Aviary is now available as an app on both iOS and Android. The app features a camera function, as well as powerful image editing features that allow you to apply Instagram-like looks, crop, rotate, add text and lots more.
At first blush, Aviary appears to be one of the better Android apps that I’ve used, although Camera Awesome and/or Camera+ should measure at or above Aviary’s features on iOS devices.
The app is free with additional presets available for in-app purchase. You can find Aviary on the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store.
Manfrotto recently introduced a new line of pro photo apparel for women. The Lino Apparel Collection includes four items that are specially designed for the female shape: Pro Field Jacket, Pro Photo Vest, Pro Soft Shell Jacket and Pro Air Jacket. Also included in the new line is a unisex wind and waterproof poncho.
“This edition features all new screen shots, new and updated practical techniques, as well as a new chapter on video editing… It’s simply the most comprehensive yet conversational, Photoshop book on the market and I’m incredibly proud to have it available upon ship date of the software.”
Photoshop CS6: The Missing Manual retails for $49.99, however, you can currently find it for $27.26 on Amazon.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has designed a 3.2 BILLION pixel camera that it hopes to build in order to “capture the widest, fastest and deepest view of the night sky ever observed.” The above rendering of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) shows just how big this 3 ton camera will be next to a person. [click to continue…]