left Paris left time enough for coffee and a croissant with a loved one, and then a last trip to a Museum that had been closed til Weds. I had 2 more Metro transfers left, 2 hours before the taxi would come, and knew it took 7 mins to get to the place. [...]

The Champion’s Guide to Captioning and Keywording Your Photos

“There’s an old cliché about a picture being able to speak a thousand words, so you’d imagine that having shot a great image, you wouldn’t need to say any more. You could just edit it, make it available for sale and let the eloquence of its colors and composition do the talking.” —  Dean Source and Read [...]

10 Observations From My Trip

“First, thanks to everybody who posted such kind comments yesterday. It absolutely made my day! The photo above is one I took of my wife in a Mosque in Istanbul (women have to cover their heads to enter the Mosque). Here are some quick things I learned during the trip:…” —  Scott Kelby Source and Read [...]

From Basement to Brilliant

“Okay, brilliant is a bit much but today I am posting a simple tutorial on how I created the studio shots of the Canon 50D and D3 for my post the other day. All of the images were shot in my basement, which is about as far from a studio as you can get. [...]

Mastering Layers in Photoshop CS4

“Join NAPP instructor, photographer, and best-selling author, Matt Kloskowski, as he introduces you to one of the most revolutionary and important featured in Photoshop: Layers.” —  Matt Kloskowski Source and Read More: kelbytraining.com

Creating a Dreamy Infrared Effect by Tim Grey

“Infrared has long been a popular way to produce unique images. In fact, some photographers continue using film cameras in large part to be able to capture genuine infrared images with a traditional look. Other photographers have had digital cameras altered (or simply use an infrared filter on certain models) to produce a similar (though [...]

My Camera Room Part 7

“Yesterday I showed you an image with our nice expensive hardwood floor as background, so today I want to show you an image with a really cheap backdrop. I bought this fleece blanket at Ikea for about $4 on sale, bought it in 3 nice colors.” —  Kenneth Linge Source and Read More: kennethlinge.squarespace.com

Metamerism / Metameric Failure

“It’s often called metamerism, but the correct term is metameric failure. Metameric failure is the tendency of an object to change appearance under different light sources. “ —  John Paul Caponigro Source and Read More: johnpaulcaponigro.com

Goodbye (and Good Riddance) to the Pro Stock Photographer

“It is not really the photo industry that is in danger of extinction, but rather a weird and strange animal that appeared about 50 to 60 years ago out of pure greed.” —  Paul Melcher Source and Read More: rising.blackstar.com

JOBO announces 8.4-inch High-Res digital picture frames

JOBO AG introduces today two new digital picture frames into the growing JOBO family of digital imaging products. The new JOBO Photo Display PDJ801 and PDJ800 both feature a 8.4” high-resolution and brilliant TFT-Color-LCD display designed to beautifully showcase digital images. These frames are designed to keep memories alive by showcasing digital pictures in an [...]

Gear Bag Friday: About As Wide AS You Can Get - Review of the Sigma 12-24mm Lens

“I mentioned many times that I’ve always been a BIG fan of wide-angle optics. One of my favorite lenses way back in my medium format days was Hasselblad’s 40mm disk Distagon lens. It was a wonderfully wide optic and let me capture so many dramatic compositions.” —  David Ziser Source and Read More: digitalprotalk.blogspot.com

Consistent Portraits

“In this lesson we show how to set up and shoot the perfect portrait every time. With a few simple tips and tricks, you can rig your portrait gear to save time and make those school portrait jobs a snap.” —  Web Photo School Source and Read More: photoflexlightingschool.com

More Than a Bit of a Difference: 8-bit Versus 16-bit

“If you’ve been learning about digital imaging, whether by shooting with a digital camera or by scanning your film images, you’ve probably come across the concept of 8-bit and 16-bit images. Support for 16-bit editing seems to be all the rage these days, especially since the release of Photoshop CS. Even the new Photoshop Elements [...]

A quick start guide to the one light setup

“The Prince of Cheap Is Here Again! In my pursuit of (cheapness) one light perfection, I am about to give you a gem or two that will keep you from complaining about having only one light. In fact, if you fully understand this… you may even come to prefer one light images! Why on earth one [...]

