01 Sep, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



How to Build a Cheap and Simple Variable Neutral Density Filter - All you need is two circular polariser filters (of the correct size for your lens of course!). http://www.petapixel.com/2010/08/27/how-to-build-a-cheap-and-simple-variable-neutral-density-filter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29

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11 Aug, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes




WHAT’s NEXT? MERMAID PIN-UPS? -- Digital Camera Swim Mask - A new swim mask that features a built-in waterproof 5.0 megapixel digital camera so you can capture still photos and shoot video underwater, while keeping your hands free as you swim. http://shutterbug.com/news/071610mask/

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27 Jul, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes




MANAGING YOUR PHOTOS. -- Digital photography’s biggest plus is the fact we can take as many images as we want, with different angles and settings, for little or no cost (well, other than the camera). Then one day you realize you have thousands upon thousands of images scattered all over your computer and you haven’t backed them up in a year. Sooner or later, you are going to have to get used to the real cost of digital photography: file management. SOURCE: Jeff Harper ; jharper[at]herald[dot]ca)
http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1192538.html


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21 Jul, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



FINALLY! -- It Happened: An iPhone SLR Lens Mount
Sick of your iPhone's puny lens? Then it's time for a (somewhat unwieldy) upgrade.
http://gizmodo.com/5588742/it-happened-an-iphone-slr-lens-mount


On-Line Photo Printing - Looking for a reliable, quality on-line print shop for your digital photographs? Here are a few recommended resources: http://www.beyondmegapixels.com/2010/07/on-line-photo-printing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeyondMegapixels+%28Beyond+Megapixels%29

LONG DISTANCE PRINTS -- On-Line Photo Printing - Looking for a reliable, quality on-line print shop for your digital photographs? Here are a few recommended resources: http://www.beyondmegapixels.com/2010/07/on-line-photo-printing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BeyondMegapixels+%28Beyond+Megapixels%29

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14 Jul, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



THIS ONE’s FREE -- ProStockMaster, the original microstock software for a contributing stock photographer is now released as freeware. ProStockMaster was first launched in 2006 and rapidly became a favorite tool for microstock shooters. The software runs on Mac Os X and Windows and saves stock photographers hours of tedious work, automating keywording and simultaneously uploading stock photos to multiple microstock agencies. http://microstockinfos.blogspot.com/2010/07/prostockmaster-released-as-freeware.html



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23 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psn



PERFECT PERSPECTIVE -- 18th-century painters give photography new perspective Wide-angle lenses are great for taking dramatic photographs with a big scenic sweep, but they've got a big weakness too – they distort objects towards the edge of the frame. Now software can make wide-angled digital photos with perfect perspective, thanks to a secret of 18th-century painters.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19054-18thcentury-painters-give-photography-new-perspective.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

360-degree PHOTOS -- Lomography's Spinner Camera Shoots 360 Panoramic Photos on Film. ull the trigger-cord, and away the panoramic photos snap,with the camera spinning on its axis. It's one of the coolest (and cheapest) ways to shoot 360-degree photos. http://gizmodo.com/5558959/lomographys-spinner-camera-shoots-360-panoramic-photos-on-film

FORBIDDEN TRIPODS -- Gwoeii: “I have read many articles & posting on the internet, the latest being another article in Dreamstime "Risky shot...", on being forbidden to use tripods in certain areas. I have always thought, how can that be? How can anyone disallow the setting up of tripod for a photo shoot, If photography is not forbidden? If photography is allowed, then why should tripod be disallowed?” SOURCE: Gwoeii ; Dreamstime; http://blog.dreamstime.com/2010/06/16/strange-things-happen-around-tripods-_art32691


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16 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psn



Lightroom is Photoshop aimed purely at photographers. While the normal version of Photoshop can do a lot in terms of image manipulation, it does not cater specifically to a photographer's needs, such as adjusting filters and exposure. Photoshop Lightroom 3 does. SOURCE: Dean Wilson Read more: http://www.techeye.net/software/we-expose-photoshop-lightroom-3#ixzz0qNECIUMJ

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09 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psn



WELL, SORTA -- Instant Photography is Back. (Down Under) The Polaroid Two. In New Zealand and Australia. Brought to you by Summit Global Group together with Hagemeyer Brands Australia announces the launch of the new Polaroid Two Instant Digital Camera. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1006/S00004.htm

NOT SO EXPENSIVE -- Expensive Equipment--is it necessary? Many people who become interested in photography hold back from seriously pursuing it because they think they need expensive equipment to be a photographer. Let's take a look.
http://blog.dreamstime.com/2010/06/01/expensive-equipment-is-it-necessary-_art32572


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02 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psn



