Studio Lighting Tips, Techniques, Tutorials and Equipment Information
Prices of Blu-ray drives and discs from Aleratec Inc have been reduced substantially. Still high and not quite mainstream at $1,575, its new price for the 1:3 Copy Cruiser Blu LS drive has been reduced by 25 percent. Aleratec’s new 4x BD-R Blu-ray recording media (10-pack, 25GB discs) is now $58, a 65 percent reduction. …
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Leica Camera AG has released the latest firmware, Version 1.20, for the Leica D-Lux 4, the company’s first compact system camera. The updated firmware enhances the autofocus function as well as the white balance performance of the camera. The D-Lux 4 features the Leica DC Vario-Summicron 1:2.0-2.8/5.1-12.8 ASPH, a high-aperture lens for digital compact cameras …
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The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) has unveiled a free education resource for photographers at all levels by providing access to the ASMP daily blog as well as the popular and acclaimed Strictly Business 2 video lecture series covering topics such as copyright, pricing, negotiating, and building a photography business. “ASMP has created these …
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Tamron has a new lens, the SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II LD (IF) MACRO 1:1 (Model G005), a life-size macro lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C size image sensors. The new Tamron lens has an equivalent angle of view of 93mm when converted to the 35mm format and boasts a maximum aperture …
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Wozofoto.com is a new website for fine arts photography aficionados and it aims to bring affordable high-quality photo prints to the masses at lower prices, say, $10 plus shipping to 5×7-inch and 8×10-inch prints. But you have to visit their website every day to get the fine art photo that you like because they feature …
Award-winning photographer and author Mikkel Aaland is holding a free webcast on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 1:00 pm Eastern about the finer aspects of digital imaging. The live webcast, Shooting Digital: What are YOU Missing? is a one hour presentation on how to reduce chromatic aberrations in your digital camera images, how to create …
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The new LaCie blue eye pro Proof Edition monitor calibration and profiling device is designed to integrate with prepress and other softproofing-based workflows, and its advanced Test & Report function allows users to perform color accuracy verifications based on the widely accepted UGRA/FOGRA Mediawedge standard colors. Users can specify any target colorimetric settings, such as …
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Tokina announces their new AT-X 16.5-135mm DX Wide-Range zoom lens, designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C sensors such as the Nikons D40 to D300 and Canon 350D to 50D. No word though about a built-in HSM motor; it might not autofocus on the Nikon D40 and D60 although the sensor size fits. Its …
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The latest major upgrade of Picture Window Pro, Version 5.0, has been announced by Digital Light & Color, offering a host of new features such as Color Remap for changing selected colors and 2 and 3 Zone transformations which lets you divide images by their tonality ranges and control contrast, saturation and brightness of each …
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In his new book, The Hot Shoe Diaries, Big Light from Small Flashes ($40, Peachpit), Joe McNally takes us behind the scenes to share his lighting solutions for the great images he creates. Using Nikon Speedlights, McNally lets readers in on his uncensored thought process — often funny, sometimes serious, always fascinating — to demonstrate …