Studio Lighting Tips, Techniques, Tutorials and Equipment Information
There’s a new mouse in the house and it’s from Apple. It calls itself the Magic Mouse – it uses finger gestures instead of mechanical buttons and scroll wheels. The top of the mouse is a seamless surface using Multi-Touch technology. Apple describes it thus: Magic Mouse features a seamless touch-sensitive enclosure that allows it …
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Nik Software has announced Viveza 2 for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture. The software plugin offers what the company touts as a complete range of new and powerful selective and global adjustments for fast and efficient photo editing. It utilizes Nik Software’s award-winning U Point technology, no more complicated selections or layer masks. The user just …
Canon’s Easy-PhotoPrint (iEPP) application enables wireless photo printing from your iPhone or iPod touch to a compatible Canon PIXMA printer via a wireless network with a few simple taps. Yuichi Ishizuka, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon USA said, “This new technology enables users to print multiple images at one time …
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Nashville-based Paul C. Buff is releasing the new Einstein 640 studio strobe in December 2009. The new strobe promises to deliver crisp motion-freezing capability and color temperature consistency. Buff has made a name in the industry for his high quality but affordable lighting equipment. The Einstein 640 incorporates the features of the AlienBees AB MAX …
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Epson’s new PictureMate Charm portable photo printer can do 4â€x6†prints in just 37 seconds with “uncompromised quality, true-to-life skin tones, amazing detail and sharpness,†according to Epson. The company adds that their new PictureMate Charm offers easy, one-touch printing with or without a computer. It features a 2.5†LCD screen to view, crop and …
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Rocky Nook’s new book, Mastering the Nikon D90 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of information and professional insights for owners of the camera. Each chapter explores in detail the features and capabilities of the D90, better than what the basic user manuals can offer by providing step-by-step menu setting adjustments coupled with illustrations, logical …
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The LightSource Studio Photography Podcast (that’s right – our podcast!) is one of the Top 24 Visual Arts podcasts in the whole universe! (Anywhere in the universe where you have Internet connection, that is.) According to a report by Imaging Insider, the LightSource podcast – hosted by Bill Crawford and Ed Hidden – is at …
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Nikon’s new AF-S DX MICRO NIKKOR 85MM F/3.5G VR is a macro lens for its DX format DSLRs utilizing the company’s VR II, or 2nd generation vibration reduction technology. It has a 1:1 reproduction ratio, meaning a 3cm ant will imprint an image exactly 3cm in size on the camera’s sensor. Nikon says the new …
Nikon today launched the new full frame D3S professional digital SLR camera, featuring a base ISO sensitivity range from ISO 200 to an impressive ISO 12,800 extendable to a staggering ISO 102,400. Nikon said the D3S enables not only new opportunities in low-light photography, but also provides photographers with added shutter speed and aperture freedom. …
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Film photographers and archivist can now use their iPhone to view their negatives and slides, with the iPhone as their light table. Film Light offers resizable templates, so users can have a focused review of their film without peripheral light interference. To resize a template simply touch anywhere in the main view, then drag while …
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