WHAT’S INSIDE? -- Useful Tool for Looking Up the EXIF Data of Online Photographs - Here's a useful tool you might want to bookmark: findexif.com. It has a super simple web interface in which you simply paste a URL to a photograph in order to display the EXIF data embedded in the image.
http://www.petapixel.com/2010/05/28/useful-tool-for-looking-up-the-exif-data-of-online-photographs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29


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26 May, 2010 | Posted by: psn



FREE FRUGAL PHOTOGRAPHER -- Why pay $’s when you can acquire top quality photography software. Here are 32 Free Software Solutions For Photographers. Here are some examples. Need to recover a lost photo that you didn’t intend to delete? Ready to manage all your photo collection? Need to edit one of your images? Or stitch two together? You’ll find these 32 software (free) open source programs very useful. And there’s more to come. Click below. SOURCE: D-I-Y Photography . http://www.diyphotography.net/32-free-software-solutions-for-photographers

GET ORGANIZED -- Pixamba transforms microstock photography image management has launched the Pixamba Media Management platform, a digital asset management service, specifically designed to help microstock photography users to manage their portfolios. The service helps users to index, store, search, tag, retrieve and back up their images, whether purchased from photo stock agencies or edited in-house. The service also enables users to manage microstock photography in multiple drafts and file versions.
http://www.sys-con.com/node/1400423

BACKUP YOUR STUFF -- Don’t be caught unprepared. Local or remote? Storing data remotely is well and good, but a local backup is easier if you need to restore files, and setting it up was as easy as plugging in a drive and telling the software to use it. External USB drives are economical these days--less than $100 for 1TB--and it's nice not having to configure two different backup systems. The flip side is that online backup can take a very long time, especially for somebody like me with a lot of photos. I have more than 600GB of data. Though I've been a Mozy customer since late 2009. It hasn't helped of course that I've taken so many more pictures recently, of course. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20005103-264.html




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12 May, 2010 | Posted by: psn



GET BLOGGING -- Photoshelter publishes free blog handbook - The company has published a new free tool that focusses on blogging. Anyone can download it on the Photoshelter website after submitting an email adress. http://www.fastmediamagazine.com/archives/6419

FAUX OR FACT -- This Nikonos was a total mystery. A secret that not many people knew about until recently. In fact, its existence was repeatedly denied by the manufacturer, even after the US Navy published this photo, showing a member of SEAL Team One equipped with one and the
following caption:
SOURCE: Jesus Diaz, jesus[at]gizmodo[dot]com.
http://gizmodo.com/5532611/the-secret-behind-the-mysterious-digital-nikonos-camera
TAKEAWAY A bit of hype and a bit of fun (when you read the comments).


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05 May, 2010 | Posted by: psn



EASY PERMISSION -- iD RELEASE – This evolutionary app will change the way the photography and film-making industries (professional and amateur alike) obtain permission from talent. iD RELEASE uses industry-standard release forms used by Getty Images, the world’s largest stock photography agency. http://idrelease.com/


SHOW OFF – Get your photos onto the iPad. At first glance you may assume that the iPad Photos app is just a simple piece of software. But like many Apple applications, it's unexpectedly useful, especially if you fill the iPad with your best photos by syncing it with iPhoto or Aperture on your host Mac. SOURCE: Derrick Story, Macworld.com
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/194589/show_off_your_photos_on_the_ipad.html


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28 Apr, 2010 | Posted by: psn



WHAT PROS USE: -- What cameras do the pros take on vacation? What kinds of cameras do you like to use when you travel? Do you have a favorite kit? Do you have a dSLR with video function? Do you use a point-and-shoot? We posed these questions to our staff photographers -- and by "when you travel," we don't mean on assignment. We mean for fun. http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2010/04/what_cameras_do_the_pros_take.html

IT'S A LITTLE LIKE CHURCH -- .SwankoLab. The Lighter Side of the Darkroom. The product doesn't exactly simulate the processes and techniques needed to master a real darkroom, but it does put an easy-to-use interface on a photo retouch and special effects app. You can choose from a cabinet full of "chemicals" to mix special effects formulas, then apply them to the images in your camera roll.
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/69823.html?wlc=1271953402



GLASSES ON, GLASSES OFF -- Hoodman Offers “Frame Relief” - adjust the diopter in the camera to correct for your shooting eye Rx, but then your tracking eye can’t see. Hoodman Titanium PhotoFrames are glasses built for photographers. http://shutterbug.com/news/040210hoodman/



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14 Apr, 2010 | Posted by: psn




