The reason many people are drawn to photography is its ability to communicate an idea universally. Writing, speech, and even most music depends on language. Photography does not. A great photo in England is a usually a great photo in China. A great novel in English is a just of bunch of jumbled symbols to [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Stunning Dance Photography – Cameron Knight (photo tuts+)
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How to capture vibrant fall foliage with your digital camera – Rachel King (ZDNet)
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Fall (or autumn, for many of you) is my favorite season of the year, particularly because of the crisp weather and beautiful falling leaves. Capturing the vibrancy of the foliage can easily be done with either a pocket camera or digital SLR. Here are five tips to get you started:… — Rachel King
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Recover Photos Digital Camera
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Digital camera erased picture retrieval application revives damaged data even drive not formatted or drive not detected message is displayed on computer screen while accessing camcorder device. Digital camera crashed image restoration program supports all type of camcorder brands including Samsung, Canon, Toshiba, Nikon and Sony.
Source and Read More: wireservice.ca
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Mitchell Acquires ClaimTools(TM) Cutting-Edge Digital Camera Photo Management Solution
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SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwire) — 10/28/09 – Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the Property & Casualty claims and Collision Repair industries, today announced its acquisition of Vancouver, Canada-based ClaimTools(TM) — the creators of the industry’s leading digital camera and photo management solution designed to improve [...]
[REVIEW:] Product Review: Pro-Optic 8mm f/3.5 Fish-Eye CS lens – Joe Farace (Adorama)
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Lots of photographers would like to own a really wide angle, fish-eye lens, but there has always been one major roadblock standing in the way: the price tag. These optical devices are complicated to design and build, and that complexity is ultimately reflected in the cost. — Joe Farace
Source and Read More: adorama.com
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Stunning Pictures of Jellyfishes – PauloGabriel (abduzeedo)
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We’ve been talking about the wonders of nature lately. We had a great sunset photography post this week, and today some little weid, yet beautiful creatures caught my attention: jellyfishes! These animals are absolutely stunning, and some of them are as beautiful as they might be mortal.
So, I thought it would be really awesome to [...]
Lightroom 3 Beta Q&A – Matt Kloskowski (Lightoom Killer Tips)
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Here’s some Lightroom 3 Beta Q&A’s for ya:
Q. Will the beta run next to my real version of Lightroom 2? Basically, can I use both? — Matt Kloskowski
Source and Read More: lightroomkillertips.com
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Tip – An Unexpected Lightroom 3 Sharpening Tip – Matt Kloskowski (Lightroom Killer Tips)
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Over the last couple of months, I’ve had the opportunity to test drive the Lightroom 3 Beta before it came out. I spent a pretty decent amount of time kicking the tires but there’s one little feature/tip that I didn’t find out until this week. Before the Lightroom 3 Beta, when sharpening you had to [...]
A Note From A Young Photographer On The Way Up – APhotoEditor
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I received this note from a photographer whose work I enjoy and who you might say is a few years past emerging:
Work has still been pretty good this year. it’s strange because it’s slowing down, but the jobs I’ve been getting this year and the last 2 are bigger paying ones so that means the [...]
Peter Gehrke Photography – Cyana Trend Land
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I discovered Swedish photographer Peter Gehrke when I was reviewing the FW 2009 Sandra Backlund collection awhile back. There was a magic present in those pictures that sparked my intrigue. It seemed as though the the clothing and the models were shot in different light and then merged together, but to be honest I was [...]
Automatically Analyze and Enhance Images in InDesign
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A few months after unveiling the public beta, Elpical has released the final version of Claro Layout.
With Claro Layout, print and publishing professionals working with Adobe® InDesign® now get access to Elpical’s Claro technology for optimizing images inside their documents, without leaving their trusted environment.
Spotlight on the creative part Claro Layout [...]
Photoshop Crop Tool Tutorial – Deke McClelland (CreativePro)
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Sure, you already know how to use Photoshop’s crop tool to remove the edges of a photograph. And you probably know how to use it to straighten an image. But did you know that the crop tool can temporarily hide portions of an image that you can later restore? — Deke McClelland
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Lastolite’s TriFlash Adds Versatility to a Photographer’s Setup
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Ramsey, N.J. (October 22, 2009) – Lastolite, a leading manufacturer of lighting solutions, is proud to introduce the TriFlash, an innovative new bracket which gives photographers the ability to attach up to three battery-powered flash guns to one light stand. By utilizing individual flash guns, photographers can increase the power and volume of light on [...]
