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The winners of the October 2006 PhotographyBLOG Competition have been announced. The theme for October was “Autumn Landscape” - you can view all of the entries in this gallery. Here are the 5 winners:
1st Place
“Morning Mist” by Henry1942
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Prize: ShutterPoint.com one-year subscription with 100 megabytes of storage space
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The winners of the October 2006 PhotographyBLOG Competition have been announced. The theme for October was “Autumn Landscape” - you can view all of the entries in this gallery. Here are the 5 winners: 1st Place “Morning Mist” by Henry1942View this entry Prize: ShutterPoint.com one-year subscription with 100 megabytes of…
lynda.com Press Release
lynda.com, the company specializing in self-paced career and computer training in digital media and design, today introduced Photoshop CS2: Mastering Camera Raw.
(PRWEB) November 4, 2006—In the world of digital photography, the raw image is the digital equivalent of a large-format negative. Working with these “digital negatives” allows photographers to have greater artistic control and flexibility during the image-editing process, while still maintaining the integrity of the original raw file. In Photoshop CS2: Mastering Camera Raw, best-selling author Deke McClelland teaches the key principles and techniques for mastering raw photography using the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in. From shooting, converting, and organizing raw files to developing and finalizing images using specialized commands, each capability of the Camera Raw plug-in is covered in depth. Viewers will explore all aspects of expert photographic manipulation using the plug-in with Adobe Photoshop.
lynda.com Press Release lynda.com, the company specializing in self-paced career and computer training in digital media and design, today introduced Photoshop CS2: Mastering Camera Raw. (PRWEB) November 4, 2006—In the world of digital photography, the raw image is the digital equivalent of a large-format negative. Working with these “digital negatives”…
The-Digital-Picture have reviewed the new Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens, which offers up to 4 stops of image stabilisation with 2 modes and a compact, lightweight body.
“Canon’s first 4-stop Image Stabilizer makes this lens just as handholdable in low light as the extremely popular 70-200 f/2.8 IS with its 3-stop stabilizer and wider aperture. You can shoot with this lens hand held at an up-to-4-stop slower shutter speed than with the non-IS Canon 70-200mm f/4 L USM Lens. For example (and theoretically), if you need a shutter speed of 1/250 at 200mm without IS to achieve sharp images, you can shoot at 1/15 with the 70-200 f/4 IS with similar results - this is a huge difference. The image stabilizer will compensate for camera movement during the shot (within limits of course).”
Website: The-Digital-Picture - Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS Lens Review
The-Digital-Picture have reviewed the new Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens, which offers up to 4 stops of image stabilisation with 2 modes and a compact, lightweight body. “Canon’s first 4-stop Image Stabilizer makes this lens just as handholdable in low light as the extremely popular 70-200 f/2.8 IS…
The new Kodak Easyshare Z710 was officially unveiled at the Photokina show in Germany last month. We’ve got our hands on this latest ultra-zoom camera from Kodak, which features a 10x zoom lens equivalent to 38-380mm. With a recommended price of £280 / $300, the Kodak Z710 is cheaper than most of its main rivals, but can it deliver the goods? Find out by reading our latest in-depth review.
Website: Kodak Easyshare Z710 Review
The new Kodak Easyshare Z710 was officially unveiled at the Photokina show in Germany last month. We’ve got our hands on this latest ultra-zoom camera from Kodak, which features a 10x zoom lens equivalent to 38-380mm. With a recommended price of £280 / $300, the Kodak Z710 is cheaper than…
Apple have just released Apple Aperture 1.5.1, which addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application. The download is 125Mb.
Aperture 1.5.1 addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application, including: Keywords, Loupe, Cropping, Previews, Metadata presets, Versions, File renaming, iPhoto Library import, Watermarks
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Apple have just released Apple Aperture 1.5.1, which addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application. The download is 125Mb. Aperture 1.5.1 addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application, including: Keywords, Loupe, Cropping, Previews, Metadata…
ACD Systems Press Release
ACDSee Pro Photo Manager Gives Professional Photographers Total Control Over Their Workflow with public beta RAW Format Support.
Victoria, British Columbia – November 2, 2006 – ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX: ASA), today announced a public beta software release which updates ACDSee® Pro Photo Manager, adding support for the newest RAW formats. Developed specifically for the professional photographer, ACDSee Pro will be showcased from November 2-4 at PhotoPlus Expo, Booth #1212, in New York. ACDSee Pro delivers advanced functionality designed to streamline the workflow of professional photographers, while incorporating the speed and organizing capabilities synonymous with ACDSee software solutions. “Once again, our commitment to working closely with professional photographers yields support for the newest digital cameras”, said Doug Vandekerkhove, CEO of ACD Systems.
