Photo tips & news - Tabloid Week 13, 2010

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28 March 2010

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Eisenhower’s AirForce One

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 Review

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© Christopher Griffith. Christopher Griffith had nothing less than a radical reinterpretation of American iconography in mind when he assembled a crew to travel the sideways and byways of a forgotten America to shoot everyday, utilitarian things found dotting our contemporary landscape. Griffith and his team constructed huge backdrops around each painstakingly selected specimen, creating stark, decontexturalized and utterly magnificent renderings of the myriad of things we see and forget without noticing. Griffith’s first solo exhibition opens on April 15th, 2010 at the Randall Scott Gallery in Brooklyn.

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 is a new 14 megapixel compact camera with an ultra-wide angle 24-140mm 5x lens, complete with fast f/2.8 aperture, ISO 3200 and SteadyShot anti-shake system. The W380 has a raft of auto features aimed at improving your pictures, from the Easy shooting mode for complete beginners to the Sweep Panorama mode that never fails to impress. Heavily based on the WX1 camera that we enthusiastically reviewed at the end of 2009, does the Sony W380 succeed in bringing a similar feature set to a wider audience? Read our Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 review to find out...

Christopher Griffith trained to be a research biochemist in the field of genetic engineering before quitting four months shy of his PhD to take up photography. He has spent eight years in Europe working for Arena, Wallpaper, and the international editions of Vogue and Elle. Upon his return to the U.S. he spent four months on the road photographing “States.” Born in Canada, Griffith was raised in the U.S. and educated in

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Britain. He currently lives in New York.

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John Freeman Photours Launches Studio Photography Workshops

PhotographyBB Online Magazine Issue #26 MAR 26, 2010 07:15P.M.

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John Freeman Photours has launched a series of studio-based photography workshops. Read more and comment »

PhotographyBB has released the 26th edition of the free PhotographyBB Online Magazine.

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Canon EOS 7D Digital Field Guide

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Canon EOS Movie Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro

MAR 26, 2010 07:20P.M.

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The Canon EOS 7D Digital Field Guide is a practical, full-colour book designed to help you get the very most out of the EOS 7D. Read more and comment »

The Canon EOS Movie Plugin-E1 for Apple’s Final Cut Pro that was announced recently is now available.

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PHOTOJOJO

Keep Calm and Snap On Prints PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG - NEWS

MAR 26, 2010 06:40P.M.

Apple Aperture 3.0.2 MAR 26, 2010 07:05P.M.

Apple has released an update for Aperture 3. Read more and comment »

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Leica M9 Gets DxOMarked

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MAR 26, 2010 07:00P.M.

Life holds such great pleasure. Like fresh laundered socks, the smell of library books, the release of a brand new version of Photoshop … Though sometimes it’s easy to forget the most simplest of all: the snap of a camera shutter. Pure. Beauty. Which is why we love our new Keep Calm and Snap On Prints. Their sharp design (and vibrant colors) look mighty fine. But best of all, they remind us to sit back, breathe, and put a camera in our hands. Ahh yeah.

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DxO Labs have just published their raw-based sensor data for the Leica M9 interchangeable-lens digital rangefinder camera. Read more and comment »

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28 March 2010

Viveza 2 from Nik Software is a plug-in for Photoshop, Lightroom, or Aperture that allows you to easily adjust the colour and light in your digital images. You can quickly select areas of an image to adjust by pointing and clicking and then using simple to use sliders to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, structure, red, green, blue, hue, and warmth. Jon Canfield finds out what what Viveza 2 has to offer.

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Untitled (Santa Barbara) MAR 26, 2010 01:00A.M.

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Capture One 5.1.1 MAR 25, 2010 07:29P.M.

Untitled (Santa Barbara) 2009 © Liz Kuball Liz Kuball was born in Washington, D.C., in 1973 and raised in the same small town in Michigan where her parents grew up. She began photographing in 2006. Since then, her work has been exhibited around the country and editioned through 20×200. She was selected for inclusion in The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography, published by the Humble Arts Foundation in 2009. She lives and works in Los Angeles, California, where she writes a blog about her life, her work, and the things that keep her up at night.