Search millions of historic photos

“Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.” —  Google Source and Read More: images.google.com

Speed Links for 11-21-2008

“This last month has been a stressed and wonderful month for me. I am starting to build a house. This is cool for two reasons. The first, I’ll have access to some great industrial / construction / raw locations. “ —  Udi Tirosh Source and Read More: diyphotography.net

Lens Trekker 600 AW II

Calling all sports and nature photographers! Lowepro bring you the ultimate backpack for your telephoto lens and camera with the new updated . Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

DIWA Awards

Nikon is delighted to have picked up two DIWA gold awards for its Nikon D60 and Nikon D300 cameras; an accolade that underpins Nikon’s leadership position in this area and recognises the company’s continued pursuit of excellence. Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

Firmware update for Nikon SB-900

Nikon UK is pleased to announce a new firmware update, upgrading SB-900 firmware to v5.02. A summary of improvements can be found below: Source and Read More: ephotozine.com

DVD Photo Backup… Again

“After posting the Photo Backup: DVD and Photo Backup on DVD: Love or Hate articles, we had a lot of reader comments and discussion about this medium. I realize many of the readers don’t check on the comments section days or weeks after the article is published, so I wanted to follow up the two [...]

2008-10-31 Get Freaky

“Get Freaky is the biggest electronic dance music event in Utah. This year, it featured MSTRKRFT, Kraftykuts, Felix Cartal, Deekline and Wizard, Jackal and Hyde, DJ Monk, Adam F, Breakbeat Mafia, and a whole bunch of other performers. Once again there was an amazing vybe for this show, particularly in the Future Sound of Breaks [...]

Buying knowledge…

“I’ve been a big fan of the “Strobist” flickr forum, been following it pretty much since David Hobby started up his little blog It was always a great place to pick the brains of some great photographers about lighting concepts, techniques, and yes even gear (although the slogan used to be “*less* gear, *more* [...]

20/11/2008 – Contest Winner Of The Mountainsmith Amp

“On Monday, the 17th of November, Flying With Fish began a three-day contest to win a Mountainsmith Amp mobile phone holster.” —  Steven Frischling Source and Read More: flyingwithfish.blogspot.com

Cropping to a Specific Size

“Learn how to crop to a specific size, wither for printing or displaying on the web.” —  Shaun Source and Read More: gosnap.co.uk

Scientists Discover Digital Camera Fingerprints

“Scientists at New York’s Polytechnic University have figured out a way to analyze digital photos and identify the make and model of the camera that snapped them.” —  Current World News Source and Read More: currentworldnews.net

Your very own 3D digital camera

“SINGAPORE : Come August or September next year, your wish might just come true. Fujifilm has developed what it calls the FinePix Real 3D system that will give the world’s first consumer three-dimensional digital camera. “ —  Trevor Tan Source and Read More: channelnewsasia.com

4 years ago today

“So 4 years ago today I was in the process of moving into my new space. My old space had been condemned by the TTA ( Triangle Transit Authority ) to make way for the Downtown rail station. Guess what ? My old space is still standing and we don’t have a light rail system. [...]

Friday Format Frustrations

“Recently I purchased the Canon FS-100 camcorder as I’ve become interested in trying my hand at a little videography (nothing too fancy, just some home movies for sharing with family and friends, but I admit, the idea has been in my head that the option to record things for the blog might also be of [...]

Comments on The Next Digital Era (Of Photography)

“”Sure the economy is in the outhouse, but I can’t help but fixate on the tremendous opporunity that awaits the saavy photographer or digital artist who is well-equipped to address the next digital photography era.” So I have this thought above, and it’s pinging around my brain this morning over a split-shot Americano, when a friend [...]

Nikon D3 Long Term Test Results - TWIP

“I am primarily a wildlife photographer. My tools need to help me photograph action. Whether it be wildlife or sports, no camera has ever been able to deliver such consistent results for me. After several months of constant use, I have a better understanding of the value of this camera.” —  Scott Source and Read More: twipphoto.com

Photoshop Masking Plugin Fluid Mask 3 - Price Drop And Exclusive $20 Instant Discount - Now Only $129

“The 4 1/2 out of 5 star review of Fluid Mask 3 at MacWorld begins by saying that this “Photoshop plug-in takes the pain out of extracting backgrounds,” and goes on to recommend the latest version, stating that “Fluid Mask 3.0.2 is a very effective tool for separating objects from their backgrounds. It offers a [...]

Nikon Europe Partners with Translations.com to Streamline Global Communication

Translations.com to Provide Full GlobalLink Technology Suite NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)--Translations.com, a world leader in translation services and technology, today announced it has been selected as an enterprise-wide provider of translation services and technology to Nikon, the world’s leading provider of digital imaging and optics products. Nikon Corporation will deploy the full suite of Translations.com’s GlobalLink products, which [...]