THE EQUIPMENT IS THE CULPRIT --
Fear: Newbie photographers with expensive equipment are destroying the photography business.
Fact: Newbies with expensive equipment have always been threatening the photography business. That assault has intensified recently with the availability of well-programmed, computer driven cameras that are often smarter than the people holding them. Add to that mix widely pirated image editing software and clever plug-ins that apply sophisticated effects without requiring much user intervention or understanding. SOURCE: MARK LINDERSAY The Guardian http://guardian.co.tt/features/life/2010/04/13/new-photography



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07 Apr, 2010 | Posted by: psn



TRENCH TOOL -- War Through an iPhone Camera Lens in the middle of a fire fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan's Helmand province. AP photographer David Guttenfelder caught the moment, and many others just as captivating, with his iPhone.
http://gizmodo.com/5506772/war-through-an-iphone-camera-lens

WHAT`S NORMAL? -- Standard Lenses - For Photographers And Photography. Positioned between the wide-angle and telephoto settings of your zoom, the standard lens settings provide the most natural view of the world around us If telephoto lenses start at around 70mm, and wide-angle ones are 35mm, then standard lens settings are the ones in between.
http://www.articlesbase.com/photography-articles/standard-lenses-for-photographers-and-photography-2085021.html

UP HIGH -- British Photographer Builds Space Camera for only $750 - The British photographer and space enthusiast managed to build his own camera contraption, then sail it into Earth’s upper stratosphere and capture stunning images of our planet, like the one above.
http://www.silberstudios.tv/blog/2010/03/british-photographer-builds-space-camera-for-only-750/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SilberStudios+%28Silber+Studios%29
PHOTO: ROBERT HARRISON


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31 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



CAMERA
RETRO ANALOG-INSTANT FILM – What, … POLAROID is back? Austrian entrepreneur Florian Kaps had solid evidence that there is still a market for old-school instant-camera technology. SOURCE: Eric Felten; WALL STREET JOURNAL ; EricFelten[at]wsjtaste[dot]com
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704896104575139803178869826-lMyQjAxMTAwMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html


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23 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHERS -- Dave Freeman: “Now that winter is drawing to a close in most of the country (it’s still snowing here in the Sierra Nevadas), it’s time to think about getting out and taking more pictures. As a photography enthusiast, I know there’s a few things that I consider critical whenever I’m out shooting, things that I don’t leave home without.” SOURCE: Dave Freeman
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/16/essential-gear-for-the-outdoor-photographer/



ELIMINATING STUFF -- Photography Accessories I’ve Learned to Ditch. Chris Gampat: “ In my time as a photographer and tech journalist, I’ve tried out loads and loads of items. All reviews have been very fair: pointing out the good and offering recommendations on improvement rather than full out blaring criticisms.
http://thephoblographer.com/2010/03/16/photography-accessories-ive-learned-to-ditch/


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17 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



IPHONE MAGIC -- An iPhoneographer's six favorite apps
There are 2,920 photography apps available in the App Store, and more
are being added every day. Sorting through and testing each
new release—every faux film filter, cropping, and tilt-shift tool—could
amount to a full time job. Thankfully, Glyn Evans narrows it
down for you on his site iPhoneography.com. SOURCE: Heather Kelly; MacWorld
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100312/tc_macworld/aniphoneographerssixfavoriteapps_1

LONG AND SWEET -- GigaPan Indexes Enormous Panoramic Photos. If you like taking and sharing panoramic photos—or just enjoy checking out the impressive results others have gotten—GigaPan indexes high-resolution panoramic photos.
http://lifehacker.com/5491787/gigapan-indexes-enormous-panoramic-photos


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10 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



LOOK-NOT-ALIKE -- Snapixel - Self-described as a marriage between Flickr and iStockphoto, Snapixel is not your standard microstock agency. The Snapixel mission is ‘Openstock’™ – opening a licensing opportunity for photos that don’t look like typical stock photos. http://www.microstockdiaries.com/snapixel.html

FREEBIE -- Print a Free and Effective Flash Bounce Card. You don’t have to search for very long to find a variety of printable bounce cards online, but most of them look cheap. Use this template to put together a free, effective, and good-looking bounce card. http://lifehacker.com/5484617/print-a-free-flash-bounce-card

FIRM FOUNDATION -- How to choose the right tripod for you. A tripod may not seem like the most high-tech photo accessory when compared to expensive lenses, flash systems, and other electronic gadgets in your bag. But no matter how much you have spent on gear, it`s often the tripod that makes the difference between a great shot and a useless smear. www.macworld.com/article/146812/tripod_buying_tips.html

PHOTO EDITING -- Google acquiring Web-based photo editor Picnik - The editor works directly with online photo libraries like Flickr, Facebook, and Picasa Web Albums. Users can also upload files to the service and download them again when they are done. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10461627-2.html?tag=mncol;title

