The MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA) – which counts Kingston, ATP, HP, and Samsung, among others as board members – is introducing a new memory card format. They call it the Multiple-Interface Memory Card, or miCard, compatible with portable devices including digital cameras, smart phones, and PDAs. It includes a direct USB connector, so you don’t need …
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Guidelines Set in Britain on How Police Should Deal with Media
Police and photojournalists in the United Kingdom are trying to patch things up with guidelines for the men in uniform on how to deal with the media. The guidelines were first drafted by the media men themselves – the National Union of Journalists, the Chartered Institute of Journalists and the British Press Photographers Association (BPPA) …
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Epson Launches Photo Contest in the Iberian Peninsula
Epson Spain and Epson Portugal have launched their second photo contest with prizes worth over €30,000 and they are now calling for entries from photographers – both enthusiasts and professionals – in the Iberian Peninsula. The contest motto is “Buscamos tu mejor foto†(“We’re looking for your better photoâ€) and it offers €10,000 in prize …
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Hoya Buys Pentax for $864M
The price was sweet enough for Pentax to finally accept Hoya’s tender offer of $864-million, paving the way for the merger of both companies. They call it “management integration†and Pentax now becomes part of Hoya as a wholly-owned subsidiary. But Pentax will remain legally independent and will maintain its corporate name. The final deal …
SAA Offers Free Plus Packs Calculator
The Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) is offering their free SAA Plus Packs Calculator which automates the first step of the licensing process – selection and pricing of a Pack. The calculator is based on the licensor’s own pricing data and aims to make rights management licensing a lot easier with just a few clicks. SAA …
Microsoft Releases Latest Beta for HD Photo
Microsoft has released its latest version of the HD Photo file format plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS2 or CS3 running under Windows XP or Windows Vista. HD Photo, also known as Windows Media Photo, is the recently announced Microsoft file format for still images. It purportedly delivers a compression quality of more than twice the …
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US Photog Spencer Tunick Shoots 2,000 Nudes in Amsterdam
Thousands of naked people gathered in Amsterdam Sunday for a photo shoot with U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick. They took part in a series of four nude group photos for the early morning shoot. The first and largest composition was shot in a parking garage (photo above). Nude bodies lined the railings of the garage’s twin …
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Gunther Deichmann Holds Photo Workshops
FiNS diving magazine Associate Editor Gunther Deichmann has an ongoing series of photography workshops, exploring the new possibilities opened up by digital photography, and offering new ways to improve your workflow. The workshops are for advanced amateurs and experienced professionals who want to gain insight into how to make better photographs for editorial, stock sales …
PPA Membership Hits Record High
Membership in the Professional Photographers of America has been growing at a steady clip for the past several years, but in 2006 and 2007 the numbers posted record highs. The PPA recorded the following growth rates of membership over the years: 2003, 6 percent; 2004, 6 percent; 2005, 7 percent; 2006, 15 percent; and at …
Call for Entries: Isle of Man Tourism and Leisure Photo Contest
The Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea, is holding its Tourism and Leisure Photo Competition with more than £5,000 ($10,000) available in prize money for the best images. Entries must be high quality digital images or transparencies, and should have been taken in the Isle during the past …
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