Sep 05, 2008 02:39AM

New 5D to eclipse competition?

Canon has just added a mysterious teaser to its US website. The page shows a silhouette of a camera with the words 'Destined Evolution.' Maybe it will be updated to include more detail in the future, we don't know. It's almost as if the company is building up to the launch of a camera to replace one of its older models. We have no specific information but it doesn't require any profound market insight to predict an EOS 5D replacement is coming.

Sep 04, 2008 03:30AM

Phase One introduces 3.5/45mm TS lens

Pre-Photokina 2008: Phase One has announced the 3.5/45mm TS, a tilt-shift lens developed in collaboration with Hartblei. The 45mm lens offers up to 12 mm shift (combined with a 360 degree rotation) and 8 degrees tilt. In addition, it is bundled with Phase One’s Capture One 4 Lens and Focus optical correction technology.

Sep 03, 2008 07:55AM

Photokina 2008 show report preview, predictions

Pre-Photokina 2008: In just under three weeks time Photokina, the biggest photography trade show will get under way. As usual the lead-up is long and drawn out with announcements of 'Photokina products' stretching back to the beginning of August. To help you make sense of these and the coming swathe of new products we have activated our Photokina 2008 show report page. This provides you with an index of new product releases as well as a placeholder for our live 'from the show floor' reporting as it happens. We've also added a short preview / predictions list. Bookmark our show report page or subscribe to our Photokina 2008 RSS feeds.

Sep 03, 2008 04:00AM

Ricoh GX200 firmware update

Ricoh has released a firmware update for the GX200 compact digital camera. Version 1.14 fixes two minor errors that occur in very specific conditions. This update closely follows the Version 1.10 update that was released in mid-July.

Sep 05, 2008 05:30AM

Canon posts teasers suggesting upcoming digital SLR

Digital Photography Review notes this morning that Canon has posted teasers hinting at an upcoming Canon camera that, based on its outline, is likely to be a midrange or pro digital SLR. Given that the EOS 5D is the oldest in the company's digital SLR lineup, the teasers may be showcasing a replacement for the three year old model.

Sep 04, 2008 12:00PM

Nik announces Sharpener Pro 3.0

Nik has announced a new version of its venerable sharpening plug-in. Sharpener Pro 3.0 adds U Point-based selective sharpening, improved sharpening algorithms, a "soft proof" feature and compatibility with both Adobe Photoshop (on Mac and Windows) and Apple Aperture (Mac only).

Sep 04, 2008 09:45AM

Sony full-frame digital SLR specifications revealed in print ads

Sony's upcoming full-frame digital SLR is to be called the Alpha 900 and will apparently feature a 24.6MP CMOS sensor, nine point AF and five fps shooting rate. The camera and its core specifications are beginning to show up in magazine print advertisements for the company's new flagship model. Sony is slated to give the camera its official unveiling next week.

Sep 03, 2008 03:30PM

Sony to take wraps off new digital SLR next week, says PC World

Sony is to announce a new digital SLR in its Alpha series next week, say an article published today on the PC World website. No details about the new model are given, though as the article notes, it's likely to be the electronics maker's full-frame, 24+MP camera, which was first revealed earlier this year.

Sep 03, 2008 01:30PM

Phase One to ship 45mm tilt/shift lens this fall

Phase One has announced a 45mm tilt/shift lens for its 645 AF Camera. The 3.5/45 TS, which is a revamped version of a similar lens from tilt/shift specialist Hartblei, is to ship in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Sep 01, 2008 10:00PM

Picturing Patti

Photographer Steven Sebring is winning prizes and praise for his directorial debut of an intimate film about rocker Patti Smith.

Aug 27, 2008 10:00PM

Visa pour l'Image Preview

The most prominent photojournalism festival in the world celebrates its 20th anniversary next week.

Aug 06, 2008 10:00PM

Matthew Rolston's Inspirations

In the first of a new column by Matthew Rolston, the Hollywood photographer pays homage to light.

Aug 03, 2008 10:00PM

A New Online Portfolio Option

APhotoEditor's Rob Haggart creates photography websites that photo editors want to look at.

Jul 28, 2008 10:00PM

Behind the Scenes on Hollywood's Biggest Movies

Photographer David Strick documents the art of filmmaking in a most unusual way.

Sep 07, 2008 12:00AM

Looking at the World through Fish Eyes

Professional photographers often spend a premium to get lenses free of distortion in order to get the best images possible. The unique curved perspective created by fisheye lenses is a notable exception. That curved perspective can also be a lot of fun to play with and is the subject of this week's PhotoTip....

Aug 31, 2008 12:00AM

Finding Your Way around Photoshop with the Navigator

Image files are getting bigger and bigger with the release of every new generation of digital cameras. Thankfully, the capacity of available compact flash cards and hard drives also continues to rise as does the processing speed of new computers. It can be challenging though to have a sense of perspective when zoomed in on a large image in Photoshop. Thankfully, Adobe provided the answer in the form of the Navigator....

Aug 24, 2008 12:00AM

Color Management: Calibrating versus Profiling

Do you calibrate your monitor, or do you profile it? In discussions on color management, the terms "calibrating" and "profiling" are often used somewhat interchangeably. In point of fact though, they refer to quite distinct processes....

