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Pentacon announces the Praktica DVC 5.1 HD digital camcorder. The new camera supports NTSC / PAL / HD 720P resolution at 30 frames per second. Furthermore, the DVC 5.1 features a still image function with resolutions of 3264 x 2448 (8 Mp interpolated), 2576 x 1932 (5 Mp) and 2048 x 1536 (3 Mp), and the images can be stored on 32 MB of built-in memory, or SDHC cards. The new compact camcorder measures 130 x 56 x 68 mm and weights only 292grams. It offers USB 2.0, Video out, and HD out connectivity...

Following its 1.01 firmware update of last month, Sigma now releases firmware version 1.02 for the DP1 digital camera. This latest update corrects the phenomenon that the "currently selected file" will be deleted, if the camera is turned off when the camera display remained in Delete Menu...

Fujifilm releases FinePix F100fd firmware update version 1.02. The firmware update incorporates the following problem fix: Reduce "pinkish-colored band" which may be rarely found in the left side edge of image when the image is shot at ISO 400 or shot without flash on "NATURAL & FLASH MODE"...

Canon Europe introduces a new generation in the SELPHY compact photo printer line-up: the SELPHY CP770 and the CP760. With its handy integrated storage case, carry handle and optional battery pack, the new SELPHY CP770 - printer in a bucket - brings ease and portability to photo printing, while the ultra-compact CP760, with its improved user interface, brings lab-quality home photo printing to its widest audience yet. Canon printing technology produces prints that – if stored in an album – will retain their color for up to 100 years...

Sony launches the new Bravia V4500 series with an integrated MPEG-4 AVC HD tuner for HD broadcasts. The new set also features Picture Frame Mode to display your favorite images in High Definition mode. The WXGA (1360×768) LCD offers a very high dynamic contrast ratio of 33000:1 (26" and 32" models), ensuring deep, cinema-like blacks plus sparkling highlights. For an even more authentic home theatre experience, 24p True Cinema technology guarantees that movies on Blu-ray Disc are presented at the correct frame rate...

Here's one a lot of you have been waiting for: our review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. Click the link to see how this "compact" ultra zoom performed!

Today I've posted my review of the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH. Besides having a really long name, the SD1100 is a pretty nice ultra-compact camera, too.

Hey, how about another Ricoh review? This one's of their R8 digital camera, whose most impressive features are its 28 - 200 mm lens and super high resolution LCD display. Click the link to see how it performed!

For those of you waiting for my review of the Sony Alpha DSLR-A350, I have bad news: it's delayed. I was just about done when I concluded that I probably have a bad lens. When I get a replacement lens, I will complete the review. I also had a similar problem with my EOS Rebel XSi's kit lens, which is why there's no gallery for that camera yet.

Yesterday, Panasonic introduced a wireless-enabled version of their Lumix DMC-TZ5 camera, known as the DMC-TZ50. The TZ50 can send your pictures to Google's Picasa photo sharing service wirelessly, using your own home network or one of 8000 T-Mobile Hotspots around the country (a free 12-month subscription is included). The privledge will cost you an extra $150 over the regular TZ5, so you really have to want this feature!

Looking to buy new HD cam !!

Wild Free Ranging

Nikon P80, Canon S5is, Canon SX100, Pana TZ5 or Sony A300, Nikon D60, Canon Xsi/

New GPS Feature Ideal for Professional Photographers and Recreational Users YARMOUTH, Maine — With summer approaching, the peak season for outdoor activities is almost here. Outdoor activities mean outdoor photos and DeLorme, the leader in innovative mapping and GPS technology, makes it a snap for anyone with a digital camera and a handheld GPS receiver to pinpoint all their photo locations. The capability is called geo-tagging, and DeLorme...

VueScan adds support for scanning multi-page documents using inexpensive flatbed scanners. PHOENIX, Ariz. May 8 -- Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world's most widely used scanning software, has released its latest version 8.4.71, which now includes support for scanning multi-page documents using inexpensive flatbed scanners. This lets users scan both single-sided and two-sided documents in any page order, using scanners with or without...

Five Student Photographers Chosen by Panel of Magazine Art Directors & Photo Editors NEW YORK, NY, May 7, 2008 -- The PhotoShelter Collection, an online stock photography marketplace where a growing community of 17,000 independent photographers from 130 countries sell their work, today announced the winners of Elevation 2008, PhotoShelter's first annual student-to-pro award and competition. Judged by photo editors and art directors from five...

Easy to use plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® and Photoshop Elements helps photographers selectively blur and/or vignette areas of an image Portland, OR (May 8, 2008) – onOne Software, Inc., announces today that its new software plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements – FocalPoint 1.0 – is now available for immediate download. onOne Software’s FocalPoint is a selective focus and vignetting plug-in designed to...

Fantasea Line has announced that its FS-51 Housing is compatible with Nikon's recently announced Coolpix S52 and S52c cameras. Fantasea Line confirmed its FS-51 Housing works perfectly with these two brand new models. This versatile housing now provides a professional waterproof housing for a total of six Nikon Coolpix cameras, according to the company. Those models include the Coolpix S50, S50c, S51, S51c, S52 and S52c cameras. The FS-51 Housing...

