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Posted on December 3, 2006
Photoshop Express Adds Flickr Support
Adobe has announced a major update to Adobe Photoshop Express beta - integration with Flickr and a “Save As” functionality, two of the most requested features by early adopters.
(May 8th 2008)
May Tech Tips
Chuck Westfall's May edition of Tech Tips. Good stuff this month. Very flash intensive.
(May 7th 2008)
Sony A900 in Canada
Sony A900 is making an appearance in Canada at the Photographic and Digital Imaging Show in Missisauga, Ontario on May 2.
(April 30th 2008)
New Sony Tumble Commercial
Sony's launched yet another awesome ad spot for their digital imaging products.
(April 22nd 2008)
Photoshop Express revises terms of service
In response to customer feedback about terms of service, the Photoshop Express team has made some changes.
(April 4th 2008)
The Dave Hill Look
Scott Kelby explains how to get the "Dave Hill" look with Lightroom and/or Photoshop without using any plugins. This is a solid walkthrough!
(March 6th 2008)
Tech Tips
Chuck Westfall's February Tech Tips for Canon Users.
(February 14th 2008)
Chuck Westfall Interview
Westfall shared his opinions about the full-frame market and other camera trends during PMA. He also discussed fuel cells to replace batteries, flash memory technology, OLED displays, and geotagging. - Cnet Underexposed
(February 6th 2008)
Super Bowl Super Photos
(via Rob Galbraith)
(February 5th 2008)
Kodak revamps Portra 400-speed print film
(via Amateur Photographer)
(February 4th 2008)
Layer Masking 101
Photoshop video tutorial from Peachpit
(January 22nd 2008)
Splash
How to Photograph Water Drops
(January 21st 2008)
Underwater Digital Camera Mask
The 3-megapixel model will retail for about , while the 5-megapixel mask will go for 0.
(January 2nd 2008)
7 Bad Habits of Digital Photographers
How many of these are you guilty of?
(December 27th 2007)
Canon Refurbished Deals
On the cheap via Adorama.
(December 27th 2007)
Last Minute Gifts - Magazines
Scott Kelby has got a great idea on last minute "good" gifts.
(December 22nd 2007)
Guide Numbers
What the heck is a guide number ("GN") on your flash? If you don't know, then you should read this post.
(December 21st 2007)
Powerful Image
Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
(December 20th 2007)
Flickr Stats
Flickr has added stats for pro accounts.
(December 14th 2007)
Flickr Uploader 3.0
Now available for download.
(December 13th 2007)
Tech Tips
Chuck Westfall's December Tech Tips.
(December 13th 2007)
Dorky Camera Accessory
"With Quik Pod® DSLR you get
over 4 feet of extended camera reach" . . . and maybe a bit of ridicule too.
(December 6th 2007)
Sale on Lowepro Camera Bags
Save up to 20% Instantly on Lowepro Camera Bags and Backpacks via Amazon.
(December 6th 2007)
Wish List
The most wished for gadgets on Amazon. What's on your wish list?
(November 8th 2007)
Deal: Kingston 4GB SDHC Card @ .95
This is from B&H Photo: .95 - mail-in rebate + Shipping = .95
(November 7th 2007)
Rainbows
How to photograph a rainbow.
(November 5th 2007)
November Tech Tips
Chuck Westfall's November Techtips.
(November 5th 2007)
sRGB vs. Adobe RGB
Perhaps the best discussion I've seen on the colorspace topic. Pay particular attention to "IMEDIA's" posts.
(November 4th 2007)
Terabyte Thumbdrives Coming Soon and Cheap
A great development that will benefit digital photographers.
(October 29th 2007)
Kingston 8GB Elite Pro 45X CompactFlash Memory Card
Kingston 8GB Elite Pro is currently 4.95 at B&H Photo.
(October 22nd 2007)
Zipfox for Zooomr
Zipfox sits in a sidebar allowing you to monitor your Zipline on Zooomr in almost real time.
(October 22nd 2007)
Hard Light and Beer Goggles
Lighting tips and a nice video via Strobist.
(October 22nd 2007)
October Tech Tips
Chuck Westfall's October Techtips.
(October 11th 2007)
10 Websites with Great Photography
Via Tutorial Blog.
(October 1st 2007)
Canon Canada Rebates
A .pdf showing the Canon Canada rebates (double rebates for qualifying items).
(October 1st 2007)
Canon Europe Cashback
Canon rebates in Europe have started.
(October 1st 2007)
Top 25 DSLRs
Top 25 Most Popular DSLR Cameras according to Amazon.com. Updated Hourly.