Photography History III - The Digital Era

“So far, we’ve covered the pre-film and the film era, so no prizes for guessing what today’s history lesson is going to be about - yup, that’s right, the digital era is upon us, and we’re taking a look at history as it’s happening all around us…” —  photocritic Source and Read More: photocritic.org

New Samsung Digicams

“November 20, 2008: Samsung Electronics Australia has released three new compact cameras with features to appeal to gift buyers in the lead up to the Christmas shopping period.” —  PhotoReview - Australia Source and Read More: photoreview.com.au

Is your lens foggy?

“Is your lens foggy? If it is, maybe you have fungus or dust inside the lens elements, and that’s hard to clean. But…what I’m really trying to do is to introduce fog to your lens.” —  Yvon Bourque Source and Read More: pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com

Canon EOS 1000D

“The 1000D marks the introduction of a brand-new line of EOS models for Canon, coming in below the range that’s culminated in the 450D (see below). The body shape is slimmed down compared with the 450D and looks more like the old 350D, released in 2005.” —  PC Authority Source and Read More: pcauthority.com.au

SB-900 Firmware Update

“Nikon has released a firmware update for the SB-900. The firmware addresses these issues:…” —  Moose Peterson Source and Read More: moosenewsblog.com

D90 “ERR” mystery solved

“I was having intermittent trouble with my new D90 recently. The dreaded blinking “ERR” in the LCD. My symptoms included: wouldn’t focus, shutter would trip but no image recorded, ERR light.” —  John Watson Source and Read More: photodoto.com

Now That’s It’s In Our Hands - Annie Leibowitz At Work: Instant Classic

“OK, we gave away a copy of the Annie Leibowitz At Work book this week, and we had never seen it, but had high hopes. Well, that particular gamble paid off handsomely. Returning from the trip to Paris with all of it’s photo-goodness, the stack of books waiting on our door step, felt like Christmas morning. annieredux And [...]

Fixing the Top 4 Digital Photo Mistakes

“All of us, especially the beginners, have committed some mistakes in taking digital photos. Even professional photographers make some mistakes from time to time. This article identifies the top 4 photo mistakes - namely, poor lighting, poor composition, red-eye, and blurry photos - and suggests some ways to fix them.” —  photoscout Source and Read More: photoscout.com

Some Shots from My Trip

“I put together a iPhoto book of some of my favorite shots from my trip, and I’ve included some of the pages from the photo book below (click on them for a larger version). I went in a bit of a different direction with photos I shot on this trip than I did on my [...]

50 Instructive Photoshop Tutorials To Get Started With CS4

“Here’s an amazing collection of professional photoshop tutorials specifically for Photoshop CS4. If you’re experienced with Photoshop CS3 or lower, but new to CS4, you should definately have a look at all the amazing new features presented in these tutorials. This list covers most of the new features and also introduces how to get started. Most tutorials [...]

Thursday Thoughts with…Jeff Revell

“Recently, I had the honor of sitting down (well, emailing, but you get the idea) with none other than Jeff Revell. As most of you probably know, Jeff is a pretty well-established photographer and recently has been enjoying some notariety for his blog on Photowalking, appropriately titled Photowalk Pro (definitely one for your feed [...]

Camera Bits releases Photo Mechanic 4.5.4

“Camera Bits has released version 4.5.4 of Photo Mechanic, its pro photo browsing and transmitting application for Mac and Windows. Minor feature tweaks and bug fixes are the main changes in this release, which is a free update for those who licensed the software on or after March 2007.” —  Rob Galbraith Source and Read More: robgalbraith.com

“Quiet” Part 2 - More Results from Photo Assignment 31

“As promised, here’s Part 2 of our Sept. 08 Photo Assignment, “Quiet.” I think I have everyone’s entries now. You can view the latest round of quiet images in our Quiet, Part 2 Gallery. There’s some great stuff here!” —  Derek Story Source and Read More: thedigitalstory.com

TDK Launches U.DMA 6-Compatible Industrial CompactFlash Cards and High-Reliability Solid State Drives of RA8 Series

Embedding TDK GBDriver RA8 NAND controller makes possible high-speed, long-life, reliable CFG8A CompactFlash Cards and SDG8A series of HD-compatible Flash discs. Source and Read More: imaging-resource.com

Nikon D90 and 18-105mm VR kit lens: Full review

“There’s no two ways about it, the Nikon D90 is a landmark camera. As the world’s first DSLR to sport 720p high definition video, the D90 has ruffled the photography world’s feathers; grabbing the much vexed ‘video in a stills camera’ question by the giblets and firmly setting it home to roost. Of course, for [...]