Lastolite Simplifies Portrait Photography with KickerLite Softbox
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Ramsey, N.J. (October 22, 2009) – Lastolite, a leading manufacturer of lighting solutions introduces the KickerLite, an innovative low-level, 35° angled softbox. Measuring 3’ x 4’, the KickerLite is ideal for portrait photography for use as a fill-light to bring out detail in shadow areas, such as under a subject’s chin and around the eyes.
The [...]
Snapfish by HP Partners with Walmart and Duane Reade; Becomes Nation’s Largest Print-to-store Web Destination
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009 – Snapfish by HP, the No. 1 online photo service, today announced it is partnering with Walmart, the No. 1 retailer in the United States, and Duane Reade, the “uniquely New York” drug store chain.
Effective today, customers can pick up lab-quality photo prints or photo cards ordered on Snapfish.com [...]
M-ROCK Introduces the new Acadia 638 Camera Bag
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New York, NY (PRWEB) October 28, 2009 — M-ROCK, a leading manufacturer of high quality camera, camcorder, lens bags, sling-backpacks and travel cases for professional photographers and enthusiasts, is adding the new Acadia 638 to its popular line of compact camcorder and camera bags.
The Acadia is sized to snugly fit all the ultra-compact point-and-shoot cameras [...]
Colour illusion – Haje Jan Kamps (Photocritic)
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Have you ever wished that you could make it look as if your black and white photos were in colour? Well, through the magical powers of chromatic adaptation, you can!
Someone posted a really cool optical illusion on Reddit today, and one of the commenters was wondering how it is done.
As it turns out, it’s [...]
So What’s In Your Real Estate Photography Gear Bag? – Larry Lohrman
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Scott Hargis has a good video that walks you through what he takes to a real estate photography shoot. He covers cameras, lenses, and all his lighting equipment. Very informative! — Larry Lohrman
Source and Read More: photographyforrealestate.net
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8 Rules To Bootstrap Success In Real Estate Photography – Larry Lohrman
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I had an insightful conversation last night with a highly successful portrait photographer (lets call him Jim) that has been struggling, unsuccessfully, during the last 12 months to break into real estate photography.
Even though Jim’s real estate work is jaw dropping good, from what I could tell he has just not connecting with the top [...]
Student Photography Intern – San Francisco [Job]
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Liz Caruana Photography is looking for TWO student interns to assist, learn and work in the local and international commercial photography and fine art photography industries. Each intern will specialize in either the Commercial Photography industry or the Fine Art Photography Industry. The duration of this position is approximately three months, twice a week for [...]
[Software:] VSO Image Resizer 3.0.0.101 – Windows
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How to resize images : The VSO free image resize software organizes your photos by changing their resolution or moving them within your hard drive. VSO Image resizer is the perfect tool for those who store their digital pictures and images on their PC and who want to resize, compress, convert, create copies, create thumbnails, [...]
[Software:] Hornil StylePix 1.0.0.1028 RC – Windows
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Hornil StylePix, or simply StylePix, is a graphics editing program with a number of advanced features. Stylepix is an acronym for "Style Pictures". This means your pictures with nice style.
Time saving with intelligent User Interface
Hornil StylePix has intuitive user interface. It is designed to control the selected functions easy and conveniently. Even if you have [...]
It’s “Guest Blog Wednesday” featuring Bert Monroy! – Scott Kelby
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As I tossed and turned thinking of what to write, I realized that previous guest bloggers were mostly photographers, retouchers and art directors—a virtual cornucopia of talents and skill sets. But they all had one thing in common—Photoshop. — Bert Monroy
Source and Read More: scottkelby.com
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Quick Wrap Up From Photo Plus Expo – Scott Kelby
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I’m up in Boston for the kick-off of my new one-day workshop called “Photoshop For Digital Photographers,” but while I’m teaching today, I wanted to give you guys a quick highlights/wrap-up of the Photo Plus Expo which wrapped up on Saturday in New York. (The photo above [click for much larger view] was taken during [...]
A Busy Weekend In Kuala Lumpur – Jeff Revell (PhotoWalkPro)
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My weekdays have been very busy teaching a photography class but I did get out this weekend with some of my students to take in some of the sites in and around Kuala Lumpur. Friday Night was spent taking photos of the Petronas Towers in downtown KL. There is a beautiful park near the towers [...]
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