Topaz Labs Unleashes Topaz ReMask for Fast Image Extraction

The new Topaz ReMask from Topaz Labs is a Photoshop plugin that offers a faster way to extract images from any photograph. It takes advantage of familiar built-in Photoshop functions and users’ existing knowledge of masking techniques to make masking as fast and painless as possible. The process is simple: 1. Your create a Tri-Map, …

New from O’Reilly Media: Photoshop Elements 8 For Windows: The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage

O’Reilly Media has released Photoshop Elements 8 For Windows: The Missing Manual written by best-selling author Barbara Brundage. The new book is aimed at scrapbookers, photographers, and budding graphic artists, offering them tips on how and when to use the program’s photo editing tools. In the book, Barbara offers users easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for everything …

ACDSee Pro 3 Now Available

The photo management software ACDSee Pro is now in Version 3, aiming to provide photographers with the capability to manage digital assets to their own specifications using both folders and metadata. New additions allow users to distribute their creative work effortlessly through SMTP-enabled e-mail applications such as Gmail and Yahoo! Mail Plus. ACDSee Pro 3 …

Fujifilm Releases FP-100B 4×5 Black & White Instant Film

The Fujifilm FP-100B 4×5 black-and-white instant film is now available in the USA, offering practical proofing and testing solution for large-format photographers to check light, depth and overall composition when shooting. Fujifilm FP-100B 4×5 instant film is a positive, “peel-apart” panchromatic material designed for camera back-incorporated photographic equipment and cameras that accept instant film packs. …

Shutterfly Updates iPhone App for Sharing Photos

The updated version of Shutterfly iPhone application aims to give customers the power to upload, view and share their Shutterfly photos wherever they are. The update is available now as a free download from Apple’s App Store. With the new application, customers can share pictures from their Shutterfly accounts with anyone in their iPhone contacts, …

Phase One Announces New 645DF Camera, 3 New Lenses

Phase One today announced the new 645DF camera, along with three new f/2.8 high performance leaf shutter lenses with focal lengths of 55mm, 80mm and 110mm. Phase One said the 645DF camera is the only 645 medium format camera which supports both focal plane and leaf shutters, “expanding photographers’ innovative possibilities by leveraging the two …

Nik Software Announces Free Online Webinars

Nik Software now offers free online webinars for users of all their products. These educational webinars offer basic information, insights, and tips on using Nik Software products. The company said you can also pose questions to the live trainers during these webinars. Nik Software adds that the webinars have been developed to address specific types …

Hasselblad Announces New H4D Medium Format Cameras, Says Your DSLR Focus is Deficient

Hasselblad today announced their new H4D lineup of medium format cameras: the H4D-60 and H4D-50, updating the H3D series in their stable of high-end cameras. The H4D-60 features True Focus with APL (Absolute Position Lock), which makes auto-focus substantially easier and more accurate for photography professionals, according to Hasselblad. The company claims there are focusing …

Google Releases Picasa 3.5 with Name Tags

Google’s Picasa photo editor is a free online resource available for anyone connected to the Internet. You can do basic image editing with it, crop your photos, enhance them, organize them, etc., as long as you’re online. The latest version, Picasa 3.5, now has name tags with which you can organize your photos based on …

Adobe Releases Photoshop Elements 8

A new version of Adobe Photoshop Elements, Version 8, is now available for Windows and Mac, featuring what the company calls automated and intelligent photo-editing technology across both platforms. The new version touts its enhanced Organizer, with which Windows users of Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 can easily manage media and find photo and video clips …