Mother's Day is around the corner. Take a look at some inspiring images of mothers and children from Photo.net members and get some ideas for your own Mother's Day celebration. "Mother's Day Photos: a mother's love for her children, the serenity of family devotion, beautiful floral images capturing the color and grace of femininity, innocent child love, subtle beauty of mother and child..." -

Wondering what to get your grad this spring? Whether your grad is just completing a degree in law, architecture, design or photography, a new camera or accessory is always a welcome gift. The Photo.net Graduation Gift Guide has advice on the best gear for the Traveler, the Outdoor Adventure Enthusiast, the Party-Goer, the Graduate from Photo School, etc. "After graduation comes the great world

Bob Atkins did a 24-hour test with the new Canon Rebel XSi. In the article, he shares some of his initial impressions of the XSi along with some sample photographs. This is a prelude to the full review he will be completing in the next few weeks. "I took around 180 photographs with the XSi using the 18-55 IS and the 55-200 IS. Just about all of the photographs were well focused and the

The Photo.net editors have published a Creative Children's Portraits article, highlighting some of the members' best and most unique children's portrait work. "Unique Children's Portraits: innocent eyes wide open, candid portraits, sincere honest expressions, serious child thoughts, children focused on learning a new skill, glimpses of a child's make-believe world, happiness without boundaries..

Check out the Photo.net Top Rated Photos and Gallery Search areas. Now with 100% easier navigation! You will notice the "[first page] [previous page]" and "[next page] [last page]" buttons. Along with page number buttons to skip ahead a few pages at a time. This should allow users to easily browse deeply into the massive stack of p hotos that we've got here at photo.net. Plenty more

Rangefinder's online magazine features the work of storm chaser Jim Reed who talks about some of extreme-weather images from his book Storm Chaser: A Photographer's Journey.

Nik is now shipping Viveza, its innovative selective photo adjustment software, as an image editing plug-in for Apple Aperture 2.1 for Mac (earlier this year, it was released for Photoshop on both Mac and Windows).

National Geographic is featuring a gallery of work by George Steinmetz who definitely paid a price for his photos in China From Above.

A photo gallery from The Washington Post show the devastation from a deadly cyclone that swept through the Burmese delta.

Reuters has posted Pictures of the Month April 2008, a gallery of the best from Reuters photographers for the month of April.

Imagine being able to control color and brightness selectively in Adobe Photoshop and Apple Aperture, without having to use masking techniques. With Nik Software's Viveza, you don't have to imagine any longer. Utilizing Nik's popular U-Point control technology, you can select any point within a photo an manipulate an object's color, contrast or brightness in a fraction of the time it would take using more traditional techniques. Viveza is available now for Windows or Macintosh platforms.

Nikonians help you simplify, and to understand your digital workflow in detail, no matter software or hardware used. More at the Nikonians Academy.

SkyTop Trading has a very unique and stylish option for Nikonians who like to "quick-draw" their digital SLRs. Caution: these carry bags will definitely get attention, including that of law-enforcement - at least at the first glance. (Thanks to member Scott Chapin for this find).

We, the largest Nikon User Community (www.nikonians.org) are looking for volunteers for the largest imaging exhibition there is. If you want to participate, check this out.

Shooting while traveling. What I bring, how I do my image household and a few tips. Click here to download Nikonians On Location Podcast #16 (NPC-OL-2008-05-05; 18:46; 8.8MB, MP3 format). Video supplement available here (NPC-OLV-2008-05-05; 11:36; flash format).

There were lots of questions following last week's review of the new Ray Flash Ring Flash Adpater.I have tried to answer them best I could -- and found a video to boot -- after the jump._________Ring Flash Q-n-AQ: This is pretty neat with one exception. The design of it and the way it flops down, won't it block the infrared focus assist on the SB800?A: Yes, it will block the AF-assist light on the SB-800. But FWIW, I am not sure that this thing is that much of a run-and-gun light source. (At least, that is not the way that I would use it.)Q: What is this? No Konica-Minolta/Sony flash units?

Corporate shooter David X. Tejada has been mentioned enough times on this blog to legally qualify us as stalkers. (Hey, whatever it takes to let him know how much we truly love him. Besides, no one has issued a restraining order yet.) But if we were not following his every move, then how would we know that he has taken a cue from some of the speedlight beauty dish designs floating around and created what is maybe the best version yet?A cheap plastic pot, some paint, a CD case, and Dave's The Moment of Zen: A $2.39 convex mirror from an auto supply store. Check it out, here.-30-This month's…

We wrapped up teaching in Dubai on Sunday, and some of us have a couple days left over for R&R. Having figured out that there was not actually anything in the Dubai stores that we could afford to buy, Joe McNally and I spent the day in the desert shooting.You'd think we could get through this vacation without having to work so much. But, nooooo -- he hadda drag our butts out to the desert with a Land Cruiser full of flashes and a Czech model named Lenka. Lahf, she can beh such eh struggle, no?We spent the afternoon and twilight there, where we learned things like how to set off seven SB-800s…

In the last L102 post, we talked about some of the problems we have to face when gelling to work under fluorescent light. Gelling for tungsten yields similar, but different problems.Fortunately, tungsten is easier -- and more forgiving.First of all, when we gel for tungsten, we use an "CTO" gel, which is orange and converts our daylight-balanced flash to tungsten (or incandescent). This means that our little flash has basically been turned into a normal light bulb, as far as light color is concerned.As you can imagine, this is gonna be pretty orange. But when you are shooting in a tungsten…

