Archive for January 2012

31 Jan, 2012 | Posted by: st




BE SAFE -- BBE SAFE -- Backup Plans for the Traveling PhotographerAlohal: Backing up your files on the road can be a massive headache for many photographers. When you’re traveling, you have the compounded problem that you are probably shooting a lot, but you don’t want to take massive amounts of kit that will weigh you down. http://www.lightstalking.com/travel-backups#ixzz1kgHJGh00

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24 Jan, 2012 | Posted by: st




PHOTOGRAPHY EFFECTS Software provides film simulation. Available as plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop Elements, and Photoshop Lightroom®, Exposure® 4, accurately simulates films such as Kodachrome, Polaroid, and Panatomic-X
http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Photography-Effects-Software-provides-film-simulation-608177


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17 Jan, 2012 | Posted by: st



John Lund: “The following is a forum post by Lanny Ziering, CEO of SuperStock and a stock photographer himself. Lanny brings an interesting perspective on the new crop of digital cameras....’An interesting questions is whether Nikon and Canon will effectively make the switch away from mirrors, prisms, and mechanical shutters. Neither has a serious mirrorless offering yet for enthusiasts, let alone pros’”. http://blog.johnlund.com/2012/01/new-camerasthe-coming-thing-or.html?


CONGRATS -- Lytro Camera Named Winner of Last Gadget Standing. Living in Digital Times today announced the winners of the most highly anticipated award events at CES that honors the hottest products and mobile apps.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/12/idUS229660+12-Jan-2012+PRN20120112

IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE! -- A Flying iPhone-Controlled HD Camera Is Just A Start. Brian Caulfield : Chief Executive Henry Seydoux said his company decided to attach a high-definition video camera to the new version of the company’s AR.Drone after users uploaded more than 10,000 YouTube videos taken from the plane’s cameras. SOURCE: Forbes; http://www.forbes.com/sites/briancaulfield/2012/01/12/for-parrot-a-flying-iphone-controlled-hd-camera-is-just-a-start/

IPHONE TO THE RESCUE -- NYC Restaurant Owner Says He Was Shut Down After Video Recording Health Inspection. Carlso Miller: “Koulmentas, who received a top grade of “A” five months ago, said he experienced an overzealous inspection a month ago, which is why he pulled out his iPhone during the most recent inspection. http://www.pixiq.com/article/nyc-restaurant-owner-shut-down-video-recording-health-inspection


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10 Jan, 2012 | Posted by: st




KEEPING UP -- 10 Tips to Make Your Phone Photos Amazing; Plus,
Phoneography is the best. No matter where you go, you’ve got a camera. Not just any camera, but a camera that lets you share your photos in that same instant with all your friends. SOURCE: Photojojo;
http://content.photojojo.com/tips/improve-your-phoneography/




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03 Jan, 2012 | Posted by: st




UPRISING -- Camera and Camera-Phone Trends to Expect in 2012. Tim Moynihan “Both smartphone cameras and stand-alone cameras will become much more versatile next year, and it should be fun to watch. Here are the major photography trends to expect in 2012.” SOURCE: PCWORLD
http://www.pcworld.com/article/246887/camera_and_cameraphone_trends_to_expect_in_2012.html

MISSING MIRROR -- Mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras aim for consumers and pro photographers. Jeffery Simpson: “The new category is called “mirrorless” because, in order to maintain a smaller body size, these cameras lack the mirror-based optical viewfinders that are standard on DSLR cameras. However, mirrorless cameras promise higher image quality and other advantages of larger DSLR cameras, such as interchangeable lenses, while avoiding some of the cost and bulk of the professional-grade devices. SOURCE: Straight.com
http://www.straight.com/article-571146/


CATCHING UP -- 27% of Photos and Videos Now Captured on Smartphones. Lauren Indvik: “More than a quarter of photos and videos shot by individuals in the U.S. are now being captured by smartphones, according to an online survey of 3,300 Internet users ages 13 and up. Sales data suggest smartphones are replacing consumers’ need for low-end point-and-shoot cameras and camcorders”.
http://mashable.com/2011/12/22/photos-and-videos-smartphones/?


MOVIES GO DIGITAL -- The Camera That Changed Hollywood. Lee Gomez. How a California entrepreneur helped end the golden age of the 35-millimeter feature film camera. In Hollywood history, 2011 will go down as the year the last three companies still making traditional 35-millimeter film cameras—the gently whirring behemoths that directors sit next to on movie sets—all said, in effect, that they were getting out of the business.
http://www.technologyreview.com/business/39225/?ref=rss



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