ACD Systems Press Release ACDSee Pro Photo Manager Gives Professional Photographers Total Control Over Their Workflow with public beta RAW Format Support. Victoria, British Columbia – November 2, 2006 – ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX: ASA), today announced a public beta software release which updates ACDSee® Pro Photo Manager, adding…
REALVIZ Press Release
Sophia Antipolis, France (November 2, 2006) - REALVIZ®, a leader in image processing software development, is pleased to announce the availability of their innovative software, VTour, on the Macintosh® platform. REALVIZ VTour, which launched in March of this year, draws on the award-winning technology of Stitcher® and ImageModeler®, and offers users of all levels an innovative and effective solution for the creation of photo-real 3D environments from 2D pictures or panoramas. VTour has been specifically developed for use in a wide range of applications, such as virtual walkthroughs, 3D simulation, virtual reality, urban planning and video games, and is also well suited for the creation of virtual sets for film and television.
REALVIZ Press Release Sophia Antipolis, France (November 2, 2006) - REALVIZ®, a leader in image processing software development, is pleased to announce the availability of their innovative software, VTour, on the Macintosh® platform. REALVIZ VTour, which launched in March of this year, draws on the award-winning technology of Stitcher® and…
O’Reilly Media Press Release
O’Reilly Announces the Winners of the 2006 Photoshop Cook-Off Contest Photo Feast: Cooked Images Go Public
New York, NY—O’Reilly Media announced today the winners of the Photoshop Cook-Off Contest at PhotoPlus Expo 2006. Grand Prize Winner Suzanne Pitts and ten additional winners in five categories were selected from hundreds of submissions created by Photoshop aficionados. Entrants excitedly responded to the opportunity to “cook” their digital entries using “recipes” from any of five O’Reilly Cookbooks. “What’s so wonderful about the Cook-Off contest is that everyone’s a winner,” says Betsy Waliszewski, who organized the contest along with Cookbook’ editor Edie Freedman. “The O’Reilly recipes used to manipulate the images stirred the creative visions of photographers at all levels, from enthusiasts to seasoned professionals.”
O’Reilly Media Press Release O’Reilly Announces the Winners of the 2006 Photoshop Cook-Off Contest Photo Feast: Cooked Images Go Public New York, NY—O’Reilly Media announced today the winners of the Photoshop Cook-Off Contest at PhotoPlus Expo 2006. Grand Prize Winner Suzanne Pitts and ten additional winners in five categories were…
ExpressDigital Press Release
New Plug-In for Apple Aperture 1.5 Provides Direct Link to ExpressDigital’s PhotoReflect.com - Aperture users can now upload photos directly to the Internet’s largest storefront site for professional photographers
Englewood, CO—November 2, 2006—ExpressDigital® today announced support for an Apple® Aperture™ 1.5 plug-in that allows users to upload photos directly to PhotoReflect.com®, the Internet’s largest virtual storefront for professional photographers. PhotoReflect.com offers photographers the tools to sell prints and photo-related products online, generate proactive e-mail marketing campaigns to their customers, design custom storefronts to match the look and feel of their business and manage all ordering and payment directly from the site. PhotoReflect.com also supports the ability to offer the unique photo options today’s customers are demanding, including album pages, memory mates, collages and trading cards. Through PhotoReflect.com, professional photographers are able to provide their customers with a fully functional and professional Internet store to order finished, high-quality professional photo products.
ExpressDigital Press Release New Plug-In for Apple Aperture 1.5 Provides Direct Link to ExpressDigital’s PhotoReflect.com - Aperture users can now upload photos directly to the Internet’s largest storefront site for professional photographers Englewood, CO—November 2, 2006—ExpressDigital® today announced support for an Apple® Aperture™ 1.5 plug-in that allows users to upload…
Digital Railroad Press Release
Partnership Offers Professional Photographers Keywording and Scanning Solutions to Minimize Production Time While Maximizing Sales Potential
NEW YORK, NY and SOLON, OH - November 2, 2006 - Digital Railroad, Inc., a leading provider of Web-based application services for the professional photography industry, and JaincoTech, the recognized leader in integrated digital imaging services, today announced a partnership to provide Digital Railroad members with the highest quality keywording and outsourced image processing services. Keywording solutions will help Digital Railroad members increase search accuracy, while image processing services, including scanning, and retouching, will allow members to focus on what they do best - creating new images and marketing their collections efficiently.
