Greg Gorman will hold his digital photography workshop on June 8-13, 2008 in Mendocino, California. His special guest lecturer will be Jeff Schewe, master of all masters in things Photoshop and author of the book, Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS3. The week-long workshop will be held at Greg’s personal studio next to …
Monthly Archives: May 2008
A Gift for Mother’s Day: Digital Foci Image Moments 8 Photo Frame
Digital Foci is now shipping the Image Moments 8 digital photo frame just in time for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11. Image Moments 8 (Model IMT-083) features advanced LED Backlight Technology, 450MB of internal memory, and built-in memory card slots to let you display and share photos in sharp, vibrant color on its high-resolution …
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Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3) Announces Winners
The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3) has announced the winners in this year’s photo competition. Px3 Photographer of the Year is Balazs Gardi of Budapest, Hungary, who also bagged the photojournalism award while Ryan Schude bagged the advertising award and the major Px3 Discovery of the Year award. The full list of winners may …
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New York Photo Festival Bares Schedule of Events
The New York Photo Festival has bared its schedule of events for the 5-day fete to be held May 14-18 in Brooklyn’s DUMBO section, that triangle between the entrances to the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges. The festival is billed as the first major international photo competition based in the United States. It brings together noted …
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Chuck Westfall’s Tech Tips Column Marks Year 3
This month marks the 3rd anniversary of Chuck Westfall’s Tech Tips column on The Digital Journalist. He’s a Canon guy; he counts the 1D, 300D, 20D, Rebel XT, 1D Mark II, and the Rebel XTi among his gear. He also works for Canon USA as Director of Media & Customer Relationship. But more importantly, he’s …
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All GE Camera Models Now Available at Amazon.com
General Imaging hopes to sell more of its General Electric-branded cameras with its recent push into online e-commerce by teaming up with Amazon.com. Amazon already had been selling some GE-branded cameras but will now expand its offerings to include the 2008 models, including the entry-level A series, the mid-price E series, and the ultra-compact G …
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Microsoft Pro Photo Tools: Geotagging Sans GPS?
Microsoft’s two new products, Expression Media 2 and Pro Photo Tools, aim to help photographers manage their digital photos in a new way using location data, a process known as geotagging which was available previously only to highly technical people. The two products are designed to reduce the amount of time required by photographers to …
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Kodak Launches EasyShare C713, C813 Compact Cameras
Kodak has rolled out two new entry-level EasyShare models that look identical: the 8.2-megapixel C813 and 7.0-megapixel C713; both cameras boast HD capabilities. The HD still capture option allows the user to view the pictures in high definition on an HDTV or any other HD device. Both cameras also offer a 3x optical zoom lens, …
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Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography by Kirk Tuck
Amherst Media has released a new book, Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography by Kirk Tuck, which shows photographers how to shoot great photos by minimizing the equipment, not the lighting. “Photographers who shoot on location with traditional studio lighting equipment may find that they spend more time more packing and porting their expensive …
Just Posted: Nikon 70-200mm VR Lens Review
DPReview.com has posted its review of the Nikon AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF telephoto lens. Reviewer Andy Westlake says this lens is great for DX crop cameras like the Nikon D40, D60, D80 and D300, but not that great for the full-frame (FX) Nikon D3. “The Nikon AF-S VR 70-200mm F2.8G is a lens …
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