In this episode, Bill and Ed talk with beauty and model photographer Ric Diaz. Ric talks about his inspiration, his home built lighting rig and being a LightSource fan ;)
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Creative Zen Vision W Sports Good-Looking Screen
Creative of Singapore – remember those guys who got $100M from Apple? – they have released their Zen Vision W portable media player, featuring a 4.3-inch screen in a wide 16:9 format. Popular Mechanics magazine called it the “best screen we’ve seen on a PMP.” There’s a 30GB ($412) model and a 60GB ($475) version, …
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Photoshop and Lightroom Road Show Begins September 5th
Twenty-five colleges and art schools all over the United States will participate in Adobe Systems Inc.’s Project: Photoshop and Lightroom road show beginning September 5th. The seminar seeks to educate students and teachers about the Photoshop CS2 imaging software and Adobe Lightroom, which is still in its public beta version. The Lightroom software offers photographers …
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BenQ Unveils 10MP C1000 Compact Digital Camera
Taiwan’s BenQ today announced its 10-megapixel C1000 digital camera, featuring a 3x optical zoom, 2.4-inch LCD screen, 24MB internal memory, and an extensive range of user-friendly modes. Among the shooting modes is what BenQ calls PASM (Program AE/Aperture Priority/Shutter Priority/Manual), which allows photographers to manually customize the aperture and shutter speed to one’s own preferences. …
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Now Online: Photoshop Online
Photoshop author and trainer Jan Kabili has published his “Photoshop Online” website. Aside from news and information about Adobe’s Photoshop imaging software, his website also offers podcasts that feature his tips and tricks about digital photo enhancements. His podcasts are also available from Apple’s iTunes. Visit PhotoShop Online. [Via PhotoshopNews.com]
Pretec Releases 8GB SD Card
Memory card maker Pretec today announced its 8GB SD card, the highest capacity SD card available in the market today. The Pretec 8GB SD card has an access speed up to 20MB/sec, and is made under SD 2.0 (SDHC) specifications. Pretec said the 8GB SDHC is now available for key customer sampling at unit price …
Sony Alpha 100 DSLR Sells Well in Japan
The Sony guys expected just 10% of the global market for this year, but when the initial figures in Tokyo showed 21% in July and 19% in August, their optimism soared. Bloomberg has announced that Sony’s Alpha 100 DSLR, which debuted in Tokyo on July 21, had a 21.6 percent share in that month and …
Ricoh Caplio 500SE W Camera Has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
It’s ruggedized too, just in case you want to venture out to the Amazon rainforest, the Sahara desert or the Himalayas and tumble as you shoot. The 8-megapixel Caplio 500SE W is waterproof, shockproof and dust-proof. You can wrestle Bigfoot with it and still take his picture. This is one of the first cameras to …
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Epson’s “More-In-One” Printers: CX5000 & CX6000
Epson announced today its Stylus CX5000 and CX6000 “More-in-One” printers, touted to produce long-lasting prints with its DURABrite Ultra Ink. They can also copy, scan, and restore faded photos. Both models can print without a computer by using the PictBridge technology. “Offering more than just printing, copying and scanning, these products have aptly earned the …
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New Olympus Mju 725 SW
Olympus has announced the new Mju 725 SW compact digital camera. It’s waterproof to a depth of 5 meters (16 feet) and shockproof, it can withstand a 5-foot drop without damage; thus, the SW in its name. The Mju 725 SW retains some of the features of its predecessor the Mju 720 SW: an Olympus-branded …