AVANT GARDE CAMERAS -- UK embraces Micro Four Thirds cameras - The UK has embraced the Micro Four Thirds camera format, making up over 10% of interchangeable lens camera sales (by volume) in December 2009. According to figures from market research company GfK Retail and Technology, around 6,600 Micro Four Thirds cameras were sold in the UK, accounting for more than half of the system's sales volumes in 11 major Western European countries. http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10030401gfkq4salesreport.asp
TAKEAWAY: The Micro Four Thirds system is a standard created by Olympus and Panasonic for compact digital camera design and development, announced on August 5, 2008.[1] The system provides a standard for design of compatible interchangeable lenses and compact cameras by different manufacturers adhering to the system. Micro Four Thirds shares the image sensor size and specification with the established Four Thirds system, designed for digital single-lens reflex cameras. Unlike Four Thirds, Micro Four Thirds does not provide space for a mirror and a pentaprism, allowing smaller bodies to be designed (including a smaller lens mount, incompatible with Four Third lens mount). The standard supports use of Four Thirds lenses on Micro Four Thirds camera bodies using an adapter, but Micro Four Thirds lenses cannot be used on Four Thirds bodies.

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03 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



The First Clips Shot on the Canon T2i Look As Good as the 7D [Photography]
# photography The Canon T2i dSLR sounded extremely exciting, as it
promised to bring 1080P video (with decent frame rates) to
Canon's sub-$1000 dSLR line. Photographer Dan Chung was among the first
to test it out, and the results look fantastic. More » Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/5481137/the-first-clips-shot-on-the-canon-t2i-look-as-good-as-the-7d


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02 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



WORKFLOW PIONEER WINS AWARD. Photo Mechanic Selected as Professional Photographer's Hot One Award Winner Camera Bits, Inc. (www.camerabits.com), a pioneering provider of software for professional digital photographers, today announced that Photo Mechanic version 4.6.2 has been selected as Professional Photographer's Hot One Award Winner for Photo Capturing and Processing. Since its first release in 1998, Photo Mechanic has been a mainstay of professional photographers utilizing software to enable them to efficiently browse, caption and manage digital images. The release of version 4.6 has taken Photo Mechanic's capabilities to a new level with the addition of dozens of new features and improvements.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3644234.htm


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24 Feb, 2010 | Posted by: psn



PMA CONFERENCE -- Sony Introduces Compact DSLR Concept. Get a first look at Sony's pocket-sized camera. The Photo Marketing Association's 2010 conference is going on right now. Right now! And if you somehow managed to sneak in, you'd probably be taken aback by a new concept camera from Sony. A new entry in the alpha line, the compact α DSLR combines the form factor of a point-and-shoot with the visual acuity of a full-fledged DSLR. It features interchangeable lenses, an Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, and HD quality playback and recording.
http://gear.ign.com/articles/107/1071134p1.html Source: Chris Burke ; Gear.ign



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17 Feb, 2010 | Posted by: psn



THOSE SHOEBOX SLIDES -- 10,000 Photos Prepared for Scanning in 2-Minutes Using Kodak Technology at ScanMyPhotos.com. - That’s a big number, but according to The Photo Preservation Center, "many households collectively have more than 10,000 analog photo snapshots stored away in shoeboxes."
"Now, generations of family photos are prepared for scanning in under 2-minutes. That’s all it takes to click on ScanMyPhotos.com and order the new prepaid fill-the-box Family Generation Collection service," said Goldstone .
http://blog.scanmyphotos.com/2008/04/10000-photos-prepared-for-scanning-in-2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TailsFromTheWorldOfPhotoScanning+%28Tails+From+the+World+of+Photo+Scanning%29
TAKEAWAY: The editorial stock photographer's question is, "Are the scanned slides good enough for licensing to a photobuyer?"
Editorial stock photography is not as strict as commercial stock photography when it comes to resolution. If you have a picture of Ronald Reagan on a horse in front of his boyhood home in Dixon, IL, a researcher will look differently at it for use, quarter page, in a middle-school text book - than a photo editor for a coffee table book producer, or an ad agency.
ALSO: Here's why it's impotant to keyword all of your scanned slides that you think might sell in your lifetime or your heir's lifetime or longer.