Phase One has just released an update for its Capture One software. Read more and comment »

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Viveza 2 Review

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MAR 25, 2010 09:45P.M.

Experience the Excellence $50,000 Scavenger Hunt MAR 25, 2010 07:25P.M.

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28 March 2010

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JP Distribution to Sell Black Rapid Products in UK & Ireland MAR 25, 2010 07:15P.M.

JP Distribution has been appointed as the distributor for Black Rapid for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Epson America has launched a Web site sweepstakes – “Experience the Excellence $50,000 Scavenger Hunt”.

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CanvasPeople

Backyard Wildlife Photo Competition from Tamron

MAR 25, 2010 07:20P.M.

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CanvasPeople.com is a website where you can order custom prints of your digital photos. Read more and comment »

Tamron USA has announced the second in its series of four photo contests for 2010: Backyard Wildlife. Read more and comment »

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28 March 2010

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PhotoXpress v2.0

Week-end by Alex Prager

MAR 25, 2010 07:05P.M.

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PhotoXpress.com has just been re-launched, offering 10 times more images than before. Read more and comment » © Alex Prager PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG - NEWS

See more of Alex Prager’s work and other PDN’s 30 photographers at PDN’s free seminar series, PDN’s 30: Transitions: Strategies for the Young Working Photographers. The first seminars in this series will held this Monday, March 29th at Pasadena Art Center and Thursday, April 2nd at the Palm Spring Photo Festival.

DxO Optics Pro to Support 70 New Lens & Camera Combinations

March 29, 2010 Seminar 6:30pm – 8:00pm Reception 8:00pm – 9:00pm

MAR 25, 2010 07:00P.M.

Art Center College of Design Ahmanson Auditorium, lower level 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 396-2200 April 2, 2010 Seminar 5:00pm – 6:30pm Reception 4:00pm – 5:00pm Palm Springs Photo Festival Palm Springs Art Museum 101 North Museum Drive, Palm Springs CA 92262 (760) 325-7186 SPEAKERS Seminar Moderator: Holly Hughes, Editor, Photo District News PDN’s 30 Photographers: Lauren Dukoff, 2010 Jennifer Rocholl, 2008 Alex Prager, 2010 Creative: Jigisha Boverate, Art Producer, TBWA\Chiat\Day Sony Artisan of Imagery: Andy Katz

DxO Labs have announced the addition of 70 new lens & camera combinations to its library of DxO Optics Modules for its DxO Optics Pro automatic image enhancement software. Read more and comment »

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SEMINAR Transitions: Strategies for the Young Working Photographers Hear photographers included in the 2010 “PDN’s 30″ issue highlighting top new talent offer their perspectives on getting started in the photography industry. These photographers will give you specifics on how they got to where they are today, including how they got their first jobs and structured (and more importantly paid for) their first promotional efforts. They will discuss what they learned in school and what they wish they’d been taught, and share career advice you won’t hear anywhere else. This seminar is a must for any young photographer beginning his or her career.

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Unified Color Launches True Vision HDR Photo Contest MAR 24, 2010 07:50P.M.

These events are free and open to the public. See you there! Unified Color Technologies today announced the Unified Color “True Vision HDR Photo Contest.” PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG - NEWS Read more and comment »

Canon Digital IXUS 130 Review MAR 24, 2010 08:00P.M.

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Kenro to Distribute Benro Tripods in UK & Ireland MAR 24, 2010 07:45P.M.

The Canon Digital IXUS 130 (also known as the PowerShot SD1400 IS) is a slim and stylish addition to the long-standing IXUS range. Boasting a metal body less than 18mm thick, 14 megapixels and 720p movie recording, the tiny Canon IXUS 130 is also well-suited to the beginner, with a multitude of different hand-holding modes on offer. Mark Goldstein finds out if this is one of the best IXUS cameras yet in the World’s first Canon Digital IXUS 130 online review. Kenro has been named as the official UK and Ireland distributor for the acclaimed range of Benro tripods.

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28 March 2010

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Adobe CS5

myZenfolio for iPhone

MAR 24, 2010 07:40P.M.

MAR 24, 2010 07:30P.M.