Kodak EasyShare M1093 IS

“As arguably the best-known name in photographic history, and one of the original innovators of digital imaging, it’s no surprise that Kodak offers a large range of digital cameras, with everything from big super-zoom models to stylish touch-screen ultra-compacts. Unfortunately, despite its long and illustrious history, some of Kodak’s recent models, particularly its budget-priced M-series, [...]

Photoshop Lasso Tool Cheatsheet

“We love cheatsheets. Those handy quick-reference guides that keep all sorts of vital information right at your fingertips. In fact, we’re dedicating one issue each month to provide a growing collection of creative and technical cheatsheets.” —  CreativeTechs Source and Read More: creativetechs.com

Jobo PDJ801 Digital Photo Frame

JOBO AG have introduced a new digital picture frame into the growing JOBO family of digital imaging products. The new JOBO Photo Display PDJ801 features a 8.4” high-resolution and brilliant TFT-Color-LCD display designed to beautifully showcase digital images. The frame is designed to keep memories alive by showcasing digital pictures in an automatic slideshow presentation [...]

Casio EX-FH20 Budget Super Slow-Mo Camera Lightning Review

“The Gadget: The Casio EX-FH20 camera, bargain brother to the popular EX-F1. It features 1000 fps slow-mo video, a 40 fps burst mode for still shooting and a 9.1-megapixel sensor, as well as good ol’ 720p at regular speeds, all for just over half the price of the original slow-mo star.” —  Benny Goldman Source and Read [...]

Photographing People at Work

“Every day we’re surrounded by people at work: men putting a new roof on the house next door, people selling produce at the farmers’ market–even just the crossing guard that gets your kids across Main Street safely. But how often do you stop and capture these bits of daily life with your camera? In large [...]

At DLWS, Everything’s Jake!

“Just finished another year with my dear friends and family, Moose and Sharon Peterson, Laurie Excell, Kevin Dobler, new addition Drew Gurian, and of course, the chip off the old Moose, Jake Peterson, seen above. Out near Bozeman, Montana, they’ve got this city that is basically the archeology of rural Montana (is it redundant to [...]

Jobo photo viewer

“The new JOBO X7 is a unique and very portable new addition to the growing JOBO family of digital picture frames. Featuring a 7-inch viewing screen and 1GB of internal memory capable of storing up to 10,000 images, the new wallet-like JOBO X7 Portable Photo Viewer is the perfect accessory for photographers on the go [...]

Jobo Mirage picture frame

“Jobo extends its family of digital picture frames with its new elegantly styled 15-inch Mirror digital picture frame. When turned on, the new Jobo Mirage L beautifully showcases digital images on its 15-inch real glass display. When turned off, the Jobo Mirage L functions as an elegant mirror whether placed on a table or desk [...]

Free Holiday Frames Now Available for PhotoFrame

Portland, OR – November 20, 2008 – onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative software tools for photographers, today announced the availability of holiday-themed frames, textures, layouts, backgrounds, and adornments for their award-winning Photoshop® plug-ins, PhotoFrame 3 and PhotoFrame 4. The new content adds the perfect finishing touch to holiday cards, portraits or albums [...]

FriendFeed: A Better Way to Browse Flickr Photos

“Lately I’ve been really getting into FriendFeed. Part of the reason that I like the site so much is that it provides a far superior experience to graze Flickr than Flickr itself. Don’t get me wrong, FriendFeed does not replace Flickr; rather, it enhances Flickr and provides functionality that Flickr itself does not. With that [...]

Configurator

“Adobe has released Configurator, the cool little app that lets you make custom panels for Photoshop CS4. After downloading it from Adobe Labs (and AIR if you need it), launch the program and you’ll see its simple interface.” —  Dave Cross Source and Read More: davecross.blogspot.com

New FotoNation Face Beautification Imaging Technology

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRA) today announced its new FotoNation(R) FaceEnhance solution, which beautifies captured images of human faces by smoothing lines and blemishes to improve the capabilities of digital still cameras (DSCs), camera phones and other camera-enabled devices. Source and Read More: dcviews.com

Business Day Thursday: Looking The Part At The Wedding

“So the question — How should a wedding photographer dress for the part? Should he or she be in just jeans and a T-shirt? Should he or she be dressed in casual Friday attire? Should we photographers be dressed in a sports jacket and turtle neck sweater or suit and tie? Or should we photographers [...]