LEARN BY DOING -- Nik Software Daily Webinars - Nik Software announced a new free daily webinar series set on introducing the company’s digital photographic tools to current customers as well as those who have not yet purchased any Nik Software products. www.niksoftware.com/daily http://shutterbug.com/news/020810nik/#


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09 Feb, 2010 | Posted by: psn



VERY FAST -- Make Your Own Rig for Ultra-High Speed Photography [Digital Photography]What do you do if you are a retired electronic and mechanical engineer with 41 years of experience, and a passion for ultra-high speed photography? Like Fotoopa, you make your own kick ass laser rig... http://gizmodo.com/5464119/make-your-own-rig-for-ultra+high-speed-photography


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20 Jan, 2010 | Posted by: psn



BETTER THAN SUPER GLUE -- Objects of Desire: Nasty Clamps - Designed by Portland, Oregon-based photographer Matthew Monroe, Nasty Clamps are designed to let you attach your off-camera strobes and other light modifiers to trees, fences,telephone polls and other outcroppings for additional illumination in a scene.
http://www.pdngearguide.com/gearguide/content_display/reviews/e3ia2c2f303f03d144b80242966462365d3

DITCH YOUR DLSR? There’s a new camera category in town and it’s not a DSLR. Will Nikon and Cannon come aboard? DSLRs are bulky. Their design comes from the film days when the only way to see the exact image that would hit the film was to divert the light coming through the lens with a mirror and send it to a viewfinder. This mirror meant the body needed to be deep, and the lenses — further away from the film than those in a mirrorless rangefinder — ere also bigger. With a smaller camera, you can blend in. With an EVIL camera, you can blend in and still get great shots. This combination of size and quality was the reason the Leica M series was the camera of choice for both street shooters and war reporters, from Henri Cartier Bresson to Sebastião Salgado. And because there is no mirror to flip, they’re quiet, too. As a new category, the EVIL is still relatively expensive, and you’ll pay as much for a body and lens as you would for a prosumer level DSLR. For many, even pros, the size difference alone is enough to justify this. For everyone else, you could wait until the likes of Canon and Nikon inevitably enter this sector. Then prices will start to fall, and things will get really interesting SOURCE: Charlie Sorrel. Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/five-reasons-you-should-ditch-your-dslr/#ixzz0cvlHcVVJ

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/five-reasons-you-should-ditch-your-dslr/#ixzz0cvk6QC2d

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/five-reasons-you-should-ditch-your-dslr/#ixzz0cvjb6XOz



new camera


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13 Jan, 2010 | Posted by: psn



GETTING A BOOST -- Polaroid – The company best known for its line of instant cameras has forged a relationship with a pop superstar who will influence future products. Will Polaroid be able to keep up with this rising star? There’s no denying that Lady Gaga has unique style all her own, and that her prodigious output of catchy dance/pop songs has created a large and enthusiastic fan base. But can this larger-than-life personality breathe new life into a company that until last year was struggling to figure out what it wanted to be in the 21st century?
http://tinyurl.com/whereispolaroid


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06 Jan, 2010 | Posted by: psn



SOLID STORAGE -- SnapHaven promises 99 years of photo storage. SnapHaven is a new photo storage site that is making the rather bold claim that it will backup your digital images for 99 years. While it is easy to laugh off such a claim, the site has partnered with the Foundation for Data Permanence, an organization dedicated to maintaining data continuity even if a company should go out of business after making such a claim. http://photo.blorge.com/2009/12/10/snaphaven-promises-99-years-of-photo-storage/


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22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



MORE IMAGING – The World's First "Office Photography Machine" Now Shipping. Taking its name from "facsimile", Photosimile 5000 is the next generation imaging device for the office.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1261150017.html


SPEEDING BIRD -- High-speed photography captures hummingbirds in mid-flight. Photographer Pat Hunt managed to effectively snap the wings and highlight their extraordinary detail by using high-speed lights, which flash for 1/25,000 of a second.
http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-10823.html

WEBSITE SOLUTION - For conducting business on the web and giving you the ability to "make money while you sleep," there are a number of excellent options for pros.
http://www.digitalphotopro.com/business/your-total-website-solution.html17

AFTER DARK -- Old and Busted: Tilt-Shift Photography; New Hotness: Light Trail Photography. Light trail photography is relatively easy to do, and can produce professional-quality images of night scenes that most travelers don't even bother to shoot. http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/12/19/125512/99/travel/Old+and+Busted%3A+Tilt-Shift+Photography%3B+New+Hotness%3A+Light+Trail+Photography


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15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



COMPUTER VISION? -- At a loss for words? Google offers search by sight - The experimental search-by-sight feature, called Google Goggles, has a database of billions of images that informs its analysis of what's been uploaded, said Vic
Gundotra, Google's vice president of engineering. It can recognize books,
album covers, artwork, landmarks, places, logos, and more.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10410722-264.html?tag=mncol;title

WHAT’s UP? Yours for $45k - a 5200mm, f14, 100kg Canon lens - Nah... I'll pass and hold out for the f2.8 version. I work mainly in low light and don't mind the extra weight. http://tinyurl.com/yfbtqpn