Nikon's SC-17 off-camera TTL flash cord is a great little addition to your kit, and you do not even have to be a Nikon shooter to use it. They are so cheap, I have several. And I recently put one under the knife.Keep reading for he how and the why.The SC-17 is basically an extension cord for your hot shoe that carries all of the various TTL connections. A flash, connected to your TTL-enabled Nikon via an SC-17 cord, may as well be connected to your hot shoe as far as the signals are concerned.But the fact that it is off camera allows you to get better light, of course. I have written about…

Last week I mentioned that the Fuji S5 DSLR was selling in Canada for under $1,000 while in the US it was some 50% more expensive. (See What's New for April 30). Today I've noted that the 24" HP Z3100 printer is available at several Canadian dealers for around $1,500. Even more curious, in one case, DirectDial.com, their online Canadian store has the printer for $1,518 while their US online store has it for $3,254, more than double the price. At B&H, though it shows as currently out of stock, the 24" Z3100 is listed at $4,095. I'm only guessing here, but it's pretty clear that…

I have just returned from a long-weekend workshop photographing moose and spring landscape in Algonquin Park. My co-teacher was Pulitzer prize winning landscape photographer Jack Dykinga. A good time was had by all, though it rained almost the whole time. (Great light though.) I'll have a small portfolio of mine as well as of the participants on these pages within the next couple of weeks. The first of my images from Algonquin is now on the home page. This was also the first multi-day shoot in which I used the Nikon D3 exclusively, and I'll have more to say on this remarkable camera in a…

Our Almost Spring contest ended on Wednesday.The winner of the Nikon D300 is M.N. Hutchinson of Alberta, and the winner of the Canon G9 camera is Konstantin Dubinets of New York. Congratulations to both of them! Our next contest will be announced soon, and all purchases from our online store beginning as of yesterday, May 1, will be eligible. I'll be announcing what the prizes will be and additional contest details within a few days. Purchases from the Help Alexis Special Print Offer as well as any of our DVDs, download Video Journals, and download video tutorials will be eligible. ...

Beginning today, and running through the month of May, I am offering a special print sale to help raise money for a dear family friend in the US who is unable to meet her ongoing medical care costs. I invite you to purchase one or more of my fine-art landscape prints, with 100% of the proceeds going to our friend Alexis' ongoing medical care expenses. Help Alexis – A Special Print Offer _______________ Canadian Fujifilm S5 Price Drop I don't usually pay a lot of attention to international price arbitrage on photo equipment. I know though that a lot of Europeans, Brits and Australians do…

The HP Z3100 large format printers have proven to be very popular, in large measure due to their built-in spectrophotometer. This makes automatically producing high quality profiles for these printers a breeze. Many of us have wondered whether it would be possible to use a Z3100 to produce profiles for other printers as well. After all, why let the spectro and its automation capabilities go underutilized? Many of us have thought about it, but no one has figured it out – until now. Charlie Cramer now has an exclusive tutorial here titled Making Profiles with the Z3100 Printer. Please…

“The Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO IS USM Lens is Canon’s first DO (Diffractive Optics) lens - yielding 400mm f/4 IS performance in a relatively small and light handholdable package. ” - The-Digital-Picture Source and Read More: the-digital-picture.com ShareThis

“The high-gloss black and silver colouring of its range of printers and all-in-ones has become something of a house style for Canon. Even this low priced PIXMA iP2600 has many of the features which make its bigger, more expensive siblings popular and the elegantly simple design is one of them.” - Simon Williams Source and Read More: trustedreviews.com ShareThis

“There were lots of questions following last week’s review of the new Ray Flash Ring Flash Adpater.” - David Hobby Source and Read More: strobist.blogspot.com ShareThis

New GPS Feature Ideal for Professional Photographers and Recreational Users YARMOUTH, Maine — With summer approaching, the peak season for outdoor activities is almost here. Outdoor activities mean outdoor photos and DeLorme, the leader in innovative mapping and GPS technology, makes it a snap for anyone with a digital camera and a handheld GPS receiver to pinpoint all their photo locations. The capability is called geo-tagging, and DeLorme Topo USA 7.0 software is the product that brings this feature to the mass market. In addition, Topo USA 7.0 covers the entire U.S. with detailed,…

“You’re taken through each step by a series of onscreen animated diagrams that are a far sight more helpful than other guides the competition offers.” - PC Authority Source and Read More: pcauthority.com.au ShareThis

Here is a cool interactive post in the New York Times with backstories to some of Ansel’s  iconic images told by Andrea Stillman, one of his assistants. Click on each image to hear her story.

Here are five easy ways to improve your photography: Learn to visualize your image: Get a clear image of what you want as the final picture and control the shot and image processing to get it. Take more photos, take photos daily. The more photos you take (but not shotgun, please) the more you put yourself out there. Just as with tennis — or better surfing, the more waves you paddle for the more you will catch (with some wipe-outs along the way Critique your work:Use these points s a guide and see how you feel you did in each: a. Technical quality? i. Focus? ii. Exposure: Light or dark?

Michael Adams showing us Ansel’s enlarger For our next segment of PhotoCycle, we stopped by Ansel Adams’ home to get a tour from his son Michael. As Scoble put it “it’s like being in a cathedral” — we were surrounded by Ansel’s work on the one hand and on the other his actual workspace—his darkroom and workroom where he printed and finished his work. For me this was a very personal experience, Ansel has been an inspiration and teacher for me most of my life. My mom read me his biography The Eloquent Light, later she introduced him to me when he came to…

A new Camera that you can ride? Nope. It’s our show that will be launched soon on FastCompany.TV, so named because it covers the whole cycle of photography beginning with inspiration and visualization, tricks and tips, through to the final print and even how to sell your work. We’ll be introducing you to the masters of photography and take you along on our PhotoWalks. Our next stop? Ansel Adams’ house for a tour and we’ll end up in his amazing darkroom, where we’ll discuss how the analog world of photography made it to the digital. Have a look at Scobel’s…

Half Dome is an amazing monolith to just look at and not even think, just look or talk quietly with friends, in this case with Robert Scoble, Michael Adams, Rocky Barbanica and Thomas Hawk.

