Studio Lighting Tips, Techniques, Tutorials and Equipment Information
Award-winning photographer and author Mikkel Aaland has a new book, Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure, and this time he takes us to the wilds of Tasmania, down under in Australia. Last time we looked, he was in Iceland where he wrote his first Lightroom book, the best-selling Photoshop Lightroom Adventure. In the new book, Mikkel gives …
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The new Olympus µ [mju:] 1040 Crystal is all decked out in shimmering Swarovski stones, you’d think Liberace has risen to claim center stage once again. ‘Miss Thang’ would be proud: the 1040 Crystal features a glittering array of 98 Crystallized Swarovski Elements adorning its protective lens cover. Olympus said the camera’s Midnight Black color …
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LG Electronics introduces its second Prada mobile phone. The new phone looks very much like the first one, except that this time the new Prada Phone by LG sports a keyboard that slides from under the handset. Other enhancements include 3G with video calling, 7.2 mbps HSDPA, full HTML browser, Wi-Fi accessibility, and a 5 …
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The Pentax K20D digital SLR camera has dropped its price to $1,000 body only, a 30% drop from its introductory price of $1300 when it debuted last January. The award-winning K20D is Pentax’s flagship DSLR. It’s a full-featured professional level camera that boasts a 14.6-megapixel CMOS sensor, a weather resistant body and a 3-step dust …
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New Versions of the Adobe DNG Converter and Camera Raw are now available for download. Version 4.6 adds complete support for 15 more cameras from Canon, Fuji, Kodak, Leaf, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sigma and Sony. The Adobe DNG Converter is a free utility that converts files from more than 200 cameras to DNG (digital negative) …
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Think film is dead? Not in your lifetime! Germany’s Voigtländer is introducing the Bessa III 667, a classic design camera that uses 120 and 220 roll films. The Bessa III is a folding bellows camera that allows high-quality images to be taken using a high-performance Heliar 80mm f/3.5-4 lens unit. For the nostalgia buff, the …
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On Friday, October 17 at 10am PDT (17:00 GMT), professional photographer Harold Davis, author of Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers (O’Reilly), will conduct a one-hour free web seminar about night photography. Titled, “Secrets of Digital Night Photography,†the seminar aims to demystify exposure techniques at night to capture the colors created by …
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Delkin Devices has the new SD to CF Adapter that can adapt Secure Digital (SD) cards to devices that use only CF cards. No drivers are required, just insert your SD card into the adapter and it’s ready to roll; works with SDHC too. So now, you can use those ubiquitous SD cards with your …
Lowepro is offering a new line of camera shoulder bags, Classified AW, designed specifically for photojournalists. The new bags conceal photographers’ gear with a discreet and slim profile, are contoured to be comfortable and can move easily with the body. Soft edges, briefcase styling, leather details at contact points and an embossed logo create a …
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Kenro UK has a new light box that comes complete with a built-in daylight balanced flat-panel top light. The company says this self-contained unit needs little or no additional light source and is the ideal studio accessory for small product shots. The built-in flat-panel light can be adjusted either forwards or backwards, in addition to …