SMILE! -- Shoot Movies With Your Digital Camera. This isn't still photography any more. Your HDSLR camera has grown another universe. "These cameras transcend video," says author Peter iNova. A new digital photography eBook, HDSLR: The Billion Things You Need To Know To Make Your Camera Shoot Movies, has been released by GMBooks.com in Los Angeles. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3327804.htm

CLIMBING UP -- What a $5,900 lens says about photography. The camera industry is in the throes of a digital photography revolution. But a new version of Nikon's 300mm telephoto lens announced this week, a $5,900 model intended for professionals, shows at least some parts of the photography market are constant even as the rest is overhauled. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10411550-264.html

KWIK PRINTS -- -- Shutterfly Wink turns digital photos into prints. Shutterfly has launched Wink, a web service that hopes to easily bring digital photos to printed material. With Wink's iPhone app or its Website, you can make simple adjustments and send 2x6 prints of your photos to your friends worldwide.
http://www.macworld.com/article/144969/2009/12/shutterfly_wink.html


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09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



ENOUGH SPACE? -- Buy the Right SD Card for Your Camera. If a new digital camera is on your shopping list this season, you'll also need a memory card to store photos on. While some cameras come with a small starter card, most don't. In either case, you'll want to invest in a good card with lots of room for your pictures. These days, memory card capacity is typically measured in gigabytes. For hobbyist photographers, I recommend a minimum card size of 2GB. If you shoot a lot of photos or shoot in Raw mode (which produces significantly larger image files) you'll probably be happier with 8GB. SOURCE: MACWORLD; Derrick Story http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184082/buy_the_right_sd_card_for_your_camera.html

LONG DISTANCE -- Providing professional photographers a solution to quickly and securely transmit, manage and track images as they are taken from their cameras to a remote system, editing studio or printer. http://bit.ly/6CSW8N

GETTING THE BUG OUT -- The Motorola DROID’s bizarre date-related camera bug will apparently be addressed "within the coming weeks" according to Verizon, who is promising an over-the-air (OTA) firmware update that will prevent the cyclical "bad autofocus" issue from reoccurring. http://bit.ly/87JVPl




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24 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn



FRUGAL FOTOGUY – Convert Your Roller Suitcase into a Tripod or Mic Stand - If you travel with a roller suitcase, then you can easily convert it into a tripod for long exposures through the hotel window and for general photography work around the room. And the best part is, this conversion only adds another 6 ounces to your travel load.
http://thedigitalstory.com/2009/11/convert_your_roller.html



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17 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn



SEEN FROM ABOVE – NDrive London navigation for iPhone adds aerial photography. NDrive has announced that the NDrive London navigation application for iPhone is now available in the Apple iTunes App Store. NDrive London combines NDrive's turn by turn GPS technology with aerial photography to create a more realistic experience for the end user. http://bit.ly/sbyA

CLEAR VIEWS BELOW -- Key West Snorkeling Co. To Invest $100,000 in New Underwater Photography Equipment With professional quality photos and the ability to capture so much more on video, crew on the photography team aim to rival National Geographic in the photos and videos they produce.
http://bit.ly/43qC8t

GOOGLE GIFT -- Google cuts Picasa photo storage prices. Google has cut the price to store photos at its Picasa Web Albums site by a factor of eight. The photo-sharing site offers 1GB of photo and video storage for free. Today we're dramatically lowering our prices to make extra storage even more affordable. You can now buy 20GB for only $5 a year--that's twice as much storage for a quarter of the old price, and enough space for more than 10,000 full resolution pictures taken with a five megapixel camera. Since most people have less than 10GB of photos, chances are you can now save all your memories online for a year for the cost of a triple mocha," programmer Elvin Lee said in a blog post Tuesday.
http://bit.ly/U9rjI





MINI-COLLECTION -- Shape Collage Launches Online Photo Collage Maker. Shape Collage Online takes photos from anywhere on the web and uses a patent pending algorithm to automatically arrange these pictures into a collage. The result is a digital image that looks like a pile of real photos on a table where the photos have been spread out and moved around to create a certain shape. http://bit.ly/2jNFnk . Here’s an example from some pictures here at Pine Lake Farm.



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11 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn



AFFORDABLE MEDIUM FORMAT -- Photography: what's next after 35mm DSLR? Medium format cameras have huge image sensors inside them, making the limitations of digital photography melt away. Now, medium format digital cameras are reaching DSLR prices. http://bit.ly/1Gvm6U

TENATIVE LAUNCH – RED Prepares to Launch $28,000 Epic Camera - RED has announced a tentative rollout schedule for its follow-up to the powerful RED One digital video camera. Select customers willing to pay $28,000 for a prototype and could have the camera by year's end. Come and get it. You know who you are.
http://www.pdngearguide.com/gearguide/content_display/news/e3ie84e5cd17ae0924cdd9b446e1e25e834




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04 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn



UP, UP, AND AWAY -- Remote-control helicopter opens aerial photography to all. If you've been interested in aerial photography but held back by that inconvenient airplane aspect, New York-based SkyShutter has the gadget for you. http://bit.ly/2KMHTI

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27 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn



MEDIUM FORMAT DIGITAL Mamiya debuts DM22 digital camera for under $10K. Mamiya has taken an important step to make medium-format digital photography more affordable to professional photographers who are feeling pinched by budgetary constraints. http://bit.ly/3Gqm2T

BETTER THAN CRAYONS -- Xerox Scientists Create Language to Describe 50,000 Colors to Computers and Printers. Xerox scientists unveiled Natural Language Color, a technology that translates detailed human descriptions of color, such as "brilliant yellow," into algorithms that tell a computer how to edit a specific hue. http://bit.ly/49JU9M

HIGH SHOOTER -- New angles with kite photography Scott Dunn captured this impressive aerial shot of the Statue of Liberty with his feet planted firmly on the ground. He did it by attaching his Canon PowerShot A570IS to a kite and floating it up 400 feet into the air. SOURCE: MAC WORLD. http://bit.ly/ZyLdD





WINDOWS 7 -- Tech addicts can now get their hands on the latest operating system from Microsoft, Windows 7. But is there anything special that photographers should look out for? Nick Odantzis: "“You can download Windows Live Photo Gallery and edit images, or create a panorama. If you use a laptop and like to download your photos to it Windows 7 will also give you more outdoor time because it uses very little battery juice thanks to a power saving features. For the more technical photographers, Windows 7 is also colour-managed and supports wide-gamut monitors so photographs will look how they should on screen.” http://bit.ly/3Qf5BE

PHOTOSHOP -- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta Is Now Available. Adobe has posted a Lightroom 3 beta release that targets image quality and performance improvements. The public beta does not require a Lightroom license but it does have some system requirements. http://bit.ly/4EL8NL

FLAVOR FOR PHOTOS -- Atari Launches Its Social Networking Application With Creative Photo Editor: Atari Photo Sauce(tm). Available Through Facebook® Platform, "Photo Sauce" Adds Flavor to Photos with Colorful Stickers and Speech Bubbles for Instant Sharing with Friends. http://bit.ly/1WC8AG

PAINLESS SHOOTING -- Action Shooting Has Never Been Safer - The New Sniper-Strap "Steel" Comes With Insurance. SNIPER-STRAP(tm) "STEEL" is a new option of the SNIPER-STRAP(tm) "ONE". The photographer-designed SNIPER-STRAP(tm) system represents a major innovation in safety and comfort by allowing you to shoot faster and free of pain in the most demanding situations. http://bit.ly/2tn595

IT FITS -- Canon details Windows 7 compatibility. Canon USA Inc. has published a lengthy document stating the compatibility of its products with Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system. http://bit.ly/20FSIM


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20 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn



DIGITAL DIARY -- The Camera That Records Your Entire Life. Originally designed to help Alzheimer's patients, the ViconRevue is worn around your neck and takes pictures at standard intervals ranging from 30 seconds and up. SOURCE: Stan Horaczek PopPhoto. http://bit.ly/1glgcE
TAKEAWAY. 100 years ago, the biography of a person was recorded by a pen --- 100 years from now a digital device will have recorded a person’s life.


DUPLICATE PHOTOS - Image Comparer version 3.7 is getting smarter in assisting photographers with photo duplicates detection. This software is going to be extremely useful for professional photographers, designers and webmasters having sites with lots of images to manage.
http://www.creativepro.com/article/detect-duplicate-photos


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14 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn



LEARNING TOOL -- Adobe brings Photoshop.com to the iPhone - Adobe Systems on Friday introduced a new Photoshop app for iPhone users that lets them edit photos
from both their phone and their online library on www.photoshop.com The app is free of charge and offers tools such as cropping, image rotation, color
controls,
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-10371887-248.html?tag=mncol;title

PICTURE DETECTIVE -- PicScout Boosts Online Image Transactions. PicScout, has announced a strategic shift from a single source product company to a services company. RC serves as a fingerprinting index, metadata registry and API connection platform for agencies and image license holders.
http://www.creativepro.com/article/picscout-boosts-online-image-transactions-users-licensors

BIGGER THAN LIFE -- 35 Years of the World's Best Microscope Photography. Nikon honored 20 images this year including an anglerfish ovary, cotton fibers and fish scales.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/photomicrography/


CAMERA GROWTH – 'Frankencamera': A Giant Leap For Digital Photos? in that it runs on an open source operating system, allowing photographers to change the electronic guts of the camera by downloading applications. And what if a camera could do the same thing for focus — take three shots, focusing on different things in each frame, and merge them into one crystal-clear shot?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113692571&ft=1&f=1008




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07 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn



EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER PRINTER – As a seven-year veteran of the event photography industry, Steve Immer of St. Louis, Missouri (Ingenuity STL). has built a solid base of loyal customers by consistently offering speed and reliability at every event he works. He brings his printer to every event; from celebrity meets to corporate seminars – whether the event is indoors, outdoors, or under a tent- knowing that he will be able to deliver any photos with reliability. Immer says, “We ship all of our gear in custom road cases, and even with all of the abuse that cases take during shipping, our printers work right out of the case over and over again.” http://www.mitsubishi-imaging.com 888-307-0388.