Hey, it Looks like Sheila Metzner’s got a new website (here) as well, complete with music and slideshows (Caution: If you’re at work make sure the volume is down) so I think it’s safe to say we have a genuine trend here (ok, maybe it started a year ago, I haven’t been keeping up with Sheila and Albert). It think this is partially about building a fan base and mostly about taking control of your content. All the legendary photographers have content floating around the internet and there needs to be a place to link everything back. Also, when consumers run into your work…

Albert Watson has a new website (here) at least I think it’s fairly new, last time I checked was a year ago when I tried to hire him and felt like a fool for leaving urgent messages for a very last minute cover, then of course when I finally got his wife on the phone he’s in Europe for a month and booked on jobs as far as the eye can see. Nevertheless Jodi @ RS told me he’s an incredible sweet-heart and still works harder then an art school grad on their first assignment so I thought what the hell I’ll see if he’s up for it. The first portfolio on the website has…

and law making in general over at Photo Business News and Forum (here).

I was planning on spending some time looking at the Orphan Works Bill eventually but it appears that I may have missed the boat. Here’s a notice I received this morning: UPDATE: It appears that the ASMP and PPA are in favor of the bill. Here’s a quote from an email I just received “Making a decision to support any Orphan Works Bill isn’t easy. However, both PPA and ASMP, the only two organizations representing photographers that have actively participated in these discussions, have determined that opposing the proposed House bill would place photographers at greater…

Big win for The Whale Hunt photography story (see it here) in the Personal Web Site category. National Geographic picked up two for Best Use Of Photography and Magazine. See the entire list (here).

Earlier today I had a reader ask me for a recommendation for a book on Photoshop. I decided to poll 10 of my good photographer buddies on their recommendations and they came up with the following Photoshop books: Photoshop Elements 6 1. The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers 2. Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing [...]

Written by Christina N Dickson, portrait photographer and instructor for the Institute in Photographic Studies. Weddings. To the inexperienced photographer, the first wedding is that single most daunting event that stands as Mt. Everest in one’s profession. It is a feat that could define success or failure for the rest of one’s career. Much preparation is required. [...]

Today DPS forum member Matt Soave from Soave Photography is sharing with us how he composed a sunset image perfectly so it showed up under a pier. Matt put a lot of energy into getting it just right - learn how he did it below. On May 2nd, 2008, I was able to turn an everyday [...]

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In this post Natalie Norton shares pieces from her interviews with 8 successful photographers where they shared all kinds of resources to help you find the blogging service that is right for your photoblog. I’ve spent the week thinking over this article. . . it’s the final part of a 3 part series. We began with [...]

Do you listen to photography podcasts as well as reading photography blogs? I do and I love podcasts on photography. I don’t listen to as many as I used to because I no longer have a long commute to work. That is what they are most widely used for after all! Photography podcasts have come a long way in the past couple of years. Podcasts in general have come a long way really. I’m certainly excited to help introduce you to a new photography podcast PhotoNetCast. PhotoNetCast is the new photography podcast by fellow photography bloggers Brian Auer of Epic Edits Weblog, Jim M.

Not to be confused with pink eye, red eye can be just as bad for photographers. Okay, that might be a stretch. I have a two year old and she gave me pink eye a couple months back and that wasn’t fun at all. Truthfully, red eye is a complex problem with some very simple solutions. First, what exactly causes red eye in photography? Red eye is caused by the light of the flash being too fast for the pupil to close the iris. The light passes first through the choroid, which is filled with blood vessels, then is bounced around in the pupil and reflected back out towards the camera. The light…

This week’s Weekend Perusing is a little light. I’m heading off to get my tonsils removed this morning. Hopefully I’ll be coherent enough to get some posts done next week, although I’ve heard that the recovery is less than desirable. So until then, head over to A Photo A Day From Planet Earth for your photoblog fix. It’s a really fantastic concept of photoblog. Instead of seeing one photographer’s view you get to see hundreds of photographers that contribute by submitting images to their website with short captions on where the image was taken and what the…

In this article Tomas Webb discuss how and why to tag your images for flickr. What are tags? Specifically, tags are describing words, or keywords, that relate to a photo (or photos). While there are numerous ways you can manage tags with external software, this post will be dealing primarily with tags attributed to photos through the flickr interface. You can add a tag to your photo at the time of uploading (and if you use flickr’s basic Uploader you can add tags for a group of photos), or after, on the individual photo’s page. You can even add tags to other peoples photos if they…

In this article Raymond K. Dauphinais discusses his personal test with a Nikon and a speedlight. On camera flash photography has always challenged me. I learned photography, in West Germany during the early ‘70s, using natural light only, black and white film and developed my own prints. My first experience, in the early ‘80s, with a flash gun was a reunion of flight school classmates and our families. We paraded the kids through the living room, onesies, twosies, you know the drill, and I took whole family photos too. The garish, over exposed pictures with that damn hard edged shadow…

Best New All-Round Digital Camera: Fujifilm FinePix F30 / F31fd- "Excellent all round digital camera, fast, fun, easy to use and produces great results in daylight and low-light!" - Full Review - Buy now from £120! (Previously: Fuji FinePix F10) Best Budget Best Zoom Best Compact Best DSLR Fujifilm F20 Panasonic FZ18 Canon 850 IS Olympus E-510 Panasonic LS2 Panasonic FZ8 Panasonic FX30 Pentax K100D Canon A550 Canon SX100 Olympus 770SW Olympus E-400 Can't find what you're looking for? Ask me!

