Studio Lighting Tips, Techniques, Tutorials and Equipment Information
To achieve professional quality output from your digital photography, you first need to display the correct colors on your monitor. To do that, Colour Confidence in the UK offers their Pantone Huey and Photo Tune Software bundle. The $180 bundle (including VAT) combines the PANTONE huey plug and play monitor calibration solution for LCD, CRT …
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The new ClickFree HD 700 and DVD Photo Backup promises to do just that – automatic back up of all your photos and data without clicking the mouse. No software to install, no configuration, no hassle. Just drop the DVD Photo Backup disc into your optical drive to automatically run the application and then on …
Check this out for usefulness if you’re a professional photographer looking to profit from your work with clients. liveBooks.com is offering Luminance, a service the company says will enable “photographers to build an emotional connection with potential clients while differentiating themselves from their competition.†What they’re offering is Internet presence, a personalized website for you …
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Blink detection? You mean this new GE camera can detect when a person in the photo being taken blinks? This is something new in cameras. The new GE E1050 compact camera promises to do just that, plus a few more. It actually offers smile and blink detection (two different functions), better optics, HDTV, GPS, 5X …
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PocketWizard of Elmsford, New York has updated its MultiMAX transceiver for remotely triggering multiple flashes or strobes. It now features a new radio chipset which brings with it several enhancements, including: • A USB Port for firmware updates • Enhanced close range performance – they work better when very close together • FAST MODE, a …
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Nikon USA has posted the latest version of the firmware for the Nikon D80 DSLR. Version 1.10 includes the following enhancements: • The D80 is “Certified for Windows Vista” • Support for the new USB Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) has been added. The PTP option in the setup menu’s USB item will be modified to …
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The Hydrophobia 300-600 rain cover for DSLRs is now available from ThinkTank Photo for $150; the separate eyepiece is available for another $35. It is designed to be pre-mounted on your equipment for quick deployment. When it appears it may rain, photographers attach the Hydrophobia over their lenses before going out into the field, rolling …
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I strongly suspect that Fluid Mask 3 by Vertus is a very powerful and capable application for masking and cutting out images. Having test-driven the software provided me by Vertus (thanks, Zach Heath), I was made aware of its power and at the same time humbled by the experience, the way a half-hearted hunter is …
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The new Total Training for Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium has been released, offering a one-stop-shop for learning the essentials of the following software bundled in the suite: Adobe After Effects CS3 Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Adobe Illustrator CS3 Adobe Soundbooth CS3 Adobe Encore CS3 All …
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JOBO AG of Germany has a new line of rechargeable batteries, the JOBO Energy Premio, designed for use in digital SLRs, compact point-and-shoot digital cameras and camcorders. There are about 300 battery models to choose from, mostly Lithium-ion but some NiMH, and 60 of the most common will be readily available for the 400 most …
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