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Now here’s a photo editor that’s meant for the new photographer who has spent all his money on the brand new DSLR with not much left to buy the expensive Photoshop CS3. Photoscape 3 is free yet also very capable. It distinguishes itself from the rest of the freeware pack by offering loads of impressive …
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Dropping the Caplio monicker, Ricoh has introduced the R8 compact digital camera featuring 10 megapixels to update the previous 8-megapixel Ricoh Caplio R7. The new R8 retains the R7’s 7.1x optical zoom (28-200 mm equivalent), Smooth Imaging EngineIII image processing engine and 2.7-inch display screen, but offers a complete redesign of the body. Ricoh says …
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Olympus is alerting owners of the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-60mm 1:2.8-4.0 SWD zoom lens that some of those units could be defective: the autofocus may not operate in the intended manner. If you own the lens, check its serial number. If it falls within the range 230005416 and 230010688, it could be defective. Take it …
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Just look at them beauties: a snoot, a filter holder and a mini gobo to attach to your travelling strobes. Of course you can make those yourself. Just follow Tom Schwenger’s tips on how to make them. All you need are some Velco strips, foam rubber, a cutter and a ruler to make these non-destructive …
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In this week’s Photoshop User TV, Scott Kelby shows us how to crop to the Rule of Thirds so your composition is going to be pleasing artistically (or not). The Rule of Thirds tool is there, use it. Dave Cross has a tutorial on how to use the Vanishing Point filter to add texture to …
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The 28th Northern Short Course in Photojournalism will be held on March 13, 14 and 15, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency in Rochester, New York. This is an annual workshop under the auspices of the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA), an organization which seeks to advance the interest of photojournalists and invite more practitioners to …
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South Korea’s Mtronstorage Technology Co., Ltd. says they will start mass producing their new 128GB 1.8 Inch ZIF-type solid state drive (SSD) for notebook PCs in April. Mtron said the new SSD has a maximum reading speed of 120MB/s and writing speed of 100MB/s, which is more than 6 times faster than the current 1.8 …
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We’ll have it soon, a digital SLR camera that can also shoot movies the way consumer compact cameras can. That is, if the technology being patented by inventor Hiroshi Terada goes into production. But it looks like the still image quality is going to take a hit, according to an opinion by PhotographyBay.com, because the …
This happened in China, where the Daqing Evening News apologized and its chief editor and photographer both resigned over a news photo that has been doctored. The faked photo (which may still be viewed here), showing more than 20 Tibetan antelopes roaming peacefully under a Qinghai-Tibet Railway bridge, had earlier been declared Bronze medal winner …
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The challenge is this: take the Photoshop logo, do an animation or motion graphic video of the thing to fit the theme “See What’s Possible†and do it in 15 seconds or less. If your work wins, Adobe will pay you $20,000; you give it to them and they will use it in their upcoming …
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