The CeWe Photo Book editing software is a tool to create coffee table style photo books from own digital snaps, which can be downloaded for free from FotoInsight’s website. In time for Father’s day, the Cambridge company is promising every new user a free photo booklet print in an attempt to showcase its software which [...]

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Pentax Corp., Tokyo, Japan, agreed to a takeover offer by worth up to about ¥105 billion (US$864 million) by rival Hoya Corp. on Thursday, a move that underlines the growing influence of shareholders, says The Associated Press.
Hoya is offering ¥770 (US$6.34) a share for the Pentax shares, and plans to start the tender offer to [...]

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In this week’s podcast, I talk about the value of a polarizing filter for reducing reflection and deepening colors, especially in the sky. But the "world’s handiest lens accessory" can also double as a neutral density filter.
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As prices fall on digital SLR cameras – and new cameras become available – I periodically re-work pages on the site to keep them current.
The latest round of updates has touched a lot of the pricing pages on the site, so I wanted to give you the high-level introduction if you’re on the verge of [...]

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By Aimee Baldridge May 24, 2007
Komotion has released a new software tool for generating online photo galleries. Designed for professional photographers and serious amateurs who want to display and sell their work on the Web, Shozam Business Edition provides a broad range of gallery creation tools, as well as integrated PayPal and Google AdSense functions [...]

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The new program offers advanced editing and effects functions, broad file support, and workflow automation.
By Aimee BaldridgeMay 29, 2007
Pixelmator has released an eponymous image editor for Mac OS X systems. Pixelmator 1.0 provides advanced image editing and effects tools, workflow automation, and integration with other Mac-based photo software programs. According to Pixelmator, it’s also [...]

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Imaging WorkShop gives photographers advanced controls to prepare images for selected Epson printers, as well as photo management and editing tools.
Epson and NewSoft Technology have launched Epson Imaging WorkShop, a photo printing program designed for professional and serious amateur photographers who use compatible Epson printers. Imaging Workshop provides image browsing, layout, color management, and print [...]

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(From Canon lens literature) This ultra-wide-angle lens has the shortest focal length in the L-series. Element 2 is an Aspherical lens to correct distortion. Other aberrations such as astigmatism are also corrected, resulting in ideal image quality. The lens has a fixed, petal-type hood and a gelatin filter holder at the rear.
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(From Canon lens literature) A highly practical medium telephoto lens with superb delineation and portability. Images are sharp and clear at all apertures. Through computer simulations, the lens has been designed to give beautiful background blur. Since the front lens group does not rotate during focusing special filter effects are not affected.
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Albert Watson has made his mark as one of the world’s most successful fashion and commercial photographers during the last four decades, while creating his own art along the way. Over the years, his striking images have appeared on more than 250 covers of Vogue around the world and have been featured in countless other [...]

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In the next four months Getty Images plans to launch new a new consumer business and a music licensing service. Some rare hints about upcoming products came during a presentation last Wednesday by Getty CEO Jonathan Klein at an Internet conference organized by Goldman Sachs.
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Last week I talked about rating images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, and in the past also talked about using keywords. Both features can be used together to help find images within your collection.
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It’s sad but true: sometimes more megapixels in a camera just means more giant, blurry and generally awful pictures. Luckily the 12-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 has shake reduction and improved autofocus to sharpen things up.
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Dowell Enterprises have announced the launch of the Lens Cradle, the SLR lens support solution.
Dowell Enterprises have developed a product called the Lens Cradle – a great asset to the photographic community. Its basic design fills a much neglected gap in SLR camera equipment.
The Lens Cradle offers many features which should be explored. One of [...]

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Take a look at the gallery of the late Francis Toussaint and either be inspired to try harder or to give up.
Francis had the advantage of being European and therefore a mere train trip away from Venice, Bruges or Mont St Michel. Not to mention majestic mountains and crystal lakes which are in short [...]

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A couple of weeks ago, we were fortunate enough to have Bambi Cantrell, another of Microsoft’s Icons of Imaging on the Microsoft campus for a workshop. Several hundred Microsoft employees were there with their cameras in hand to learn from Bambi’s extensive experience as a wedding and portrait photographer. The audience members ranged in expertise [...]

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New SmugIslands gives users control over access to photos

Palo Alto, Calif.—-May 29, 2007—SmugMug (www.SmugMug.com), a premier online photo sharing and photo storage application, just announced new privacy and photo viewing features entitled SmugIslands, which means users can be an island with their photos. By overwhelming customer request, SmugIslands gives members the option to select whether [...]

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Compact Design, 3X Optical Zoom, Large 2.5” High Res LCD, & User-Friendly Features
City of Industry, CA, May 30, 2007 – DXG USA (www.dxgusa.com), one of the fastest growing digital camera manufacturers, announced today their new DXG-711 next-generation, slim and sexy 7 Megapixel digital camera, with all the features consumers crave at an affordable price. [...]

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Study indicates growth in photo imaging services : According toa new groundbreaking report from InfoTrends, the future remains bright for individual imaging vendors that are prepared to help move consumers to the next stage in digital photography, which is characterized not only by photo capturing and printing but also by robust “manage and share” solutions. [...]

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Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro review : It seems like ages since the S3 Pro, and it has been 2.5 years since Fujifilm has introduced a new camera: the FinePix S5 Pro. In the world of digital photography that is a long time, indeed. It even seems longer because the S3 Pro was actually a very progressive [...]

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NikonUK is pleased to announce customers purchasing a new D200 Digital SLRare able to claim a free copy of its award winning imaging software,Capture NX worth £119.99.
The 10.2 megapixel D200 boasts an 11 area AF, five frames per second continuous shooting and 3D colour Matrix Metering. Coupled with the innovative software package, photographers have the [...]

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Fujifilm Professional has once again joined forces with The Association of Photographers (AOP) to introduce a new competition.
Superstition is a black and white photography competition, open exclusively to Members, Assistants and Students of the AOP. The brief is for photographers to capture their own interpretation of superstition on Fujifilm black and white film. A selection [...]

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Lightscribe have announced the Lightscribe Photography Kit, Lightscribe allow you to write labels directly onto CD/DVD using your CD/DVD writer, we had a look at them at Focus on Imaging 2007 and 2006, the new software is now available for download for free:
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For the Most Demanding Brightfield and Darkfield Microscopy Applications
Media Cybernetics announces the release of its Infinity 1 DigitalCamera Kit for qualitative scientific imaging. The Infinity 1 CameraKit includes a high resolution CMOS color or monochrome microscopycamera which works seamlessly with Image-Pro Plus and Image-Pro Expressimage processing software.
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www.sigma-imaging-uk.com It may be better known as a lens manufacturer, but Sigma has a long-running history as a camera manufacturer too, with a number of well-received 35mm SLRs to its name before digital capture became the dominant force. As the digital SLR market grew it wasn’t long before the company joined the fray, with the [...]

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