The Digital Imaging Websites Association today announced a DIWA Gold Award to the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX3 compact camera, saying it is “by far the most powerful compact camera available, even when compared to much larger cameras.†DIWA cited its record-breaking 24mm wide angle zoom and f/2.0-2.8 lens speed, as well as its outstanding lens performance …
Monthly Archives: December 2008
New from Amherst: Sculpting with Light, Techniques for Portrait Photographers by Allison Earnest
Amherst Media today released a new book, Sculpting with Light: Techniques for Portrait Photographers by acclaimed photographer and educator Allison Earnest. In the book, the author shows you how to use flash, strobe, ambient light, window light, and a variety of light modifiers to create professional-quality results. The author ventures into territory left unexplored in …
Photographer Wins $1.29M Lawsuit Against Getty, AEF
French courts have granted a photographer more than $1 million in damages from Getty Images and the Advertising Educational Foundation (AEF) for selling his images without his consent. French photographer Alain Ernoult went to court in 2001 for a number of charges against AEF, including the unauthorized sale of his pictures. In the end, the …
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JOBO AG Unveils 7†PDJ077 Digital Picture Frame
This new 7-inch JOBO PDJ077 digital picture frame now comes with a remote control that can access all frame functions. The JOBO PDJ077 features an 800 x 480 pixel resolution with a contrast ratio of 400:1 and user adjustable brightness. To view images on the high-resolution display, users just insert their digital camera’s media card …
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Software Update: Olympus Studio 2.2
Olympus Studio 2.2 software is now available, adding the following enhancements for image files captured with the new Olympus E-30 Digital SLR: • Display of the recorded Aspect Ratio as a frame in the image display window. • Allows cropping using the Aspect Ratio information recorded in the image. • Allows users to crop images …
Photodex Rolls Out All-New ProShow Producer 4.0
Photodex has rolled out its all-new ProShow Producer 4.0 slideshow application. The company says the new version offers powerful new features that streamline workflow to allow a broader range of creative possibilities. The ProShow Producer professional slideshow software outputs to over 40 formats including DVD, Blu-ray and Flash. “Creating professional output can be very time …
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Genuine Fractals Is Now in Version 6, Supports Photoshop CS4
Image resizing software Genuine Fractals too has been updated. Version 6 adds new features designed to help photographers get the best enlargements possible, according to software maker onOne. New features include a new gallery wrap function, batch processing, tiling for smaller printers, and support for Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 …
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Akvis Software Releases AKVIS Sketch 8.5
AKVIS Sketch v.8.5 is now available for Windows and Macintosh. The software converts photos to pencil drawings and watercolor paintings. Akvis Software said Version 8.5 offers a new Text tab, which allows adding a signature or a greeting to your drawing. The new version is available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plugin …
Kaiser Fototechnik Unveils Zigview S2 Live Remote Release with Live View
The Zigview S2 Live is a new camera accessory that offers a remote release with an integrated 2.5-inch viewfinder monitor that displays live view. The camera supports DSLRs with Live View: Canon 450D, 40D, 1D MkIII, 1Ds MkIII, Nikon D3, D300, D700, D90, Sony Alpha 350, Alpha 300, taking its image from the AV port …
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Nikon UK Announces 2008 Nikon Discovery Awards Winners
Gina Brocker of the University of Wales in Newport, UK has won the Grand Prize of the 2008 Nikon Discovery Awards. With her outstanding portfolio submission, Gina Brocker competed against 24 other students from around the UK and Ireland and won the coveted £5000 plus a D300 camera kit awarded by Nikon UK, as part …
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