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We've just uploaded our review of the new Olympus Mju Stylus 1030SW - a compact 10 megapixel digital camera that is shockproof to 2 metres, waterproof to 10 metres, crushproof to 100kg, dustproof, scratchproof and freezeproof. It also features a wide angle 3.6x optical zoom lens, 2.7" screen, 24 scene modes, and VGA movie mode at 30fps. It is available in black, silver and green from £215: "If you want a rugged digital camera then this is it - it's probably the toughest digital camera currently available. If you have children who want to play with all your toys, but you don't want to worry…

Photography BLOG have reviewed the new Samsung NV40 - a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens, optical image stabilisation, 2.5" screen, face detection and ISO3200. The Samsung NV40 is available in silver or black from £144 "The NV40 represents a further refinement of Samsung's radical approach to the compact camera market, but it's not exactly a massive leap forward, being very similar to the previous NV20 model. The notable changes are a decrease in resolution to 10.5 megapixels, which must be the first time that's ever happened, true mechanical image stabilisation, Auto…

Think Camera have reviewed the new Sony Cybershot DSC-T2 - the ultra compact camera features an 8 megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom lens, a 2.7" touch screen, optical image stabilisation, and 4GB (4000mb) of internal memory! It is available in black, white, pink, blue and lime green, for £182. "While the Sony DSC-T2 could have quite easily been a sad case of style over substance, it proves itself to be a more than capable camera. It's easy to use, fast and responsive, has bags of excellent features and takes a damn fine photo most of the time. What's not to like!" Read more Sony Cybershot…

Cameras can be divided into two categories. The first category is represented by cameras designed for serious shootings when it is necessary to examine and compare 100 % of images. And the second are cameras for entertainment. Sony T30 is of the second type. It is possible to add that this camera is as well a fashionable prestigious device.The cameras of this type are traditionally meant for women. Although I do not see reasons why a man could not use this stylish camera too. In fact the main thing is a pleasure when shooting, and a pleasure of friends when viewing your creations.Nine models…

Subconsciously we do not wait from full of electronics digital devices a bad weather resistance. Actually, it is possible to make a digital camera waterproof.Once after one of rambles to countryside, I have seen small particles of dirt inside of my view-finder of Nikon Coolpix 2100. And in fact it was only the third trip by the bad roads with this camera. I like this camera, but I have understood that it doesn’t fit the condition of countryside.So, the problem was to pick up the digital camera which is not afraid of bad weather conditions and not very careful treatment, and I expected to…

In was recently marked trend of the growing popularity for compact ultrazoom-cameras. And manufacturers offer more and more models in this type. The company Eastman Kodak, has presented the new model its Z-straightedges - EasyShare Z710.7,1-pixel novelty is equipped 10-times zoom-lens Schneider-Kreuznach , recommended price 299 dollars. First, in this ultrazoom there is a need in a system for stabilizations of the picture, camera do not have high sensitivity. Secondly, in EasyShare Z710 is installed cool 2-inch LCD-display ( 201 thous. pixels). Video record, under VGA-permit recording rate…

Panasonic DMC-LZ5 - next, in the general-that, digital camera, and did not cost on her to stop if b not set not too typical particularities, on which we all detain. In more or less settled to division by "compact" and "ultra zoom", this device is not inserted: under wholly cameras size he has sixfold optical zoom, but in mode less 6 Mp - 8,3-multiple under quite not small size of the lenses. The combination 6-times zoom and optical stabilizer for 7 thousand roubles today in general unique (not to count towards younger model LZ3), particularly if take into account traditional for Panasonic…

The company Eastman Kodak has presented the improved versions of portrait colour negative films The company Eastman Kodak has presented the improved versions of portrait colour negative films of family PORTRA, which make of a film 160 VC, 160 NC, 400 VC and 400 NC. The snapshots printed from films differ by a fine grain, qualitative transfer of corporal tones and high suitability for scanning. Films PORTRA 160VC and PORTRA 400VC now have more perfect combination of the increased colour saturation and lowered contrast. « Today more than two thirds of photographers - professionals at shooting…

JPhilipson posted a photo: I love this shot. I had Jing and Jenny kiss with the sun between their lips. Hence the title, Sun-kisses. This one's for you Xapa, because you like it so much :-)

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Hi everybody. Here’s what’s going on: First, the photos above (taken by RC Concepcion) are from NAPP week at B&H Photo’s store in New York City earlier this week (the class shot is during Matt’s Lightroom class). During the lunch break between sessions the gang at B&H took me to the Katz Deli (made famous by the movie When Harry Met Sally), and I had the best Corned Beef Rubuen of my life. Thanks to everyone who came out to see my class, and to the folks at B&H for being such gracious hosts to Me, Matt, and RC during the week. You guys are the best. (P.S.