Digital Railroad Press Release Partnership Offers Professional Photographers Keywording and Scanning Solutions to Minimize Production Time While Maximizing Sales Potential NEW YORK, NY and SOLON, OH - November 2, 2006 - Digital Railroad, Inc., a leading provider of Web-based application services for the professional photography industry, and JaincoTech, the recognized…
TrustedReviews have cast their critical eye over the new Canon PIXMA MP600 all-in-one device.
“This is a neat, square-cut machine, a second-generation take on the ‘lacquer box’ look of recent Canon all-in-ones. It also uses the dual paper source approach of recent multi-function devices, where you can feed paper from a near-vertical hopper at the rear or from a cassette sliding in under the machine. Either source can be set up for a variety of paper sizes, so you can choose which one to feed plain paper from and which to use for photo blanks or letterheads. There’s also a CD/DVD carrier, which feeds from the front, so you can directly print coated disc blanks.”
TrustedReviews have cast their critical eye over the new Canon PIXMA MP600 all-in-one device. “This is a neat, square-cut machine, a second-generation take on the ‘lacquer box’ look of recent Canon all-in-ones. It also uses the dual paper source approach of recent multi-function devices, where you can feed paper from…
ThinkCamera have the first online review of the budget 6 megapixel Samsung Digimax S600 camera.
“Our advice is forget about A3 prints. If you stick to printing at 6 x 4 and even a 5x7 you’ll get admirable quality pictures. Enter into the digital zoom area and image quality is noticeably poorer. Our advice is to stay away from digital zoom and this is especially true S600. The LCD gives a lovely and somewhat flatters the images but you’re going to be disappointed when you view them on a computer.”
ThinkCamera have the first online review of the budget 6 megapixel Samsung Digimax S600 camera. “Our advice is forget about A3 prints. If you stick to printing at 6 x 4 and even a 5x7 you’ll get admirable quality pictures. Enter into the digital zoom area and image quality is…
DigiCamReview.co.uk have reviewed the Polaroid i1032, a budget 10 megapixel digital camera with 3x zoom lens and 2.4 inch LCD screen.
“Exposure can be hit and miss with this camera when outside on bright sunny days, it can however produce some excellent colours, and very good macro photos on duller days. Purple fringing was quite bad in high contrast areas near picture corners, and will become more noticeable, on prints larger than A4. This is a lens quality issue, which becomes more exaggerated the higher the resolution of the picture. The camera was generally competent at focusing. I noticed slight barreling but no pincushion distortion. There is a good range of image sizes, and compression options, and a choice of two aspect ratios. Auto white balance seemed to be good. The camera gives you good options to customise images - there are three sharpness and metering settings and full manual exposure, for example. The more experienced photographer should find the manual options quite useful. The camera will display a shaking hand, to warn you could end up with blurry pictures, especially in low light, or when using the zoom.”
DigiCamReview.co.uk have reviewed the Polaroid i1032, a budget 10 megapixel digital camera with 3x zoom lens and 2.4 inch LCD screen. “Exposure can be hit and miss with this camera when outside on bright sunny days, it can however produce some excellent colours, and very good macro photos on duller…
Phase One have released version 3.7.6 of Capture One, which mainly adds Live preview for Phase One digital backs and improved camera support for the Nikon D80, Canon 400D/Rebel XTi, Leica M8 and Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A100.
Website: Capture One 3.7.6 (Windows)
Website: Capture One 3.7.6 (Mac)
Phase One have released version 3.7.6 of Capture One, which mainly adds Live preview for Phase One digital backs and improved camera support for the Nikon D80, Canon 400D/Rebel XTi, Leica M8 and Sony ? (alpha) DSLR-A100. Website: Capture One 3.7.6 (Windows) Website: Capture One 3.7.6 (Mac)
Nikon UK Press Release
Solutions Expo - 5th and 6th December 2006, Olympia Conference Centre, London
Nikon UK is pleased to announce its two day conference-led professional photographic show which is specifically designed to demonstrate all aspects of photography to the professional photographer. Now in its second year, the show will be bustling with a whole host of industry experts who will be showcasing their latest innovative technologies and techniques to help visitors develop their skills. Various seminars and interactive demonstrations will cover a range of topics over the two day event from shooting the perfect portrait to devising complete workflow solutions. Nikon will have its full professional product range on display including the recently announced D2xs professional camera and the sophisticated Creative Lighting System. Thanks to a live wireless network visitors will be able to send their images directly to the printing station ready to be scrutinised within seconds.
