Bill and Ed speak with professional commercial photographer Mark Robert Halper about how to get started in commercial photography, his career, and more in this episode of LightSource.
Monthly Archives: October 2005
Apple Releases Post Production Tool for Photographers – Apple Aperature
From the press release: “CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Apple(R) today introduced Aperture, the first all-in-one post production tool that provides everything photographers need after the shoot. Aperture offers an advanced and incredibly fast RAW workflow that makes working with a camera’s RAW images as easy as JPEG. Built from the ground up for pros, Aperture …
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Walmart offers digital drop off service, 15 cent prints
Walmart and Fujifilm have announced a partnership which enables Walmart customers to “drop off” their digital images and get prints in 2 days. This service, similar to that offered to film customers, allows the price to be even lower for digital prints than the 1 hour development rate. In fact, the set price of a …
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Canon upgrades RAW converter software version
Canon released version 2.0.3 of Digital Photo Professional, its professional editing and RAW converter software. The new version improves support for the EOS-1D and the new EOS-5D along with other minor improvements and fixes. Download DPP V 2.0.3 from Canon …
Lowel releases Ego, tabletop light source
From press release: Lowel, the Academy Award winning world leader in location lighting for film & video, introduces a revolutionary tabletop fluorescent softlight, the elegant & easy to use Lowel Ego. Now anyone can create great looking professional results in their home. Setup is a breeze, plug it in, place it on the table, & …
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O’Reilly Releases new book on Commercial Retouching
O’Reilly has announced a new book for those of us who spend a lot of time retouching their studio photography using Adobe Photoshop. The book, Insider’s Tips and Techniques for Pro Photo Retouchers “Commercial Photoshop Retouching: In the Studio“, is a one-of-a-kind guide to professional photo retouching and compositing that delivers insider techniques and seasoned …
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Major manufacturers announce defects in camera CCDs
An apparent flaw involving Sony CCD sensors has caused several major camera manufacturers to announce CCD advisories. The CCDs are found in many models of cameras from Canon, Fujifilm, Sony, Nikon, Konica, Minolta and Ricoh. The CCDs used epoxy packaging that eventually allows moisture in, damaging the sensor. The effects of the malfunction are blurry …
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E001 Paul C Buff and Setting Up a Home Studio
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