The most eagerly awaited (OK, even I couldn’t do that one with a straight face, so let me start again). The most overdue online class of the year, my “Professional Portrait Retouching Online Class” for KelbyTraining.com finally goes live tomorrow. After incorporating your ideas and input for other techniques that should be added to the class, it turned out to be a retouching love-fest that was nearly four and half hours long, so I wound up breaking it into two separate classes; a part 1 and part 2, and both parts go live Friday. Check out the video below to learn more about…

Last week I posted a field report review of Hoodman’s RAW UDMA high-speed memory cards, and in my report I mentioned that while the cards performed flawlessly for me, and were fast as blazes, I couldn’t find a reason to justify their higher cost vs. similar size and speed Lexar and SanDisk cards (the Hoodman RAW cards run $70 to $80 more per card). Yesterday, I heard from Lou Schmidt, VP of Marketing over at Hoodman Corporation, who sent this response to my review. I’m publishing his comments in their entirety below, but to cut to the chase, I called out in red why…

Last week, on my way to work, I returned a call from my buddy Joe McNally. Joe answers and we BS for just a minute, and then he tells me that he can’t really talk long because he’s in the middle of doing a book signing at Borders Bookstore. Of course, I apologize for interrputing his signing, but he says, “Hold on a for a sec” and then I hear the sound of shutter buttons. He tells me he just had a photo taken of him during the signing, because he wanted me to see that right behind him was a display with both my and Matt Kloskowski’s books (you can see the orange…

As previously reported here on the blog with great personal enthusiasm–I’m taking Wednesdays off (here’s the link to a brief explanation). I’ll be back tomorrow, but until then, stop by and check out the Imaging Insider (link). See you Thursday! -Scott

I’m happy to announce that I’m adding Boudoir Sessions to my lineup of things I am happy to offer my clients! Want to make a special album for your husband or husband-to-be, for his eyes only? Or maybe you just want to do it because of how empowering it is for YOU? Contact me and we can set something up! I am happy to do in home sessions, but I’ve heard that it is even MORE fun to get 2-3 of your girlfriends together, rent a hotel room, and spend an afternoon in a session with some drinks, maybe a bit of chocolate, and lots of laughter! I’m looking for 2-3 people who…

The best RSVP card EVER from Liz & Dave’s Wedding More blog posts - and slideshow! - are coming, but for now I wanted to post the list of the latest galleries posted online here: - Liz & Dave’s Wedding - March 30, 2008 in Galveston, Texas at the St. Joseph Church Museum with a reception at Garten Verein. Our first Destination Wedding of 2008! - Jacque & Joe’s Engagement Session - April 12, 2008 at Telge Park in Cypress, Texas - Maren & Clint’s Engagement Session - April 13, 2008 at the Houston Zoo - Ali & Maureen’s Senior Session - April…

One of the most wonderful things about my job is the fact that I get to work with some pretty awesome people. It is even better when my “geek life” crosses over to my “photography life” - and that was exactly the case with Sarah & Adrian’s wedding. Adrian & I first met in April, 2007 at a NetSquared meeting here in Houston. We talked about many technology related things, and also talked about our shared love of photography. He mentioned having a server issue and I thought my husband might have a fix, so I connected them - and Mike was able to help him…

As I’ve been spreading the word about my upcoming move in just a few weeks into the Caroline Collective space, people often ask me to explain the overall concept of the Caroline Collective. A few days ago, ArtsHouston did a great podcast where they interviewed the founders (or would they be collectors?), and I just thought I would share! Check it out. (Sound warning: that link goes straight to the mp3 of the podcast, so you might want to turn on your speakers.) It is truly the perfect marriage of my creative side with my geek side, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for…

I’m a bit behind in posting photos here, and I apologize. I have several slideshows in the queue too, but they most likely won’t be online until next week. When I moved from the PC to the Mac, I didn’t move PhotoShop to the Mac. I prefer to post images online that have my watermark on them so that if people want to download them to use for inspiration photos, they know where they came from. To put the watermark on the image, I have to open them in PhotoShop. Without the software installed, that meant going to the PC laptop with my photos on an external drive, opening them,…

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So, we have the bi-cameral process to thank for the duplication that occurs when the House and Senate seperately consider a bill. We have circumstances like the American Libraries Association supporting the Senate version, the ASMP and PPA supporting the House version, and all sorts of other constituents taking up various other positions for or against. Yesterday, the Senate took up about a dozen bills during their markup (aka business meeting). At around 10:15 or so, an informal request was made of Sen. Leahy, the bills' sponsor, to "hold over" the bill until next Thursday. Why is it…

Well, it appears that the House Judiciary Committee has opted not to live webcast the markup. has, after all, decided to webcast the markup. We'll live-blog it for the next hour or so, since we're in between assignments, and wanted to get a listen to who's saying what. Since we're not set up for liveblogging with an auto-refresh feature, you'll want to hit the 'reload' button every three to four minutes to see what we've added.(Comments, if any, after the Jump)We're arriving there shortly.....2:02 - We're here. The comittee is still discussing retail gas prices - the hearing before the one on…

Whether you're for it, or against it, there's nothing like learning about the process that goes into lawmaking. Usually, you'd likely turn a blind eye to how things happen, but this is going to affect you, so I encourage you to take a look. The House bill that was introduced is going to be debated today in what's called a "Markup session", at 2pm Eastern time. The House Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to amend and re-write the Orphan Works bill, and, at the end of the day, the Chairman, Howard Berman will either take an informal tally, or have a formal vote, on the bill. If he doesn't…

