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SitePoint has released a new book, Photography for the Web by photographer Paul Duncanson, in association with the Digital Photography School. The new book offers readers how to: • Experiment with and use light effectively • Store, display, and share photographs online • Understand the nuances of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO • Use software …
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The Sigma SD15 digital SLR camera is now available in the United States for about $990. The latest model in the SD series boasts a Foveon image sensor for enhanced image quality with more pixels, and a faster processor. Sigma says the SD15’s 14-megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor can capture all primary RGB colors …
The 33rd Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 will begin accepting entries from September 1 to November 30, 2010. Photographers may submit up to two entries in each of two categories. Grand prize is a Nikon D3S DSLR camera plus an AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED and AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED lenses. Category A is …
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ImageRights International is offering a free version of its online image recognition and recovery service to help photographers and illustrators fight image piracy. The offer is to protect up to 10,000 of your own images. Once you have uploaded your images for protection, the company’s visual search and crawler technology will continuously scan millions of …
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Years ago, SanDisk, et al, coined the term SecureDigital to name the now popular memory card format. SanDisk in particular liked the name very much because the SD acronym coincided with the company’s SD abbreviation, never mind that the SD logo was originally meant for the Super Density disc, a failed Toshiba entry in the …
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The X-Rite ColorChecker Passport software has been updated to Version 1.0.2 incorporating a bug fix and offering additional enhancements. Software v 1.0.2 includes a bug fix for using the Passport colorimeter with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 when choosing “Export with Preset†allowing the dialogue box to appear for naming the profile being created. The new …
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The Sigma Photo Pro image processing software is now Version 4.1.1.0 for Windows and Version 4.1 for the Mac. The new versions fix bugs and add full support for the Sigma SD15 DSLR camera. The Windows version also adds 64-bit support. Users of Sigma DP and Sigma SD series can download the updated software for …
NikonLIVE.com aims to provide music fans with tips about shooting concerts and images by professional photographers while integrating music, photography and social media – enabling fans and artists to share personal concert experiences. The website is part of Nikon’s sponsorship at Jones Beach Theater with Live Nation. “Nikon is excited to again team up with …
Alien Skin Exposure 3, an exposure plugin for Adobe Photoshop, is now available for Windows and Mac platforms. Exposure 3 works as a 64-bit plugin on both platforms, providing access to more memory and a faster interface. Exposure 3 works with Adobe Photoshop CS3 to CS5, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 or 3, Adobe Photoshop Elements …
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O’Reilly has released “Wildlife Photography†(Rocky Nook, $39.95 USD) by photographer and environmentalist Uwe Skrzypczak, loaded with hundreds of breathtaking images and covering the practical aspects of wildlife photography. The author said he wrote the book with several goals in mind: • To teach the technical aspects and the workflow of digital wildlife photography; • …
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