Monthly Archives: December 2006

Photo above is by Abbie Warnock of Sandy, UT, one of the honorable mentions in American Photo’s Images of the Year competition. The contest showcases the work of pros, advanced amateurs, and other photo enthusiasts, in a variety of categories. This year’s edition of the photo contest attracted entries from around the world, from as …

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The book gives an old advice like your grandfather did: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This eBook by Douglas Ford Rea advises you to take your best digital photos now for better images later. “Preventive Photoshop” aims to teach amateur and professional photographers to take the time to shoot their …

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There are some useful home-made gift ideas that HP is suggesting with their HP Activity Center. You can make your own holiday greeting cards, gift calendars, and a lot of other photo-based ideas. There’s also a bunch of party-planning suggestions such as making your own photo invitations and designing your own favor boxes. And it’s …

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We ran a news item here last month about some digital photo frame from eStarlilng. Well, guess what: here’s a user report that essentially says “Caveat emptor.” Buyer, beware. Charlie White of gizmodo.com happened to get one and he says it is one ugly dog with a measly 480 x 234 resolution on its ugly …

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If you happen to be cruising the outer space sometime in the near future, you just might bump into some archeological debris floating about aimlessly in orbit. That will be astronaut Suni Williams’ camera which she accidentally dropped while in the process of trying to free a stuck solar array on the international space station. …

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The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society, Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo and Wallin’s Dive Center are sponsoring an underwater photography seminar next January in northern California. Admission is free for the two-day underwater photo and video weekend seminar. It will be conducted by world-renowned underwater digital photography expert, Berkley White. The event begins with the …

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“InSIGHT Out” is a UNICEF-supported photo project in Thailand that is providing an opportunity for children in the tsunami-hit province of Phang Nga to express themselves. The project has given 77 children between the ages of 10 and 15 digital cameras and photography training. It is being carried out by a team of Bangkok-based journalists …

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The Digital Imaging Websites Association has announced a DIWA Gold Award to the Ricoh GR Digital semi-pro compact camera, the digital version of the classic GR1 camera for 35mm film. The award recognizes Ricoh GR Digital’s many high-tech innovations to the film camera’s classic design philosophy. The award was granted after a thorough testing by …

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Stock Artists Alliance is a worldwide trade association of stock photographers that previously limited its mission solely to the business of licensing rights managed (RM) images. They have expanded their mission now by voting to also address the business interests of all professional stock photographers worldwide. An SAA member survey in the middle of this …

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Legendary photographer Ansel Adams was also a playwright who wrote an elaborate Christmas story, the “Bracebridge Dinner.” He even wrote its music. In fact, he almost gave up photography in favor of music. It has been 80 years since he wrote that play and this year, a lavish presentation has been prepared to mark the …

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