Kingston Icons of Photography Offer Practical Advice

Ariana Bifulco of Boston, Massachusetts asks, “How do you get your portraits of famous people without them looking staged and without becoming overawed with the person you are photographing?” Harry Benson replies, “I always try to keep a ‘no man’s land’ between the subject and me – friendly but not familiar. I’m there to do …

Transcend T.photo 710 Now Available with 1GB Memory

The Transcend T.photo 710 digital photo frame now comes with 1GB of internal memory, making it possible to load more photos without the need for an additional memory card. The T.photo 710 has a 7-inch TFT display that can be oriented vertically or horizontally. It includes a convenient picture-clock and calendar, alarm, and built-in MP3 …

Akvis Rolls Out Noise Buster 5.0

AKVIS LLC has announced the new Akvis Noise Buster 5.0 featuring improved algorithm for noise suppression that allows suppressing visible noise without blurring the edges of objects. Also new to Version 5.0 is a standalone edition that makes it possible to run the program on its own. Alternatively, it is also still available as a …

Photology Helps You Find That Photo

Photology is new software that helps you find a particular photo fast. You don’t have to tag your photos with keywords – because you won’t have time for that if you have thousands of pictures in your hard drive – Photology simply examines the photos on your computer and identifies a number of real-world features, …

Samsung Launches GDDR5 Memory

The fastest RAM for your computer could come from Samsung. The company said today its GDDR5 (Graphics Double-Data Rate, Series 5) memory chips have been delivered to major graphic processor companies last month and mass production is expected in the first half of 2008. Samsung’s GDDR5 can transfer data at 6Gbps, which is more than …

ExpoAperture2 Depth of Field Guide from ExpoImaging

ExpoImaging has released its new ExpoAperture2 Depth-of-Field Guide which now contains two calculator discs to cover focal lengths from standard to telephoto. ExpoAperture2 includes a Standard Disc covering the focal lengths from 15-135mm and a Tele Disc for focal lengths from 70-600mm in 35mm film equivalent. This circular analog DOF calculator instantly shows the relationships …