CHEAP PAPER -- Designer draws up digital camera-cum-punchcard printer - Instant camera photo paper is pricey, so a student designer based in San Francisco has sketched plans for two digital cameras which physically impress pictures into sheets of paper. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/10/02/punch_camera/

ACCURATE COLOR -- X-Rite announced ColorChecker Passport, an all-new solution for digital photographers working in a Raw workflow to quickly and easily capture accurate color, instantly enhance portraits and landscapes, and maintain color control from capture to edit.
http://bit.ly/NumKk

BACK TO THE PAST -- How (and Where) to Develop Film in the Digital Age. The problem: "Pro" labs process lower and lower volumes of film, these days, which in some cases results in chemicals that are refreshed less frequently. They are also known to employ technicians who lack training, particularly with transparencies. There are a number of ways to get around this - but you'll have to use your people skills, learn to do things yourself, and probably forget about transparency film altogether. http://bit.ly/ZUete


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30 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn




HOST DETECTIVE -- Photoshelter has partnered with TinEye, a reverse image search engine. You can search the web for your images and determine how they're being used online. TinEye will begin indexing the PhotoShelter-hosted images that are marked as "publicly searchable". When fully indexed, TinEye search results will contain PhotoShelter-hosted images plus any other online usage that TinEye finds. Images you upload and make publicly searchable in the future will be automatically indexed by TinEye, too. It's a way for you to monitor image usage, and also, another way for customers to find you and your work. TinEye began indexing PhotoShelter-hosted images in October 7, 2009. http://bit.ly/2jA5pg

DO-IT-YOURSELF ASTRONOMY -- Homemade Astro-Photography: Look Out, Hubble a selection of reader-submitted space photos, and they’re more impressive than a person could have imagined. This one is a shot of the Pelican Nebula, 2000 light years away, with a 114-minute exposure. Awesome. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/09/homemade-astro-photography-look-out-hubble/


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22 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn




ANTI-PAPARAZZI SHIELD. -- Russian Billionaire Installs Anti-Photo Shield on Giant Yacht. Ambramovich has installed an anti-paparazzi “shield”. Lasers sweep the surroundings and when they detect a CCD, they fire a bolt of light right at the camera to obliterate any photograph. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/russian-billionaire-installs-anti-photo-shield-on-giant-yacht/

CAMERA NON GRATA -- New iPod Nano, equipped with video camera, might not be welcome at gyms Compact camera-equipped devices, such as cell phones, have been gadgets non grata at health clubs for years. The Life Time chain, for instance, has long forbidden their use in locker rooms because of the potential for compromising photos or video footage to be distributed online. http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_13370880?source=rss

RAW WORKFLOW -- ColorChecker Passport Introduced for Digital Photography Raw Workflows. The new hardware/software solution provides Adobe users with integration of DNG profiling. http://bit.ly/eLNoY

EXPANSION – SanDisk has announced a range of new compact flash memory cards with storage capacities from 16 to 64GB, with read and write speeds of up to 90MB per second. http://bit.ly/45IQH0

FASTER, BETTER SEARCH? -- IBM, working with researchers in Europe, claims to have developed a better way to search online for photos and videos than current methods used by Google and Yahoo. The developers call their multimedia technology SAPIR, for Search in Audio-Visual Content Using Peer-to-Peer Information Retrieval.
http://bit.ly/6mh8u

3D AGAIN? – Some gadgets just hit the "awesome" button in the deep, lizard part of your brain. At an Nvidia meeting Friday, my "awesome" button got smacked hard by the Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D W1, the world's first point-and-shoot, consumer 3D digital camera. It's expensive, somewhat awkward, and probably impractical. But it's really cool.
http://bit.ly/fhzPx SOURCE: Sascha Segan - PC Magazine

BEFORE & AFTER – The 4D PhotoStation System eliminates the costs and complexities of digital photography in the medical practice while increasing photo-imaging revenue opportunities. Photographic documentation is well known for melanoma, cosmetic procedure before and afters and documenting effects of procedures. http://bit.ly/asheZ


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