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The kidnappers of Italian photojournalist Kash Gabriele Torsello have issued a second demand for his release: Italy should withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. But the Italian defense minister has rejected their demand. They earlier pressed for the return to their country of Afghani Christian convert Abdul Rahman, who has been granted asylum in Italy. Torsello’s …
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Breeze Systems has released DSLR Remote Pro v1.3, a software program that enables professional photographers to remotely control Canon DSLR cameras via a PC, using FireWire or USB cables. Its latest addition for tethered support is the Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi. This is useful for studio photography where the user need to control his camera …
This one’s from PictoColor Corporation and it’s called iCorrect OneClick. What is does is offer the user a point-and-click color correction tool to take the guesswork out of making the color right. The company said that by simply clicking on an area in the image that should be neutral (black or white or gray), users …
Breeze Systems has released its latest BreezeBrowser Pro v1.61 software for viewing and manipulating digital images, now with RAW conversion support for Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi and Nikon D80 digital SLR cameras. The company said BreezeBrowser Pro helps the professional photographer to convert, resize, sharpen and level raw images from Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Minolta and …
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Adobe is hard at work on its Lightroom software which is now on its Beta 4 stage. Now, they have just released their Beta 4.1 update to fix a few bugs. Among the bugs fixed: an issue where a user could not edit a metadata field after editing it for another picture which has been …
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Have you heard about this one: a camera that can make you look thinner? No Photoshop needed, just the camera. Atrocious! The HP Photosmart R967 does its own image manipulation inside the camera, while taking the photograph, because of a special software that offers an optional “slimming†function. Users can modify their photos directly on …
A rare print of Ansel Adams’ photograph, “Moonrise†has been sold for a record $609,600 in an auction at Sotheby’s New York. The photograph was acquired by a London gallery owner in behalf of a private client Tuesday. The 1948 print was owned by Adams’ friend and former assistant Pirkle Jones, who got it directly …
The way they’re pricing it, you’d think Ulead is giving away its flagship image editing software. PhotoImpact 12 can now be bought for £30 ($56) in the UK. It used to be £50 but from today until the end of January 2007 it’s available at the reduced price as part of a promotional campaign by …
Shooting in the rain can be hazardous to your expensive digital SLR camera, so you should avoid it. Wait for the rain to stop. But if you really have to shoot in the rain, Op/Tech USA has got you covered. Their Rainsleeve offers you a shield from the elements, allowing you the freedom to shoot …
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched a photography competition for young people only. The contest is open to youngsters 18 years old and below and is part of a new BBC season called Generation Next. Addressing young people everywhere, the BBC said “we want to see your pictures of how you spend your leisure …
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