(September 28th 2007)
Top Point & Shoot Cameras
Top 25 Most Popular Point & Shoot Cameras according to Amazon.com. Updated Hourly.
(September 28th 2007)
Sony a700 Sample
ISO 6400 - 1/250s f/6.3 at 80mm (warning - big file)
(September 19th 2007)
Ansel Adams and Annie Leibovitz
Ansel Adams and Annie Leibovitz exhibits in Washington DC
(September 19th 2007)
Canon Tech Tips
September Tech Tips from Chuck Westfall
(September 11th 2007)
11 Free Photo Editors
A few choices of free photo editors which can help you improve your pictures.
(September 10th 2007)
Slim in Camera
HP's new slimming features - processed in-camera.
(September 5th 2007)
Full Frame Nikon - Do We Care?
Perspective on the Nikon D3 . . . or whatever.
(July 31st 2007)
The Dangers Photographers Face
2 news copters collide over Phoenix; 4 killed.
(July 30th 2007)
PENTAX K100D Super
PENTAX Introduces the K100D Super with Dust Removal System for Flawless, User Friendly Photography
(June 28th 2007)
Lightroom 1.1 now available
The update includes flexible image management for multi-computer workflows, improved noise reduction and sharpening technology, Windows Vista™ compatibility, and more.
(June 27th 2007)
Nikon and Fujifilm
An interesting forum post from Thom Hogan on the relationship between Nikon and Fujifilm.
(June 27th 2007)
PENTAX Announces Limited-Edition Grand Prix Package
The Camera Grand Prix is held annually under the sponsorship of the Camera Journal Press Club of Japan's 11 leading photo and camera magazines' photography writers. The PENTAX K10D received the award in recognition of its technological sophistication, outstanding specifications, and affordable price.
A very limited number of packages will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in the United States exclusively from the PENTAX on-line store at www.pentaximaging.com.
The price and date of availability will be announced at a later date.
(June 25th 2007)
Rob Galbraith on the 1D Mk III AF
An analysis of EOS-1D Mark III autofocus performance.
(June 25th 2007)
Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical IF Macro AF (Tested)
All in all, a very nice lens, a great lens to bring, if you're bringing only one!
(June 25th 2007)
CANON U.S.A. PROVIDES EDUCATORS WITH TECHNOLOGY
The merging of technology and education is the focus of the innovative solutions that Canon U.S.A., Inc. will display at this year's National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) trade show in Atlanta.
(June 25th 2007)
Canon\'s New HQ
Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announced that the Company has finalized an agreement to purchase 52 acres of land in Melville, New York, to build a new, state-of-the-art corporate headquarters and remain on Long Island.
(June 4th 2007)
Pentax AP50 DSLR Special 50th Anniversary Edition
Pentax introduced its new DSLR camera in tribute to its original film camera back in 1957 when its known as Asahi Optical Joint Stock Co.
(June 2nd 2007)
Notes from Canon Headquarters
Rob Galbraith gives some insight on what's going on at Canon HQ. No, there's nothing on a Canon 40D.
(June 1st 2007)
Tech Tips.
Chuck Westfall's May 2007 Tech Tips.
(May 12th 2007)
World\'s Biggest Panorama
It's 13 gigapixels. Check it out.
(May 12th 2007)
Tech Tips
Chuck Westfall's April 2007 Tech Tips.
(April 9th 2007)
Canon Acronyms
Bob Atkins has a handy guide to those pesky product acronyms that Canon puts on its products - like EF, EF-S, USM and so on.
(April 7th 2007)
Canon EOS 20th Anniversary Video
It's actually a pretty cool historical video of the Canon EOS line. I really want the sound track! ;)
(April 6th 2007)
HP Photosmart R837 Review
PhotographyBLOG has a review of the new HP Photosmart R837.
(April 5th 2007)
Carl Zeiss
A History Of A Most Respected Name In Optics. A good read if you have a few minutes to kill.
(April 3rd 2007)
Camera Tossing
Camera tossing technique tutorial. Try saying that 3 times real fast.
(March 30th 2007)
Canon Rebel XT Release Cable DIY
Here's a tutorial for how to make your own shutter release cable for the Rebel XT/350D.
(March 30th 2007)
Light Bulbs
A photographic history of the light bulb.
(March 30th 2007)
Pentax K10D Review
A full review of the Pentax's In-body IS K10D at Ditigal Camera Review.
(March 25th 2007)
Sony at PMA 2007
A run down of Sony's presence at PMA 2007.
(March 25th 2007)
Olympus at PMA 2007
A run down of Olympus' presence at PMA 2007.
(March 25th 2007)
Nikon at PMA 2007
A run down of Nikon's presence at PMA 2007.