Adobe has officially unveiled the worldwide launch date of Creative Suite 5. Read more and comment »

PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG - NEWS Zenfolio has released its new iPhone application, myZenfolio.

120 Years of Lenses from Carl Zeiss

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MAR 24, 2010 07:35P.M. PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG - NEWS

LensFlare for iPhone MAR 24, 2010 07:25P.M.

This year marks the 120th anniversary of Carl Zeiss lenses.

LensFlare ia a new iPhone app that, as its name implies, mimics the effect of lens flare.

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28 March 2010

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range of Coolpix compact cameras shows that 47% of Brits can remember the scent associated with a photograph.

Eye-Fi Launches New Wireless Memory Cards

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Nikon Talks Technology at The Gadget Show Live MAR 24, 2010 07:10P.M.

Eye-Fi has launched new wireless memory cards including the Eye-Fi Connect X2 and the Eye-Fi Explore X2. Read more and comment »

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Nikon UK has announced that it will be presenting at this year’s The Gadget Show Live.

Nikon Research Reveals Britain’s Most Memorable Scents

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MAR 24, 2010 07:15P.M.

IGPOTY Winter Competition Winner Announced MAR 24, 2010 07:05P.M.

Research released by Nikon today to celebrate the launch of its new

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28 March 2010

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Shahidul Alam: They Came By Night MAR 24, 2010 01:01A.M.

International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) has announced the winner of the first photo contest in its ‘4 seasons’ series. Read more and comment »

© Shahidul Alam DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES

Create a Black and White Color Combination Photograph in Photoshop

Six years ago this week, the Bangladesh government formed the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to crack down on criminals. Human rights organizations report that RAB has killed more than 1,000 citizens. ”Crossfire,” a new photo exhibition by Shahidul Alam that opened in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 22, examines sites where the extrajudicial killings took place, often before dawn.

MAR 24, 2010 05:40A.M. I decided that all the photographs would be taken when most of the killings had taken place,” Alam told PDN in an interview. “Since there were many references to the flashlights that RAB used … I decided to use a torch as the primary source of light for all the images. This also allowed me to carefully position the light to work with available light. Most of the images involved long exposures. The feelings I hoped people would go away with were fear, foreboding, but also a sense of belonging. A sense that this was a scary manifestation of places and things that were familiar.”

You’ve seen this Black and White/ Color effect just about everywhere and one of the reasons why is it doesn’t take much time to do in Photoshop. First, you’ll need an understanding of layers. Here you can see I’ve duplicated the layer using the shortcut, “command J”, then using the channel mixer I turned the [...]

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Police tried, unsuccessfully, to stop the exhibition’s opening on Monday. “I believe the only space for a journalist is at the edge, and it is only when you are feeling the heat that you can hope to be effective, so yes, there is an element of fear, both for me and for my colleagues, and I have discussed it with my colleagues,” Alam told PDN. “My colleagues have asked me to stop cycling and be driven to places, but I found that too restrictive, but am being careful when I’m moving about.”

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JVC HD Everio GZ-HM550 MAR 23, 2010 06:40P.M.

More on “Crossfire” and the history of the RAB can be found on Shahidul Alam’s web site: www.shahidulnews.com/crossfire/

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An Interview with Wildlife Photographer Joel Sartore MAR 23, 2010 07:10P.M.

JVC today announced the availability of a new high definition Everio camera with built-in Bluetooth wireless technology, allowing the camera to work with a variety of other wireless devices. Read more and comment »

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Facebook Nature Photo Contest MAR 23, 2010 06:35P.M.

Find out what drives wildlife and National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore in our in-depth interview. Read the article »

A new nature photography contest, open to all Facebook users around the world, has just been announced. Read more and comment »

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28 March 2010

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Joy of Sound Photography Competition

Class 10 SDHC Memory Cards from Delkin

MAR 23, 2010 06:30P.M.

MAR 23, 2010 06:20P.M.

The first-ever Hear the World photography competition, entitled “Joy of Sound”, is now open to amateur and professional photographers with a prize package worth over £2,000. Read more and comment » Delkin has announced four new SDHC cards ranging from 4GB to 32GB. Read more and comment » PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG - NEWS

Voice of Ethiopia

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MAR 23, 2010 06:25P.M.