There is a great deal of information floating around the internet about the Orphan Works legislation that is now pending before Congress. I've received many many letters on the writings I've posted here from people of stature, or of note who wrote things from "articulate, balanced and makes some great points", to "borders on 'egregious'", to "you are simply wrong on many of the facts." While I stand by the content of the original piece, and no one has pointed to anything in my post that was inaccurate, to date, for now, I'd like to direct you to several places so you may become more informed,…

The orphan works dilemma needs to be solved. Just not this way. Museums and libraries find their missions frustrated by an inability to identify and contact rights holders. As a result, important works are unavailable to the public, and aging, disintegrating works cannot be preserved by duplication, which might violate the rights of unknown rights holders.Preservation of these works - for non-commercial uses - is essential to the protection of our cultural heritage.All that it would really take would be a modification of the "fair use" provision of current laws to allow for preservation, and…

This topic has come up quite a few times in the last little while so I figured that I would post my thoughts, and see what the community thinks about it. When I first started my own photoblog, I would have said that there was no need for separate websites for your blog and your portfolio site (a.k.a commercial venture), but after quite a bit of reading and talking to other photobloggers out there, I now feel it’s not only a good way to go, but vital to your long-term success. Before I get into my reasoning, let me just state one thing - if you don’t have any intentions of trying…

To be honest, I had another image selected almost from the minute I decided (after taking Kathleen’s advice) that I was going to start an “Image of the Week” posting, but I figured it was just not enough of a stretch for me so I went back and started hunting again. I recently came across Jasmine’s blog, and was blown away by both her writing style and imagery so I decided that I would select an image of her’s as the first image of the week. Here’s why I ultimatley chose it, I am a sucker for architectural photography, I just love the patterns and detail…

I was introduced to Thomas’ work after he left a comment on the blog and I am glad that he did. I think his story is very similar to quite a few other photobloggers out there, he’s self taught, and has taken his passion for photography to a new level via his portfolio site and his blog. I think that the idea behind separating the two (portfolio and blog) is something that is going to really start to proliferate once more and more photobloggers attempt to commercialize their passion - even if it’s just enough to support their passion. Hope you enjoy the profile as much as I…

I recently purchased (and read - that’s important!) Seth Godin’s Purple Cow and I have to say that not only was it a quick read - which is good nowadays, it was an excellent read, and it should be read by anyone who’s trying to market themselves and/or their work. The biggest takeaway I got from Seth’s book was that in order to be successful now (and in the coming years) you’re going to have to be remarkable, and find ways to stand out from all the other folks doing the same thing that you’re doing. Not only that, but you’re going to have to continue…

Kathleen of “A Walk through Durham Township” helped me to refine an idea that I have been tossing around for awhile now and attempted to start via Flickr.  She suggested that since this blog is about promoting photoblogs maybe I should show the images here rather than somewhere else. I’m not sure why that idea didn’t come to mind in the first place, but thanks very much Kathleen. So staring next Tuesday keep your eyes open for the image of the week.  For the first while I will be personally selecting the images and telling you why I decided on the image.  In the…

Polaroids+ Google Maps+ Reliving your awkward teenage sexuality= FASCINATING.Nate Smith Igor has really done something here. A screenshot:This thing is too big to really detail here, so you have to go look at it here, in all its glory.I will include some of the evidence.813 Chalfonte Dr.This is the house I spent the first 12 years of my life in. Despite the fact that I have not lived there in 15 years does not change the fact that it still feels like home. I was girl crazy very early. In preschool I was in love with a girl named Bette who I asked to marry me. She said yes. One time we were…

The Aperture Prize for 2008 has put out its beacon call for entries. This is a good one; Aperture is a class act, and It's great just to get your work in front of them. Get to it! If you feel anxiety, here are some FAQs.From the press release:The purpose of the Portfolio Prize is to identify trends in contemporary photography and specific artists whom we can help by bringing their work to a wider audience. In choosing the first-prize winner and runners-up, we are looking for work that is fresh and that hasn't been widely seen in major publications or exhibition venues. First prize is $2,500.

What's the picture you show people when you want to describe where you're from?This is mine. I'm literal. 19 Pigeon Swamp Road. An old Victorian in the middle of nowhere. It was a sanatorium before we lived there. I wish they still made 4x6 prints with rounded edges.

I'm headed home later today for Mother's Day weekend, and I've decided to bring a Hasselblad. I've never shot shot square; I'm a sucker for medium format though, and generally choose between my old Pentax 67 or my Mamiya 7II. But this trip is feeling square, and I'm lucky enough to have a rental house in the form of photographer Andrew French, who is tremendously generous and has loaned me a 500 EL/M and about 25 rolls of maybe-expired AGFA Optima 100. Should be an interesting weekend.I think my interest in the home/square combo could very well have something to do with Christine Tran's…

Ooh, it's rainy in Brooklyn.  I wish we had proper thunderstorms, but we're at a sort of  hard-drizzle. We'd need a lot of help to get to a Chilean dirty thunderstorm level. Wait, what's that you say? You know a Photoshop tutorial that can help me? Thirty thousand people have seen it!? Boy are my pictures gonna get a little surprise. He's not Dangin, but I like the accent.

