Photography

Flickr Friday: November 6, 2009

Compare two versions of a Vienna night scene. One is a photograph, and the other is that photo transformed by painting software.

New Olympus PEN Camera Epitomizes Retro Cool

The E-P2, the latest PEN model in Olympus' micro four thirds line of interchangeable-lens digital cameras, captures 12.3MP stills, HD video, and stereo Linear PCM audio. It has a new electronic viewfinder, external audio port, autofocus tracking, and more creative control.

Two Micro Four Thirds Lenses to Debut in 2010

Olympus will introduce two new Micro Four Thirds System lenses in the first half of 2010. The new super wide-angle zoom M. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm f4.0-5.6 lens (18-36mm equivalent) and high-power wide to telephoto zoom M. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-150mm f4.0-5.6 lens (28-300mm equivalent) offer amazing optical performance in an extraordinarily compact and lightweight design.

Scanning Around With Gene: The Pioneering Look Magazine

From 1937 to 1971, Look magazine was a publishing powerhouse that pioneered unique photographic and printing techniques.

Flickr Apps Are Growing in the App Garden

Flickr has created an "App Garden": a collection of software created by Flickr users to improve the Flickr experience.

Transform Images Into Kaleidoscope Patterns in Photoshop

It's surprisingly easy to take one slice of an image and spin it into scores of kaleidoscope-like patterns you can use for many projects.

Deepest Image Search Ever?

"Deep" is an app for Mac OS X 10.5.5 or later that finds and analyzes your images to an amazing extent.

Safely Export Pictures from QuarkXPress

This process is ideal when you want to give a Web developer pictures that you cropped, rotated, or altered in QuarkXPress. It's also useful for converting a picture from one file format or color space to another.

Combine Image Creatively in Photoshop

Learn how to collage images in Photoshop CS2, CS3, and CS4.

Before Digital: A Short History of Photography

Starting November 6, 2009, CreativeTechs is offering a free, three-part class. It's available online everywhere and in person for those in Seattle, Washington.

Reduce Noise in Digital Images

AKVIS Noise Buster 7.0 delivers better noise suppression for digital and scanned images.

Nikon Learn & Explore iPhone App

This app for the iPhone and iPod touch gives you a new way to access the educational and editorial content on NikonUSA.com. The app is free.

Free For All: Photoshop Brushes, Fonts, and Image Tools

One free online tool lets you easily extract colors from images and share them. Another resizes, renames, and convert folders full of images. I also have lots of free Photoshop brushes and fonts -- everyone's favorites!

Scanning Around With Gene: The Images of Autumn

There’s nothing like a blustery fall day to invigorate the spirit and remind us that change is in the air.

Flickr Friday: October 30, 2009

This seasonal photo is no trick, and learning how it was shot is a real treat.

New Lynda.com Courses on Photography & Social Media Marketing

Are you looking to take better portraits? Or perhaps you want to market your company on Facebook and Twiter? These new offerings from lynda.com are for you.

Photoshop Crop Tool Tutorial

Since the first daguerreotype, photographers have cropped their images to hone in on the details that matter most. The crop tool does that, as well as straighten and more.

Safari Books Online Enhances On-Demand Digital Library’s Functionality & Usability

Safari Books Online 6.0 delivers interactive reading experience, networking with peers and experts, and better organization of content by user preference.

Prep and Color Scanned Drawings in Photoshop

Matthew Richmond of The Chopping Block shares his expertise -- and a Photoshop Action -- in this free tutorial.

Operation Photo Rescue

Operation Photo Rescue is a volunteer network of professional and amateur photographers, designers, image restoration artists and others. Its mission is to repair photographs damaged by unforeseen circumstances.