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Kodak Tosses Digital Cameras in the Dustbin

Editor in Chief — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:10:36 -0700

It's official: First they took our Kodachrome away, now Kodak is doing away with its digital cameras, too. The company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, has decided "to phase out its dedicated capture devices business — comprising digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames — in the first half of 2012." Kodak plans to focus on online and retail-kiosk image processing as well as inkjet printers.

Olympus Releases Another Micro Four-Thirds with Retro Look

Editor in Chief — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:22:30 -0700

The first model in a new line of cameras from Olympus has been announced. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system digital camera, meaning that it accepts interchangeable lenses that are compatible with the MFT system. Because MFT cameras don't use mirrors, they can be smaller than traditional SLRs.

The $1,299 E-M5 comes with a 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 lens and shoots both stills and HD video. Its sensor captures 16MP of data, and its ISO range extends up to 25600.

Three New Sony Cyber-shot Digital Cameras

Editor in Chief — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:41:30 -0700

Sony has announced three new models in its Cyber-shot line of point-and-shoot. The most impressive is the $500 DSC-TX200V, which captures stills and HD video with an 18.2MP sensor. It can focus in as few as 0.13 seconds when you're shooting in daylight; when the light's low, it still needs only 0.25 seconds to focus.

The TX200V is waterproof, freeze-proof, and dust-proof, yet it's not housed in a hulking case. Instead, it looks more like a sleek new iPhone:

Photoshop How-To: Five Ways to Reduce Red-Eye

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:35:32 -0700

There are almost as many ways to minimize red eye using Photoshop as there are people using Photoshop. Ask a group of photographers which is the best way to minimize red eye and sparks are sure to fly!

Photoshop How-to: Oo la la! Retouch Photos Like the French

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 02:42:21 -0700

This story is taken from "Photo Retouching with Photoshop : A Designer's Notebook (Designer's Notebook)" translated by
Marie Laure Clec'h

To buy this book click here.

The Nikon D4 Is Your New Dream Camera

Editor in Chief — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:23:23 -0700

Nikon has announced the D4 digital SLR, a camera that's causing quite a stir despite relatively moderate changes to its still-photo features. Perhaps one reason for the buzz is the fact that the previous model, the D3S, was announced way back in the fall of 2009. Since then, the biggest shift in the photo community has been the rise in importance and popularity of video shot with SLR cameras. The D4 addresses this with significant improvements to its video capabilities.

Three New Fujifilm Cameras All Shoot Raw

Editor in Chief — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:05:52 -0700

Fujifilm just announced a slew of new cameras — 19, to be precise — but only three of those can shoot in Raw. And if you want to get the best out of your photos, Raw is infinitely superior to JPG. Open a Raw image in Lightroom, Aperture, Photoshop, or your image editor of your choice, and you can make a lot of improvements without losing any data. It certainly has saved some of my pictures from the trash.

Consumer Digicam Builds In Wi-Fi

Editor in Chief — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:16:10 -0700

Back in the day, we were excited when the cameras in our mobile phones added features that were comparable to those in standalone cameras. Now the trend seems to have reversed. Samsung's new DualView DV300F has built-in wireless connectivity so you can quickly and easily upload its photos and videos to Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and Picasa. You can also wirelessly transfer files from the camera to a PC and to various cloud services.

New Compact Camera from Leica

Editor in Chief — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:28:19 -0700

The new Leica V-Lux 3 is a digital camera with a versatility that belies its compact size. The 24x zoom lens is capable of focal lengths equivalent to 25–600 mm in 35 mm format. The newly developed 12.1-megapixel CMOS image sensor also promises to deliver high image quality. You can capture stills as fast as 12 frames per second at full resolution, or 60 frames per second at medium resolution. In addition to photos, you can shoot HD video at 1920 × 1080 pixels and 60 fps.

DIY Tilt-Shift Photography

Editor in Chief — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:23:02 -0600

Have you ever wondered how to get an effect like this?

You could buy a special tilt-shift lens -- if you have a thousand bucks to spare. Or you could get a rubber plunger, some glue, and a few bits and pieces and create your own flexible lens.

Trip the iPhone's Camera Remotely

Editor in Chief — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:44:12 -0700

With the holidays come a wealth of photo opportunities. Some may be formal family portraits you shoot with your SLR, but many others will be candids you capture with a mobile phone.

If you have an iPhone with iOS 5, you can improve those snapshots by using a cable release to trip the shutter, thereby cutting down on camera shake. Does it sound crazy to buy and carry around a cable release for a cell phone? You don't have to — it already exists in the headset Apple includes with every iPhone.

New High-End Speedlight from Nikon

Editor in Chief — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:10:59 -0700

Nikon's new SB-900 i-TTL Speedlight ($494.95) is a portable light source with many advantages:

* You can position the flash head so as to bounce 90 degrees up and 7 degrees down with 360 degrees rotation.

* The master Speedlight position can wirelessly control up to 3 remote Speedlight groups and an unlimited number of compatible Speedlights. There are four wireless channel options.

* There are three light distribution patterns: standard, center-weighted, and even.

New Micro Four-Thirds Camera Boasts Very High ISO

Editor in Chief — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:28:28 -0700

The new 16-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 shoots both stills and video. Thanks to a micro four-thirds system, it has interchangeable lenses but is smaller than traditional digital SLRs. When it hits store shelves next month, it will be available in three price points:

1. DMC-GX1 body only: $700
2. DMC-GX1-K body with a 14-42 standard zoom lens: $800
3. DMC-GX1-X body with a Lumix G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S (H-PS14042) lens: $950

New Camera Lets You Change a Photo's Focus at Any Time

Editor in Chief — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:12:53 -0600

If you took photos before digital cameras, you remember the pain of throwing away blurry print after blurry print. Then came LCDs on the back of digital cameras, which let you confirm whether the photo you just took was sharp... as long as the LCD wasn't in bright light and you weren't worried about fine details. If the shot was out of focus, you might be able to snap the scene again... unless the moment had passed.

Best of the Blogs: September 21, 2011

Editor in Chief — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:44:04 -0600

There are a lot of provocative questions in design and photography blogs: Are there rules for creativity? Can designers embrace fear? What's the difference between looking at and seeing typography? But there's less cerebral stuff, too, like upgrading your camera, understanding image compositing, observing the day of a graphic designer, and filling your layouts with hipster lingo. Which do you feel like?

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