(March 25th 2007)
Canon at PMA 2007
A run down of Canon's presence at PMA 2007.
(March 25th 2007)
Leica C-Lux 2
Specs and preview on the 7.2MP Leica C-Lux 2.
(March 25th 2007)
The Hasselblad Resource Page
A pictoral history of Hasselblad.
(March 22nd 2007)
Nikon D40 Wins DIWA Gold
"DIWA members are pleased to confirm that the Nikon D40 is far more than just another DSLR."
(March 22nd 2007)
Microsoft HD Photo
Take a look at why Ken Rockwell says MS HD Photo is not all that it's cracked up to be. FWIW, I wholeheartedly agree.
(March 20th 2007)
HP Sponsors Nikonians Website
HP has joined the Nikonians website as a corporate sponsor.
(March 14th 2007)
2007 PMA Final Show Report
From DPReview: We've just posted the final version of our PMA 2007 Show Report including a round-up of the show from our perspective. The show report covers 19 stands with over 260 images and 3,000 words (all posted live from the show floor).
(March 13th 2007)
New Pro DSLR and Lenses from Olympus
A 12-60mm f/2.8-4 lens, 50-200 f/2.8-3.5 and 14-30 f/2.0 - all with supersonic wave drive on the four-thirds system. Also, a consumer grade 70-300 f/4-5.6 (remember 2x crop on four-thirds) and a 2x teleconverter.
(March 5th 2007)
Olympus E-510 Announced
Olympus has today announced the successor to the E-500 digital SLR, the new E-510 features a ten megapixe Live MOS sensor (hence is Live View capable) as well as in-body sensor shift based Image Stabilization.
(March 5th 2007)
Olympus E-410
A new Live View 10MP LCD DSLR from Olympus.
(March 5th 2007)
Olympus Stylus 780
The 7 megapixel Mju 780 sports a 5x zoom, CCD-shift stabilization, ISO 1600 and 'Shadow Adjustment Technology'.
(March 5th 2007)
HDR Tutorial
An outstanding no-nonsense blogpost on how to do HDR photos in Photoshop. And how to do them right. Enjoy
(March 3rd 2007)
Storm Photos
Get ready for some intense storm photos. I sort of envy these photographers; however, at the same time, I don't know that I'd like to take these shots.
(March 3rd 2007)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200, DSC-W90 and DSC-W80
Three new W series digital cameras, now even slimmer, and with some pretty impressive specs. Top of the tree is the W200, which is the first camera we've seen to feature a new 12 megapixel 1/1.7-inch sensor (and you thought the megapixel race was over). All three models also boast Sony's optical image stabilization.
(March 2nd 2007)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100 and DSC-T20
Two additions to Sony's ultra-slim Cyber-shot T series, the T100 and T20 digital cameras, the former boasting a 5x zoom and 3.0-inch screen, the latter available in pink.
(March 2nd 2007)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 and DSC-H7
The new models both sport 8.1 megapixel sensors, HDTV output, 15x stabilized zooms and - in the case of the H9 - NightShot technology for, apparently, shooting in total darkness.
(March 2nd 2007)
Adobe Photoshop Online
Adobe intends to offer a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing program in the next three to six months, according to CEO Bruce Chizen.
(March 1st 2007)
New Pentax lenses
Pentax has some new Big Boy telephoto lenses up for grabs.
(February 27th 2007)
New Olympus DSLRs coming soon
Competition makes for great products. Olympus is about to weigh in with some new ones - March 5th.
(February 27th 2007)
SanDisk write-once flash
How about a 1-time use memory card? Sound silly? Think about it....
(February 27th 2007)
Top 10 Wedding Photographers
The Sloans were kind enough to point out and provide links to the Top 10 Wedding Photographers as named by American Photo.
(February 24th 2007)
Canon EOS 20th Anniversary Photo and Lens Kits
PhotographyBLOG.com is hosting this .PDF that Mark Goldstein obtained showing the 20th Anniversary EOS kits. Nothing new, but maybe we'll get some reduced prices via the kits?
(February 23rd 2007)
Speaking of Rumors . . . .
How about a 32MP Canon 1Ds MKIII in Medium Format? Yeah, me too....
(February 21st 2007)
More Rumors on the Purported Canon 40D
These rumors really are worth a full post, but some are suggesting the specs have been leaked. If you like the rumor mill, then read on....
(February 21st 2007)
Pentax Announces 2 Constant f/2.8 DA* Zoom Lenses
The DA* 16-50 mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM and the DA* 50-135 mm F2.8 [IF] SDM. Sounds pretty sweet to me.
