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There’s still a few days left before the April 30 deadline for submission of entries to the 2nd Asia Press Photo Contest. The contest is open mainly to photojournalists of the Asia News Network, a group of Asian dailies who share news and editorial content with each other, but other press photographers and amateur shooters …
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Sony UK and Photomart will hold a workshop on digital ID photography on June 15, 2007 in London. Digital ID Photography – Profit in Retail will be a business workshop aimed at photo retailers and will feature Sony ID photo systems like the Sony UPX-C200 Digital ID Photo System, pictured above. The presenters will show …
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Its main job is for mom and pop to be able to output pretty pictures, on screen or in print, without the hassles of complicated image editing programs. Noromis PhotoLab lets users enhance and print their digital photos in just four easy steps, according to the company. The company said the software can detect any …
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Bi-monthly publication Textile Outlook International reports that digital technology is the fastest growing method of printing on textiles. Their figures show a 300 percent growth between from 2000 to 2005, when digitally printed textile output reached 70 million square meters. Screen printing however still dominates the textile printing industry with 80 percent of worldwide output, …
Canon Europe has revamped what used to be known as the Canon Professional Services website and re-launched it as CPN, the Canon Professional Network. In its present posting, CPN features video clips on the EOS-1D Mark III Pro DSLR, interviews with working photographers and a body of technical articles. “Our mission is to be a …
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Apple’s update for its Aperture workflow software, Version 1.5.3, is now available for download. It addresses several issues having to do with overall reliability and performance. These issues include generation of thumbnails for adjusted images, entering and exiting full screen mode, working with large sets of keywords in the Keywords HUD and restoring from a …
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The Kodak 1881 could look like an oversized locket when worn around the neck, but it is a pocket-sized digital camera. Designer Lindsey Picket is actually paying homage to heritage and heirloom objects when she thought of creating the 1881. The model number 1881, which, when rotated or even inverted would remain the same, can …
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Wacom is offering the PL-521, a high-res 15-inch LCD touch screen that comes with its own stylus so users can write, annotate, and navigate directly on the screen. The Wacom PL-521 is targeted at business professionals who make interactive presentations in conferences or seminars. It is equipped with a VGA connector to link with a …
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The ExpoAperture Depth-of-Field Guide, made by ExpoDisc, is a mechanical calculator made up of three circular plastic discs that rotate against one another, effectively functioning as a circular slide rule. The discs – which are printed front and back – instantly shows the relationship between focal length, focus distance, aperture and resulting depth-of-field. Using the …
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This is the world’s first camera, the very one used by Frenchman Joseph Nicephore Niepce to produce the first permanent photograph in 1827. It’s on display right now in Beijing, China’s Capital Museum, where a month-long exhibition presenting the history of photography is underway. The primitive camera is a sliding wooden box design which Niepce …
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