Nikon UK Press Release Solutions Expo - 5th and 6th December 2006, Olympia Conference Centre, London Nikon UK is pleased to announce its two day conference-led professional photographic show which is specifically designed to demonstrate all aspects of photography to the professional photographer. Now in its second year, the show…
Epson America Press Release
Photographers Will Sign Prints Created on New Epson Stylus(R) Pro 3800 for PhotoPlus Expo Attendees
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/—Epson America, Inc. recognizes the inherent power of a photograph to tell a story, to capture the human spirit and in some cases even to change the world. In step with this passionate commitment to collaborate with and to honor the industry’s leading photographers, acclaimed photojournalist Harry Benson has joined Epson’s celebrated roster of Epson Stylus Pros. Epson understands that a photographer’s reputation is on the line with every print. The Epson Stylus Pro program was launched five years ago with the involvement of the best in the photographic world of fine art, portraiture, commercial, nature, and photojournalism to provide insight into the needs of the most discerning visual communicators. Through this collaboration, combined with engineering excellence that is the envy of the industry, Epson is the overwhelming brand of choice among professional photographers.
Epson America Press Release Photographers Will Sign Prints Created on New Epson Stylus(R) Pro 3800 for PhotoPlus Expo Attendees LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/—Epson America, Inc. recognizes the inherent power of a photograph to tell a story, to capture the human spirit and in some cases even to change…
FotoTime Press Release
SuperPass Benefits Now Include Online Photo And Video Sharing Services
DALLAS, TEXAS - November 1, 2006 - FotoTime, Inc., a leading provider of digital photo and video solutions, today announced a partnership with RealNetworks®, Inc., distributor of the premium SuperPass™ service. SuperPass members now can take advantage of the powerful FotoTime integrated solution for digital media management and online photo and video sharing. Real SuperPass benefits currently include news, music programming, games and Internet security software. With the new offering, SuperPass members will be able to manage and organize their digital photos and videos using the FotoAlbum software and share them online with friends and family through the FotoShare service available through the FotoTime.com Website.
FotoTime Press Release SuperPass Benefits Now Include Online Photo And Video Sharing Services DALLAS, TEXAS - November 1, 2006 - FotoTime, Inc., a leading provider of digital photo and video solutions, today announced a partnership with RealNetworks®, Inc., distributor of the premium SuperPass™ service. SuperPass members now can take advantage…
In their latest article CameraLabs consider whether or not it’s worth upgrading to the full-frame Canon EOS 5D digital SLR for owners of the 20D and 350D / XT.
“So the question facing owners of Canon’s 10D, 20D and even 30D, along with the 300D / Rebel and 350D / XT, is what should they buy for a really significant upgrade? Since we’re probably at least six months away from an ‘EOS 40D’, the most obvious answer is of course Canon’s own EOS 5D, but this has implications beyond upgrading from, say, a 20D to the 30D. The big selling point of the Canon EOS 5D is of course its high resolution full-frame sensor, but for people who’ve only ever owned Canon EF-S mount digital SLRs, the switch will involve more than just a new body. After all if the only Canon body you’ve ever owned is a 20D, 30D, 300D / Rebel or 350D / Rebel XT, chances are you mostly own EF-S lenses designed for their physically smaller sensors. “
Website: CameraLabs - Canon EOS 5D Upgrade
In their latest article CameraLabs consider whether or not it’s worth upgrading to the full-frame Canon EOS 5D digital SLR for owners of the 20D and 350D / XT. “So the question facing owners of Canon’s 10D, 20D and even 30D, along with the 300D / Rebel and 350D /…
PCMagazine have reviewed the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T50 announced today, which features a 3 inch, 230,000 pixel LCD touch-screen.
” This looker has a stunning design, comes in fantastic colors—the one I reviewed is a deep crimson—and sports a huge, 3-inch touch screen on its back. Generally, the camera performs quite well, but I found a few issues. Despite the company’s claims of great low-light picture quality without using a flash, I found the images I took under these conditions to be just average. And then there’s the price ($499.95 direct), which is too expensive, even for a stylish ultracompact.”
PCMagazine have reviewed the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T50 announced today, which features a 3 inch, 230,000 pixel LCD touch-screen. ” This looker has a stunning design, comes in fantastic colors—the one I reviewed is a deep crimson—and sports a huge, 3-inch touch screen on its back. Generally, the camera performs quite…
Adobe have released Camera Raw 3.6 for both Windows and Mac platforms. Support for 13 new cameras has been added in this update, including the Canon EOS 400D / Rebel Xti and Nikon D80.
Website: Adobe Camera Raw 3.6 (Windows)
Website: Adobe Camera Raw 3.6 (MAC)
Adobe have released Camera Raw 3.6 for both Windows and Mac platforms. Support for 13 new cameras has been added in this update, including the Canon EOS 400D / Rebel Xti and Nikon D80. Website: Adobe Camera Raw 3.6 (Windows) Website: Adobe Camera Raw 3.6 (MAC)