Two-Day Portfolio Development and Fine-Art Printing Workshop for Photographers by Andrew Darlow & Nancy Ori

New Jersey Media Center LLC will host a two-day workshop, entitled Portfolio Development, Critique and Creation on January 25 and February 1, 2009 from 10:00am-5:00pm at the Nancy Ori Studios in Berkeley Heights, NJ. In the two-day workshop, conducted by photographic artist Nancy Ori and photographer and author Andrew Darlow, participants will develop a fine-art …

Pentax Launches White K2000 DSLR Double Zoom Kit in the US

Pentax today launched a limited edition White K2000 entry-level DSLR system with two matching zoom lenses as part of the kit, available in the US only. It’s the same K2000 originally launched last September, only this time it’s wearing a white armor – a white knight to boost Pentax’s downhill campaign. Pentax said the White …

New Jersey Fine Art Printing Workshops by Andrew Darlow on Jan 9, 10

Photographer Andrew Darlow, author of the book 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers, will hold two separate full-day workshops January 9 and 10, hosted by the New Jersey Media Center LLC at Nancy Ori Studios in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Entitled Fine-Art Inkjet Printing: How to Prepare Files and Make Gallery-Quality …

Toshiba to Slash NAND Production By 30%

To cope with global recession, Toshiba is cutting down its production of NAND flash memory by 30 percent. The production cut will take effect beginning January 2009 and will affect its Yokkaichi operations plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Demand for semiconductors have slowed down due to the impact of the global recession and the slowdown …

Adobe Lightroom 2.2 Update Ready for Download, Supports Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Adobe Systems Inc has updated its Photoshop Lightroom workflow software to Version 2.2, adding support for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon PowerShot G10, Panasonic DMC-G1, Panasonic DMC-FX150, Panasonic DMC-FZ28, Panasonic DMC-LX3 and Leica D-LUX 4. The update also enhances the performance of the local adjustment tools. In addition, Adobe’s Camera Profiles are now …

DIWA Gives Gold Award to Panasonic G1 MFT Camera

DIWA, the Digital Imaging Websites Association, honors the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G1 with a DIWA Gold Award. The G1 is the first interchangeable lens system camera that does not use the customary mirror in SLR cameras. DIWA says their awards are issued on the basis of scientific test results from the DIWA Labs and evaluations on …

Apple Updates Mac OS X to Version 10.5.6

Apple has issued Mac OS X v10.5.6, upgrading its Leopard operating system with a number of enhancements and bug fixes. For photographers, the more notable enhancements are: • Fixes for possible graphics distortion issues with certain ATI graphics cards • Graphics improvements for iChat, Cover Flow, Aperture and iTunes • Improves printing for the Adobe …

PhotoWorld-Dubai Reels Off April 20-22, 2009

The 5th International Digital Photography and Imaging Exhibition for the Middle East will be held on April 20-22, 2009 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center. Dubbed as PhotoWorld-Dubai 2009, the event showcases a trade exposition featuring the latest products and developments in the photography industry. Visitors to the trade show will have the …

X-Rite Releases ColorMunki Training Video

X-Rite Inc has released a training video for its ColorMunki Photo software. The company said the all-new ColorMunki Interactive Training Video delivers easy, user-driven instructional modules that cover all aspects of ColorMunki Photo. This new interactive training video will ship inside the box with all new orders beginning in February 2009, but all existing ColorMunki …

Demotix Wants to be Your Agent for Photos, Videos

Demotix describes itself as a user-generated newswire service with which any individual anywhere in the world can upload any image or video. The content is then made available for media publishers to purchase for publication, and Demotix splits the revenues with the contributor. Their news, photos and videos, are available to an extensive, global distribution …