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Three news agencies – the Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse – refused to distribute photos provided by the White House, saying their own photographers should have instead been allowed to take photos inside the Oval Office. “We are not distributing what are, in effect, visual press releases,” said Michael Oreskes, managing editor for …
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The White Pentax K2000 entry-level DSLR is now available for pre-order from the Pentax Web Store. $680 will get you the White Pentax K2000 body plus two lenses – the DA-L 18-55mm and DA-L 50-200mm zoom – and the other accessories that complete the kit: USB cable, shoulder strap, hot shoe cover, eye cup, body …
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Phase One has announced special offers on their digital backs and camera bodies that include selected lenses at no additional charge. Full frame camera systems are not cheap and if you have to ask how much they cost, they’re probably way above your budget. (They try very hard to hide their prices unless you talk …
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Transcend has rolled out its stylish new 1.8-inch portable solid state drive, the SSD18M. Touting speed and durability combined with the advantages solid-state technology and the versatility of eSATA and USB connection interfaces, Transcend said the SSD18M is an innovative type of storage device that offers fashionable good looks and high-capacity mobile storage convenience. Transcend …
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Olympus is offering new photography classes for beginner and intermediate users of Olympus E-System digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras. Beginning next month, consumers who purchased or received cameras during the holidays and are interested in learning about the art and science of photography may avail of the half-day courses. The half-day courses will be …
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O’Reilly has released a new book by New York Times tech columnist David Pogue, Digital Photography – The Missing Manual. The new book aims to demystify the art of shooting pictures, editing and organizing them, and distributing them to your audience. “I’m so happy to have this chance to break through both the marketing jargon …
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The Prince of Cheap Here! Just keeping you all up on top of some of the cool things out there that’ll help you on your photographic journey. As you know by now, I’m down with almost all things cheap affordable – well beat this… hows bout a $10 workshop!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! There is no way I …
The Prince of Cheap here again! This time with a review of another lighting tutorial! Â The master of the two light fashion shot Thorsten Ott has hit us with a free video update that promise to make you a sharp fashion shooter in no time… I stress the word gives (read on)! Ott gives …
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The Prince of Cheap here again! This time with a review of a new lighting video! In the second, (technically third if you count his updated to his last video “Fashion and Glamour Lighting Techniques Revisited 2.0â€) video from Seattle Washington based photographer Thorsten Ott comes “Product and Still-Life Lighting†Okay people, I’ve seen the …
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Canon’s latest Firmware 1.1.1 for the EOS 40D SLR is meant to fix a few malfunctions that happen as “rare occurrences.†Issued today, the updated firmware: 1. Fixes a malfunction that in rare occurrence causes a low battery indication to be displayed when using the EF 85mm F1.2L II USM lens. Depending on the battery …
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