(February 21st 2007)
Creative Photoshopping
Some fun and creative photos for your viewing pleasure.
(February 20th 2007)
3D Photos without the glasses
By rapidly moving the image between two perspectives, these images appear to the brain as 3D. Cheesy, but cool nonetheless.
(February 20th 2007)
Lexar Pro 300x CF cards
How does 45 MB/sec suit your fancy?
(February 20th 2007)
How to Use Converging Lines to Enhance Your Photography
Digital Photography School gives some advice on using converging lines.
(February 18th 2007)
The SimCam
The SimCam is an online camera simulator designed to teach basic photographic principles. Adjust the camera settings or film speed and examine the results to understand the relationship between shutter and aperture.
(February 18th 2007)
Adobe Lightroom 1.0 - Now Available
You can now purchase Adobe Lightroom. Although, it won't ship until mid-February (rumors say Feb. 19 is D-Day). Only 9 before April 30. After that it's 9. It's worth it if you shoot RAW. I'm getting mine!
(January 29th 2007)
Hasselblad H3D 31MP
Holy Moly Majolies! At ,000, you'd better be real serious to pony up for this bad boy! Still, it's fun to drool over - and, it's finally here... we think.
(January 29th 2007)
Samsung NV11
DPReview - new 10MP, 1600 ISO, 5x optical zoom & 2.7" screen at 0.
(January 29th 2007)
Samsung i7
DPReview reports on the announcement of the i7 - offers 7MP, 3" screen, 180 deg. rotation of screen, and 512MB of internal memory.
(January 29th 2007)
A Point and Shoot with 10,000 ISO?
Olympus with a new P&S camera that boasts 10,000 ISO. A little ambitious maybe? We'll see what the pics look like.
(January 27th 2007)
Olympus 18x Zoom Point and Shoot
Olympus unveils a new Point and Shoot, taking the game to Canon's S3IS, among others.
(January 27th 2007)
Photo Weenies?
Wired calls us "photo weenies" and says we are "aflutter" over Canon 40D rumors...
(January 23rd 2007)
Photographing During the National Anthem
An interesting thread regarding the ethics of photographing subjects during the National Anthem. Also, be sure to click on the SportsShooter.com link...
(January 7th 2007)
Pict\'Earth: Live DYI aerial photography
Ogle Earth discusses Pict'Earth and the possibilities that it brings.
(January 7th 2007)
\"On Photography\"
Tyson Williams gives praise for the book "On Photography".
(January 7th 2007)
Nikon D40 Review
The latest, greatest and cheapest from Nikon - reviewed at DPReview.com.
(December 21st 2006)
Canon Powershot G7 Review
A nice review over at PhotographyBLOG.com.
"Highly Recommended!"
(December 21st 2006)
Shooting Upside Down?
Turn Your Digital Camera Upside Down For Better Portraits...
(December 18th 2006)
The Worst Holiday Photos
The Worst Holiday Photo Mistakes and How to Fix Them from ACDSee.
(December 18th 2006)
Postponement of the Sigma SD14 launch date
Looks like we'll have to wait 'til March '07.
(December 13th 2006)
Sony Memory Stick Pro-HG, up to 32 GB
SANDISK AND SONY DEVELOP "MEMORY STICK PRO-HG" FORMAT
IC recording media with high-speed writing and data transfer capability
(December 13th 2006)
Canon A710IS Review
DPReview.com's review of the Canon PowerShot A710 IS, successor to the A700.
(December 13th 2006)
2007 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
The 2007 Adobe Design Achievement Awards competition is open to students at post-secondary institutions in 30 countries throughout the world.
(December 13th 2006)
Camera Test: Pentax K10D
From Popular Photography: With the new 10MP K10D, Pentax has truly arrived in the DSLR category, and the K10D is a serious player in the advanced amateur DSLR game.
(December 13th 2006)
Books aplenty on digital photography
A short list of recommendations along with descriptions of books on digital photography.
(December 6th 2006)
Shuttertalk Opening its Blogging Doors to the Public
"I'm thinking of setting up a community blog for Shuttertalk - where we can have multiple authors contributing to the same blog. . . ."
(December 6th 2006)
Ripping Off Photographers
Smartmoney.com Recommends Ripping Off Photographers . . .
(December 6th 2006)
WiFi Connection from Camera to PC through an SD Card
Eye-Film Beta is a media card incorporating 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and 512MB of Flash storage. Eye-Film Beta will transfer photos from within your camera to in-home destinations (PC or Mac), or directly to a supported online destination.
(December 5th 2006)
Hands-on with the Nikon D40
Engadget gets its hands on the new Nikon D40 and give us the schpill on it.
(December 5th 2006)
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