Impossible Instant Film MAR 23, 2010 06:15P.M.

Israeli Photographer Atalia Katz presents her solo premier exhibition, Voice of Ethiopia, from 8-30 April at ZONE: CONTEMPORARY ART in New York City.

The Impossible Project announced that it succeeded in its task of reproducing an instant film for traditional Polaroid cameras.

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28 March 2010

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full potential, regardless of their ability level. Add a 12 megapixel sensor, 4x zoom lens, 2.7 inch LCD screen and an attractive price tag of less than £200 / $200, and the A3100 IS starts to look like the perfect introduction to digital photography. Mark Goldstein discovers if the Canon PowerShot A3100 IS lives up to its full potential...

Adobe Delivers Lightroom 3 Public Beta Update MAR 23, 2010 05:35P.M.

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Monk on Wire MAR 23, 2010 01:00A.M.

Adobe today released an update to its Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software, available immediately through Adobe Labs. Read more and comment »

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Canon PowerShot A3100 IS Review

© Sharon Tenenbaum A Buddhist monk hit a snag while crossing the road. Travel photographer Sharon Tenenbaum was there to capture the moment as he looked “back at me with an embarrassed face and a smile.” This image was included in the winners gallery of the 2010 PDN World In Focus travel photography

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contest.

Recent additions to Canon’s popular Powershot range of A-series compact cameras have been firmly aimed at beginners, and the new A3100 model continues that approach. Thanks to the Easy, Smart Auto and Program modes, everyone in the family can use the A3100 to their

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PHOTOJOJO

Now you can put the kibosh on dust and scratches — not to mention on buying a new cap almost as often as you have to buy new socks.

Make a Clever Lens cap Keeper in 5 Minutes

Make a Clever Lenscap Keeper in 5 Minutes

MAR 22, 2010 09:00P.M.

p.s. We’re hiring a Marketing Jedi in San Francisco! Must write sharp copy, know how to spread ideas, and eat social media for breakfast. Tell your friends! (...) Read the rest of Make a Clever Lens cap Keeper in 5 Minutes (401 words) © Photojojo, 2010. | Permalink Add to del.icio.us

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Sigma APO 50-500mm f/4.56.3 DG OS HSM Hits Shelves in US MAR 22, 2010 08:00P.M.

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Sigma USA has announced that the Canon version of the newly upgraded Sigma APO 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM is now available at retail. Read more and comment »

Oh, lenscap, wherefore art thou? Seriously, where the heck did you go. Like socks in the wash, we’ve misplaced more lenscaps than we care to admit. That’s why Swedish inventor Benny Johansson developed the SkottiRotta, a DIY lenscap-keeper that cozies up to your camera strap.

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and camera phones.

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2010 Winner Announced

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MAR 22, 2010 07:45P.M.

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Polylooks Offers Exclusivity Bonus to Photographers for Limited Period MAR 22, 2010 07:30P.M.

Sophie Ristelhueber has been awarded the 2010 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize for her retrospective Sophie Ristelhueber at the Jeu de Paume, Paris. Read more and comment »

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Polylooks, Deutsche Telekom’s online photo agency, is offering microstock photographers a bonus of €0.25 per image for photos they sell exclusively via Polylooks.

InVisage Unveils QuantumFilm Image Sensor

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MAR 22, 2010 07:40P.M. PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG - NEWS

Kata Bumblebee Backpacks MAR 22, 2010 07:20P.M.

InVisage Technologies today announced QuantumFilm, the world’s first commercial quantum dot-based image sensor, for use in digital cameras

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28 March 2010

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Sony World Photography Awards 2010 Amateur Winners Announced MAR 22, 2010 07:00P.M.

Kata has introduced a range of “Bumblebee” photo backpacks. Read more and comment »

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Kata Pro-Light Beetle 282 MAR 22, 2010 07:10P.M.

Sony today announced the amateur category winners of the Sony World Photography Awards. Read more and comment »

The Kata Pro-Light Beetle 282 is a lightweight yet capable photo backpack / roller bag. Read more and comment »

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