I am always amused when I hear young photographers lament about there not being anything interesting left over to take pictures of (after they have spent all of a few hours somewhere taking pictures). The lament only deepens and becomes more poignant after a particular place has been visited a number of times (days, weeks); and reaches a fever pitch after visiting the "same old place" for months (or - goodness - years!). To be sure, even experienced professional photographers go through inevitable dry spells, during which they find their wellspring of inspiration at a low ebb, and nothing…

Brooks Jensen, editor of Lenswork, recently posted a humorous podcast entitled "That's Not What We Do" in which he recounts an incident while shooting in a park with a friend. He and photographer Joe Lipka were photographing at Fort Warden, WA. At some point, Joe went to the tourist center and got noticed by the woman at the service counter, who inquired about what he and Brooks were doing. Upon explaining that they were both photographers, the woman suggested they talk to the park manager, who was interested in buying some tourist shots to sell. Joe politely explained that neither he nor his…

"1 The world is all that is the case; 1.1 The world is the totality of facts, not of things; 1.11 The world is determined by the facts, and by their being all the facts; 1.12 For the totality of facts determines what is the case, and also whatever is not the case; 1.13 The facts in logical space are the world." - Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico - Philosophicus)Wittgenstein devoted his life to understanding "language games," as logico-cognitive attempts to make sense of the world. There is no essential type of language for Wittgenstein; language consists of multiple games in which…

I've recently self-published a book of photographs of Hawaii, taken while my wife and I were celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary back in the summer of 2006.Hawaii is an indelible part of me. More so even than my blood, my skin, or any of my physical possessions, for these are all far more transient and ultimately communicate far less about who I really am. But the depth and timelessness of my affection - my reverence - for these sublime, preternaturally beautiful islands, speaks volumes about the nature of my soul.I visited the islands for the first time in the early 1980s as a beginning…

"The physical object, to me, is merely a stepping stone to an inner world where the object with the help of the subconscious drives and focuses perceptions, becomes transmuted into a symbol whose life is beyond the life of the objects we know." - Clarence J. Laughlin, Photographer (1905 - 1985)For all those who've expressed, privately and publically, an interest in seeing some of my images in print - apart from my contest-winning Sudden Stillness book, to be published in short order by Envisage Press - I offer the following. A self-published collection of photos, entitled Landscapes of the…

Picture taking is often a key aspect to blogging, and the nice thing is bloggers can use a budget camera since their images are just displayed online. Still, bloggers need...

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The new-in-stores Nikon Coolpix S600 features 10 megapixels in a small, compact point-and-shoot camera body. It excels at many types of photography with little or no tinkering with settings required....

The Epson PictureMate Dash PM 260 compact photo printer does one thing, and it does it truly well. This miniature, compact "personal photo lab" truly is just that, delivering amazing...

After testing the Kodak EasyShare V1073, three words immediately spring to mind: value for money. This compact touch-screen-operated camera priced at rrp $399 offers the user an array of features for that price: 10 megapixels, a 3 inch (7.6cm) LCD screen, High Definition video record, 22 scene modes, 3 x optical zoom, 5 x digital zoom and smart capture mode – perfect for point-and-shoot operation with great results. The 100 percent glass...

Slightly larger than a pack of cards, the Olympus Tough 1030SW feels reassuringly solid. With a stainless steel case, it is designed to be water resistant up to a depth of ten meters and survive being dropped from two meters, crushed by 100 kg or even frozen in temperatures down to -10° centigrade. This camera can be used almost anywhere. The camera is very responsive with start-up time almost instantaneous. Similarly, there is no apparent shutter lag...

Epson has continued its ongoing success at the European Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Awards with two of its pioneering products named 'best in class' in 2008 by Europe's largest imaging press association. Epson's Stylus Photo R1900 A3 photo printer was named 'Best expert photo printer in Europe 2008', and its flagship wide-format photo printer, the Stylus Pro 11880...

Epson has appointed Romano Bacci as Business Manager for its Large Format Printer business, to maximise opportunities within its existing businesses and to assist with the development of new market segments. "Our large format printer business is growing rapidly and with the release of Epson's first durable graphics printer, the Stylus Pro GS6000, for the sign and display markets we are expecting this rapid growth to continue...

Epson Toyocom Corporation ("Epson Toyocom"), the leader in crystal devices, attained Zero Emissions Level 1 (*1), or 100% recycling, at seven additional sites around the world by March 2008, thus bringing the total number of certified sites to twelve. Since its creation by merger in October 2005, Epson Toyocom has sought to recycle 100% of the emissions generated...

When it’s created, it’s copyrighted. This rule of thumb has protected artists and photographers (not to mention software designers, musicians and authors) since the current era of copyright law was established in 1978. Although the phrase is technically true, it’s only part of the story.

The potential market for stock image sales is estimated at $2 billion a year. On every continent, there are photo buyers who need images and search for them online every day. The only question is how do you get their eyeballs on your images and get the wheels of commerce turning?

Jim Richardson went to college to become a psychologist. He was a senior at Kansas State before he realized what psychologists did every day, and decided maybe he’d rather do something else. An amateur photographer, he got a job at the student newspaper. Thirty years later, Richardson is perhaps the most prolific photographer for...

Getting precious digital image files from capture to output is tricky under the best circumstances. Just imagine how difficult it gets when you’re on location for National Geographic in the most remote corners of the world for weeks on end and you’re bringing back 10,000 images at a time. That’s exactly the situation faced...

Norman Rockwell is an iconic name and one of the most prolific and recognized artists of the past century whose work has found a place in the American psyche. His oeuvre successfully captured the elusive and transcendental essence of the American spirit.

Some of our baby photography tips are long, but this one is guaranteed to be short! Here’s how to make the eyes in any picture pop in Adobe Photoshop, and we’ll do the photography tip in under 60 seconds! Show Notes: - Create a... -

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