The CIWEM, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, based in London, England is calling for entries to the Environmental Photographer of the Year photo competition, open to all professional and amateur, national and international photographers of any ages. The competition is a part of CIWEM’s Arts and Environment initiative. Individual pieces of work will …
Monthly Archives: April 2009
National Geographic Invites People to Join Infinite Photograph
The National Geographic is inviting people to join the Infinite Photograph – As Seen on Earth, “a photo mosaic of stunning images that illustrate the awesome beauty of our world.†The Infinite Photograph is a photo-mosaic portrait of the Earth as seen through your camera. It’s made up of hundreds of photos of the natural …
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Rololight Rolls Out Softbox 2Go Lighting System
The new SOFTBOX 2GO from Rololight touts a lighter and quicker setup than the company’s more advanced ProKit lighting system and is priced more affordably at $500 (launch price: $400, ends May 15). Rololight says the patented design of SOFTBOX 2GO produces soft and almost shadowless light and is perfect for very tight spots such …
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Call for Entries: Picture America Contest
There is a call for entries to the “Picture America Contest†jointly organized by USA Today and DiscoverAmerica.com. It invites amateur and professional photographers to submit photos that capture the essence of the USA and best represent it to foreign visitors. The photos from 10 finalists will be used in the U.S. Travel Association’s Discover …
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Samsung Unveils SPF-107H, SPF-87H Digital Photo Frames
The newest digital photo frames from Samsung debuted in Taiwan this week. The 10-inch SPF-107H and 8-inch SPF-87H both have 1GB of internal memory and support SD memory cards for additional storage space. The Samsung SPF-107H sports a 10-inch 1024×600 LCD display; the 8-inch SPF-87H has an 800×600 screen. Both can be used as external …
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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Small Business Edition Starts Selling April 10
The CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Small Business Edition will start selling tomorrow, April 10, retailing at $399 USD for the full version (that’s down from $429) and $179 for the upgrade. Corel said this newest release of their award-winning graphics suite provides small businesses and start-ups with unbeatable value, allowing them to install the software …
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Pentax K20D Firmware Version 1.03 Now Available
Firmware Version 1.03 for the Pentax K20D DSLR camera is now available for download. The new firmware improves the accuracy of the K20D’s SR or Shake Reduction function. The updated firmware is available for Windows (file name K20e103w.exe, 7.39MB) and Mac users (k20e103m.zip, 7.32MB). To check your K20D’s firmware version number, turn your camera on …
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Olympus Updates E-3 DSLR Firmware to Version 1.4
Olympus has updated the firmware for its flagship E-3 DSLR. Version 1.4 was released to improve the autofocus (AF) performance of the Olympus E-3. It also incorporates previous enhancements of earlier firmware releases such as improved AF accuracy with large aperture (f2.8) lenses, consistency of auto white balance, image stabilization even with non-Four Thirds lenses …
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Nik Software Updates Silver Efex Pro for Lightroom 2.3
Silver Efex Pro by Nik Software has been updated for compatibility with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and higher. The update is available now as a free download to current owners of the application. Silver Efex Pro converts photos to black & white with all controls thrown in to produce sophisticated B&W images. Featuring Nik Software’s …
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Call for Entries: Asia Without Borders Photo Competition 2009
Singapore-based ASIAN Geographic is looking for special photographs from both talented amateur and professional photographers that capture a striking image of Asia’s land, people, architecture or wildlife. One competition winner and runner-up will be selected from each category in Faces of the Earth, Faces of Asia and Faces of the Wild in the open categories, …
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