Casio EXILIM Pro EX-FH20 Review

“At first glance, the new Casio EXILIM Pro EX-FH20 looks similar to any other bridge-style compact camera, mimicking the look and feel of a beginner DSLR but offering an integrated 20x optical zoom lens (26-520mm equivalent). A 9 megapixel sensor, 3 inch LCD screen, 1cm macro mode and RAW file support complete the headline specs. [...]

Photoshop Brush Tool Cheatsheet.

“How much useful information can you fit onto a standard 3×5 index card? That’s the challenge our Adobe Expert, Jasson Hoppe, takes on each month with his growing collection of Photoshop cheatsheets.” —  CreativeTechs Source and Read More: creativetechs.com

Adobe Pen Tool Cheatsheet.

“Adobe’s pen tool works pretty much the same across Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Yet, as important as this ubiquitous tool is, many people get confused with how to handle certain tasks, and the differences between the various pen symbols.” —  CreativeTechs Source and Read More: cretivetechs.com

PHOTOGRAPHING THE WIDE BROWN LAND

“dpexpert is as patriotic as the next chap when it comes to love of a wide brown land girt by sea and so on. But there’s no getting away from the fact that when it comes to majestic snow capped mountains, towering over vast, placid lakes, the sunburnt country is sadly deficient.” —  dpexpert Source and Read [...]

REVIEW–CANON Ixus 870is compact camera

“This is a 10 megapixel camera with a 28–112mm (film equivalent) zoom lens, which is image stabilised. There is a 75mm LCD screen but no optical viewfinder. Construction quality is superb. Face area is slightly larger than a credit card and it is 20mm thick, so it will fit a pocket. But the weight is [...]

Your digital photos can be traced

“Scientists can now work out which specific camera make and model a photo was taken on. Researchers at the Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, New York, have discovered that digital cameras leave a fingerprint in the pixels of every image taken. If this proves viable in further testing it could be used by forensic scientists in [...]

Quantum Trio QFlash

Quantum have developed the NEW Qflash Trio in response to wide-spread demand by photographers for a hot-shoe mounted flash, which combines the key features of the existing Qflash models, power, portability & a fully interchangeable reflector system, with a hot-shoe mounting and built-in TTL facilities. Quantum have gone even further by incorporating a [...]

The Watchman

“This photo was taken at a location very close to my home, and I’ve shot there many times. It’s a gliderport near Torrey Pines State Park, sitting atop a 300-foot sand cliff overlooking Black’s Beach. Just to the side of the gliderport, there’s an area where you can walk right up to the point of [...]

Nikon D90 and D700 Seminars in NYC this Sunday

“There is still time to register for Sunday’s live seminars for the new Nikon D90 and D700 digital SLR cameras, taking place in the 5th floor learning space at Adorama’s New York City headquarters. Each seminar is effectively free: The fee of $25 is offset by a $25 coupon, redeemable when purchasing merchandise at the [...]

Alien Skin Software Announces Bokeh Lens Simulation Plug-in for Photoshop

“Accurate lens simulation lets photographers manipulate focus and depth of field after the shot has been taken. Realistic highlights give more beautiful results than any other software. Creative controls help photographers focus attention on the subject or add atmosphere to the scene.” —  CreativePro Source and Read More: creativepro.com

PicMarkr Pro Review

“Flickr is the most successful picture website with social networking aspects built right into their business model. Since some of my visitors keep asking about my Flickr Stream and my lack of presence on Flickr I decided to create my own user account and try it out.” —  Andre Gunther Source and Read More: aguntherphotography.com

Eye on Image-Making: Economic Meltdown, a Hot Crisis

“Last March, my wife and I drove from our home in Aiken, South Carolina, to Apalachicola, a small fishing town on the Florida panhandle that is trying to reinvent itself as a tourist resort. While visiting the nearby coastal islands, we couldn’t help but notice the number of “For Sale” signs. Nearly every house packed [...]

Podcast #23 - HDR with Gavin Seim

“Kerry and Gavin discuss the use of HDR photography to bring an expanded dynamic range to your images.” —  Camera Dojo Source and Read More: cameradojo.com

Compact Flash Memory cards - is yours a fake?

“I have been wanting to write this article for some time now… ever since I received a really bad fake SandDisk Ultra II Compact Flash card a few years back. After doing some research online, I found a few others that were getting the same crap cards from their online purchases.” —  Camera Dojo Source and Read [...]