Aug 17, 2008 12:00AM

Get Ready For SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ... and a New Version of FireWire Too

If you think that USB 2.0 is fast compared to earlier USB 1.1 standards, you're right. At 480 megabits per second, the current 2.0 version of USB operates at speeds up to 14 times faster than the older version. But by next year that will be, well... last year's news. Or something like that. This week Intel released the controller specifications for "SuperSpeed" USB 3.0 that will run up to 10 times faster still    up to 4.8 gigabits per second. And for fans of FireWire, last month the IEEE approved specs for the upcoming IEEE 1394-2008 that will run at up to 3.2 gigabits per second....

2008-09-05T19:17:09+01:00

Photojournalist's First-Person Account Of Being Gassed, Arrested

2008-09-05T15:53:11+01:00

Marc Kawanishi Named Express-News Photo Director

2008-09-05T15:37:31+01:00

More Journalists Detained Outside Republican National Convention

2008-09-04T18:28:49+01:00

David Leeson Takes Buy-Out At Dallas Morning News

2008-09-04T14:16:49+01:00

NPPA Sends St. Paul Police Chief Objections To Journalists' Arrests

Aug 08, 2008 09:00PM

Featured Article: Trash The Dress (TTD)

Brides and grooms want awesome imagery from their wedding, period. They want the unscripted moments captured, but they also want a photographer that can get very creative during a portrait session. That’s why couples everywhere are donning their wedding finery and not only descending into caves, but plunging into breakers, walking through abandoned amusement parks, wandering through cornfields, wading into forest streams and chasing other wild pursuits in an increasingly popular ritual and edgy extension of wedding photojournalism called Trash the Dress (TTD).

Nov 08, 2007 03:25PM

Capturing Wedding Toasts

A celebratory toast to the bride and groom is deeply ingrained in wedding tradition, but do you know how the venerable custom came about?

Nov 08, 2007 03:25PM

Planning Destination Weddings

Destination weddings offer stunning scenery and exotic atmosphere, providing the conditions needed to enhance those fabulous memories. However, since these types of weddings are often at resort locations in foreign countries, they’re subject to the unusual and the unexpected.

Nov 08, 2007 03:25PM

Telling A Story Through Humor

Every newly betrothed couple assumes that their event will go off without a hitch. But there’s one big mitigating factor in this lofty assumption. Namely, your day’s success is entirely dependent on other humans. And, unfortunately, that species is still a few sardines short of a bucket of chum.

Nov 08, 2007 03:25PM

Pre-Visualizing Before The Shoot

Do you ever catch yourself dreaming about the perfect shot? Of course, the elements never fall into place as perfectly in real life as we would like them to but it never hurts to dream. Some WPJA members pre-visualize a few of the shots they’d like to get when documenting a wedding, whether it is days or seconds before the actual pictures are snapped.

Sep 04, 2008 11:59PM

Video: Friday at Visa pour l'Image

The third in a series of 60-second video postcards from the Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France.

Sep 04, 2008 08:45AM

Another Iraqi Photographer Detained as ?Security Threat?

Reuters contributor Ibrahim Jassam has joined the growing list of journalists detained by the military in Iraq without any charges being brought against them.

Sep 04, 2008 07:42AM

Video: Thursday at Visa pour l'Image

The second in a series of 60-second video postcards from the Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France. (Updated to include full video interview with photographer Stephanie Sinclair.)

Sep 03, 2008 04:30AM

Monroe Estate Dealt Another Loss in NY Federal Court

Estate can't claim Monroe was a California resident in order to collect fees whenever Monroe images are licensed for commercial use.

Sep 03, 2008 09:56AM

Video: Wednesday at Visa pour l'Image

News editor Daryl Lang sends the first in a series of 60-second video postcards from the Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France.

Sep 03, 2008 11:17AM

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 (Black)

Though its lens isn't as wide and suffers from many of the same lens artifacts as its competitors, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 is a good megazoom camera with a lot of features for experiment-minded snapshooters.

Sep 03, 2008 11:17AM

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 (Silver)

Though its lens isn't as wide and suffers from many of the same lens artifacts as its competitors, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 is a good megazoom camera with a lot of features for experiment-minded snapshooters.

Aug 22, 2008 10:45AM

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Poor performance diminishes the Olympus SP-570 UZ's potential as an otherwise solid megazoom.

Aug 18, 2008 12:59PM

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 (silver)

Part smart-looking snapshot camera, part 4GB portable digital photo album, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 will satisfy those who like showing off their pictures as much as they like taking them.

Aug 18, 2008 12:59PM

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 (red)

Part smart-looking snapshot camera, part 4GB portable digital photo album, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 will satisfy those who like showing off their pictures as much as they like taking them.

Much-Hyped RED Takes Aim at Digital Still Cameras

Olympus, Panasonic Plan Assault on Fortress of Pretentious Photography

iPsychedelia: Use Your iPhone to Take Bendy, Distorted Photos

What's Inside a Camera? Saw It In Half and See

RealNetworks to Introduce a DVD Copier

New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look of the Paper

Archie and Jughead? No, Javascript

Designers of High Fashion Enter the Age of High Tech

Digital Domain: How Many Reviewers Should Be in the Kitchen?

Unboxed: When Academia Puts Profit Ahead of Wonder

Practical Traveler | iPhone E-Guides: Clueless in Cleveland? Use Your Thumb

Microsoft Works to Perfect Windows Vista

Samsung Weighs Buying SanDisk

Nokia Lowers Forecast for Market Share